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“What we did was a mistake,” I murmured, slumping onto a chair, putting some distance between me and the twins. “I never meant to lead you on.” Guilt weighed heavily on my shoulders. I didn’t want to hurt anyone. At all. I just wanted Jaron. That was it. Even before Paris, I knew something was off with what I was doing with Ashton and Aiden. My heart had never been in it. It was fun. But that was it.
“It was a mistake that we kept doing over and over again,” Ashton reminded me.
My cheeks burned. I glanced down at the cup in my hand, running my finger over the rim. It was fun with the twins. We agreed in the beginning that it was just sex but now they wanted more. I had nothing against people who wanted to be in relationships with more than one person, and maybe it would have been my thing if Jaron wasn’t in the picture. But since he was, I wanted to be just friends with the twins. But I knew that would never happen. They were safe, where Jaron wasn’t. Buthewas who I wanted. I was addicted to the unknown. He was exciting and dangerous. It was what I needed.
“I can’t wait for the day I get to play with that little masochist inside of you.”
My body heated at the mere idea of what Jaron suggested. I wasn’t sure how we would explore that side of me, but I hoped that he was right. I wanted to play. I wanted to explore. And I wanted to embrace the dark side of sex.
“You’re thinking about him.”
My eyes popped to Ashton’s. “Did I ever tell you I wanted a relationship?”
He frowned.
“Did I ever hint for more? No. We got drunk. I had a shitty day at work after getting groped by dirty old men and you two made me feel better. I can’t deal with this right now.” I grabbed the bottle of wine and poured myself another glass. “Can we please talk about something else?”
“Fine.” Aiden passed a glance at Ashton. “How’s Jaron?”
I huffed, my cheeks burning.
Ashton chuckled.
“You guys are assholes,” I mumbled, rising from the couch. As soon as I turned, I bumped right into … My eyes widened. “Jaron.”
“Hello, Piper.” His steel-gray eyes flicked over my head. “Problem?”
“Who invited you?”
I glared at Ashton over my shoulder. “Don’t be rude. He’s friends with all of us.”
“Some more than others,” Ashton mumbled, taking a swig of his beer.
“If you have something to say,” I snapped. “Say it.”
“Nope. Nothing at all.” Ashton glanced between us both. “Nothing to say at all.”
“I need another drink.” Aiden stood and walked past us. “Ashton.”
Ashton jumped from the couch and stopped in front of us. “He better be worth it, Piper.” And with that, he walked away.
“Am I worth it, Piper?”
I shivered at the deep voice rumbling through me. “I’m going to go find Gigi,” I told Jaron when, really, I just used that as an excuse to get away from him. Fromallof them.
***
(Jaron)
I wasn’t going to attend the party. Especially when Brody would be there, if he wasn’t there already. I hadn’t seen him as of yet. But when Gigi called me, telling me to watch over Piper, I couldn’t resist. I had a sense that she was rooting for Piper and me. There was a hurdle in the way of me being with Piper, but I wasn’t sure what it was exactly. We worked well together and hell, the sex was so fucking good.
Was I ready to settle down? I wasn’t sure, but what I did know was that I didn’t want her seeing anyone else. Hell, I wasn’t seeing anyone else either.
I stood off to the side, nursing a beer and watching Piper. She stood with Gigi and a couple of other guys I had recognized from previous parties Gigi had thrown. They were harmless, especially when they caught me looking every so often.
My phone vibrated, indicating an incoming text.
Cyrus: You good?
