I walked back to the kitchen where Oliver and Rhett were. Oliver stared at me with wide eyes and looked anywhere but my neck. Thankfully, he didn’t mention it again. Rhett beamed at me with a wide, toothy grin.
“Are you sure you want to go?” Rhett brushed up against me while I rummaged through the kitchen cabinets. Oliver gave us an awkward look and walked upstairs.
“I told you, I didn’t spend all that time growing Stephan so everyone else could enjoy him without me.”
“We could stay here and do more research?” He leaned in and whispered in my ear, “We would have the whole house to ourselves?” His warm breath tickled my cheek, sending shivers down my spine. Saying yes was tempting, but I needed to focus on priorities.
I glanced at him, and he leaned in, trying to kiss my neck. I moved a
