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“Thank you.” There was a moment’s pause, and then Hugo gasped. “Holy shit. You didn’t come.”

“It’s fine,” I said, trying not to hide my face in his shoulder. Volt’s tough love and words of encouragement coming back to me. “I’m not really sure I need to. I just enjoyed making you feel good.”

“As long as you’re sure,” Hugo said, fixing me with what I assumed was his attempt at a hard stare. He was too sweet to pull it off though.

“I’m sure.”

“Well, I guess I’ll have to find another way to spoil you.”

“That sounds rather ominous,” I said, poking him in the ribs and laughing. “What are you planning?”

“Nope, you’ll have to wait and find out,” Hugo said.

“Fine!” I sighed and rolled my eyes, wondering if there was any way to convince him to just tell me.

I hated waiting, and now that I knew Hugo was planning something, my curiosity was threatening to get the better of me.

What could he possibly be up to?

Chapter Seventeen

KitIf you were trying to get information out of Christian, how would you do it?

DavidI’m not answering that question

DavidBut now I want to know why you’re asking

Kit

Despite my truly heroic efforts to convince Hugo to tell me what he was planning, I’d been rewarded with zilch.

Hugo had remained decidedly tight lipped for all of last night, and no amount of pleading, pouting or hard stares had convinced him to tell me. Even making carbonara had failed, and that had been my go-to plan for getting things out of David for years!

Apparently, Hugo was made of stronger stuff. Or he was just as stubborn as I was.

I was currently tucked up in my desk chair, pretending to focus on work while actually talking to Volt and bemoaning my current situation, hoping for a tiny bit of sympathy. I’d hoped he’d have better ideas for getting Hugo to tell me his plans.

MackHugo’s up to something.

MackI just don’t know what.

VoltSomething good? Or something bad?

MackSomething good I assume. He said he’s finding a way to spoil me

VoltThat sounds nice! Maybe he’s going to take you away for a few days? Remember last year when Ozzie surprised me and Flash by taking us out to this gorgeous cabin in the mountains for a few days? Maybe he’s plotting something similar? You deserve to be spoiled!

I considered this for a minute. It sounded plausible, but I knew Hugo was focused on his recovery, and he’d mentioned spending more time in the gym this coming week while the team was in Singapore. I highly doubted he’d give that up just for a few days away.

MackMaybe… Maybe he’ll just buy me some of those chocolate-stuffed croissants I love. Idk. How would you spoil someone who gave you an accidental orgasm?

VoltI’m sorry?? What??

VoltAlso, I don’t do accidental orgasms—mine are 100% planned lol

VoltAnyway, rewind. Who did what when? Tell me, I need details!!

MackDon’t you have anything better to do today than question me?

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