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We’re lost in the kiss, forgetting where we are, who’s with us, the fact that we’re in the middle of a stadium with my best friends in the world around us. “Get a room!” Maria yells from behind us.

I pull away from Chase breathless. God I want him, right now. “Shut up, Ria!” I holler over my shoulder. Chase smiles and pulls me against him, hugging me.

“You ready, Baby?” Chase asks.

“Are we getting some dinner?” Bree asks. She bounces from foot to foot obviously excited. Probably from her impromptu mega-kiss with Phil.

“Chase has to fly to LA tonight. He’s going to take me home first.” I wiggle my eyebrows so she gets the hint. She looks disappointed but moves to her next victim.

“What about you,” she asks Kat.

“Busy.” Kat grins up at Carson. He nods. “We’reverybusy.” She doesn’t take her gaze away from the blonde hunk holding her. Bree pouts prettily.

“What about you, Ria?”

I’m starting to feel bad for the girl. “Don’t even ask,Hermosa! I’ll be taking advantage of this man,” she says honestly pointing her thumb at Tom. His ears twinge bright red but he laughs and brings his huge arms around her in an embrace. She snuggles against him, happy as a clam.

“Can’t take advantage of the willing,” he says. We all laugh.

Bree’s bottom lip sticks out even further. She’s clearly disappointed.

“I’ll have dinner with you,” Phillip says.

Her eyes widen with excitement. “Really? That would be fantastic!” I look at Kat and Maria knowingly. Phillip actually made the first move. I’m impressed and will make a point to tell him so privately.

“I know this really great little Sushi place downtown.”

“I love Sushi!” she exclaims.

“Sick! Can’t you take her somewhere nice, Phil? You want to feed my friend bottom dwellers?” I shake my head. Chase laughs and pulls me against him.

“You’re a freak, Gigi!” Bree laughs. “Seafood is amazing and so good for you.”

I crinkle my nose. “If you want to eat the cockroaches of the sea, far be it from me to stand in your way.” I slide my arms up and down Chase’s tan forearms. I love being encased in his arms. Makes me feel so at ease. Safe.

Bree sighs and puts her hand to her forehead.

Chase whispers close to my ear, “Time’s wasting.”

“Time to go!” I tell my friends immediately and he laughs.

I hug each one and thank Tom for his generosity, telling him we had a great time. Chase shakes hands with each male and accepts a hug from every one of my girlfriends. His face is impassive as he accepts each hug but doesn’t exactly return it, mostly doing the perfunctory tap on their backs. Interesting.

The group makes its way to the entrance. I happily swing Chase’s hand. “This has been the best weekend ever,” I tell him.

“Ever?” His face twists into one of surprise.

I think about it a couple minutes. “Yeah, ever. I’ve never been quite this happy,” I confide.

“Oh Baby, I’m about to make you a whole lot happier,” he growls and paws at my curves sending ribbons of lust to swell and ache between my thighs.

The limo pulls up and my friends gawk and stare as Chase ushers me in. “You suck!” Maria bellows as she sees the plush ride. They’re going to be stuck in parking hell trying to weave their way out of this mess. This particular stadium is known for the hellacious exiting process.

“You’re just jealous!Besos!” I yell through the window and wave. I hear a round of “Besos” from each of my soul sisters. I love my friends. I love my life.And in thirty minutes I’ll be making love to an incredibly hot, sexy Superman. I’m starting to believe fairytales do exist.

“Why do you say “kisses” to your girlfriends?” Chase asks as he kisses each one of my knuckles, ramping up my desire for him.

“We always have. Ria started it years ago. It’s our way to say that we love one another without being commercial. If you spell it out B-E-S-O-S, to us, stands for Bound Eternally Sisters of Souls.” Chase pulls on my ponytail holder, and my hair falls around my shoulders. His hand massages the nape of my neck scratching his fingers up along my scalp. I lean back and moan, never wanting it to stop.

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