Page 32 of Dangerously Kept


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“No, but . . .”

I cock an eyebrow at her, “Just because I won’t fuck you doesn’t mean I don’t want to stare at you naked, given the opportunity. No suits allowed.”

She steps toward me and runs her hand up my chest before wrapping it around my neck, playing with the hair at the nape. “Hmmm,” she says as she taps her lips with the opposite hand, “sitting in a private hot tub with one of my hot boyfriends—naked. Don’t have to ask me twice.”

Mockingly, I bite at the tip of her finger, but I don’t miss the way her eyes heat as I suck the tip of it into my mouth. “If I didn’t love the three of you before, I sure do now.”

“The private rooftop pool and hot tub is all it would have taken, huh?”

“Well, duh,” she answers, giving me her best dumbfounded look.

“Come on, naughty girl,” I say with a chuckle before pulling her into the elevator and hitting the button for the rooftop. Hearing my phone dinging repeatedly in my pocket, I pull it out to see what I’m sure are messages from Ronan and Mac.

Me: Taking Harper up to the roof to soak in the hot tub.

Ronan: Fucking hell, how did I not think of that.

Mac: Because you barely even took ten minutes out of your day to take a piss, let alone go up to the pool.

Ronan: I’ll be up to join you in ten. Mac, shut the fuck up and finish making us dinner.

Mac: Piss off. I want to come too.

The elevator dings, signaling we’ve arrived at the roof, the door opens, and as soon as I see it, I’m honestly a little more pissed at myself that we’ve never brought her up here. There are a few cabanas and lounge chairs spread across the rooftop, a fully stocked bar, a small pool just big enough to swim laps in, and a hot tub large enough to seat six people comfortably. The glass railing that wraps around the building’s edge allows for an unobstructed view of the city, and the outdoor string lights make for the perfect atmosphere.

“Wow, Finn,” Harper looks at me, the string lights reflecting in her green eyes, and I swear, it takes my fucking breath away for a moment.

“Yeah, wow is right.” A bright red blush spreads across her cheeks, fully aware I’m not talking about the rooftop. My phone sounds again in my hand.

Mac: Dinner’s warm and in the oven. We can have it after the hot tub.

Ronan: Finn, why won’t the elevator come back down? Where’s the key to the door?

Harper laughs as she reads the messages along with me. Clarifying, I tell her, “I pulled the emergency stop button so they can’t call it back down to the apartment, aaaand I took the key that opens the door to the roof before we left.”

“You don’t want them to join us?” she asks, brows pinched in confusion.

“Maybe a different time. But right now, I want it just to be you and me. Just for tonight.”

Harper stands on her tiptoes and slants her lips over mine before whispering against me, “That sounds perfect.”

“Why don’t you go grab some towels. I’ll turn the hot tub on.”

She spins to walk toward the stack of towels near the bar, and I don’t miss the opportunity to give her a firm pat on the ass as she walks away.

Before I silence my phone, I send the guys one last message.

Me: Because you’re not coming up here. If I have the opportunity to have a naked Harper in the hot tub by myself for an hour, I’m taking it.

Me: Feel free to have dinner without us. Consider it brotherly bonding time.

Me: Don’t be pissed just because I thought of it first.

Their responses immediately roll in.

Ronan: What do you mean she’s naked?!

Mac: I don’t want to spend time with Ronan. I’ve been doing it all my life. Send the elevator back down, Finn.

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