The Hotshot vs The Reporter (On The Track Book 2) by Nicole Dykes

Author:Nicole Dykes [Dykes, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

ROYAL

The naked rule.

I like it.

But I’m definitely dressed right now. So I know whatever we talk about at dinner is very much on the record. Even though I’m starting to trust Soren, and I’m pretty sure if I asked him not to divulge anything, he wouldn’t.

But the naked rule works for me. Maybe it’s because I absolutely like being naked with Soren—or maybe it’s just silly enough to be the perfect agreement—I don’t know, but it works.

Sadly, I didn’t get any more naked time with Soren today. After we agreed to dinner with Jenny, we played with the dogs for a while in my backyard, had a quick lunch, and then mostly just hung out at my place—fully clothed.

But he didn’t try to question me.

It was very casual.

Very ordinary but not boring. Not at all. I always thought I needed flash and thrills, but with Soren, I don’t want any of that. I’m perfectly content, watching mundane television and playing with my dogs until it’s time to go to dinner with Jenny.

Who, by the way, totally knows something is up.

What, I’m not sure she’s figured out, but she eyed us pretty damn hard when we walked into the upscale restaurant together. I wanted to grab his hand in mine, claim him right then and there.

But I decided that might be pushing it.

Kansas City isn’t really full of paparazzi, but that doesn’t mean people wouldn’t have their phones out and snapping pictures if I walked inside, hand and hand with Soren. We’re both fairly famous around here, and even just walking into the place not holding hands, we had a fair share of photos snapped.

“So how is the project going, Soren?” Jenny asks, taking a drink of her martini as we sit at the table, waiting for the food we ordered.

We both flinch at her calling me a project, and yeah, she notices. Jenny misses nothing. I recover a little faster than Soren, but he’s the one to answer. “It’s going well. People are really warming up to Royal.”

I’m not sure that’s true, but I keep my mouth shut. “I’ve seen the comments,” Jenny says, and I swear I see a ghost of a smile. “Now that it’s off-season, what do you have planned?”

The question is directed at Soren, so he answers, “Whatever Royal wants to show me.”

His sweet smile has me grinning like a goofy idiot, and I can feel Jenny’s eyes on me now. But does she look annoyed or amused? I can’t really tell. “And what do you have planned to show him, Royal?”

Yeah. She, for sure, knows.

I don’t answer with “my dick,” so there’s some progress. Really, she should be proud because it’s difficult not to say since she clearly knows I either have already or would like to again.

“I don’t have any plans yet.”

I know she does though, and I’m not surprised at all when she starts naming things I could do. “You can volunteer at the animal shelter again. That was quite a hit.”

I nod in agreement as I take a drink of water.

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