Crush

“Oh, my God that was exhausting.” I told James when we were on our way home.

“You did well, Sugar.” James chuckled, “Sorry about that South Africa thing, I don’t know what came over me. It just slipped out.”

“Your grandfather is scary. And your father knows we’re lying. I’m sure of it.” I wasn’t being paranoid.

James laughed it off. “Don’t worry about it. Even if he does, he can’t stop us.” James turned a corner so fast I was thrown towards him. My hand landed on his thigh to steady myself.

I pulled it away so fast like he was hot metal. “Sorry, sorry.”

James glimpsed at me a cheeky smile on his lips. “You have nothing to apologize for. If you want to touch my leg it’s fine by me.”

“Oh, get over yourself, will you.” I stared out the window and he chuckled.

“By the way, I got a text from Arthur saying he’ll see us tomorrow with the draft of our agreement.”

“Really? Wow, that’s fast.”

I was sure that Arthur didn’t like me at all. He must think that I was after James’s money.

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