Page 51 of Under His Control

“I’m sure there are plenty of virgins who are educated about sex but lack experience.” I held up my hand. “And I wasn’t before you saw me in Liam’s room last Monday.”

Nina tilted her head to the side as she narrowed her eyes. “Wait. Why’d you pinpoint that day?”

“It was when I walked into his room,” Tessa answered.

Nina was quick, though. She opened her eyes wide and gawked at me. “Was that the first time?”

I sighed. “I thought I just established that Liam didn’t take my virginity.”

“No. First time with him,” she asked, high on the scandal.

“What?” Tessa dropped her jaw too. “How am I so oblivious?”

“Because you’re too busy with Romeo,” I muttered. Looking at them both, one at a time, I sighed again. “Liam and I… had a moment at the engagement party.”

Tessa’s eyes bugged out. “What?Where?”

“A closet.” I pressed my lips together not to smile as they laughed.

“And I saw you running out of his room in a towel a couple of weeks ago,” Tessa added. “But I figured you had gone swimming or something and…”

I deadpanned at her, as if to sayreally?

“Wow.” Nina beamed. “You’re sneaky.”

Tessa grunted. “Liam was always sneaky and stealthy. It’s part of why Romeo and Franco were so eager to have him join the Constella forces.”

Which began tonight. I was nervous about it, yet not. Liam was, like his old friends could attest to, a smart man in the field. His protective and survival instincts were no joke. However, the idea of his willingly entering a dangerous situation tested my patience and sanity.

I didn’t want him hurt. Ever.

“How serious is it?” Tessa asked, then shook her head as if regretting what she said. “Sorry. I’m so pushy.”

“Nosy, more like,” Nina teased.

Tessa shot her a dirty look. “Oh, like you’re not excited and want to pry for info too?”

“I am. I’m just letting you do all the hard work of blurting out everything that comes to your mind.”

“I don’t know,” I said, cutting off their sisterly and friendly bickering. “We started out as just… Well, we didn’t intend to start anything. It just happened.”

Tessa smirked. “You just saw him and bam?”

Nina rolled her eyes.

“Sort of. We butted heads from the get-go.”

Both women nodded, as though they expected that.

“And he just…” I shrugged one shoulder. “Well, he was fine as hell before I knew he had a baby. But seeing him with Olivia…” I fanned myself.

“That biological clock started ticking,” Nina guessed. “Big time.”

“And in overtime,” I added.

Tessa smiled, almost like she was proud to hear this. “Well, good. I think this is awesome. He’s needed a woman who can put up with him, and you’ll be the one to tame him.”

“He’s a man, not a wild animal,” Nina quipped.

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