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It was more than a couple minutes later when he finally took a deep breath and stepped back from her. One hand had slipped under her shirt, and she had one of her own down the back of his pants. He still didn’t want to rush her, but Midas had a feeling it would be sooner rather than later before they ended up in bed.
He couldn’t wait. He had no doubt making love with Lexie would completely blow his mind. He felt anything but casual about their relationship, and once he was inside her, that would be it for him. He knew it.
He couldn’t read the emotion swirling in her eyes, but was comforted by the fact that she was as reluctant to leave as he was for her to go.
“Come on, Cinderella. Let’s get you home.”
She scrunched her nose in that way he loved so damn much. “I’m not sure that fairy tale fits me,” she complained.
“If the shoe fits,” Midas quipped.
She groaned as she grabbed her purse and bag, and they headed for the garage.
This time, Midas let her put her own hair up; if he touched her once more, he really would drag her into his bedroom.
The stop at Thelma’s didn’t take long and way before he was ready, he was pulling up in front of her building once more. He jogged around the car to open her door and kissed her on the forehead. “Have a good night,” he told her.
“You too.”
“Call me later?” he asked, not able to resist.
Lexie nodded.
“See you soon,” he said, refusing to say goodbye.
“Later,” she responded.
Midas watched until she was safely inside the doors to her building before heading back to his car. As he drove to his house, he remembered the smile of contentment on Lexie’s face as they drove, and as her hair did its best to escape its confines.
He was head over heels for her. With not one ounce of regret. Lexie was the best thing to happen to him. Midas now knew exactly how Mustang felt when he was with Elodie.
Somehow, the world just seemed like a better place when he was with her. He didn’t deserve her, but he was going to do whatever it took to make sure she never realized that.
Chapter Eleven
Three weeks later, Lexie knew she’d never find another man like Midas. They’d talked every day, and he’d started coming over and picking her up from work each evening and taking her back to his place for dinner. She loved spending time with him. He always made her feel valued. He listened to her as she talked about her day and the people she worked with. She’d never felt as close to anyone as she did Midas.
They’d hung out with his team the previous two weekends as well. Lexie was starting to get to know the other guys better, and wasn’t surprised they were as wonderful as Midas. He wouldn’t want to hang out with them if they were assholes.
And she’d found a fast friend in Elodie. She’d called to ask her a question about salvaging a cake she was making because she didn’t have oil and was feeling too lazy to go to the store. Elodie had suggested applesauce and, amazingly, Lexie had some on hand. Then they’d talked for another hour as Lexie baked.
Moving to Hawaii had been the best decision she’d ever made, and Lexie couldn’t be happier.
It was Friday, and she had a few more hours to get through but was already looking forward to the weekend and spending it with Midas. She was content with how their relationship was progressing, although she wouldn’t complain if he invited her to spend the night.
Thinking about having sex with Midas made her shift a little self-consciously. The man was impossible to resist, not that she wanted to. She was aching to sleep with him, in fact. But he was being chivalrous. He’d said he didn’t want to rush her because she was important to him, wanted to make sure she knew he wasn’t with her simply to get off.
Which was very sweet and all, but it had been a long time since Lexie had been with a man, and she was more than ready. If making out with Midas got her all hot and bothered, she couldn’t imagine what actually seeing him naked and having him touch her all over would do.
Lexie was packing boxes in the back pantry at Food For All when her phone vibrated. Looking down, she saw it was an incoming phone call from an unknown number. Frowning, she answered.
“Hello?”
“Is this Lexie Greene?” the man on the other end asked.
“Yes, who is this?”
“This is Magnus Brander.”
