My lips parted and my jaw immediately went slack. There was genuinely nothing that could have prepared me for the suggestion that had just passed through James’ mouth. My heart seized inside of my chest while I continued to openly gape at the man with a look of pure disbelief. I didn’t have any sort of answer that I could’ve easily passed on. It was like my whole mind had been wiped clean. I’d become tongue-tied. “I...Well...Wait, what?” I stammered. James turned back to face me and completely invaded my personal bubble with his overly six-foot stature. He peered down at me, causing my whole body to tingle with goosebumps. His deep, honeyed voice sent riveting chills up my spine and sweet heat to stir beneath my stomach. “You heard exactly what I said, Mia,” he stated. His eye