Page 127 of Tease Me

I told you.

I want all the details on Tuesday—got it?

Of course

Luv ya

Love you too

I put my phone on my bedside table and picked up my diary. I turned to the 28th of September, and at the top, I wroteCorben Benson, Room 45. I detailed our night out, everything from the yummy hotdogs to dirty dancing in the nightclub.

I detailed our sex and wrote how Corben seemed to last forever, so long in fact that, for me, it was too long. Maybe it was because I’d been so drunk.

Maybe it had only been a minute or two.

At the top of the page, I wroteMarathon Man.Giggling, I closed my diary.

I slid off the bed and headed into the kitchen.

I needed food. Eggs and bacon. Lots and lots of bacon.

Chapter Thirty-Four

“I still can’t believe you’ve been holding out on me.” The fact that Lolita could even talk, despite running at a frightening pace, was a testament to how fit she was.

I frowned. “What?” I spoke between breaths. “No, I haven’t.”

I was prettycertainshewas still punishingme for making her eat that cheesecake a couple of weeks ago.Even though it had only been about five mouthfuls, I’d learned my lesson.Never force-feed Lolita.

“You never told me Corben was that hot.”

“Yes, I did.”

She played with the buttons on her treadmill, and the spinning tread raised to its highest elevation. The crazy woman was running at maximum speed andmaximumelevation, yet she could still talk as if she were merely taking a stroll on the beach. I loved and hated her right now.

“You said he was hot. That doesn’t even begin to describe him. Now that I’ve metbothBilly and Corben, I know you’re holding out on me.”

“No, I’m not.”

“Your descriptions fall way short of the mark. I mean, Corben was a total fucking babe. Either you give me all the details”—she waggled her finger at me—“or photos. You choose.”

I shook my head; it was impossible to speak anyway. After a couple more seconds, I decided I’d had enough and jumped off the spinning tread. “I’m done.”

“No, you’re not. Get back on there.”

I turned to her and cocked my head. “Nope.” That was the first time I’deverdefied Lolita, and she scowled at me.

“No cake for you this morning, then.”

“Watch me.”

She gasped, then burst out laughing. How on earth she could laugh and runat the same timewas beyond me. I turned off my treadmill and wiped the sweat off my forehead with a towel.

As I sipped my water and waited for her to finish her run, I summarized everything we had to talk about this morning.By the timeshe jumped off, I decided I’d need a large piece of cake to get through all the topics.

Aquickglance in the mirror confirmed my cheeks were as flushed as they felt.Lolita,on the other hand, looked like she could do it all again.We grabbed our things from the lockers and headed to the Blue Haven Café.

Spring was out in all its glory, and the sun was a blazing white ball high over the ocean. The red and yellow lifesaver flags were far apart today, indicating the ocean was behaving itself, and based on the number of people in the water, I assumed it must be fairly warm, too.

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