Page 4 of Breaking the Habit

Lex cackled from the front windows.

“You wanna take the pictures?” Levi asked, his eyes sparkling with the idea. She snapped a few more pictures, immortalizing the moments after he’d voiced the salacious idea. And yes—she wanted to accept. For all the wrong reasons. Maybe just so she could confirm the exact dimensions of that bulge in those skintight shorts. But her morals—her dignity, dammit—wouldn’t let her.

“Depends on the price, I guess,” she murmured, though it was a lie.

“But I need you to leak ’em to the press afterward,” Levi said.

He couldn’t hear the record screech inside her. The way every muscle of her body went rigid at the sound of the wordsleak to the press.She lowered the camera, her eyes narrowing to slits.

So the guy got worse—not only was he starving for female attention, he was a fame whore.

He lifted a brow, his smile so cocky she could have slapped him. “You in?”

Chapter 2

“Dude, like anyone is gonna pay money to see your junk,” Cobra chided from across the studio.

Levi stretched out while Riley fiddled with some settings on a studio light. It was hard to keep his eyes off her. She made it more than clear that she wasn’t impressed by himorhis body…which only made him try harder.

How could she resist him? No woman in her right mind would. And after laying eyes on this artistic dark angel, his only goal was to convince her to take a walk on the Levi side.

“Plenty of people would pay for a scandalous expose, if you work it right,” Levi shot back. Riley still hadn’t answered, but her flushed cheeks told him she was thinking about it.

“Nudity isn’t a scandal in LA, bro,” Lex countered. “I don’t know what it’s like in Chicago where you’re from, but out here, being naked is a currency.”

“Plus, it won’t be a scandal if you’re offering it freely,” Riley spoke up, swiping through the screens on her huge camera. Her mahogany bangs, cut straight across her forehead, contrasted nicely with the creamy hue of her skin. Full red lips snagged his attention whenever she spoke. Her slouchy T-shirt said TRENDY AF, which he was dying to tease her about. Paired with her short jeans shorts and combat boots, Riley looked like the star of a snarky coming-of-age drama.

Except way hotter.

“You never answered my question,” Levi said, daring her to meet his gaze. He rubbed at his bicep, trying to make her notice it.

She looked up at him, sarcasm written across her face. “Oh, I’m sorry, you actuallymeantto ask me that? I thought you were being a little twat.”

Travis and the guys burst into laughter. Levi rolled his head around in a slow circle, not failing to miss the satisfied smirk on Riley’s face.

Yeah, she was a fun one. She’d probably be even more fun in bed.

And that’s what Levi needed more of in his life. No strings attached fun. He had plenty of stress in his life, and the best way to achieve that work-life balance was with lots of sex on the weekends. With the matchups about to begin and all the stress of moving west with his little brother in tow…he counted on his wild weekends where he could cut the hell loose.

Getting drunk and getting into trouble was his vice of choice. He’d been doing his best to break in Los Angeles. See what sort of questionable decisions he could make. How much of a ruckus he could cause.

“I’ve never had someone call me a twat before,” he murmured appreciatively.

“That’s our Ry-Ry,” Lex called out.

“Maybe it’s a little too nineties,” she teased, bringing the camera back up to her face. She snapped a few pictures, inspected the camera’s viewing screen, then nodded. “I’m open to reviewing my insult du jour, if necessary.”

“So that’s a no, then?” Levi asked, unwilling to drop it like she so clearly wanted. He could see her glaring behind the camera.

“That’s a hard no, actually. I’m interested in building my career, not flushing it down the drain.”

“Daamn, Riley,” Cobra said quietly from the corner.

“Sounds like a no,” Travis added. “Did I warn you about Levi, Riley?”

“That would be a negative.” Riley peered at him over the top of her camera. “Drape your arm behind your head.”

“I don’t need to be warned about.” Levi did as he was told, and Riley snapped more pictures.

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