Dimitri’s sharp eyes shifted over my shoulder to where Oskar stood, then back to me, as he slipped a hand in his pocket and moved to stand beside me at the bar.
“I didn’t realize you spoke German.”
A frown pulled between my brows at his response, until I realized my mistake. I’d gotten so comfortable with Oskar that I’d naturally slipped into speaking one of the many languages I knew well.
Putain.
I laughed and placed a hand on Dimitri’s arm as I made a quick pivot. “Not fluent. Just enough to get by.”
Dimitri’s brow rose as he looked to where Oskar had disappeared back into the crowd. “Enough to flirt with the other passengers, don’t you mean?”
Oh thank God.He was justjealous, not suspicious of the fact I knew the language. I could work with that. A jealous beast was much easier to tame than a betrayed one.
“Aww.” I smoothed a hand up his arm and squeezed his bicep. “There’s no need to be worried.I know where I’m laying my head tonight.”
Dimitri’s eyes fell to my lips, and I licked them, just to make sure he was thinking about kissing me.
“You better. I don’t take kindly to others touching what’s mine.”
I sidled in close enough that my body was flush against his side, then whispered by his ear, “Then perhaps you should stop working so hard so I don’t go off wandering…”
Dimitri took hold of my chin between strong fingers, then leaned in until his lips brushed over the top of mine. “Or maybe I should just put a leash on you and keep you close.”
“Kneeling at your feet?” I asked, and batted my lashes. “Only if you promise to pet me and treat me like a good boy. Maybe even throw me a bone…er.”
Dimitri growled and took my lip between his teeth, snaking a hand around my waist.
Mission accomplished—beast tamed. Or at least distracted.
“So.” I put a hand to his chest and gently pushed him back. “You never did say—would you like a drink?”
Dimitri’s fingers brushed over my ass as he shook his head. “No. I wanted to come and see if you’d like to get something to eat with me before our next stop. After that I have business to attend to and will be otherwise occupied.”
I feigned a pout and ran my hand down his chest. “All work and no pleasure makes one a grumpy boy.”
Dimitri took my hand and drew it further down his body. “Does this feel like I’m not taking time for pleasure?”
I curled my fingers around him and groaned. “Not when you’re going to make me wait.”
“But good things come for those who wait.”
I chuckled but released him before draining my drink. “Then alas, I will wait. Because I definitely want you to come for me.”
Dimitri smirked. “Good boy.” My mouth fell open at this glimpse of playfulness from him, then he took a step back and said, “Join me for lunch?”
And I knew I would’ve said yes, job or not.
FINE FOOD, FINE wine, and an even finer man to share them with made for a delicious meal, so I tried not to be offended that our time together didn’t last long. The meeting was more important, and getting a direct account of what went down during those talks, and whom they were with, was far more important than leaving me to my lonesome.
I could definitely find ways to fill my time.
I walked Dimitri back to the lounge, relieved that he was using the same location for this meeting that he had for the one with Omar. Otherwise, I’d have to fish the recording device out of the flowers and get it to the next location somehow, and honestly, what a pain. I liked my missions with as few obstacles as possible, thank you very much.
Omar was already in the lounge, as was one of the bodyguards. The other had been silently trailing us, as was always the case whenever I was near Dimitri, and it was something I had to keep top of mind.
Dimitri cracked his neck from side to side and peered out the window.
“ETA five minutes,” Omar said without looking up, his attention on the screen of his tablet. “Client is there and waiting to board.”
