Perfect Synchrony 2

Holden shrugged, staple still in hand. "Either that or I'll put a hickey in you so you'll cover up on your own."

Stellar took a sharp inhale. This side of Holden overwhelmed her sometimes, she thought she might be hallucinating. 

She held a finger up. "First of all, you had no say on what I wanted to wear. Besides, I felt empowered with this blouse and it's not like I was fully naked." 

"I can see your cleavage. I don't want to be sharing that view with anyone." Holden stood his ground.

Grinding her teeth, she rebutted, "How about I wear your shirt because I don't want other ladies to see how your abs contoured on it? Fair enough?"

Her words rang in her ear and she realized just how wrong what she said was. Sometimes, she wished she had a flimsy filter in her mouth whenever she was with Holden. 

How could she smoothly blurt out ludicrous ideas to him without any inhibition?