Capítulo 96: Chapter 96

“I don’t mind.” He stepped close to me, and brushed the lock of hair that tended tofall in my eyes back off my forehead, and I shivered. “Tell me something, baby—”

“Quinton.” That was the second time he’d called me baby. The last thing I wanted was him seeing me as a child. “My name is Quinton.”

“I know. You’re Quinton Mann. What do your friends call you?”

“They call me Quinton. And why did you call me ‘baby’? I’m not your girlfriend—”

“No, you’re definitely not a girl.”

“Or your boyfriend,” I continued resolutely, thinking of the Swedish fencer. And Miller.

“I don’t have a boyfriend.” My expression must have been disbelieving. He just smiled and shook his head. “Maybe I should have said I never felt the need for a boyfriend. Before now. Tell me something…Quinn. If I try to kiss you, will that earnme a punch in the mouth?”

“If I said ‘yes,’ would it make a difference?” My lips parted, and I was breathless.

“What would you do if I said it wouldn’t?” His eyes were on my mouth.