Page 50 of My Temptation

I glanced at Ethan, who looked ready to snap. I ignored that and smiled at Kyle. “We both slept great.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Why do you sound so surprised?”

He smirked. “Just thought it might be a little crowded.”

“It’s a king-sized bed, Kyle. We barely knew the other was there.” I grinned. “Sorry to disappoint you.”

When Ethan chuckled, relief washed over me. Finally, his mood seemed to be improving, and if lying to Kyle helped that, then I was more than happy to keep doing it.

Kyle smiled but thankfully moved on. “Boss wants me to check in. See where you’re headed today.”

“We’re going to the bookstore,” I answered. “Want to see if I can trace anything on the computer.”

“Let me know what you find,” Kyle said. “I’ll keep digging here and see if I can give you any leads to track down.”

“Sounds good.”

“What did you have for breakfast?”

Ethan chuckled again before asking, “You bored this morning or what?”

Kyle laughed. “A little.”

Ethan gestured toward me. “Mila had chocolate milk.”

I glanced at him. “Something wrong with chocolate milk?”

He studied me a minute before a grin graced his lips. “Are you ten?”

“Adults like chocolate milk,” I defended myself.

“I like chocolate milk,” Kyle chimed in, and I frowned because I knew by the look on Ethan’s face that Kyle was making his point.

“You don’t have to say it,” I groaned.

Ethan laughed, and I tried to keep a straight face, but seeing the lightness in his expression made it hard. I looked back at the phone and noticed Kyle watching us closely. “I’m hanging up now, Kyle.”

“Brody give any specific orders?” Ethan asked before I could do what I threatened.

Kyle shook his head. “Nope. They just wanted me to check in. See what you need us to do from here.”

“Not sure yet. We’ll do some…” Ethan looked around us before finishing. “Exploring, and then call you later.”

“Got it,” Kyle replied with a smirk. “Why don’t you have some fun while you’re there? Maybe hang out in the clubs I read about or get your suits on and get wet.”

When Kyle wiggled his eyebrows, Ethan shook his head. “Just hang up on him.”

This was the one time in my life I was happy to follow orders.

15

ETHAN

I accepted the call after I saw Brody’s name flash across the screen. “Yeah?”

“Anything?”

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