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I held out ht out several folded pages and handed them to me I flattened them over my desk and reached for a pen

"You need to have your attorney review it before you sign," he said sternly

"I don’t have an attorney"

"Then get one"

"I can’t afford an attorney, Jax"

He sed at the ht in the chair Intrigued by his response, I ot about the contract "Do I e the subject"

"It’s a legiti to be lowered for a while, then said, "You’ve made me uncomfortable since thethe question, all at once He liked avoiding questions, which of course made me more curious than I otherould have been

I said, "I’ve been thinking about the rings"

He leaned back, crossed his legs, and blasted me with his baby blues Then he said, "I can’t concentrate with these fucking roses staring down at ers"

Was heto toss the, but Eeny said she’d take theoat blood I didn’t ask for details"

Jackson stood He grabbed the vase of roses, opened the office door, set the vase outside in the hallway, closed the door, and sat back down, looking slightly less inclined to engage in a s Shoot"

Amused, I shook my head "I want a five-carat flawless Tiffany brilliant-cut center stone with a pair of flawless one-carat stones flanking it, set in a platinum band"

One of his eyebrows slowly lifted

I sold band will do What should I get you?"

He cocked his head and stared at ?"

"I’ If we’re doing this, we’re doing it right Jewelry included"

"Why does it matter?"

Good question I didn’t think I could tell him I wanted every other fen on his ring finger, because that would ally, I’d have no claim on him In fact, since sex wasn’t part of the contract, as he’d so kindly pointed out, I had no reason to believe he’d be faithful to our pretendthat it hadn’t occurred to me to ask Or to ask myself if I would be

He said, "Whatever conversation you’re having with yourself, I’d love to join in It looks fascinating"

I chewed on my lower lip Itabout the sex stuff"

How can soer to a was that he was doing noever hea little in my seat under the heat of his stare