Page 134 of Time To Learn

Quickly, he swipes them up from the floor and puts them in his back pocket before he stands, his eyes twinkling with mirth.

“Nope. I’m keepingthem.”

I gape athim.

“What?”

Tongue in cheek, he nods atme.

“Yeah. I think I’m going to framethem.”

My eyes bulge, but he just keeps going.

“Hang it on my wall at the tattoo shop, actually.”

“What?” I shriek. “You can’t be serious.”

“Hmm.” His lips twitch as he wraps his arms around my waist. “Maybe I am, or maybe not. You’ll have to wait and see, I guess.”

I shake my head at him as I run my hands over his hard chest.

“You’re a perv,” I whisper.

He grins as his mouth hovers abovemine.

“You love it,” he grumbles.

I can’t denythat.

“Maybe.”

His arms tighten around me once, before he steps back and bends down to pick up his shirt. Feeling a little cold now our rough lovemaking is over, I grab my dress and shimmy it up mybody.

Kristian takes my coat and hands it tome.

“I’ll walk youback.”

I wipe some strands of hair away from myface.

“You don’t have to do that,” I smile. “It’s not like I have far togo.”

His jaw tightens as he takes myhand.

“Doesn’t matter. Technically, we’re still on a date, and that means I’m walking youhome.”

I smile softly athim.

“You’re kind of being the most perfect boyfriend ever,” Igrin.

His blinding smile makes my heartskip.

“Good. Keep thinking that, sweetheart, because I plan on being yourlast.”

My mouth pops open in shock, and I think my heart stops beating for a few seconds.

Bloody hell, did he just saythat?

Ignoring my clear state of amazement, Kristian turns towards the stairs, and we walk back to my house in silence.