Page 47 of Hot Shot

Wow, I’m getting to like this guy. How the hell did that happen?

Because physical attraction is one thing, and so far I’ve managed to mostly resist that. But combine that with actually liking him . . . that’s dangerous. And damn near irresistible.

I focus determinedly on eating my burrito pie.

“You really like it that much?” Marco asks, amusement deepening his voice.

I sigh. I’ve barely tasted it. “It’s pretty good.”

“I’ll get Julia a piece of it when she takes her break.”

“She gets a break?”

“Of course she gets a break. I’m not a tyrant. We follow the fair labor standards.”

I grin. “Well, actually you don’t, considering you’re not paying her and she’s actually too young to work legally.”

“You know what I mean.”

“Yeah. I do. And thanks, but you don’t have to feed her.”

“She’s here over the dinner hour. Of course we’ll feed her.”

My heart quivers, but I ignore it. “Hey, you know what I forgot about? The games we were going to play at the party.”

“Oh right. The games.”

“Why do you sound so unenthusiastic? You were the one who suggested them.”

“Right. Did we narrow it down to which we want to play?”

“I liked that icebreaker one. We need pictures of Beck and Hayden to cut in half.”

Marco rubs his chin. “Okay. I think I might have some.”

“I can get some off Instagram. But with thirty guests, we’ll need fifteen pictures.”

“Might need to take a few new ones.”

“Without them knowing why.”

“Right.”

“Then there was the newlywed game. No, weren’t we going to call it Nearly Wed?”

Marco grins. “Right. That’s why I was asking Hayden about her favorite sexual positions.”

“Oh for . . .thatwas why you asked that?” I slap my forehead. “Shit.”

“Why did you think I asked? Because I really want to know what Hayden likes in bed?”

“Ugh. Please.”

“Don’t worry, babe, I don’t think aboutHaydenin bed.”

The emphasis onHaydenand the way his scorching gaze lands on me makes my skin heat and belly flip. I swallow. “Um. Okay. Well, I guess we need to figure out the questions and get the answers from each of them.”

“We know Hayden’s answer on that.”

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