Page 96 of Mutual Obsession

Are you in an important meeting?

JAKE

No, it’s just my father now, why? Is everything okay?

MILES

Everything is fine. Indie has earned a reward, and I wanted you to be part of it. When she calls you, can you get away from the meeting for a few minutes?

JAKE

Of course. What do I need to do?

MILES

Just answer the phone when she calls, and be somewhere private. It’s a reward for her, not you.

JAKE

That doesn’t sound fair.

MILES

Don’t sulk, Pretty Boy. If you enjoy her reward, maybe you’ll get one of your own.

JAKE

How did she earn a reward?

MILES

She took my punishment like a good girl.

JAKE

Fuck. I’m hard just thinking about you two now.

MILES

Enjoy your meeting, speak soon.

JAKE

Cocktease!

I have to bite my lower lip to stop from smiling, and when I look up, Indie is watching me intently. I slide the phone back into my pocket as she asks, “Everything okay?”

I nod, not giving anything away. “Fine.”

“Who were you talking to?”

I shrug my shoulders. “Nobody.”

Her eyes narrow as her brows pull together, obviously not happy with my vague response. “It was obviously somebody.”

I fix her with my sternest glare, holding myself up in a way that most people find intimidating. “I think you should go to the bathroom and wash up.”

She shrinks away from the harshness of my tone. “Sorry, I’m fine now.”

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