“I told you I don’t feel comfortable in that place.” I threw my hands up and spun on my heel to go back to Cade and Ivy.
He grabbed my elbow. “Wait.”
I turned and looked at him. “What?”
“You said you’re not used to the space and you’re uncomfortable. You didn’t say you wanted me in itwithyou.”
“Well, I don’t know. You’re the only person there I sort of know, and I don’t like being alone in weird, luxurious places where I feel like I’m going to break something or mess it up. Your dining room table is literally glass. And there’s no spots on it anywhere. I thought about making a shake but the blender looks like it’s made of crystal. I didn’t want to break one of your appliances and–”
“Our.”
“What?”
“Ourtable,ourappliances. You live there with me now. None of it is just mine.”
“Fine. Whatever. You know what I mean.”
“It’s six months, Morina. That’s a long time. You need to get comfortable with the place and that means you need to stop thinking about it like it’s all mine.”
“But it is all yours,” I almost screamed. I ground my teeth together and stepped away from him. Back into my pocket my hand went. “Tranquility,” I murmured.
“What?” he asked.
Sighing, I pulled the crystal from my pants. “I carry crystals sometimes. They’re supposed to help center you.”
“Am I uncentering you, Morina?” His eyes flicked down to my jean pocket but then they trailed up slow. It was torture for me to watch how his lashes lifted and then paused at my lips.
I bit the bottom one before responding. “I don’t think you mean to. I honestly believe that you want us to work through this thing well together. I just don’t think you consider much past yourself.”
He lifted a brow. “That would classify me as a narcissist.”
I blew a raspberry at him trying to be offended in something he knew I hadn’t called him. “We both know that’s not the truth. A narcissist wouldn’t have sat with that puppy and would have been able to say no to Ivy. God knows a narcissist wouldn’t have made me get off as many times as you did on–” I slapped a hand over my mouth and shut my eyes. “Forget I talked about that.”
His response was to tug at a strand of my wavy hair until I dared peek back at him. When he caught my gaze, he smirked. “A narcissist would have made you scream my name that many times though right?”
“Oh, my God.” I backed away and pointed at him. “You’re making jokes about the night now?”
He shrugged. “It was just one night, Morina.”
I crossed my arms and hugged myself. “I know that.”
“We need to be comfortable around one another. I misstepped when I avoided coming home to the penthouse.”
“Okay.” Where was this going?
“We have to put on a show for the world. Might as well be relaxed while we do.”
“Of course.” I rolled the crystal between my fingers as I started back to Ivy and Cade.
“Do you always carry those crystals?” He pointed to the fingers moving in my pockets.
“Why are you asking so many questions?”
“Oh, get used to the questions. I intend to be around a lot more now.”
“Why?” Suddenly, Bastian was too close to me and I was too exposed.
“Because you’re my fiancé, Morina.”