The wonder of it shone from his eyes as he spoke and enthralled Sean. Who would have guessed Alex had such a sentimental, even romantic side to him?
Alex laughed suddenly, and his look of wonder became embarrassment. “I tend to overthink things.”
“That’s okay. Maybe you should have become a professional athlete.”
“You’d like that. Then I wouldn’t be kicking your ass in the negotiations.”
“Firstly, you are not kicking my ass. Secondly, I take it back, because if you weren’t with the company, you wouldn’t be here, now, bare-ass naked in my arms.”
“Ah, what a good thing my career path brought me here then.”
“Yeah. But I said we’re going to leave all that behind, remember? Just be Sean and Alex tonight.”
“Okay, Sean.” He moved, taking Sean by surprise, rolling on top of him and straddli
