Page 49 of Obsessed

Rain cleared his throat. “I guess this was a good surprise then.”

Rain expected a grin, maybe a huff at most, but all of a sudden Mason graced him with the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen.

“The best.”

Dumbstruck, it took a moment before Rain could form words. “Um, if you keep smiling like that, you’re gonna make me hard again.”

Biting his lip, Rain clenched around the cock in his ass, and slowly slid off, enjoying how slippery everything felt. Still on hands and knees, with leaves stuck to his lower legs, Rain reached for his clothes, squinting as his phone chirped. Fishing it out of a pocket, he checked the screen.

babeee you better call me back i want my rainy.

He heaved a sigh. To be honest, he’d been deluding himself. Since his mother hadn’t reached out until now, he felt like he’d already gone no contact, but he hadn’t taken any of the necessary steps to really sever ties. He hadn’t even blocked her number because once he did that, then he was crossing a line that he couldn’t come back from. A line that would have consequences.

However, there would be consequences either way, and cutting all contact with her meant a better life for him in the long run.

Rain heard the leaves shift and Mason loomed over his shoulder.

“I ran out of Gage’s a month ago and she texts menow.” Rain gestured at his phone, sick of his mother in so many ways.

“You’re helping me because I can’t block my family.” Mason’s voice was still low and growly. “But you can block her.”

It sounded reasonable. Simple. But it was far from that. Even so, Rain had to remind himself that she didn’t know where he lived or worked. And even if she did? He was acting like she could burn everything down around him but that would never happen. Even if she did come to The Pointe, then she’d embarrass herself with a public meltdown because that didn’t scare Rain anymore.

He’d become his own person and Mason had his back.

Clinging to that logic, he took in a deep breath, and as if he were expelling her, he exhaled and pressedblock.

Too busy checking over his cart for setup, Rain didn’t notice Bryce sneaking up on him.

“Hey Rain, how are things?”

Rolling his eyes, Rain took a page out of Mason’s book and grunted at him, which meantleave me alone.

“I miss C, does he ever call you?” Bryce and Caden’s on-again, off-again relationship had been short-lived; a couple of months ago Caden left The Pointe because he’d gotten a better jobandbecause Bryce had become uncomfortably clingy. Rain knew the feeling.

“Nope.” Turning his back on Bryce, Rain tossed the checklist onto the cart, deciding to go upstairs and wing it, but of course Bryce didn’t take the hint.

“I guess you wouldn’t know,” Bryce sighed, tossing back his floppy bangs. “So, are you still shacked up with the crankiest photographer ever?”

Rain took a deep breath, trying to control his rising fury. Already on thin ice for telling everyone that Mason and Rain were living together, Bryce wanted to push his luck by insulting Mason on top of that?

“What the fuck did you say?” All threat, Rain’s voice echoed through the kitchen and all of a sudden you could hear a pin drop.

Bryce’s face dropped, his eyes going wide and scared.

“You know I didn’t mean it that way.” He took a step back as Rain’s anger filled the air around them. Mason was working today’s wedding which was probably why Bryce was mentioning him. Thankfully, he was out back doing the pre-ceremony pictures, so he wouldn’t have to witness this.

“Then howdidyou mean it?” Rain crossed his arms as Kate stepped up beside him.

“Yeah, Bryce, tell us.” Her tone sounded friendly but her smile was dangerous. “I knowI’minterested.” She dramatically placed a hand on her chest.

“Well…come on, we all know that he’s…” Bryce fumbled, too stupid to apologize. Rain rarely regretted sleeping with someone but he wanted to slap himself for having Bryce in his body count.

“That he’swhat, Bryce?” Rain took a step forward but stopped, feeling Kate’s hand on her arm.

“How about this?” She stared Bryce down, her voice pitched so that only the three of them could hear it. “How about you apologize now and I won’t tell Marci that I saw you making out with one of the guests last night.”

Bryce blinked, confused. “B-But I didn’t make out with a guest! I swear!”

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