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“Yup. But I’m not going there. And neither are you.”
“But he was all fired up about making sure I was a good match for you, seems only fair I have that woman’s back when it comes to him.”
“Nope,” Midas said, putting a hand in the back of her hair and holding on tightly, making sure she met his eyes. He wrapped his other arm around her back and pulled her against him. “He can take care of himself.”
“But can she?”
“Baker wouldn’t be with a woman who couldn’t,” Midas said.
And he sounded one hundred percent sure of that. Then he palmed her ass and tucked her into the vee of his legs, and the feel of his cock against her stomach made Lexie forget all about Baker, the woman, the van, tacos, and even Dole whips. She wanted this man with every fiber of her being. Even the hold on her hair took on new meaning, making her nipples tighten under her shirt.
“Maybe we can skip the ice cream,” she said breathlessly.
She watched as Midas’s eyes dilated.
“It’ll mean we can get home faster.”
“I’m all for that,” Midas said. Then he dipped his head and kissed her. Long, slowly, and so damn passionately, Lexie was a pile of mush when he finally pulled back.
He opened the door for her and got her settled in the seat before jogging around to the driver’s side. Turning to her, he smiled, bringing up a hand to smooth a lock of her hair behind her ear. “I fucking love your hair. And you.”
“I love you too. Now drive.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Midas said with a smile as he backed the car out of the parking spot and headed for his house.
Chapter Eighteen
Lexie leaned over and kissed Midas before she climbed out of the car the next morning. She was a bit sore from his overexuberant lovemaking the night before, but she wasn’t going to complain. Nope. She’d been a bit rough herself. There was something about Midas that made all her inhibitions disappear.
“Have a good day,” he told her.
Lexie rolled her eyes. “You know I’m gonna see you in a bit when you bring me my coffee,” she told him. It had become their routine. He dropped her off at Food For All so she could open the building and get coffee started. Then he’d go and pick up her sugary brew and bring it back, giving them both an excuse to see each other once more before they started their days.
Midas simply smirked.
Truth be told, Lexie loved their teasing banter. “Right. Have a good day, honey. I’ll talk to you later.”
He smiled as she headed for the front doors of Food For All. They’d talked about her being there so early, and by herself, yesterday on the way home from the North Shore. After what had happened two days ago, when she’d walked home with Magnus, and after seeing Theo lurking in the shadows near her building, she’d agreed that she would talk to Natalie about having one of the part-timers come in half an hour earlier so she’d never be in the building by herself. Safety in numbers and all that.
Looking up and down the street, Lexie didn’t spot anyone. It was still fairly early, so that wasn’t surprising. She turned and waved at Midas, knowing she’d see him soon. He waited until she was inside before pulling away from the curb.
Lexie turned on the lights and headed for the kitchen toward the back of the building. A few minutes later, she was filling one of the coffee carafes with water when she heard the front door open. She figured it was Stephen. It was a bit early for him to be there yet, but it couldn’t be anyone looking for food, since she’d locked the door behind her when she’d entered.
Despite that…after everything that had happened lately, she reached for a knife from the block near her and placed it within easy reach on the counter. She felt stupid being so paranoid, but better safe than sorry.
A second later, a noise at the door to the kitchen caught her attention. She looked up expecting to see Stephen, and instead saw Magnus standing there. He was once again wearing a long-sleeve white shirt, which looked like it had just been ironed, and a neck tie. His brown pants also had creases down the front. She’d tried to get him to loosen up in the last couple days, but he was obviously comfortable in his formal attire.
She turned back to the sink to fill a second carafe, mentally berating herself for being paranoid. “Morning, Magnus. You’re here early,” Lexie said easily.
“Wanted to get a head start on the audit today. Thought I would take your advice and head to the beach later.”
“That’s great!” Lexie said enthusiastically. “If you want suggestions, I’m happy to ask Midas for you. I’m not really a beach person, but I bet he knows all the good spots that won’t be too crowded.”
Magnus walked closer until he was standing right next to her. “You okay?” he asked, nodding toward the knife.
Lexie smiled self-consciously. “Yeah. Just being cautious, I guess.” She turned her attention back to the water.
She was concentrating on not overfilling the carafe when the first blow hit her face.
