Page 61 of The Light to My Darkness (The Light to My Darkness 1)

"What? I did her a favor. She'd never be mad at me for helping her experience the perfect specimen in bed."

"A favor? You called him an unemotional brick wall that uses your body for pleasure."

"Are we talking about Matt?" Kendra asked as her and Marie walked into the suite. "God, he's a fucking stallion in bed."

"Finally!" Jen said. "I knew I couldn't be the only one who slept with him. He's amazing, right?"

"I get goose bumps just thinking about it. We got more tequila!" She and Marie lifted the bottles they were carrying.

"Tequila!" Bee shouted. "Time for shots."

"I really don't get it," I said. "Matt has always been so sweet to me. And to Scarlett. He's not an unemotional brick wall at all."

"Yeah, around you," Bee said and sat back down with a shot glass in her hand.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"You're the girl that everyone falls for before they find the one."

"What? That is so not true."

Bee looked around for help, but no one seemed eager to assist her. "Hear me out," she said. "Take Mason for instance."

"Mason never, ever, ever had a crush on me. We were always just friends. Through James. My husband. You know that."

Bee laughed. "Maybe he didn't have a crush on you per se. But it was because of your relationship with James that he realized he was ready to settle down with me. He loved the idea of you."

"That's very different."

"No, Bee has a point," Daphne said. "Rob was the same way. Joke around about it as much as you want, but I really think he used to have a thing for you. And he looks up to James. Maybe it was the idea of you thing like Bee said."

"That's completely ridiculous," I said. "Rob and I just have a joking relationship. He was never in love with me. We're always kidding around."

"That's another point," Jen said. "You are kind of one of the guys. You drink beer with them and play video games. Watch footba

ll games. Way more than the rest of us do."

"But I..."

"And Tyler actually was in love with you," Hails said with a laugh. "I mean, you were all there for that. I caught the end of the show, but he was pretty torn up after you married James. He had it the worst of anyone."

"That's true," Bee said. "I had to witness that fatal love story for years. But then he met Hails. And Rob met Daphne. And Mason met me."

"Ugh. You're all ridiculous" I took a sip of my tea. "God, I wish this was stronger. Just because you guys have a few examples..."

"Honey child, three examples is pretty solid evidence if you ask me," Kendra said. "All of their spouses have basically mind fucked you."

"Don't be gross," Marie said and swatted her friend's arm.

I shook my head. "So you all seriously think Matt is in love with me?" I laughed. "So not true. You're all crazy."

"He's at least in love with the idea of you," Bee said.

"Haven't you noticed the way he looks at you?" Jen asked. "He used to look at me like that before he fucked me in his parents' pool."

"Okay. Enough talk about this," I said. "He's sweet and kind and his mind is not at all in the gutter. Plus I'm a whale." I gestured to my stomach. "And now you guys freaked me out. The next time he asks to touch my stomach I'm going to think he's hitting on me."

"He probably is," Jen said. "We already verified that he's super kinky."

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