"You can't miss what you've never had, Ethan."
Shock rendered me speechless. I hadn't expected her frank confession.
"Ah," was all I managed to croak out.
"Can you handle that?" she demanded, an edge to her voice. "I can't abide cheating."
I stood, then sat down on the edge of my desk in front of her. "Are you sure you wouldn't like a nice house instead? Maybe a generous lump payment big enough you never have to worry about working for an ass like me again?"
"No."
I sighed. "Is there nothing else I can give you as an alternative?"
"No."
I gave in. I really had no choice. "On two conditions."
"What?"
"You marry me this weekend after I sign with Mateo. I'll tell him we were so caught up in celebrating, we got married. He'll buy that."
"And the second?"I smirked at her. "We'll be married, Rubliana .Legal. I want to know if you'd be willing to discuss, ah, expanding
our boundaries at some point further into our relationship."
