Page 85 of Miami Ice

Goose bumps prickle my skin.

“Does it make me selfish to be glad for that?” I ask, smiling at him. “I mean, am I kind of an ass if this makes me happy?”

Beckham chuckles softly at that. “You could never be an ass.”

“Everyone can be an ass.”

“I can never see you being an ass.”

“Ella can assure you I am capable of being an ass.”

“Nope. You’ll always be Cupcake.”

Sa-woon.

“But to be fair,” Beckham continues, “I never did promise those other girls anything other than … you know. Partying and sex.”

I feel like I need to address this topic now that it’s out there in the open before us.

“Beckham, there’s something you should know about me.”

He quirks a brow.

What is it about that brow quirk that is so hot? I clear my throat and refocus.

And try to ignore that sexy quirked brow of his.

“I know you’ve had lots of sex,” I say.

Now both brows shoot up.

“Not that that’s bad—I mean, good on you,” I add quickly.

Good on you?GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

“I mean, sex is good,” I fumble.

“I can affirm that it is not only good but freaking fantastic.”

GAH squared.

“Beckham.”

“Georgie.”

“What I’m trying to say is you’ve had lots of sex. Probably lots of experienced sex. Adventurous sex,” I clarify. “And I have not.”

The brows draw together in a V now. Wow, he really is expressive with his eyebrows and his eyes. It’s almost kind of a skill he has.

“Are you a virgin, Georgie?”

“Oh no, I’m not,” I say, shaking my head. “But I have had sex exactly three times. All with my high school boyfriend. Who hasn’t been my boyfriend since I left for college. It wasn’t … great.”

Beckham’s eyes stay locked on mine. “Is that why you haven’t had sex since? Because it was that bad?”

I shake my head. “No. Because I have never felt comfortable with the idea of casual sex. I mean, I don’t care if others do it, you have to do what feels right for you, but it wasn’t right for me personally. I’ve dated, but I’ve never found anyone I wanted to be with, if that makes sense.”

His eyes alight with understanding. “You only want to be in a relationship when you have sex.”

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