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is he?”
    “Good. He asked about you,” I offer, trying to keep the mood neutral.
    “I bet he did,” he mumbles under his breath. “So, what do you want to do tonight? Stay in? Go out? I’m yours to do with as you wish.”
    My body tingles as his hands creep around my back, stroking my exposed skin.
    “Tonight?” I laugh, looking down at my attire. “It’s nearly one a.m. I’m dressed for bed.”
    “So go change. Let’s have some fun.” His grip around my waist tightens as his hands brush over my breasts. “I know you like having fun, Beth.”
    “Okay! Let’s go out,” I decide, wanting to take advantage of his happy mood. “Maybe we can grab a snack and then go to the club?” I ask, biting my lip and hoping I’m not too transparent. He spends all his time there, and I want to know more about it and what he actually does.
    He laughs, combing his fingers through my hair affectionately.
    “You’re quite the little kinky girl, aren’t you?” he teases.
    “You’re just figuring this out now?” I joke. “Don’t you read the tabloids? I define ‘kink.’”
    “Okay. Give me a few minutes to get changed and we’ll go.” He kisses me on the forehead and disappears up the hallway.
    I collapse back down on the sofa, a feeling of happiness sweeping through me. But as happy as I am, I can’t get Coop’s words out of my head. How well do I really know Roman?
    Coop I’ve known for years. I know every little detail about him. Roman, not so much. Most of the time we spent living together over in LA was me either on set or sleeping. It’s not that I worry he’s hiding anything from me; it’s more that I know less about him than I do about some guys who I’ve dated for a few weeks.
    Remembering I’m still in my nightgown, I race down to my room and dig out a short, strapless black dress with a chiffon overlay. I pair it with some silver heels and jewelry. Next I tackle my hair, which has taken on a mind of its own. I run a brush through it and pile it on top of my head, securing it with a few pins. I dig some lip gloss out of my purse and run it over my lips.
    “Beth!”
    “Coming,” I call back. With one last look in the mirror, I nod at my reflection and then turn and race out the door.
     
    “You know what?” I say suddenly as I slide into the passenger seat of his sleek black BMW. Roman glances at me with raised eyebrows, waiting for me to continue.
    “Let’s skip food and go straight to the club.”
    “If you insist,” he chuckles. “I don’t need to be concerned with how much you enjoy watching other people fuck, do I?”
    “It’s only fun if you’re there with me,” I say, sticking my tongue out. “I was thinking…I’m not working at the moment. Why don’t I help out at the club?”
    “You want to work for me?” he laughs. He glances at me in disbelief.
    “I don’t want to work for you. I want to help you out.” And hopefully find out some more about the guy I’m dating… “Why not? It makes sense. You seem to be overrun with meetings lately. There must be something I can do there to make things easier for you,” I argue.
    “I don’t know, Beth…” He looks unconvinced.
    “Come on. Don’t you trust me? Am I that bad for business?” I pout, more than happy to play the guilt card if it means getting my way.
    “You know it’s not that.” He sighs and shakes his head. “Fine. If that’s what you want, I’ll have Scarlett find you something.”
    “Really?” I squeal, grabbing his arm.
    “Really,” he laughs. He shakes his head again, his dark eyes twinkling at me.
     
    We arrive at Scandalous, parking out back again. Adrenaline surges through me as I step out of the car, letting Roman take hold of my hand. He chuckles and I turn to him, my eyebrows raised.
    “I’m sorry, I just love seeing on your face how much you enjoy coming here.” His lips twitch into a grin. “And I mean that in both ways it could be taken.”
    I slap him across the shoulder and