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I slide my thumb over the screen and bring it to my ear. “Hey.”
“Hi, Annie. I’m sorry to bother you, but I just got a call from Blair Peterson, and they want us in Houston tomorrow to talk with the director of the commercial. We get the company jet since it’s Coddle, so I’ll pick you up at nine tomorrow morning and we’ll head to the airport.”
My stomach sinks. “Are we flying back tomorrow?”
“Yeah, no need to pack anything. We’ll be in late, but we’re not staying.”
Phew. I release a breath.
Mae and Beth share a look.
“Great. Okay, but I can meet you at the airport.”
He’s silent for a moment. “No. I’ll pick you up.”
“It’s out of your way,” I argue.
“I want to, okay? The car will be there at nine.”
He hangs up, and I stare at the phone. I shouldn’t be surprised. He never says goodbye. I fall back into the couch.
Mae squeezes my shoulder. “What was that about?”
“I have to go to Houston with him tomorrow.” I pick up the pillow and put it over my head.
“Sex in Houston sounds like as good a place as any.” Mae laughs, and Beth does too.
I throw the pillow at Mae, but she stands, holding the pillow up to her face.
“I can’t fight it anymore, Enzo,” she says in a seductive voice.
“Me either, Annie. Let me make sweet love to you for hours,” Mae says in a deep voice.
“No. No, Enzo, I’ll gladly blow you.”
She faces one direction then the next as if she’s actually two people.
“I can’t wait to eat you out for the whole night. It’s my favorite thing in the world to do.”
Beth puts a stop to it, throwing a dirty burp cloth at her. “Okay, my kid is in the room.”
Mae sinks into the couch, her own laughter entertaining her. Then she turns and looks me square in the eye. “I expect details and none of that I-don’t-kiss-and-tell shit.”
I say nothing because it sounds easy. A quick trip to Houston and back. But nothing has been easy since Enzo came into my life, especially pretending I don’t want him as my own.
