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Mesmerized, I nod my head “Yes please”

Malcollasses of wine before coainst one another slightly as he passes the wine, and I shiver with electricity His blue eyes glealass door to the balcony

“Would you like to see the view from out here?”

I s almost dazed “Oh, yes I’d love to”

There’s an elegant outdoor table and a pair of chairs set up out on the balcony In the darkness, the lights from Atlantic City sparkle reets us as we sit down

“This is wonderful,” I sigh as a balmy breeze tousles my curls “I could stay out here forever, it’s so nice”

“It is, isn’t it?” Malcolain, it’s beautiful”

My eyes flicker open then andintoin his eyes and I feel my whole body flush with a delicious heat

“You probably stay in fancy penthouses like this all the time,” I murmur

He shrugs “Not always I lived in a crappy apartne It didn’t have a view of anything other than an alley where a few hoht It didn’t even have a functional kitchen, to be honest There was a sink and a little microwave that only worked sometimes As a result, I lived on take out while I perfected my business plan, and it wasn’t healthy at all”

I gasp

“OhI knew you built Ligne froinning”

“You mean, that I was broke?” Malcolm smiles “Most people don’t know because I prefer to keep my private life to myself”