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"Art girl, I’m not—" I sighed. "I’m sorry."

"The pills are working."

I frowned, distracted. "What pills?"

"Thepills."

Outside of my door, I could hear footsteps walk by but my entire focus was on the phone call. I straightened up. Was Kassie talking aboutthosepills? Birth control. The only thing keeping a layer of latex between us when I had her in bed.

My balls tightened.

"Are you serious?" I asked.

There was a light laugh over the phone. "It was supposed to be a surprise."

My breathing slowed and I ran my hand through my hair, eyes flickering to the tile on the floor.

I’m talking to my future wife.

I was never more certain of anything else. I’d have her smirk in my life, I’d have the way she flipped me off when I had to get up from cuddling with her, I’d have the way her eyebrows furrowed when I asked about apps on her phone,forever.

Fuck, I love this woman.

"Are you jerking yourself off?" Kassie teased.

Another attempt to get me to feel better.

Now, it was my turn.

“Are you going to wait up for me?”

“You know I am.”

"Good.” I grinned. “You’re going to go to Adam’s party.”

"Yeah, Zariah and I are going."

I dropped my voice. "I’ll text you when I’m fifteen minutes away. I want you standing next to the bed, your hands on the blankets. Completely naked. The first thing I see when I come home needs to be your body."

A knock echoed against the door. I shot an irritated look at it.

"Cross?" one of Cleo’s assistants asked.

"Hey?" Kassie whispered through the phone. "I’ll be waiting for you, baby."

My breathing slowed. Pleasure washed over me. I couldn’t get home to her yet but I had the next best thing. Looking forward to seeing her.

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Ryan

Tell Me

When the guys got back on campus, the party literally began, and I was completely distracted through it.

Stand next to the bed, your hands on the blankets.

Completely naked.

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