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Pizza? Adopted?
My brows winged up. “By you?”
He huffed. “I know what it’s like to be the new guy in Hunter Valley.” Mallory and Aspen approached, and Theo’s gaze was squarely on Mallory. I had a feeling after watching her bend and move he had something else in mind to do with her than get pizza. I knew just the feeling because the last thing I wanted to do was hang with the grumpy doctor.
Being hot for a yoga instructor had its perks: like Aspen wearing snug leggings all the time.
“Trust me, with the women in this town, you’re gonna need all the help you can get.”
11
ASPEN
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I’d already had two glasses of wine. Or was it three? I had no idea since Mallory kept refilling it as we ate pizza at Otis’ place directly beneath the studio. We’d taken over the back corner of the seating area. It was me, Luke, Mallory, Theo, Mac, Bridget, and Mav.
Bridget and Mav had been waiting for us. Bridget was a runner and only occasionally came to one of my classes, and then begrudgingly and only when Mallory made her, like on really rainy days or in the coldest and snowiest winter weather.
We’d split off into boys and girls since Mallory wanted me to recount every single thing Luke and I did the other night. I hadn’t even had a chance to talk to Luke more than thanking him for taking my class. He’d given me a smile and I’d been tugged into the corner, and I had no doubt Mallory had sicced Theo on Luke.
I’d already given the two of them a rundown of the trivia game warmup–aka foreplay, to Mallory–and the highlights of the bendy, steamy sex in his hotel room after.
“Do you think he wants more?” Mallory asked, fanning her face.
It really had been that hot.
“Of course, he does,” Bridget replied, furtively glancing down the table in Luke’s direction. “He did yoga, right? A guy only does yoga to get sex.”
I sputtered, trying not to choke on the sip of wine I’d just taken. I’d had a few bites of pizza and tons of wine, so I was definitely buzzed. “That’s not true! Does Mav run with you only to get sex?” I countered, keeping my voice low.
“Yes,” she replied, pushing her glasses up. While she didn’t blush at that admission, the corner of her mouth turned up in a cat-got-the-cream smile. I had a feeling it was actually Mav who got the cream.
We looked down the joined tables to Mav who was at the far side of the group. His seat was at the end. He was just too big to be squeezed in anywhere else. The men had their heads close together and who the hell knew what they were talking about. Over the music from the vintage jukebox in the corner and a birthday party–based on the numbered candles on the cake for a ten-year old–I couldn’t hear a thing. But Mav must’ve had bat hearing, or he knew Bridget was eyeing him because his gaze went to hers and… holy hell.
The smolder that giant of a man gave her melted my panties.
“Does Theo do yoga with you to get sex?” I asked Mallory.
“The only reason.”
Mallory, Bridget, and I looked at each other again and burst out laughing.
So Luke wanted more sex with me? He had said as much. Did that whole sexy, neck holding thing. Put my hand in my panties. Even told me he wanted more. I squirmed on the hard chair with hope. He’d left me hanging yesterday–with seriously blue lady balls–and I was eager for more. But I was a realist and remembered my no expectations.
“What did he say?” Mallory asked.
“Who?” I wondered.
“Shep. I mean, Luke.”
“About what?”
“More. That he wants you to bend in other ways for him?” she asked.
I shrugged. “You pulled me over here so fast I haven’t even talked with him yet.”
“Like Bridge said, he wants sex. He’s here, isn’t he?” Mallory added.
