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His eyes sparkle. “I can be a pain in your ass if you want.”

I shove him. “You keep away from my ass.”

“But it’s so delightful to bite.”

“You’re annoying.”

“You’re confusing annoying with delightful.”

“No, I’m really not.”

He winds an arm around my waist and draws me near. “Are we doing this, Slugger? Am I moving in?”

I scrunch my nose and pretend to consider the matter. There’s nothing to consider. Of course, he’s moving in. I want Kai with me every night. I want to sleep in his arms and wake up with him every morning.

“Do you need me to convince you?” He presses his hard length into my stomach and I gasp.

“How are you hard now? We’re in the middle of a serious conversation.”

He shrugs. “I can’t help it. The sexiest woman in the universe is in my arms. Naturally, I’m excited.” He nips my chin. “The question is. What are you going to do about it?”

“I don’t know. I need to put the groceries away. I have to work in an hour. I probably should cook dinner for Dad before I leave.”

“You should probably kiss me and let me thank you for letting me move in.”

And how are you going to thank me?”

“With lots and lots of orgasms.”

“Dang. I can’t argue with your logic. It’s pretty sound.”

He grins and his blue eyes sparkle with pleasure. “You’re sure? You want me to move in?”

“The first time you leave the toilet seat up, you’re sleeping on the sofa.”

“Toilet seat down. Got it.”

“And you’re in charge of dinner on nights I work.”

“I’ll be in charge of cooking whenever you want. Anything to keep you from cooking. Do we have a deal?”

I nod.

“Let’s seal it with a kiss.”

I push up on my toes but before his mouth can meet mine, Dad shouts, “Are you two done yet? I’m hungry.”

Kai barks out a laugh, and I bury my face in his chest. “Are you sure this is the life you want?”

He pinches my chin. “Hell yeah, it is. It’s the life I’ve always dreamed of.”

“Smooth talker.”

“Smooth talker who loves you.”

Those words hit me in the chest before spreading warmth throughout my body. I hope they always do.

“I love you, too.”

“Now, let’s go feed your dad before he calls the fire department.”

“This is why he’s not allowed a cell phone.”

Kai grasps my hand and leads me toward the hallway. “Thank goodness you couldn’t resist my sexy ass.”

He saunters toward the kitchen before I have a chance to respond. But I do watch his sexy ass as he struts away. He’s right. I didn’t have a chance to resist him and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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