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I had no idea how I was going to tell her about heat.
And August.
It would probably be best if I just kept my mouth shut until after we made it through without sealing the bond, but I didn’t know if I’d manage keeping the truth from her for that long. I was a terrible liar. And if we ever did a video call, which we did often, she would definitely notice that I was living somewhere new. My little apartment was nowhere near as pretty as August’s cabin.
“Hey!” Randa smiled, a duffel bag hanging off one of her shoulders and the handle of a beat-up pink suitcase in her opposite hand.
I set my laptop down on the porch swing and headed toward them.
“I still think this is a bad idea,” Vi warned, hauling two suitcases herself.
“If there was a way out, I would’ve already taken it.” I grabbed the biggest suitcase from Vi and the duffel from Randa on our way in.
It took major self-control not to stop in my tracks when I saw the newly-furnished living room.
There was a soft rug on the floor, with a comfortable-looking sectional positioned on the edge of it.
August was mounting a TV on the wall, with a drill in his hand.
I had a hard time looking away from him, too.
The kitchen had been furnished with barstools, plus a table and chairs. All of them were in dark colors that made the purposefully-rugged wood cabinets stand out more.
There were pictures of the mountains on the walls, soft-looking blankets draped artfully over the couch, and decorations placed perfectly around the room. The combination made it look cozy, but classy too.
“Wow,” Vi remarked.
“It’s beautiful,” Randa agreed, her eyes still moving over the room.
“Not a terrible place to wait for our mating bond to break, right?” I tried to make myself sound somewhat cheerful, but totally failed.
And I still hadn’t managed to peel my gaze off August, so I didn’t know if they were even paying attention to me.
“Your room’s across the hall from mine,” August said, looking over his shoulder at us.
The way his eyes moved up and down my figure made me feel even hotter.
Hopefully Vi and Randa had packed my deodorant, because I was going to need it.
…and my birth control pills.
Condoms too, maybe?
August had made it sound like everything other than penis-in-vagina sex was going to go down, so actually, we could forget the condoms. I’d stay on the birth control just in case, though.
“Thanks,” I said, and led them down the hallway.
August’s was at the far end on the right, but there were a few more doors on the way. Vi and Randa peeked inside of all of them, discovering a furnished spare room, two hall closets with a vacuum, a few blankets, and some extra sheets. The one on the left, before August’s door, was mine.
It was decorated just like the rest of the house, with mountain landscapes on the walls. The furniture was dark wood, the bed was massive, and the comforter was a soft white duvet. The bedding was all light and airy, and there were so many pillows it was ridiculous.
If I hadn’t been sweating so damn much, I would’ve thought it looked really welcoming.
But I was sweating.
An ice bath sounded more comfortable to me.
Or maybe an ice cream cone…
