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"Fine, you were right. But we have to be quick." She flips on her back and yanks her shorts off and then her shirt. "I need at least a few hours of sleep."

Jade always wants sex when she's stressed. Not stressed like when the kids make her stressed, but stressed about other, bigger problems, like the organization trying to get me back. I don't think that'll happen, but I'm all for making her feel better. Plus, I missed her. She wasn't here in bed with me last night and I missed her.

You'd think after all these years of marriage, I could go a day without missing Jade, but I can't. She's my best friend and the person I love more than anything in the world, so if she's gone for even just a day, I miss her.

Chapter Five

Lilly

"I don't know what's going on," I say, collapsing on Reed's bed, staring up the ceiling, "but my whole family is acting crazy."

He lies next to me on his side. "You still can't figure out why?"

"No. And it's getting worse. Yesterday I was over at Garret's house and he freaked out because I took the kids outside without him. We were just tossing a frisbee around in the front yard. What did he think was going to happen?" I sigh. "He's taken overprotective to a whole new level. And don't even get me started on my dad. Can you believe he won't let me drive down here by myself anymore?"

"L.A. is dangerous. He's just worried about you." Reed leans down and kisses me.

"He doesn't need to be. It's not like I stop anywhere on the way. I drive from home to here. That's it."

"When did all this start? Like a week ago?"

"More than a week. Maybe ten days? It was whenever he got back from seeing William."

"Do you think that had something to do with it?"

"I guess it's possible but it doesn't really make sense. Why would going to see William make him act this way? It has to be something else because Garret didn't even go out there and he's acting the same way. So is Rachel. And Jade. They're all acting strange."

"I don't know what to tell you, other than that families can just be weird sometimes. So what time's your dad picking you up?"

"He said around five. He'll text me if it changes."

"So we have five hours together." He slides my shirt up a couple inches and kisses my stomach. "We could do a lot in five hours."

I smile. "We could."

"Like this." His mouth meets up with mine, and he slowly kisses me, with just his lips. "And this." His hand slips under my shirt and cups my breast. "Or maybe this." His hand travels back down over my stomach and slides under my shorts, landing between my legs.

My breath catches and I reach behind his neck and pull him toward me and he kisses me again as he undoes my shorts. Even though we have five hours, I want him to hurry up. I've been waiting for this for almost two weeks and I can't wait another second. Reed must feel the same way because he has me undressed in less than a minute and himself even faster.

"Reed?"

We hear his dad's voice and freeze.

"What's your dad doing home?" I whisper.

"I don't know. He should be at work."

"Reed, are you here?" His dad's voice is louder now, like he's on the other side of the door.

"Yeah, just a minute." Reed quickly gets off me and tosses me my clothes, then picks up his own.

"Can I come in?" his dad asks.

"Hold on!" He yanks his jeans on. "Just wait there."

"Is Lilly in there with you?"

"Yeah. She is."

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