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“Mm-hmm.”

“Itmeans I like to look at your mouth when you speak.”

Ichuckled. “You’re talking gibberish again.”

“It’snot gibberish.”

Iraised my head to look at him.

“Areyou drunk too?”

“Alittle,” he admitted, kissing the tip of my nose. “Good night, babe.”

“Goodnight.”

It wasthe last thing I could remember before falling asleep.

***

“Iguess they made up.” Shelly’s voice barely penetrated my sleep. “Tye ispractically lying on Carter, bless his heart. Gosh, where is my phone so I cantake a picture?”

“They’respooning,” Vic said, sounding annoyed. “Why are they spooning?”

Shellygiggled. “It’s called sleep, Vicky. And spooning is fun. One time, I’d spoonedall night with John Smith while we waited for the blood reports to come in.”

“Bloodreports?” I muttered, turning on my stomach and wincing when my hard dick camein contact with the mattress. “For which case?”

Shellylaughed and slapped my ass. “Get up, Carter. I made you some coffee.”

“Don’tdo that!” Vicky protested. “It’s inappropriate. He is my boyfriend.”

Shellyrolled her eyes. “Oh, chill. It was just for fun. We all know he’s yours, don’tworry.”

Istraightened up, only to feel a heavy arm wrapping around my waist. I pushed itaway as Tye reached for the blanket and pulled it over his head.

“Vic,are you okay?” I said when a wave of nausea hit me, and I buried my face in myhands. “God, I feel sick.”

“Letme help you, darling,” Vic said, hurrying toward me. “My poor thing.”

Shesounded worried, but something was off. My suspicion turned out to be correctas soon as we entered my apartment.

“Carter,you know I’m never jealous,” Vic said, shaking her head in disapproval. “Buttonight... I mean, really.”

Ifrowned in confusion. “I don’t understand. What did I do?”

“Okay,then let me explain. First, you let that hideously dressed man of unsavoryreputation move into your building. Then, after we arrived at the party, youleft me alone for most of the evening. I had to suffer through Bruce hitting onme while you spent most of your time with Shelly.”

It waskind of true. I saw Tye looking at Shelly, and I didn’t want him around her, soI spent as much time with her as possible.

“Ontop of that, I found you spooning with Tye. I know that you were asleep, butyou should steer clear of that man. Did you know he slept with Mayor Bogg’sdaughter because he thought it would help him rise through the ranks? My daddyasked around, you know? I don’t know what Tye told you, but he’s lying.”

“He’snot lying,” I said with a sigh, rubbing the back of my neck.

If Iknew one thing, I knew that Tye Thorsen never lied to me. I would bet my lifeon it.

“AndAdam,” Vicky continued, rolling her eyes. “That guy will do just about anythingto get your attention. That escapade with the TV… come on.”

“Adamhates me!” I exclaimed. “What are you even talking about?”

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