keep his voice calm. She’d understand all this so much better once he came out to her and explained their cultural rules.
Rain snarled at him as she curled her lip. “She asked if I was human! She rubbed herself all over you and you didn’t do a thing! What kind of man doesn’t stand up for a woman he’s just told he loves?” .
He held both hands up in surrender to her. “You have it so wrong. This is not what you think.”
“So tell me then! Tell me so I have it right.”
He seriously had no damned idea how to do this so he hoped she still gave him a chance. “ I don’t know what to do in these situations. There’s no one else for me, count on it. I am not interested in Paloma.”
“So tell me what the story is,” she said, arms crossed.
“I’ll tell you if you tell me about your family.”
She reared back, her brows flying up and he knew he had some serious groveling to do. “You’re actually going to try to bargain with me right now? After the way you just acted? You’ve got to be joking.”
“Look, it’s only fair. I share, you share. Come on, Rain, give a little.”
“No. But. If I don’t want to kick you in the face when you finish I might share,” she ground out.
He’d keep it to himself that when she was like this it made his cock hard.
“Let’s hope for the best then.” He held a smile back. “She’s part of the, um, extended family here. She and I dated a few times but it was never serious. The last time I was with her was at least seven months ago. I’ve told her ever since that I’m not interested.”
“The last time you were with her? As in, your dick inside her with her?”
Laurent cringed. “You get vulgar when you’re jealous. Remind me to never underestimate you. Yes. She and I had sex.”
“A lot or a little?”
“Enough.”
“What the hell does that mean? Did you fuck her, like, a hundred times or, like, two times?”
“Why is it important?”
“So a hundred times then.”
He sighed. “What? Where do you get that?”
“Your total evasion of the answer.” She glared at him.
“Women! We had sex about a dozen times. There, satisfied?”
“Um, no. See, so now I’m expected to hang out with some woman you’ve had sex with, and she’s still obviously in favor of continuing the situation. And she’s totally rude.”
“It was totally casual and meaningless. You’re the opposite of that. Whether she’s here or not I’m with you. You have to know that. Can’t you see how I feel about you?”
“Yes, I saw it when you sat there saying nothing when she was a total bitch to me. Oh and again when I walked out and you stayed to help her with whatever she was picking up . If you care for me so much, Laurent, why didn’t you defend me? She sat there and insulted me and you said nothing!”
“I apologize. It’s just the way to deal with her. She likes to push buttons so I try never to give her the ammunition. I wanted to diffuse your discomfort, not make it worse. I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings and made you feel like I didn’t want to defend you. I just didn’t want to engage with her and make her think anything she said mattered. It doesn’t matter. You and I matter, that’s it.” He reached out to caress her cheek and she didn’t pull away. “You drive me crazy, Rain. I want you so much,” he said in an anguished whisper and kissed her lips.
She snorted and he started to laugh. “What?” she demanded.
“I used to watch Andreas and Kari and when she’d drive him nuts, just like you’re doing to me, I’d think to myself, I’d never let a woman do that to me . And yet here I am, right where he was, and I love every frustrating minute of it. Not a single woman on the face of this planet is as beautiful and strong and talented as you are. I want you and only you. I love you and only you. There are no others for me and there will never be again. Do you understand?”
“ Does she? ” Rain challenged back.
He grinned at her.
Rain snarled at him as she curled her lip. “She asked if I was human! She rubbed herself all over you and you didn’t do a thing! What kind of man doesn’t stand up for a woman he’s just told he loves?” .
He held both hands up in surrender to her. “You have it so wrong. This is not what you think.”
“So tell me then! Tell me so I have it right.”
He seriously had no damned idea how to do this so he hoped she still gave him a chance. “ I don’t know what to do in these situations. There’s no one else for me, count on it. I am not interested in Paloma.”
“So tell me what the story is,” she said, arms crossed.
“I’ll tell you if you tell me about your family.”
She reared back, her brows flying up and he knew he had some serious groveling to do. “You’re actually going to try to bargain with me right now? After the way you just acted? You’ve got to be joking.”
“Look, it’s only fair. I share, you share. Come on, Rain, give a little.”
“No. But. If I don’t want to kick you in the face when you finish I might share,” she ground out.
He’d keep it to himself that when she was like this it made his cock hard.
“Let’s hope for the best then.” He held a smile back. “She’s part of the, um, extended family here. She and I dated a few times but it was never serious. The last time I was with her was at least seven months ago. I’ve told her ever since that I’m not interested.”
“The last time you were with her? As in, your dick inside her with her?”
Laurent cringed. “You get vulgar when you’re jealous. Remind me to never underestimate you. Yes. She and I had sex.”
“A lot or a little?”
“Enough.”
“What the hell does that mean? Did you fuck her, like, a hundred times or, like, two times?”
“Why is it important?”
“So a hundred times then.”
He sighed. “What? Where do you get that?”
“Your total evasion of the answer.” She glared at him.
“Women! We had sex about a dozen times. There, satisfied?”
“Um, no. See, so now I’m expected to hang out with some woman you’ve had sex with, and she’s still obviously in favor of continuing the situation. And she’s totally rude.”
“It was totally casual and meaningless. You’re the opposite of that. Whether she’s here or not I’m with you. You have to know that. Can’t you see how I feel about you?”
“Yes, I saw it when you sat there saying nothing when she was a total bitch to me. Oh and again when I walked out and you stayed to help her with whatever she was picking up . If you care for me so much, Laurent, why didn’t you defend me? She sat there and insulted me and you said nothing!”
“I apologize. It’s just the way to deal with her. She likes to push buttons so I try never to give her the ammunition. I wanted to diffuse your discomfort, not make it worse. I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings and made you feel like I didn’t want to defend you. I just didn’t want to engage with her and make her think anything she said mattered. It doesn’t matter. You and I matter, that’s it.” He reached out to caress her cheek and she didn’t pull away. “You drive me crazy, Rain. I want you so much,” he said in an anguished whisper and kissed her lips.
She snorted and he started to laugh. “What?” she demanded.
“I used to watch Andreas and Kari and when she’d drive him nuts, just like you’re doing to me, I’d think to myself, I’d never let a woman do that to me . And yet here I am, right where he was, and I love every frustrating minute of it. Not a single woman on the face of this planet is as beautiful and strong and talented as you are. I want you and only you. I love you and only you. There are no others for me and there will never be again. Do you understand?”
“ Does she? ” Rain challenged back.
He grinned at her.
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