Page 164 of Enemies

“I would’ve said less lip, more tongue,” I tease.

His eyes flash with heat, and an emotion that makes my chest tighten.

Heat floods my skin as I dial up my strokes, my other hand slipping down my stomach to help as I arch, my head dropping back against the couch.

“Raegan, fuck.”

He’s agonized, but I’m enthralled. It’s a spell I’m weaving on myself as much as one he’s weaving on me.

It feels so good. Wild. Free.

I come on my own fingers, crying out as the shockwaves start at my core and ripple through every part of me.

Moments later, I hear his hard groan.

I shut my eyes and imagine him coming on me, spilling over my body.

When we finish, my breath coming back to normal, he asks, “How do you feel?”

I crack my eyes open, my attention cutting from his handsome face and dilated pupils to my computer and the new track that started just moment ago.

I shift forward, biting my lip as I scan the screen. “I think I’m going to open with this.”

“My ass is burning. You willingly do this?” I demand.

“Four times a week,” Annie confirms as we grab our bags and head out of the studio barre class.

“Can’t picture Tyler doing that to look good on stage.”

“He doesn’t have to. He’s done four shows a week all summer. His ass is great.”

“And you’re moving back to LA in a few weeks?”

“Yup. He doesn’t have family, and my dad’s in Dallas. We always thought we’d come back east when Tyler’s contract was up, but LA is growing on me and the winters bug him. I like the idea of raising kids in California.”

I nod toward her stomach. “Find out if it’s a boy or a girl?”

“I want to be surprised. Tyler would prefer certainty, but I reminded him nothing in life is certain.” She grins. “What about you? Are you sticking around in LA?”

“It’s as good a home base as any,” I say, shrugging. “I have the cash to get my own place and leave Beck alone.”

Between Ibiza, royalties, and more recent gigs, actual money is starting to pile up in my accounts.

“Beck says he never sees you.”

I cut her a look. “Harrison and I are dating. It’s getting serious.”

“You think? The man wouldn’t switch his breakfast cereal without a motive.”

I round on her. “I didn’t plan on this. He found out something that happened in my past, and I was so sure it would be the end, but it only made us closer.”

“What?”

I haven’t told anyone about this in years, but since the wedding, something in my chest has come loose, and I’m processing all these feelings. So, I fill my former roommate in on what happened with Zach, how I tried to bury it.

Her eyes shine with compassion, but she only puts a hand on my arm.

“If Harrison’s the reason you’re opening up about this, I’m glad.”

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