Page 59 of Beautiful Lies
I raised my brows. Connor snorted.
“Never,” AJ said.
“Is that the kind of porn you watch?” I asked Connor in a low voice.
“I don’t watch porn,” he said.
“Last night you said you did.”
“I was just winding you up.”
“Your favorite pastime.”
He gave me a wicked grin. “Not my favorite.”
I didn’t ask him to expand on that. I kept venturing into forbidden territory. No matter how many times I told myself I shouldn’t say certain things, it seemed I couldn’t catch the words before they flew out of my mouth. Really, I should think before I speak. I should think before I do a lot of things. The barbed wire tattoo was the perfect example of that.
“Invite Ava,” Gavin said. “Three chicks, two guys. How hot would that be?”
“Sizzling,” I said sarcastically.
AJ laughed as she and Gavin came over to check out my tattoo, still a work in progress.
“Nice work, Con,” AJ said with approval. “I like the way you—”
I held up my left hand. “Don’t say it. It’s a surprise.”
Her brows arched. “Brave girl.”
“You just said it was nice.”
Gavin removed the elastic from his hair and ran a hand through it. “Bold choice, Vincent. I wouldn’t have pegged Ava for a snake lover.”
My eyes widened. Snake? I cleared my throat. “You tattooed a snake on my arm?”
“That’s what you get for trusting me,” Connor said, his head bent over my arm.
AJ shook her head no. We smiled at each other in solidarity. Gavin did a double-take and waggled his eyebrows. “Something going on with you two?”
She shrugged, and I caught the teasing gleam in her eye. “Why not? Ava’s hot.”
“Right back at you,” I said.
“You’d do each other?” Gavin asked, intrigued.
AJ winked at me.
“The most I ever did was kiss a girl,” I said. “But with AJ, I might be tempted to try more.” It was total bullshit, but we were just having fun with it, and AJ knew that.
“Connor, did you know about your ex-girlfriend’s bi-curious ways?” Gavin asked.
He shook his head a little. “Ava never fails to surprise me.”
“Keeps it fresh,” AJ said.
“Absolutely,” I said.
Gavin gave me a sly look. “Are you two exes with benefits or—”
