"You're off for the next few days, right?"
"Well, yes."
"I thought we could go to my home."
"You'd bring me back tonight?"
"It's already the next day, sweetheart," he informed her and grinned.
Larkin rolled her eyes and thought for a moment. "You'll bring me back today?"
"No."
Larkin huffed. "I can't spend the night with you. It's not…"
"You did before." He grinned again.
She felt her face heat with a blush and looked at Hicks out of the corner of her eyes. "You're not supposed to say things like that out loud," she whispered to him through gritted teeth.
"Why?"
"I…" Her brows snapped together, and a puzzled expression took the place of the embarrassment. "Just because."
"How about we talk about it in the car?"
Larkin sniffed, grumbled something under her breath, but got into the back and then listened to the two men.
"I like her, sir."
Darian clutched the top of the car door and looked at Hicks before he slid in next to Larkin and grinned. "I like her, too."
Larkin sighed and relaxed back, looking out her window. Her thoughts kept circling back to the reason he wanted to be with her. Did he find her attractive? Was he playing with her? Did he want to seduce her like Vanessa said?
Larkin's attention was caught when buildings gave way to fields. She sat up straight. "Hey, I thought you said we were going to your home?"
"We are. We're going to the house, not the condo."
She turned, her mouth dropped open, and stared at him. "You have two homes?"
"Yes. The condo I have for when I work late. I don't want to have to drive over an hour home just to come back a few hours later."
Larkin thought about it for a moment and relaxed. It made sense. She'd just never met anyone who had two homes. She knew wealthy people might have two or more houses. Movie stars would also, but they made millions of dollars for their movies.
Another thought popped into her head. "I don't have any clothes or my toothbrush."
Darian reached out and grasped her hand. "I have everything you'll ever need."
"But I like my clothes," she told him and yawned.
"I think you'll like the clothes I ge
t you, too."
"But why spend money on clothes if I'm going to be at your house for two days?"
"If I have my way, you'll be there longer than two days."
Larkin wedged herself into the corner so she could turn in the seat and look at his face. "Why?"