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“Told me what?”

“This is my apartment”

“Your apartment?” I looked around and back at him “Is this why you told me you would handle the hotel in Paris?”

“Yes I knew if I told you ould be staying at my apartment, you would stress out or not come”

“This is my job So I wouldn’t not come I probably would have made…”

“I see I have upset you”

“How many other women have stayed here?” He was silent “Iwith you”

“Where did that come from?”

“I don’t know… in your apartment…in Paris”

He crushed his lips against ht lips, insidemy defenses My hands reached around his neck as he pulled me closer to his chest, and I slowly relaxed His hands slid downme deeper into his space, and at that moment I didn’t care where ere All I wanted was ainstme with his dimples

“I’ here I thought you would be more comfortable here with Marie than alone in a hotel”

“Oh” I bit my bottom lip

“I understand your apprehension But I told you, nothing will happen that neither of us wants to happen”

“So, where are we?”

“My building”