She was doing the dishes when Jason came back to her, wrapping his arms around her waist, and kissing her neck.

“I’ve missed you.”

“Are you going to give me any clue as to what that was all about?” she asked, spinning around in his arms.

“What was what about?” he asked.

Giving him a pointed look, she still went on to explain it to him. “What was going on between you and Richard?”

“Nothing. We’ve just had a little disagreement about something. It’s nothing you need to worry about.”

“I hope it doesn’t cost you your job. Work these days is really hard to come by.”

“I know. Richard wouldn’t fire me, baby. He loves me too damn much to risk that.” He pressed a kiss to her lips. “Don’t worry about me. Now, where were we?”

Sydney was sure he was using sex to get her to stop talking, and she should be pissed about it, but she wasn’t. The moment his hands were on her, she stopped thinking about everything else.

Chapter Seven

Jason looked at the statue in the history museum. Sydney was reading the details of the statue, and he had his arm wrapped around her. They’d been together three weeks now, and he’d decided to take a trip out to the history museum, and treat her to a wonderful lunch and dinner. Richard kept warning him that he needed to come clean and tell her the truth, but each time he tried, he failed.

What if she no longer wished to be with him once she found out the truth?

He couldn’t keep lying about what he did for a living. Dawn was back in a week, and any chance he had with Sydney would be out of the question. Dawn knew who he was¸ and had talked about him with Sydney.

“Are you okay?” Sydney asked.

“Yeah, why?”

“You’re all quiet. This was your idea. I thought you were into history.”

“I am.” He smiled, pretending to be interested for the rest of the afternoon. He did love history, only he had bigger problems than remembering his facts about each president or the wars they’d fought in.

On the way out, Sydney gripped his arm, turning him to face her. “Tell me what’s wrong.”

He gritted his teeth, pulling her into his arms, and kissing her lips. “I’m fine, baby.” He cupped her cheek, stroking her smooth skin as he stared deep into her eyes. “I love you, Sydney.”

She gasped, and her mouth opened just a little.

“You love me?”

“Yes. It scares the hell out of me. I’ve never been in love with anyone nor have I cared about a woman I’ve been with. You’re different from any other woman I’ve ever known. I love you.”

“I’ve been so scared to admit the truth to you, but I love you, too, Jason. I know it was too soon to say anything.”

“Richard said if God could make the world in seven days, then a man can fall in love in that time.”

“What about a woman? Can she fall in love in that time?” she asked.

“I believe so.”

He pressed his lips against hers, moaning as she caressed her tongue over his. This was what Jason didn’t want to end, and yet he needed to tell her the truth. He’d walked out of a set last week because he couldn’t go through with it.

The gang bang scene had been all set up ready to shoot, and he’d walked away. Richard had been on set along with ten other stars, not to mention everyone behind the scenes. They’d all witnessed him walking away.

“Come on, let’s get out of here,” he said, wrapping his arm around her neck. They made their way back to their hotel. He’d been lucky the past couple of weeks with no one recognizing him. Jason didn’t want to push his luck. It had always been a surprise when men and women approached him, asking about his life and the business.

When they were at the hotel, he gave Sydney the space to get ready for dinner while he called Richard. His friend had been covering for him more than ever before.

“How is a trip down memory lane?” Richard asked.

“Ha ha, I’m not that old.”

“What? The history museum not doing it for you?”

“How’s everything going?” Jason asked, glancing toward the door where Sydney was taking a shower.

“Everything here is great, Jason, but there’s a lot of talk at the moment.”

“What kind of talk?” Jason didn’t doubt that there would be some backlash for him not working.

It wasn’t his fault his dick only worked for one woman.

“The kind of talk that you’ve not got what it takes,” Richard said.

Part of him was happy, and another part was worried. If everything backfired with Sydney, what did he have in his life? Nothing.

“You’ve got a make a decision about this life, Jason. You can’t keep doing half measures. I’m telling everyone you’ve come down with a bug, but I don’t think Sydney’s going to like being referred to as a bug.”

Jason didn’t like her being referred to as a bug. “I don’t know what to do.”

Richard sighed. “You do know what to do, but as usual you’re afraid. What are you afraid of?”

He kept his gaze on the door. The sound of Sydney’s out of key singing was so incredibly cute.

“If I tell her the truth and she wants nothing to do with me, then I’ll be alone without the job.”

“Listen to me, Jason. Even with this job, and if Sydney walks away, could you go on doing it again? Sydney’s not an actress. You now know what it’s like to have a woman in your life who does moan with pleasure, who craves your touch. Can you even come back from something like that?”

The question was a good one.

Jason couldn’t answer it. Sydney had given him more in the past three weeks than all of the women he’d fucked in the past ten years.

Fuck, when had his life gotten so complicated?

“It’s something you really need to think about,” Richard said. “I’m all for you and Sydney. Give her a chance, Jason. She doesn’t strike me as the kind of woman to cut you out of her heart just because of what you did with your life. Walk away or stick with it. It’s really up to you.”

“I’ll call you later.”

“You still don’t know what to do.”

“I do. I just hate that I’ve done this to myself. I love her, Richard. I love her with all my heart, and I can’t lose her.”

“Then don’t give her the chance to get away,” Richard said, ringing off.

He closed his phone and let out a sigh.

“Is everything okay?” Sydney asked, startling him.

Turning toward her, he nodded. “Yes, everything is okay.” It was on the tip of his tongue to tell the truth, but he held back. She was in a bathrobe, and he moved to her side, rubbing her arms. “I’ll take a shower, and we’ll head out.”

She caught his wrist before he got chance to completely leave. “You’d tell me if there was anything bothering you?” she asked.

Cupping her cheek, he nodded. “Of course.”

The lies just kept on coming. He didn’t know what was worse anymore. Pressing another kiss to her lips, he made his way into the bathroom. He didn’t lock the door, and he climbed into the shower. The cold water hit his skin, making him hiss the moment it fell onto him.

Resting his head against the tile wall, he took several deep breaths.

“Jason?” Sydney asked, coming into the bathroom.

“What’s the matter, baby?” he asked.

She climbed into the shower, running her hand down his back. “Something is bothering you, and you’re keeping me in the dark. I don’t know why you’re keeping me in the dark.”

“There’s nothing you can do about.” He faced her in the shower, groaning as she was completely naked.

Sydney cupped his cheek, closing the short distance between them, and pressing her body against his. “Talk to me, Jason.”

“There’s something you don’t know about me. I’m not ready for you to know the truth just yet.”

“It’s nothing dangerous, is it?” she asked.

“No, it’s not dangerous. I just can’t tell you right now.”

She bit her lip, and he pressed his thumb beneath her lip, tugging it out of her mouth.