Dash said bluntly.Joss’s eyes widened in surprise and her lips parted, a rush of air escaping the perfectly formed bow.“But Dash . . .”“No buts,” he said firmly. “This won’t be a part-time relationship, Joss. Nor will it be a secret.”Her brow furrowed with consternation and she shook her head. “But I don’t want anyone to know! Not that I’m ashamed of you. That isn’t it. But this is private. I don’t want our relationship, what our relationship is, to be public knowledge!”He leaned forward and pressed his lips to her forehead. “It won’t be public, honey. Not certain aspects of our relationship. I’m not going to flaunt it. But I’ll want you here with me, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. I don’t think it would be a good idea for me to move in with you.”He let his words, their meaning settle over Joss and he saw the instant she realized his purpose.“Of course,” she said in a low voice. “I wasn’t thinking. Of course you wouldn’t want to be in the house I shared with Carson.
