He'd only just changed his username-if he started dating Athena now, wouldn't that make him a real lapdog?

Tyler would never do something so humiliating.

From the front seat, the designated driver asked, "Where to?"

Tyler had no desire to go home tonight. He simply leaned toward Athena and said, "I'm staying at your place."

Athena hadn't planned on letting Tyler crash at her apartment. She'd just gotten some new photos of Kerwin and wanted to look through them in peace. Even after shedding tears for him for a week, she still felt it wasn't enough-she'd probably spend the next month in a daze.

But then she glanced up and saw the little mole on the bridge of Tyler's nose, and her resolve melted.

She just couldn't harden her heart against a man who had that mole.

With a sigh, Athena gave the driver her address.

He took them straight to her place.

By the time Tyler got out, he'd sobered up a bit. Leaning against Athena for support as they walked, he made a silent vow: *This time, I'm definitely getting a look inside Athena's master bedroom.* He'd tried before and never gotten in-he was convinced she was hiding secrets in there.

to her side, right until

the couch, sprawling out as if he had no intention

to pull him up, but he caught her off guard, yanking her down into his

announced, "tonight, I'm sleeping

frown flickered between her brows. She'd just left that photo album in there and hadn't

all set up,"

shouldn't

in there? Athena, you already have me— don't

silent, and

supposed to

know why, but suddenly she felt a wave of

to the guest room for a shower. There's a bathtub, too. We'll talk when you've

*am* sober! I want to sleep in your room. If you're not letting me in, I'll just sleep on the

in the eye for a long moment, then said flatly, "Suit

the sofa was, it was nowhere near long enough for him to stretch out He felt a bit put out, and when Athen@disappeared

you'll regret this!"

door behind her without so much as a

slightest

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