She turns around, holding her hand to her chest. “Jesus, you scared me! What the hell are you doin’ in here?”

I flash a smirk. “I was about to ask you the same thing.”

“Harper ran out of packaging tape and needed some more boxes. That okay with you?” Her sassy attitude has my cock getting hard.

“Sure. Just disappointed you didn’t come by to say hi to me.”

She pins me with a glare. “I’m surprised you even made it to work this mornin’, considering your wild night with your blond friends.”

There’s jealousy in her tone, and I grin as I walk closer. “You sound upset you weren’t included.”

“Knox, I’m not doing this with you anymore. If you wanna sleep around, go the fuck ahead. Just leave me out of your games, okay? This isn’t fair.”

My heart drops to my stomach at how defeated she sounds. This thing we’ve been doing has been just as confusing for me.

“I’m amused that you think ya know me so well.”

“What’s that mean?”

“I didn’t sleep with them,” I admit, stepping into her space and trapping her against me and the wall.

She barks out a laugh. “Yeah, sure. I totally believe that.”

I reach out and slide my finger down her cheek, hearing her breath hitch. “I’m serious. Any other time, I would’ve. I had every intention of fuckin’ them until my dick fell off, but I couldn’t go through with it.”

“Why? Medical problems?” She grins, lowering her eyes to my groin.

“Quite the opposite.”

Hadleigh lifts her head as if waiting for me to elaborate.

“I couldn’t get you off my damn mind,” I admit, resting my forehead on hers. “You’re embedded under my skin, and there’s no one else I want other than you.”

“Knox,” she whispers. “Don’t tell me what I wanna hear. I can’t do this anymore.”

I cup her face, staring into her sea-green eyes. “I’m being serious, Hads. I wouldn’t lie to you about this.” Slowly, I lean in, testing her reaction. When she doesn’t flinch or push me away, I close my mouth over hers.

“You don’t know how to do relationships. What makes you think you could be in a monogamous one with me?” she asks after a moment of us getting lost in one another.

“Monogamous? Who said anything about that?” I taunt, and she slaps at my chest. I catch her wrist, bringing my mouth back to hers. “You’re too damn easy to rile up.”

“You get off on provoking me,” she says before my tongue slips between her lips.

“There are lots of ways you get me off,” I tell her, sliding my hands down to her ass. “Like when you suck my cock.”

She moans as I run my fingers along the hem of her sundress.