Page 31 of The Devil You Know


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“Nerd. Did you register yet?”

“Duh. The minute they opened up.” I smirk in triumph. “Got everything I wanted. My fall semester schedule is perfection, if I do say so myself.”

Jackson rolls his eyes. “Probably all 8am classes.”

“Three.”

He gives me a lopsided smile and shakes his head. “Did you schedule in time for fun, too? You don’t have to be all about school all the time.”

I bite the inside of my lip. That’s exactly why I have Cooper tutoring me. Because more than anything, I want the full experience. The unforgettable memories people make in college. I don’t want to look back and regret that I never lived.

“I know.” I pluck at the hem of my sleep shorts.

Jackson picks up on the shift in my tone and bumps my shoulder lightly with his knuckles. “Relax. It’s nothing like high school. You’ll like it. At first it’s a lot, but once you start putting yourself out there and making friends, it all feels chill. Just don’t be me and sleep through all the morning classes you sign up for.”

I snort and knock my shoulder against his. “My classes are the last thing I’m worried about. More like, how do I make sure I get along with my roommate, and have enough time for everything I want to pack into my days.”

His shoulders shake with an amused huff. “Yeah. I don’t know why I even worried.”

“Night.” I pop off his bed and head for the door.

“Later.”

When I reach my room, everything comes flooding back. I press a hand to my belly—the same hand Cooper used to guide me in touching myself. My teeth sink into my lip as a flutter moves through my core and my thighs clench.

How soon is his promise of next time?

Even after coming multiple times with him, I’m too wired to sleep. I hop into the shower. My nipples tighten at the hot rush of water and an exhale flies out of me. The heat gradually builds again, but I only brush teasing touches over my skin, holding off to make the pleasurable ache in my core last.

As I’m slipping into another pair of shorts and a flowing tank top, my gaze snags on my phone. I wonder what he did after I left. Did he take care of himself?

Cooper did give me homework. A sexy selfie every day. And I pride myself on being an excellent student.

Licking my lips, I swipe my phone from the charger and move to stand in front of my mirror. I test out some of the angles I liked best when I was in his room. The shorts are thin enough to see my purple panties through them. He liked my ass in the other shorts, so I start there again.

I allow the tank to fall off my shoulder on one side and lift a knee to my bed for balance while I twist around to snap a photo of my ass.

The result is a sultry pose that highlights the curves. My ass is plump, but my breasts aren’t big. Yet the photo looks good. I really like how I look in it, like a gorgeous woman. I’m peeking through the hair spilling over my shoulder, back arched.

Butterflies fill my stomach after I take a few more shots. I pick the one I like best—the first one.

The corners of my mouth tilt up as I open Instagram and start a DM message with Cooper. I don’t need anyone accidentally figuring out what we’re doing by seeing our texts.

Tatum:Sooo, my homework assignment. Should I do them like this?

I pick a photo and send it, then decide on impulse to also send him my other favorite—the closeup cropped shot that shows my lips parted and a peek of sideboob through the loose armholes of my tank top.

Tatum:Is this good?

His response comes a few minutes later while I’m distracting myself by looking up guides and tips on Pinterest, saving them to a secret board.

Cooper:Fuck. [fire emoji]

A breathy laugh leaves me. Smirking, I pick another photo to send. It’s the saucy one where I shimmied my shorts down low enough to show a tantalizing peek of underwear and dipped my fingers inside in an imitation of what we did tonight.

Tatum:In case you need some spank bank material over there. Could’ve had all this in your bed tonight.

Talking like this gives me a burst of confidence. I feel normal, less like I’m behind. It feels natural to teasingly flirt with him like this.

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