Page 232 of Dark Love

“And Piper.”

“Yeah.”

“Dream about me tonight, because I’ll be dreaming of you.”

Wow! Now that was a line. If only I wrote romance novels.

Like the completely mature woman I am, I pull my phone out and message Vex.

Me: Do you dream about me?

Vex: Dahl?

Just answer the question.

Me: Do you dream about me?

Vex: That’s not a question you ask a man when you’re states away.

Me: Is that like your rules about no kissing on the stairs or more like the no kissing in bed thing?

Vex: Dahl

I barely hold in a giggle.

Vex: Are you alone?

Me: Nope. Everyone is in my suite doing sprints.

Except for Piper, who is currently probably staring at Valen as he walks away. That’s what I’d be doing.

Vex: Are you ever going to bed tonight?

Me: Nope. Colin just ordered us a midnight snack from room service.

Vex: Colin!?!

Vex: Why is there a man in your room after midnight?

Me: LOL. Colin is officially unofficially one of the girls. He had no choice. The girls and I talked about you for two hours this evening.

Piper walks in and closes the door behind her.

And now we’re going to dissect every part of Piper’s date for the rest of the evening.

Me: Gotta go, Darling. Piper just got back. Love you.

Vex: Love you, Dahl. The answer is yes.

Vex dreams about me! EEEEEEEE

“Well? Tell us everything?” Junie pats the couch seat next to her.

Piper starts to pace around the bar. “It was amazing. We spent hours talking about everything and nothing. He asked about my books and actually listened to me talk about them. Valen is thoughtful, intelligent, sexy, and scary.”

“Scary?” Dylan hones in on the word that echoed through all of our minds.

“Scary men aren’t all that bad.” Maybe I shouldn’t have phrased it quite like that since everyone is now gaping at me. “Vex only looks scary to everyone else, but he’s the sweetest man ever.”

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