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Luckily, Nanette doesn’t see my jaw drop wide open in surprise as Bishop enters the kitchen and catches her attention He catchesjust freshly out of bed He’s got on a pair of workout shorts, a Vengeance T-shirt, and running shoes His legs are strong and tanned and sexy as hell He’s wearing a baseball cap turned backward, but by the bright green and navy trio on the other side
Bishop gives Nanette a tight s his ar me back into him He bends, kisses , “Good , sexy”
Nanette turns away quickly to give us privacy I wonder if that’s genuine, given she blatantly caht She can blay just now, I note she didn’t apologize for that
“Want sohtly woozy fro damn time since someone has wrapped me up in their arms so affectionately and for no apparent reason other than to say good enuinely painful cra hitslike that on a ular basis, but for it to be real with Bishop
In all the ways I thought this stupid idea of trying to pull off a fake relationship to appeasefor Bishop For God’s sake, I’d sought out a one-night stand, feeling that the only tiht at the moment was to settle into my new career and watch over my father as he embarked on his I know they say love and ro it, but I can tell you it knocked into me with the force of a hurricane, because I truly, honest to God, deep down infor this with him
“I’ve got time for a quick bite,” he says just as the toast pops up “What do you need me to do?”
“Get yourself some coffee,” I instruct him as I pull out of his arms I start to slather so it on a plate “It will only take s”
“Sounds like a plan” Bishop skirts around Nanette, atches all of this silently Bishop doesn’t say a word to her as he
“Nanette,” I say to get her attention “Sure you don’t want sos?”
She shakes her head, then winces as if it caused her physical pain Pressing two fingers to her teh? About e just talked about?”
Well, we didn’t really talk She talked, I listened But I have to give her sos, and I know that took soenuine sood”
“Oh thank God,” she gushes with a relieved look on her face She walks toto toss me out today I really don’t want to be a bother, but do you think I could just stay through next week? I’ve got that job intervieith Sebastian, and, well…if that doesn’t pan out, I thought I’d put in some other applications just to see what’s available I’ll even pay you rent”
“How can you pay for rent when you can’t pay for an Uber?” Bishop cuts in, and I turn to see hiainst the counter, one ar his cup up to hisready to take a sip
Okay, that , in your face I quickly intervene “She has et ht We’ve talked about it already this y for her behavior”
Bishop just cocks his eyebrow at me with so much skepticism that my face actually burns with e the brunt of his distaste
Turning to Nanette, I tell her, “We’ll talk later after Bishop leaves for theskate, okay?”
She givesto go lie back down for a while if that’s okay with you Leave the kitchen I’ll clean it up a bit later”