Page 54 of I Knew You Were Trouble

‘I’ll have wine, thanks.’

Cal leans forward and pours me a glass of white from the table.

‘Lexi, you want to sit down?’ J.B. asks.

‘No, really, it’s fine,’ I insist.

‘Hey, Lex,’ Cal shouts out. ‘Aidey says you can sit on him.’

I look up. Aidan is scowling at Cal. ‘I’m fine standing,’ I say.

‘Come on, I dare you.’ Cal winks. ‘Seeing as you guys have kissed and made up now.’

Has Aidan’s said something to him, or is Cal simply bored?

‘Taylor doesn’t mind, do ya, Tay?’ Cal blurts and Taylor Wetherill puckers her lips.

‘Cal, you’re such a dick,’ Ravi sighs.

Cal scoffs, ‘Lex knows I’m joking, don’t you, Lex? She wouldn’t do it anyway.’

‘Oh, I wouldn’t?’ I say.

He smirks. ‘I know you’re not that kind of girl.’

‘The kind of girl who can’t have any fun, right? That’s what you think of me? Fine. I’ll sit down.’

I take three steps towards Aidan. I hover above him. The room goes quiet, and everyone is watching me.

‘Mind if I sit down?’ I say stiffly.

He raises his eyes to me. Holds my gaze. He seems to shift a little in his seat. ‘Go ahead,’ he says.

I grasp my wine, turn my back to him, and lower myself into his lap. I’m expecting some kind of reaction from the others but conversations carry on as normal.

It takes me a moment to relax. I sip my drink. Aidan’s surprisingly comfortable to sit on. His legs are firm, his thighs hard.

But I can feel him shift beneath me. I’ve only been sitting for a moment when I notice it. A twitch at first, then a second later, his stiff length makes itself known, blooming between my legs, announcing its arrival.

I swallow tightly. Am I imagining it?

I shift my backside a fraction and he twitches underneath me. I definitely haven’t imagined it.

I glance to my left. Taylor Wetherill has her arms crossed over her chest. She looks bored. Neither she nor Aidan are talking.

I close my eyes for a split second. The truth is, he feels amazing. Heat floods through me, and all of a sudden – without warning – I’m throbbing with need.

I move my glass to my left hand and drop my right hand to my side. When his fingers brush against mine, electricity pulses through me, and I pull away.

‘So, Lex,’ Cal says, turning his attention to me and I straighten, causing Aidan’s thick erection to pulse beneath me, sending little bolts of lightning through my thighs. ‘What’s the latest with the doc?’

I clear my throat. I can’t concentrate. ‘Well, I still need someone to agree to the next interview once we get to Malaysia.’

‘What?’ Cal blurts, looking to his bandmates. ‘You didn’t get anyone else? Naw, come on, you fuckers, raise your hands. Who’s next? Me and Rav gave our pound of flesh to the Silverpix juggernaut. What about you, Mill?’

Miller frowns. ‘Like I told Lexi, I got an underwear shoot.’

Cal eviscerates him. ‘You and your precious bloody endoresements, mate. It doesn’t matter whether you wanna or not. You gotta do it, like I did. Give Lexi a piece of your time.’

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