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questions and
    probably insist on that fool seeing me back to
    the hotel.”
    “So Felton’s playing into this thing about
    you two becoming a couple?” Xavier asked.
    “Apparently. Trust me, it’s never going to
    happen. He even dropped hints to Mom and
    Dad that we were together all night, which is a
    complete lie. He’s lucky Chad didn’t beat the
    crap out of him. If he was smart he’d cut his
    losses and move on.”
    Dominique watched as Xavier’s eyes
    turned cold and his nostrils flared. “He said
    that about you? Chad should have beat the hell
    out of him. Go on and get out of here, sis. I’ll
    handle Hobbs and good ole Dad.
    Dominique stood on her tiptoes to place a
    kiss on her brother’s cheek. “Thank you, X. Are
    you going back to Atlanta tonight?” she asked.
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    “No, I won’t be back in Atlanta for
    another few months. I have some business to
    take care of in California”
    “Okay, I’ll call your cell when I get back
    home. Thanks again, big brother.”
    “No thanks necessary, little sister. Just
    make sure you’re prepared to tell me what’s
    really going on with you when you call. No
    more games, and don’t tell me nothing’s up,
    because I know it is,” he responded.
    “Okay,” Dominique said reluctantly. If
    she slept in Brandon’s hotel room tonight,
    everyone would know soon enough anyway.
    She slipped into the house and out the
    front door in an instant. Not wanting to risk
    being delayed again, she made her way to her
    car and drove to the hotel to wait for Brandon.
    At the hotel, Dominique retrieved the
    keycard to Brandon’s room. Then she went
    down to her room to move all of her things to
    Brandon’s. She needed to get to the airport
    early to return her rental. She had an 11:45 a.m.
    flight. That would give her just enough time to
    have breakfast with Brandon before she left for
    home.
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    Or what she was calling home anyway. It
    wasn’t really home. Her home was wherever
    Brandon was. She knew that, now.
    Dominique quickly transferred her things
    from one room to the next without incident.
    She took a shower, moisturized her body, and
    walked out of the bath stark naked. Even with
    the shower cap, her hair was a little damp. She
    decided to let it fall loosely around her
    shoulders. She used her finger to muss it a bit.
    She was going for the sexy look. Diamond had
    taught her that trick.
    She checked her watch. Brandon was
    running late. That was good, since she’d been
    held over by Xavier and by moving her things
    into Brandon’s room. Now all she had to do was
    put on a little eye makeup for the added effect
    and she’d be finished.
    “Ta da,” she said looking at herself in the
    mirror over the vanity. “Perfect.”
    “Yes, you are.”
    Dominique almost jumped out of her
    skin. “Oh, shoot! Brandon you scared me to
    death. I didn’t hear you come in.” She held a
    hand to her naked breast and felt her heart
    pounding.
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    “Of course you didn’t, sweetheart. You
    were too busy talking to yourself,” he chuckled.
    “I was not talking to myself. I was just
    having a friendly discussion with…okay, with
    myself.”
    “Oh, really now?” Brandon reached for
    Dominique and pulled her into his embrace.
    Bending down, he ravished her lips with a
    passionate kiss.
    “I was trying to surprise you, but you
    snuck up on me,” she said, the words muted by
    his lips. She felt for the buttons on his shirt and
    undid them with nimble fingers. After slipping
    the shirt from his back, her hands wandered up
    and under his t-shirt. She pulled it over his
    head, briefly breaking the kiss to do so, and
    threw it across the room.
    “I love your body,” she whispered against
    his lips, running her hand across his rock hard
    abs.
    “I love yours, too,” he murmured, putting
    a little space between them and fondling her
    breast.
    “Ah, that feels fantastic,” Dominique
    murmured rolling her head back.