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Our moment was shattered when Ethan opened the door again, sliding into the front seat.
He kept the paper bag in his lap. “Let’s go.”
Cody pulled off, leaving me to wonder how I was going to manage these feelings.
CHAPTER5
Cody
I’d barely known anything about influencers like Taylor before this assignment. To be honest, her life felt low pressure and high pressure at the same time. Low pressure in the sense that so much of what she did was fun—going to get free food and free spa treatments, working from wherever she wanted, buying beautiful things with her basically unlimited money.
But on the other hand, she had to do it in front of millions of people. We also monitored her social media for potential risks, and the amount of hate she got was ridiculous. She got a lot of praise, too, and had a huge fan base. Still. That had to get to her.
But she was still so damn sweet. We’d been on this assignment for a week, and every single day, I was surprised at how upbeat she was. Naïve as fuck, yes, but her innocence was somehow endearing.
And arousing. That sweet face and attitude, her perfect ass, and surprisingly ample tits were a lot to ignore. I absolutely had to ignore those feelings. All three of us were damn good at our jobs, and I wasn’t going to be the one who fucked it all up because I was thinking with my cock.
I ran my fingers through my hair, then checked the time. Ethan, Harrison, and I were sitting in her living room, waiting for her to get ready for an event she had. It was going to be on a rooftop in Brooklyn, in celebration of… something a skincare company had done. Fuck if I knew. Taylor was their brand representative, which was all I knew about her association with the company.
But we’d done all the security preparations by examining the space earlier. It was going to be a big event, so all three of us would be with her throughout the crowd. It was going to call attention to her, but at least the space would be filled with people, so it wouldn’t be quite so obvious.
“Don’t,” I said to Ethan, who was about to stand up and go ask her if she was almost ready.
Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “What?”
“You know exactly what.” I smirked. He and Harrison were my best friends after working together for so long, and I knew the fact that she was always slightly late was driving Ethan insane.
Ethan flopped back into his seat. “She’s running late.”
“It’s a party. No one shows up on time,” Harrison said. “She has to get ready.”
Taylor had been getting ready for about an hour already, which didn’t surprise me. She spent a significant amount of time on her skin and her makeup most days when she had to go out, but it was her job. Of course, she put in hours. And she seemed to enjoy the process, based on the loud, out-of-tune singing to Dua Lipa coming from her bathroom.
“I understand that she needs to get dressed. But it’s just that…” Ethan sighed out of his nose. “I can’t control how long she takes to put on her makeup.”
“There we go,” I said, crossing one ankle over my knee. Ethan tried to have a chokehold on every situation, sticking as close to the rules as possible. Trying to get him to unclench was part of Harrison’s and my life work.
Ten minutes later, the sound of high heels clicked down the hall.
“Okay, I’m ready!” Taylor called out.
She rounded the corner, and all three of us just stared. She looked unbelievable. Most days, she didn’tlooklike she was wearing a lot of makeup, so seeing her with shimmering eyeshadow and red lipstick was new. But it emphasized her features instead of covering them. And then her dress, which was a shimmering deep purple, made her body look sinful, not exposing too much skin but hugging her waist and hips. It stopped not far below her ass, and with the heels making her long legs look even longer….
Shit.
“I’m ready to go,” Taylor said again, pulling us out of the stupor.
“Right. Let’s go.” Ethan slapped his hands on the armrests and stood up.
I followed suit, then Harrison. As she walked in front of us, we got a view of the dress’s low back. Her hair was up in a bun, so we got a good view of every inch of exposed skin.
Even the doorman complimented her on our way out to the car. None of us spoke that much on the drive over. I was in the backseat with her this time, and she spent most of the time scrolling through social media. Even the scent of her perfume was getting me hard. I’d gotten in the habit of jerking off more when we were off duty, just to avoid moments like this, but I didn’t know how much her being dolled up would affect me.
We made it to the event space, and the event was in full swing. Security acknowledged us on the way in, and Ethan stopped to talk to them and get additional updates. Harrison and I brought Taylor up to the roof, where the party was. The moment the doors to the elevator opened, we were blasted with loud music and a big crowd of people, mingling and dancing.
I switched into focus mode. Crowds were always tricky. We were supposed to let Taylor have a good time at the party, which meant that we couldn’t keep her in the best place for surveillance. Both Harrison and I flanked her, scanning the room and keeping an eye out for potential threats.
A big neon sign was the background to their equivalent of a red carpet. The party organizers ushered Taylor over to the photo space, where she posed and smiled for a few pictures before being swept over to the drink area. The bartender handed her a hot pink drink, which she delicately sipped.
