Trying to remain calm and composed, she turned to face him. “See? I’m fine now. I’m ready to go back.”
He looked at her up and down, hands still in his pockets and nodded. “The only place you’re going is back to the penthouse.”
That sounded like heaven, but if she could stand, she could stay.
“I’m...”
“If you say one more time that you’re fine, Zoe, I’m gonna get mad. No one who has just been sick is fine. And the party is under control, it won’t be long before I leave myself. Kai is bringing the car around. Go home, relax and I’ll be there soon.”
She could have argued. In fact, it was in her genes to do so, but instead, she leaned into him, and was rewarded with a kiss on top of her hair.
“You win. But this time only.”
A faint rumble in his chest told her he was laughing at her and she pinched his side. Immediately he snatched her fingers away. A little lightness that bolstered her before darkness fell upon them once more.
