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My heart doubles in size, and in a knee-jerk reaction, I pull his mouth to mine. “What am I going to do with you, Crew Vance?”
His head lifts, fingers trailing down my arm. “Let me be me, because you’re the only one I can be myself with.”
“Then be yourself. Quit trying to please Neo because, in the end, he’ll never be happy, no matter what choices you make.”
“I need you to be honest with me about something,” he says, and I straighten my back, ready for a serious conversation.
“Okay,” I drag out the word, “I’ll try my best.”
“What’s up with you and Jagger? And don’t say it’s none of my business. I need to know what to expect with you moving into the house.”
I blow out a heavy breath, and his eyes widen. “Is it that hard of a question?”
When I avert my gaze, he presses further. “Come on, Scar. Just answer me.”
“Well,” I say, knowing there’s no easy way to answer this, because truthfully, I don’t know the answer.“Jagger took me by surprise.” My shoulders shrug against the crinkled sheets. “He’s nothing like I thought he was, much like you. I came to realize you were both brainwashed by Neo, and I can’t fault you for being manipulated by that asshole. Hell, Neo manipulates everyone.”
“You’re avoiding the question.”
“I guess it’s because I don’t know. Am I drawn to him? A little. Am I going to jump into bed with him, like this? No.”
I can tell that’s not what he wanted to hear. To know that I could possibly be catching feelings for someone else, when he’s made it clear that just the thought of me being with anyone else tortures his mind.
“Look, Scar. You know where I stand with you. I’m here, if and when, you’re ever ready. Just be careful. Even living at the house, you can’t let your guard down. Okay?”
“I know.”
We lie there for a while, letting time pass. Crew’s phone has rung at least a dozen times, but he’s ignored it. I know once we get off this bed, reality, in the form of Neo, will be waiting for us.
As much as I try to ignore the giddy feelings in my stomach, I can’t.
Am I really falling for him again?
I think I am.
It’s like Crew transformed into this monster temporarily, and since I’ve arrived, we tore into each other like hungry beasts, but now, that monster is gone and he’s back. He is sweet, attentive, and kind, and my God, he’s sexy as hell.
Over the last couple days, I started seeing him in that light again, but on the top of the mountain, I really saw him.
But I see Jagger, too. My heart and my body are torn between two men. Crew is comfortable. He’s what I know. Jagger is new and exciting, and the way he looks at me brings warmth to every inch of my body. I don’t know what I’m going to do, but I’m in no position to make any decisions right now.
But there’s still something I don’t understand.
“Hey, Crew,” I ask him, still naked and tangled in his arms. “How’d you guys get my snowboard from my room back home? That’s a long drive for something so mundane.”
His arm twitches as he draws back to look at me. “We didn’t bring your snowboard here.”
“Umm. Yes, you did. My mom brought it home with her and put it in my closet.” I shut myself up quickly before blurting, “Don’t ask me how I know that.”I’m always putting my damn foot in my mouth.
“Noooo. I saw it under your bed the first day you got here, when I came into your room to snoop.”
“It was you!” I slap his chest. “I knew it.”
“I didn't take anything. Just looked around a little bit. Anyways, it was definitely there. A few days ago, we sent a Rook into the room to get it.”
“If my dad didn’t leave it, and my mom brought it into the house, then how the hell did it get here?”
“You’re sure she broughtyourbag into the house?”
