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"At the White Swan you had a steak Rare And you ate every last bit of it"

"So?" I fork up another bite and chew, thankful the food came so quickly I think the potent drink andsexiness that is Caden was doing a nu I’ve ever seen, you eating that steak like you couldn’t give a fuck what anyone thought" He grabs the gour it with relish before he ss "So a salad seems sort of a … weak choice"

This conversation is just beyond bizarre, but I’ is normal when it comes to me and Caden "But the salad has chicken and bacon in it" I push the giant white board hi with bacon"

He conteaze to , I push the plate closer to him "Go for it"

"You feed me," he says, his voice soft, his eyes intense

"Okay" My voice is shaky and I clear n of weakness I flick the contents of ood stuff to feed hiet some Parmesan on the fork as well I hold up the fork and he leans closer, parting his lips so I can feed him the bite, and he closes his lips around the tines of the fork I slide it fro soood," he says after he ss, then gestures to his plate "Do you want to try mine?"

"Only if you feed aze He cuts his burger in half and then holds out one of the halves towardthe delicious flavor of the meat and cheese and sauce "Good?"

"Delicious," I say before I burst out laughing Like, uncontrollable giggles that draw the attention of more than a few diners and even our waitress I rest hter, but it’s no use

"What’s so funny?" he asks, the s, enraptured with his gorgeous face instead

"I feel like we’re seducing each other with food Burgers and salads," I say, sounding ridiculous

"We are," he agrees "This has been one night of long, strung-out foreplay, don’t you think?"

"Yes" I take a sip of my drink and realize there’s not lancing around for the waitress, who’s already disappeared "Though so far I’hs and shakes his head "Stick withbrutally honest in no time"

I like the sound of that Far more than I care to adest day ofIt didn’t start off well I woke up to Whitney standing over o to breakfast with her, so I did But all I could think about was Rose Where was she? Who was she with? The wohts are stupid Detri that das sex earlier this ht need to find soured I needed to get the hell out of London anyway Things were getting too weird with Rose As in,about her too much

So I called my friend, the rich asshole with the jet, Mitchell But he infor around for a fewout with hirave Square, but I passed on the offer It’s just one party after another at that place

And I craved so different Found her, too Luck was onfor her It’s been a strange experience with Rose Fun and infuriating and sexy as hell and draining and exhilarating, she is all of that All the emotions, all the effort and work and trouble

Worth every bit of it, too She’s htly furled flower, and I’ the petals back, bit by bit Give her a little attention, soins to bloo between us, to her She’s slowly but surely bloo into her own And the more I discover, thebetween us too seriously As in, she kno to laugh atShe’s adventurous, too Never backs down froe

I like that A lot Too much, even

Whichher down the stairs toward the elevator We finished dinner and had a coupleas the restaurant slowly started to e occupied tables and the e in preparation to close

As I walk behind her, all I can think about is kissing her Fucking her I have a condo to use it She wants it I know she does I saw the way she looked at me over her shoulder as alked toward the elevator We’re waiting for it to arrive now, standing side by side, not looking at each other