God, why had she agreed to let him stay? Because she was scared? Or because he made her heart race and her insides melt? Maybe a bit of both. This was a bad idea. Yet, she couldn’t make herself tell him no.
“We can get the groceries now. I’ll cook.”
She bit her lip. She didn’t know why she was feeling so unsure. Maybe it was because she wasn’t used to having someone in her space. She was usually much more confident and self-assured than this.
“I usually order them online.”
He shook his head. “If we leave the apartment, it gives your intruder a chance to break-in.”
“And that’s a good thing?” Didn’t they want to stop him from breaking in?
“Only way to catch him.”
He made a good point. But it still seemed crazy to leave just so her intruder could make an appearance.
“Won’t your presence make whoever is doing this angrier? Or will having a bodyguard scare them off?”
“I’m not your bodyguard.”
Huh?
“I’m your boyfriend.”
He wanted to be her boyfriend? Wasn’t that sudden? “Ahh, we don’t know each other very well.”
“He doesn’t know that.”
What did that mean? Oh. “You mean pretend to be my boyfriend?”
“Unless you want it to be real.”
She couldn’t tell if he was serious or not.
“It explains my presence.” Tiny shrugged.
“What would we need to do? Hold hands or something?”
“Or something.” He winked, and a shiver ran through her.
“You don’t think me having a boyfriend will scare him off?”
“Might escalate things. Make him mad.”
Right. And that was a good thing? She guessed it was if they wanted to catch him. It just didn’t sound that good to her.
“You scared?”
She drew her shoulders back. “No. Of course not. Why would I be afraid of pretending to be your girlfriend?” Although, it did make her decidedly nervous.
“I meant are you scared of your intruder?”
Oh right. She felt her cheeks blush hot. “A little. I’d have to be a fool not to be scared, right?”
He shrugged. “It’s okay to be scared. But you don’t need to be.”
“Oh, yeah? Why not?”
“Because I’m gonna protect you.”<