Page 73 of Sleeping with the Frenemy

“Okay, sexy professional dancers,” Lucy said.

Alex high-fived her. “I’m here for that. Right, Gabs and Sofi?”

Leo raised his eyebrows.

“Me?” Sofi asked.

“Duh, girl.” Liza bopped her on the head. “You three are the only single women here. It’s on you three to have a wild hookup.”

Leo almost growled, but instead he scoffed. “We have church with the whole family tomorrow. This is not the time for wild one-night hookups.”

“Wait a second now,” Lucy said. “Since when did you turn into an altar boy? You used to come to church straight from the after-party or whatever girl’s bed.”

“Exactly,” Kamilah agreed. “Don’t be a hypocrite, Leo. And if anyone deserves a wild one-night stand it’s my maid of honor slash wedding planner. She needs to let off some steam. Right, Sof?”

Sofi just shook her head. “I don’t need a wild hookup for that. I’m here to have fun with you all.”

“Sofi sowed her wild oats all around Europe for the last year,” Alex said. “Chicago guys probably don’t compare.”

“Can we not have a group discussion about my sex life?” Sofi asked. “Especially in front of your grandpa.” She gestured to Abuelo Papo, who stood to the side watching everything happen like he was watching his favorite movie. All he needed was a bucket of popcorn and he’d be set.

“Yeah, some of us plan to eat soon and aren’t interested in being nauseous for the next forever,” Leo said with more attitude than was probably necessary.

“Oh please,” Abuelo Papo said with a laugh. “Most of you wouldn’t be here if I were a prude.”

“Gross,” Leo exclaimed. He did not need the mental image of anything his grandparents used to do.

Abuelo patted him on the back. “Relax, Leo. This is Kamilah’s night and if she wants to spend it trying to get her best friend to have a good time, let her.” His smile was straight-up devious. He was having too much fun at Leo’s expense.

Leo promised to stop that enjoyment in its tracks as soon as they played poker. As for his secret girlfriend, she’d better not let them talk her into flirting with any guys. The look he shot her told her exactly that. At least, he thought it did until the little minx just winked at him and walked away—her arm entangled with his sister’s.

“Okay, so what’s our game plan?” Lucy asked from the front seat of the private car Ben had ordered for them.

“What do you mean?” Sofi asked. “We’re heading to the club.”

She laughed. “I was talking to Mila and I meant the plan to get you laid.”

“What?” she yelped.

Kamilah reached forward and whacked Lucy’s arm. “You have a big mouth. That was a secret.”

“A secret?” Sofi was trying to catch up, but she’d done too much pregaming. Her brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders. “You have a secret plan to get me laid at the club?”

Behind her, in the farthest seat, Alex, Gabi, and Liza laughed.

Kamilah turned to her. “Yes. I know we were just joking before, but then I think you need it.”

Sofi shook her head. “I don’t.”

“I don’t believe that,” Kamilah said. “You’ve been tense and jumpy as hell for at least a week now and you’re usually only that stressed when you aren’t getting any.”

She knew what Kamilah was talking about, but it wasn’t true. The truth was that she was jumpy and tense whenever she was messing around with Leo and didn’t want Kamilah to know. Hence her telling Kamilah that she wasn’t sleeping with anyone during those times. “I’m tense because I’m planning your wedding in a few weeks.”

“Exactly,” Kamilah exclaimed. “All the more reason for you to let loose tonight. Work out some of that stress.”

Sofi sniffed.

“Seriously, I never realized how much of a relief a good round of sex could be until Liam. I swear it’s like going from a block of ice to a puddle of warm bathwater.”

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