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Harper
It didn’t take me long to get to Josh’s place. I felt guilty texting him this much, but Mel was out, and I didn’t really feel like bothering Henry with all of this, especially when he only knows about the first batch of photos and not the video.
The second I pull into his parking garage, I see him leaning against his truck and motioning for me to park across from him in one of the visitor parking spots. I usually park beside him, but from what he told me on the phone, King drank a little too much and left his truck here and took an Uber home, leaving me with nowhere to park.
Before I can even turn off my car, my door is opened and Josh is there, hand out and waiting. Once I take it, I’m pulled out of my car and wrapped in his arms, something I will never turn away from.
“I am so glad you’re okay, those texts scared the crap out of me.”
I nuzzle my face into his chest as I breathe him in, noticing the tension in his muscles and hoping me being here will help with that.
“I’m sorry. I just didn’t know what else to do…”
His lips find my hairline and kiss me softly.
“I’m sorry for ruining boys’ night,” I whisper as he tightens his hold before leaning back and bringing my eyes to meet his.
“Never, and I mean never, apologize for needing me. You’re my girl and that means if you need me for anything you let me know and I’ll be there. Video games and beer can happen any day but being there for you? If I missed that, I would never forgive myself.”
“You know it’s not fair that you say lines like that,” I mutter, pulling my purse out of the car before shutting the door and locking it.
When I peer back at Josh, he has a confused smile plastered on his face as I start walking toward the elevator.
“Those lines are too perfect, they cause me to go all fluttery inside.”
“And what’s the problem with that?” he murmurs while nuzzling my neck and causing a moan to escape my throat.
“What was the question again?” I moan as my backside wiggles closer to his growing erection.
His laugh coupled with the elevator opening snaps me out of my sex fog as we make our way up to his apartment.
“So where is this email?” Josh says the second his front door closes behind us and I make my way into the living room and sit down on his couch. When I don’t answer, he sits beside me and lifts my chin so our eyes meet. “Sunshine, I need to see it so I can help… okay?”
I nod, opening my phone, finding the email, and handing the phone over. I know the second he sees it because his entire body locks and I can sense the anger washing over him.
“Is this what I think it is?” he questions, his hands shaking as he holds my phone.
I nod, not knowing what else to say.
“So this fucker that has been taking photos and videos of us sent you this email threatening to send the photos to gossip magazines if you don’t break up with me?”
I take a deep breath and nod, because that’s what the email says.
“Click the link,” I mutter, knowing he’s about to blow his top when he sees it. And the second that webpage loads, his eyes bulge and his knuckles turn white against the edge of my phone.
“Is this what I think it is?”
“If you mean, is that a countdown clock that is currently counting down until the photos are released, you would be correct.”
When I opened that email earlier, I thought it was a joke. Someone emailing me and wanting me to break it off with Josh because they saw us out together, but the second I saw that link and opened it, I knew this was way bigger than anything I thought possible.
“Jesus, Harper… this is fucked up,” he mumbles while collapsing back on the couch and tilting his head back, looking up at the ceiling. “I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to break this off because this shit is way more than you bargained for.”
I take a deep breath, hating the guilt I know he’s feeling right now. So I do the only thing I can do, I straddle his hips, pull his face close to mine and stare into his eyes.
“There will be no leaving, from either of us.” My lips brush his ever so lightly. “We do this together, right?”
He nods, taking my lips in a kiss that leaves me breathless.
