“I thought you’d prefer some distance from me.”
So, he was going right for the jugular. She was relieved. Lacy didn’t have the patience to pussyfoot around the issue either. “You thought wrong.”
“Lace—”
“No.” She cut him off the second she heard that condescending tone in his voice that made her see red. “Hear me out first.”
He lifted his hand, inviting her to speak. “Fine.”
“I’m off-limits, right?”
He frowned. “What?”
“I’m off-limits. Because I’m Evan’s sister and because you think I can’t handle what you want from me.”
He nodded slowly.
“So we won’t have sex. You can keep your stupid promise to my brother. No bro codes will be broken. But I want the chance to disprove the second part of your argument.”
Logan crossed his arms. “How do you propose we do that without having sex?”
“For the sake of argument, we’re going to call sex actual penetration. Your dick in my vagina.”
“That’s a pretty narrow interpretation.”
She grinned. “And it leaves plenty of wiggle room…so to speak.”
He shook his head. “Please don’t do this, Lacy. I’m trying to do the right thing.”
“How is this right? You want me and I want you.”
Logan rubbed his forehead, his expression incredulous. “Even after everything I said last weekend?”
“Especially after that.”
He chuckled at her quick response. “God. You’re going to be the death of me. You don’t have a clue what you’re saying. What you’re inviting.”
She scowled. “You’re wrong. I know exactly what I want. And you’re the man to give it to me.”
He didn’t respond, but she didn’t fool herself into believing he was wavering. He wasn’t. The asshole was stubborn. Which sucked for him because she was too.
“I can’t do what you’re asking.”
She took a step closer to him, relieved when Logan didn’t back away. She didn’t fancy the idea of chasing him around the workshop like some lovesick Pepé Le Pew. “Yes. You can. In fact, I think you’re the only man who can give me what I want.”
“You’re too young to know?—”
“Finish that statement and I’ll stab you in the heart with that screwdriver over there. I’m twenty-seven, Logan. I’m not a virgin and I’m not stupid. I’ve done my research on BDSM because the idea of it turns me on. A lot. I need someone experienced to teach me about it. Someone I trust.”
Lacy had him on the ropes, so she decided to go for broke. “Besides, Evan made out with your sister the summer after you guys graduated, so we’re entitled to bend the rules a little too.”
“He what? No way.”
“I caught them.”
“That son of a bitch.”
She grinned. “So the bro code has already been broken.”