Page 188 of Hell Hath No Fury
Laughing to himself, Carlos started back toward the resort. Just an hour ago he was having a pity party over Leona. Now, he was trying to figure out how soon was too soon to text Ashby. He didn’t want to scare her away, but one conversation wasn’t enough. Not even close. What was it the girls had joked about? Best way to get over someone is to get under someone else? He wasn’t sure that applied to men the same way, but right now, he was more than willing to find out.
CHAPTER TWO
Carlos: He looks drunk
Ashby: Sedation will do that to anyone. Canine, feline, human…
Carlos chuckled at Ashby’s response, hearing her sweet voice in his head as he read the words. They may have only talked for a moment in person the other day on the beach, but that was all he needed for such a pretty sound to stick with him.
Clicking on the photo to enlarge it, he couldn’t help but smile at the image of Mickey, staring back at him, eyes glazed over, looking like he’d just stumbled out of a frat party.
Carlos: It’s the lip, all curled up and stuck on his gum like that. Like he knows that he knows something we don’t
Ashby: He’s smirking
Carlos: It’s cute
Ashby: There, I fixed it
Another photo popped up, this one of the pup, lips back in place, shit-eating grin on his face.
Carlos: Now he looks like he stole the last Magic Muffin from the kitchen
Ashby: Magic Muffin? Just what goes on at that resort?
Carlos: Not that kind of Magic Muffin lol
Carlos: Miller, our head chef and one of the owners, makes these amazing muffins every morning. They are part of what the resort is known for. It’s coconut flour, mangos, blueberries, coconut, this sugary stuff on top…and they’re, well…magic
Ashby: Sounds delish
Carlos: You should stop by for breakfast sometime
Ashby: The Indigo Royal is a little out of my way just for breakfast
Staring at his screen, Carlos had to stop himself from replying that the Indigo Royal wouldn’t be out of the way if she spent the night here. With him. In his bed. He was dying to know what she felt like against him—under him—and his mind ran wild with ideas of all the things he could do to her. The sound of her sweet voice calling his name as she came made his dick twitch. Maybe it was time he changed the subject from Mickey. She had said he could text her aboutother things. So far all their texting had been about Mickey. It was time to kick it up a notch.
Carlos: Not if you’re already here
Ashby: And why would I already be there?
Carlos: I can think of a few reasons… ;)
Ashby: Only a few? ;)
Carlos let out a groan. Never in his life would he have thought something as simple as a winky emoji would give him a boner. But here he was, pitching a tent, all from a semicolon and close parentheses.
Carlos: Maybe more than a few
Carlos: Not that I’ve counted
Ashby: I’m not sure if I’m disappointed by that or not
Carlos: I could just start listing them if you’d like
A long moment passed without a response, making Carlos start to worry he’d crossed a line. He wanted Ashby—there was no doubt about that. But what he didn’t want was to scare her away.
Carlos: But seriously, I do want to see you again
