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I pause my movements, shaking my head at her. “You’re disgusting, you know that?”

“You fucked him.” A statement, not a question. Her eyes are wide and her mouth is hanging open in an excited “O”.

“You’d better shut your mouth or you might catch a fly,” I tease, still ignoring her statement.

“You fucked him!” she squeals loudly, grabbing my arm and hopping up and down.

“I fucked him,” I finally confirm.

“What does it mean? Was it good? What about his girlfriend?Oh my god.You’re the other man!”

“Cass, slow down. It means we’re into each other. Hell yes it was good. His girlfriend is no longer his girlfriend I think, but I’m not sure. She’s the one who sent us home together and made me promise to take care of him, and I quote,in whatever capacity he needs.”

Cassie’s eyes go wide. “She said that?”

I nod, trying to process it myself. “Guess we weren’t that great at hiding it.”

“Dyl, if anyone was paying a shit’s worth of attention, they’d know. You can’t fake the way you two look at each other.”

That’s not great for me since I know Steve Ellington has been paying a lot more than ashit’s-worthof attention.

Chapter 21

Jake

Iwipe the sweat from my forehead and finish my last set of bench press. I’ve always been motivated in the gym, but nothing really makes me push my limits quite like seeing Dylan naked.

I’ll never catch up to his mass because there are just some things my genes won’t allow and a forty-inch chest is one of them. But I can do my best to stay physically appealing to him. Now that I hope to be on my knees and back a lot, I want to ensure he has a good view.

I re-rack the weights right as my phone chirps. The custom text alert tells me it’s Cora and I scramble for my phone.

Cora 9:57am

You up?

Jake: 9:57am

Yeah, I’ve been up for a while.

Cora 9:58am

Wasn’t sure how much sleep you got.

Looks like we’re jumping right in.

Jake 9:59am

Yeah. We should probably talk about that.

Cora 10:00am

Coffee at my place?

Jake 10:00am

Just finished at the gym. Let me grab a quick shower and I’ll be over.

Cora 10:02am

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