Spin My Love (My Love #1)(34)

“She’s my assistant, and she’s just leaving,” I tell Giselle. I walk over to Giselle and give her a kiss on her forehead, ignoring her stiff posture and dirty looks.

I turn to Julia. “This is Giselle, and she’s a hell of a lot more than my girlfriend. She’s the mother of my child and the woman I plan on marrying one day. If she will have me.”

I hear Giselle’s gasp. I sneak a look at her, hoping I haven’t creeped her out. She looks surprised, her mouth dropping open. Julia, on the other hand, laughs cattily. “Yeah, right.”

“That’s enough,” I snap. “Julia I’ll call you a taxi.”

I pull out my phone and do just that, leaving her gaping at the fact I wasn’t even going to drive her to a hotel now. What I really wanted to do was fire her ass so I never had to see her again.

I watch out of the corner of my eye as she stands up. “Do you know what? I quit. Try not to f*ck your next assistant.”

With that parting shot, she walks out the door, dragging her mini suitcase behind her. I turn to Giselle, who is staring at the spot Julia just departed.

“You were sleeping with your PA?” she asks, disappointment dripping from her tone.

“I slept with her once. Over a year ago,” I explain. “Just after Keiran died.”

It’s not an excuse, but an explanation. I clearly wasn’t in my right mind.

“I see,” she murmurs, staring down at the tattoos on her arm.

“Where’s Parker?” I ask, changing the subject.

“Back at Gage’s. We went to the beach today, and now we’re having a BBQ. I came to see if you wanted to come.”

And instead she got caught up in this.

“She just dropped by. I had no idea,” I try to explain. “I’m sorry you had to see that.”

“I’m sorry too,” she bites outs, looking anywhere but at me. “I think I should go.”

“Giselle—”

“Its fine, Tane,” she replies, looking down. “I hate the thought of you touching another woman, but I know that it happened. A lot. Seeing it takes it to a whole different level though.”

“Seeing it?”

“Seeing someone that you’ve slept with,” she replies with a shrug. “We aren’t even together; I have no right to feel anything.”

“Oh?” I say, a smug grin appearing on my face. “Pretty sure you just called yourself my girlfriend.”

“I was pissed off, Tane,” she says dismissively.

“That’s bullshit, and you know it. We always knew we would end up together, always.”

She doesn’t bother trying to deny it, but she does come back with, “If you always knew it, maybe you shouldn’t have f*cked around so much.”

Ouch. The truth hurts sometimes.

“It’s not as simple as that, is it?” I reply quietly.

She sighs. “I guess not. It’s just not a good feeling to know so many women have had you. I know that I have to let it go, though. At least, the rational side of me knows that.”

“And the other side of you?”

She raises a brow. “Don’t tempt me.”

“I’m sorry it hurts you, but to me they don’t mean anything. No one matters to me except you,” I say, my lips tightening in a slight grimace. “Julia was a huge mistake. I knew it the second after it happened. I’m sorry.”

She sighs and walks up to me, placing her hands against my chest.

“Maybe we can still get our happily-ever-after,” she replies, looking up at me.

Hope swirls in my chest.

“Yes, we can,” I say softly, smiling. I wrap her in my arms, my fingers drifting down her back.

“You still owe me two more dates,” she mumbles into my chest.

I chuckle. “You just want the questions, don’t you?”

“I like the dates too.”

“You think the dates will ever stop? Because they won’t. I won’t ever stop showing you how thankful I am to have you in my life, no matter how long we’re together,” I tell her.

She sighs contently. “I’ll hold you to that.”

“Come on. Let’s go to Gage’s,” I tell her.

She lifts her head. “Should we wait for the taxi to come and pick up your assistant first?”

I can’t help it; I laugh. She can’t help but be kind and thoughtful.

“You better start looking for a new one,” she tells me in a sharp tone.

“I will.”

“A male.”

“Yes ma’am.”

She smiles. I grin.

All is right in the world.





Chapter Seventeen

Giselle

On our fourth date, Tane surprises me the most.

He tells me to dress up, and I do. I wear a black bodycon dress with a completely bare back. It reaches my knees, balancing out the show of skin. My hair is loosely curled and my makeup is simple. I love seeing his eyes roam over my body, widening slightly as he takes me in.

“You look incredible,” he says, kissing my cheek. He opens the passenger door for me and I climb in.

“So, where are we going?” I ask once he gets into the driver’s seat.