Drunk And Daring I Kissed A Tycoon! 291

Chapter 291

"What are we waiting for Thumime asked, brow down slightly inconfusion

Vesperics heart was primiding at 180 beats per minute, fast enough to mess with her brain's ability to form coherent thoughts.

She was terrified that if she didn't say something now, things might actually happen, and she'd have to deal with the consequences later

She didn't trust henself to explain it in some long, complicated way. That left too much mom for misunderstanding. So, she went with the simplest versionat' si

She took a deep breath, then another. "Is it okay. If this doesn't come with any responsibility?"

Who said thisWoman was timid? she was holid

He didn't answer right away. He just looked at her quietly for a long, long moment.

It felt like a century had passed, like mushroonga could've started growing ou

them.

Finally, he spoke. "It's inlay,"

Then, he nodded provinely. "Vera, whatever.belpa vendeel at rase, we ll do it your way.

vespera blinked, surprised. He was being so agreeable that the honestly started to wonder if this was a fake Dominic

she'd braced herself for a sharp, sarcastic remark. Maybe even for him to toss her aside and walk off moldly, putting an end to this dangerously simmering tension before it went too far

That would've been the perfect way to shut it all down, and then tomorrow? He'd art like nothing happened no awkwardness and dema

"You agree? Seriously?"

"Seriously." He nodded again.

Then, he carried her into the mom The motion-sensor lights flicked on, casting a soft amber glow across the dark space.

He didn't place her on the bed. Instead, he sat down in the wide, leather armchair by the window, pulling heronto his lap, letting her sit sideways across his legs.

Then, with a voice calm and sincere, he begantalldog. "I understand what your're afraid of, Vera. I inspect that, and I'm willing to go at your pace"

Meanwhile, inside Vespera's head, she was shouting, "Yeah well, I feel like my whole line of thinking is flawed, sitting on your lap like this is definitely flawed, everything about this moment is dangerously flawed!"

But he was so gentle and reasonable. How could she argue?

Thanks for understanding," she muttered.

Dominic smiled. "It I respect your feelings and your wishes, shouldn't you also respect inline?

When he smiled, his fox-like eyes lit up like stars, malding it dangerously easy to lose all common sense.

Vespera's intemal warming systems-the ones built to detect traps-were starting to short-circuit. Still, she followed through. "Your wishes?"

got your perspective, Vera, and I've got mine. That's fair, right?" Domiluic asked, his tone still

"Fair," she replied.

don't want to be responsible, and that's fine. But for me, my personal belief is that I do need to take responsibility for someone care

that's not wrong either,

Vespera went quiet,

She took aberath.

ran

trying to trick you, and definitely not trying to push you

let me finish, and you can take

you need to think

and she knew she shouldert

*tavaliead," dir said quietly

And because of the way I see relationships, I looking

be upirunt about that, but that

of that, that's

lange your inled, great. Itt, still fine. We

principles. So, how

and steady, calm and collected-like he was pitching

sounded

tosi tomove in any direction like a

want, but

already showers,

this good eveneslet

Itve in the house, get comfortable. No

date package sonielling

stempted, dangerouslytempted,

your time. I'll give you, say two hours?" Dominic replied

her a light smack on the butt "You can think while you

shower alone made her face light up like a

instead, she stood

in the conversation, backing out would we

or like a

she tried to thinki

to be a short term, no

get talked

was de toutely the

hist no minites, and her decision was

was tempting, but there was

guyhursting

eventide her better judgment. She opened the door,

chain by the window was

she

was good. Whatever the reason, his leaving was the best

outcome.

letting herself sprawl for a moment. She'd rest for

it she could just play dumb and east til moming, she'd

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