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“I just don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.”

I bit back the first thing that popped into my head and then, weirdly enough, Daire’stell him what you’re thinkingadvice sprang to mind.

“What about this?” I wriggled my ass over his lap. “You still only want to putthisin one place, right?”

Kelly stroked a hand over my hair. “Right, and this talk has helped make my decision a little easier.”

“It did?”

“Yeah.” He leaned in and gave me a soft kiss. “So thank you for not holding back.”

“You’re welcome.” I laughed and hugged him in tight, hoping with every fiber of my being that Kelly could see what the rest of us did. Then maybe, just maybe, I wouldn’t have to worry about sharing the man I’d fallen for with anyone else.

THIRTY-THREE

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DONOVAN DROPPED ME off at my apartment Sunday afternoon, and even though I hated saying goodbye to him—and that sweet-ass car—I had some decisions to make, ones I’d only keep putting off if he were anywhere near me.

Truth be told, in the back of my mind, I already knew where I was leaning. Thinking of all the what-ifs was scary as hell, though, especially when I had no guarantee that anything would come of my meeting with Mira.

But…I didn’t have an exclusivity contract, and was only working on a case-by-case basis, so if I decided to stop filming with Xes, at least I wouldn’t be sued.

I unlocked my apartment door, thankful that, for once, Corey wasn’t there raiding my fridge. There would be no quiet with him around either, not to mention I could use some serious gym time after not lifting any over the weekend, though missing cardio was never an issue with Donovan around.

I tossed my bag on the bed and began to unpack, knowing if I didn’t do it now, there was no telling when I’d actually get around to it.

I hated that there was a small part of me that would miss the attention I would get from being Sin. I had just as much of an ego as anyone else did, and it felt good for once tobesomebody. Someone who wasn’t struggling or hoping for their big break. It wasn’t like I’d ever be a household name doing porn, but how many people could say they had a party thrown in their honor at one of Manhattan’s hottest nightclubs?

Then again, there was a chance at living my dream right there just dangling in front of me, waiting for me to snatch it. The possibility ofmorewas what had kept me going for years with nothing much to show for it, and was I really ready to get back on that merry-go-round?

The door slamming shut snapped me out of my thoughts, followed by Corey calling out, “Yo, Kelly, you back?”

I tried not to groan. I’d say hello, then kick him out. And if he refused to leave, I could always bench-press him as a workout.

Leaving the bedroom, where he didn’t ever need to be, I headed out to the living room to see him standing there in a shirt that said,I paused my game to be here.He carried a box of cookies under one arm, and I narrowed my eyes.

“I didn’t buy those.”

“Duh,” Corey said, giving me a lopsided grin. “I brought them.”

“Youbrought food into my house? Have you been body-snatched? Are you ill?”

“Hey, I contribute. I brought over pizza rolls once.”

“Yeah, when Sven and I moved in.”

Corey scratched the back of his neck with his phone. “No, it hasn’t been that long.”

“It has. And thanks for bringing the dessert, but I overindulged this weekend as it is.”

“More for me.” Flopping into the sling chair, Corey busted open the package of cookies and took a huge bite of one. He didn’t bother to swallow before he asked, “So where’d you end up going?”

I sat on the couch and pulled out my phone to show him a few photos I’d taken of Avalon Castle, but I accidentally scrolled too far and came across a bare-chested photo of Donovan. He’d been reaching into his bag for something and glanced over at me just in time for the shot. Even with bedhead, he was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen.

And he wanted to be with me.

“Daaamn. He looks just as good without clothes as he does with them, huh?”

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