He hmphed and brushed that small knob of his nose’s tip against my own. Our lips almost touched; that is how close we were. Perhaps too close for a meeting in the park, next to the woods. “You drive a hard bargain.”
“I know what your fees are, and I’ll be paying you well for the return of my heart.”
“I’m listening. Tell me more. What is this eye for eye thing? Explain yourself. I need more details.”
“You take my ex’s most prized possession from him and return it to me.”
“Revenge at its finest,” he beamed a joker’s grin. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you put some d**k-hard thought into this proposal.”
“I did.”
“How Taylor Swift of you. I love it.”
I chuckled, sucking in my breath. “Funny.”
He blinked.
I blinked.
Sexual tension built between us. Quiet. An unmistakable surre
