Page 84 of Flawless

I jerk my head towards the bathroom telling him to go in that direction to hide. I straighten the covers on my bed, cursing myself for losing control, knowing that Zenon’s daughter is here.

“Just a minute,” I cry out, finishing straightening the bed as Zenon slips into the bathroom, quietly closing the door behind him.

I turn on the two candle warmers on my nightstands.

I know the scent of sex is powerful in the air, but I don’t want to risk Zee Zee hearing me spraying the air freshener.

I quickly move to the door and pull it open.

“Hey, is everything okay?” I ask Zee Zee breathlessly.

“Yeah, is everything good with you?” she asks, eyeing me suspiciously.

“Mm-hmm,” I mutter, licking the sweat from my top lip.

“I was looking for my Papai. I had a question for him.”

“Um, oh...what’s up?”

“I wanted to see if it was okay to spend the night with Emma.”

“I’m sure that he won’t mind. Go ahead.”

Smirking, Zee Zee says, “Thanks, Dani.”

“You’re welcome, Zee.”

Just as she turns to leave my doorway, she pauses with a finger in the air and then spins on her heel to face me.

“Oh, and would you please tell Papai that I said it’s okay to date you? You two don’t have to sneak around, you know,” she says.

My eyes damn near pop out of my head. “What?”

“I know that you two were having sex before I knocked at the door.”

“Zee, I don’t think—”

“It’s okay. I’m thirteen. Tell Papai he doesn’t have to hide in the bathroom.”

“How do you...?”

“He left his tank top on the floor beside your bed,” she says, pointing over my shoulder.

I turn back to glance at the space that she’s pointing at, and sure enough, his orange tank top is lying on the floor, along with a torn condom wrapper.

How in the hell had I missed that?

“Besides, at least you two are being responsible and using protection. Thanks, bye!” she says, bounding off towards the living room.

Slipping into the hallway, I peer around the corner after her. I see her tug a bag over her arms, and Emma is sitting in the living room giggling.

“Did you tell her that we heard their moans?” Emma asks.

“God, no! It was embarrassing enough to tell her that I know they’re having sex,” Zee Zee says, making me flush with embarrassment.

“Why are grown-ups so weird about it all?” Emma asks just as they disappear through the front door, closing it behind them.

I collapse against the wall and onto the floor, smacking my forehead with my palm. A couple of minutes pass before Zenon joins me in the hallway, sitting opposite me.

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