“No,” he said with a lusty grin. Oh no, she knew that grin, and she knew it was hard to resist.

“Why?” she asked cautiously.

“Because you owe me a kiss.”

Audrey raised an eyebrow, “Excuse me?”

“I took you out last night, and you didn’t give me a goodnight kiss.”

Ah, so he felt like it was a date too. That was good to know, since the whole time they were together, Audrey couldn’t stop thinking it was also.

It was one of the best dates she ever had.

“I thought we just went out as friends,” she supplied.

Tate smiled as he slowly shook his head, “You and I both know that was a date the moment you stepped out of that room with this dress and those heels on. You were trying to impress me.”

Audrey giggled, “Sheesh, you are cocky as hell!”

Tate laughed, “Say, I’m wrong then.”

Audrey eyed him as her smile grew. He wasn’t wrong, she had wanted to impress him and she knew she had by the way his eyes stay glued to her the whole night. “Maybe I was.”

“It’s the truth.”

Audrey shrugged her shoulders, “Maybe.”

Tate smiled before bringing his lip between his teeth while giving her a long heated look. He moved his hands beside her head, dropping his face to be closer to hers, “Kiss me, Audrey.”

“No way,” she said shaking her head, “not in this bed.”

“Why not?” he asked with a not so innocent grin.

“Because we both know it won’t stop at a kiss.” When he didn’t disagree she laughed as she pushed him off her. He landed beside her and smiled as he stretched his long arms in front of him. “Maybe if you are a gentleman, and walk me to my room, I might reward you with one.”

Tate glanced over at her and smiled, “You ready to go?”

Laughing, Audrey said, “Yeah, I need a shower, and I’m pretty sure my breath stinks.”

“Not too bad,” he said with a smile.

Audrey returned the smile before rolling out of bed and sliding into her heels. Before thinking, she had run her mouth, and now she was nervous and second guessing herself, like this was going to be their first kiss or something.

Not looking at him, Audrey stood up, pulling her dress down and fixing the top. When she looked up to see where Tate was, he was standing by the door, pulling his shirt over his head.

“Oh,” she said as she made her way to him and lifted the shirt up over his chest, exposing his tattoo. When he didn’t stop her, she laughed, “Sheesh, I could take advantage of you and you would let me, huh?”

“Oh yeah, are you doing that now?” he asked playfully.

She shook her head running her fingers along the birds, feeling his hard chest, “No silly, what are these? Names?”

In an instant, Tate’s playful smile was gone, and his mouth went in a tight line as he pulled his shirt down. “Yeah, my mom, dad, and sister.”

“Aw, wow! That’s awesome. I love that tattoo, it’s beautiful.”

Tate glanced away and then nodded, “Thank you. Come on, let’s get you to your room.”

As they walked down the hall, Audrey couldn’t help but notice that Tate’s mood had changed. She didn’t know what happened, but she had a feeling it was about the tattoos. Once in the elevator, Audrey asked, “Did I make you mad?”

Tate looked up at her, shaking his head, “No, love, not at all.”

The door dinged, and Tate led her out with his hand on her lower back. It felt so nice to have someone hold her there, but that wasn’t what made Audrey smile. It was the ‘love’ he added in. She had never been called love. Sexy, baby, babe, cupcake, you name it, she’s been called it, but never love. It was sweet, and it made her belly do flip flops, especially when it was dripping with his accent. It truly made her heart skip a beat.

Making their way down the hall, Audrey’s heart started to pick up speed. He was going to kiss her, and she couldn’t wait. Wasn’t that supposed to be bad? Because at that moment she wasn’t thinking it was. Eek! What the hell was wrong with her!? Was she doing the right thing? Ah, there was her door. Reaching into her bra, she pulled her room key and Tate chuckled beside her.

“That’s been in your bra?”

She flashed him a grin, “Yeah, I got lipstick in there too, and my bank cards.”

Tate smiled and nodded as she pushed the door open. She turned in the doorway, biting down hard on her lip. She didn’t know what to say and she was freaking out on the inside. Tate looked calm, staring down at the ground as he kicked around at the black carpet.

“When are you leaving?” he asked.

“Tomorrow morning, at 5am.”

He nodded, and when he looked up into her eyes, she lost her breath. “Do you want to come watch me play tonight?”

Audrey smiled, “I didn’t buy a ticket.”

“I’ll get you a ticket.”

She nodded, “I would like that.”

Tate smiled as he took a step towards her, taking her hand in his, “I want you there.”

Looking down at her, his hand moved up to cup her face. She took in a shaky breath before saying, “Then I’m there.”

A slow grin went across his lip before he dipped his head down, placing a soft kiss against her lips, but it was over before she knew it! Opening her eyes, she watched as he walked away, chuckling. Shocked, Audrey threw her hands up, “That’s it?!”