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“Damn it,” I muttered. “You baited me on purpose, didn’t you?”
Jazz had the grace to look sheepish. “I really wanted to know.”
“We’re taking it slow,” I muttered.
“We?” Brielle asked.
I glanced at Willa who was sipping on the remainder of her coffee. “Feel free to jump in here?”
She shook her head. “I’m just part of the peanut gallery.”
“The peanut gallery always has something to say,” I pointed out.
“So, he slept over,” Jazz said. “And nothing happened?”
“Do you really think I’m going to have this conversation out in the open?” I asked.
“Bones taking it slow,” Brielle said quietly. “Didn’t think he had it in him.”
“Yeah, he seems kinda…” Jazz trailed off. “What’s the word I’m looking for?”
“Hungry?” Brielle supplied.
“Yeah, hungry.” Jazz nodded. “Definitely hungry.”
“Hungry for a Hayden snack. Yup.” Brielle finished off the last bite of her fig galette.
“Are your coffees spiked?” I inquired, feeling my cheeks heat.
Maybe I was a frigid prude after all.
“Don’t get embarrassed,” Jazz said.
“This is what they do,” Willa said. “Call it initiation.”
“Initiation into what?” I asked warily.
“Our friend group,” Brielle said.
The cold feeling in my chest suddenly morphed into warmth. I sighed. “Initiation, huh?”
Brielle nodded.
“You’re in the club,” Jazz said. “Might as well go with it.”
My throat constricted and I wanted to focus on something else. “Show me a picture of your dog.”
Willa’s words chased me all the way home.
But it didn’t matter what she’d said.
I had to listen to my own gut instinct.
And my gut instinct was telling me that Bones was showing me exactly who he was. He’d brought me tea to help me sleep. He’d stayed the night because I asked, and he hadn’t taken advantage of me even though this morning he absolutely could have.
But he’d been right. I hadn’t been ready.
I hadn’t been ready in three years, but I was ready now. I wanted him. I wanted to feel the weight of him on top of me. I wanted to feel him slide into me and make me moan.
