Benedict

“Thank you for coming,” I say to her. “You look ...”

I’m honestly at a loss for words. I’ve never seen Sloane like this. I’m not sure that any woman has made me want them like I want her at this moment.

“Uncomfortable? Like my feet are being pinched? Like I don’t want to be here?” she offers in her typical snarky Sloane way.

“Stunning.” I say, meaning it. She is absolutely the most stunning woman I’ve ever seen in my life.

‘And she smells good too,’ ...