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I nod in agreement, and she continues, "Well, it's that way even in school. Brynn and I had each other’s back, but it was hard to know who else we could trust. So, when we'd start to make a new friend and later starting to date, we'd set a trap. We'd tell the person one thing that wasn't true but was juicy. Then we'd wait and see if it got around town. More often than not, it did. The only people who didn't run to the gossip mill?"

"Travis and Jasper?" I guess.

"Yep. Though a lot of good that did us. It's easier now. The long-term employees here are loyal to us and their paychecks. But as you see how few there are here with you, that's how few I trust not to spread rumors."

"So, I should tell him something that I tell no one else?" I say more to myself than to her, and I start to think, what could I tell him?

Then it hits me. Anything about Lin would be hot gossip right now. So, I grab my phone and shoot off a text saying how great Lin is and saying that I think I'm going to ask her to marry me and not to say anything to anyone just yet.

The Hollywood playboy at risk of settling down? That is just too big to pass up if he's looking for a quick payday. The fact that it's in the text is the proof he would need to sell the story.

"Done. If he's a friend, I will know by tomorrow. If not, it will be tomorrow's big news," I tell her.

"Well, now try to let it go. There isn't anything you can do about it until tomorrow," she says and kisses the center of my chest.

"Easier said than done." I sigh.

She giggles. "I can think of a way to distract you." She slings a leg over my hips as she sits up and rocks against my semi-hard cock, which in no time at all is now rock hard.

She has the cutest shy smile on her face as she bites her lips like she thinks I don't want her or that I'm going to push her away. This girl is going to be my undoing.

In a swift move, I grab her hips and flip her back over so I'm on top of her.

"I think this might be the best distraction," I say, and work on removing her clothes and mine.

"Mmm, I couldn't agree more." Her eyes sweep down my chest to my hard cock. Reaching out, she takes me in her hand and starts a slow rhythm that feels so damn good.

"Baby." I choke out as I reach for a condom from the nightstand. As much as I love her hands on me, I need to be inside her, so I push her hand away and roll on the condom before settling back over her.

I frame her face with my hand before leaning in and kissing her. As her hands tangle in my hair, she pulls me closer and deepens the kiss. A primal need to consume her takes over.

I pull back and line myself up at her entrance and thrust in, causing us both to gasp. Her pussy flutters around me with each thrust. This is so much more than just sex. Something shifts as I stare into her eyes. As she looks back at me, I know she feels it too, but neither of us voices it as we chase our release.

I want this moment to go on forever, but she starts clawing at my back, so I know she's close. I adjust the angle of my hips to hit her clit with each stroke, making her moan.

With just a few more strokes, she falls over the edge, screaming my name and taking me with her. I cum so hard I think I blackout for a moment before I am able to turn and collapse on my side.

We are both breathing hard, but neither of us moves, just enjoying the moment.

As soon as we catch our breaths, we repeat the moment, this time on the couch.

Chapter 29

Linly

After a night of hot sex to help take Kade's mind off what was going on with his so-called best friend, the last thing I wanted was to be woken up by my phone, which won't leave me alone. I need to remember to start turning it on silent, but I'm always worried someone will need me for the inn. I turn over to see if it has woken Kade up, but he's not here.

This is normal. He's become an early riser since coming here. He likes to watch the sunrise and take in the quiet, still mornings. Those are his words. After what he told me last night, I think it's more about slowing down.

I couldn't imagine living in a city where the noise is constant, and it's never quiet. I know I couldn't handle it, and in a way, I'm glad my plan to go to Wilmington fell through, even it is too big of a city for me.

I don't want to answer the text messages right now, I think as I stretch and soak up the delicious soreness between my legs and in my thighs and arms. That has to be from me riding Kade hard last night which brings a smile to my face, and turns me on all over again until another text message comes in.

I really did make him forget about everything going on, and like every time we have sex, we were in our own little bubble. Nothing outside this room mattered. It was just us, and my heart aches for that to be true—for him to want to stay and this to continue—but my brain is constantly reminding me that's not part of the plan. The plan has always been for him to go home at some point.

Going down this rabbit hole is never good. I guess I better check and make sure the reason my phone is blowing up is not inn-related. When I open my phone and see what all the fuss is about, I sit up straight.

Oh, shit.

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