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“Whatever.” She waved her hand through the air. “You’ve been looking for Mr. Right. Maybe he’s right here, right now. Mr. Right Now.”
I highly doubted that. All I knew from being with Dex was that my libido was in working order. If my panties didn’t get wet looking at–let alone kissing–Dex James, then I’d need to go to the doctor.
“I don’t want Mr. Right Now,” I countered. “I can’t waste my time on that. I want a solid relationship. A husband. Kids. You know all of this. Dex barely checks off any of the boxes on my man list.”
“The one you have taped to the bottom of the toaster?”
“Yes, that one.” I crossed my arms over my chest, feeling attacked. “I made that list with Mom. Things I wanted in a man. Values.”
“I know all about this, Lind. Sheesh, you made me make one when I was fourteen.”
“And did it work with Mav?” I countered, cocking an eyebrow.
“Definitely. But I never taped mine to a kitchen appliance.”
“Mom wanted to put it on the fridge so I’d always see it. I thought I’d die of embarrassment so I stuck it to the bottom of the toaster instead.”
“That’s kind of cute,” she replied with a sappy smile.
“Don’t mock me. Or the list. Or the toaster. I have standards.”
This time, she set her hand on my arm and gave me a soft smile. “I’m not mocking you. I’m proud of you for holding out for Mr. Right. Okay? But I’ve seen that list. Dex seems to have everything on it. And he’s sexy. Don’t tell Mav I think his brother’s hot.”
Her words placated me, a little. Not the part about how she thought Dex was sexy. She got Mav. She couldn’t have Dex too.
“I have a date tomorrow night with hopefully Mr. Right.”
She frowned. “But… there’s Dex pretty much eye fucking you across the yard. Maybe it’s okay to have a little fun with Mr. Right Now.” Her eyebrows went up and down behind her glasses and she offered a sly smile. She wanted me to sleep with Dex, regardless of the fact that he would be a fling. Same went with Lucy on our writing sprint video call earlier. She wanted me to use him as my muse.
I had to admit, my scenes were hotter and getting down onto the page faster than ever since I met him. Still… I wasn’t one to fuck and forget and I had a feeling sleeping with Dex was something I definitely would never forget.
“Let’s go have some pizza,” I said, cutting her off. Discussion about my dating life and anything that she saw happening between me and Dex was over.
“Sure. Okay. Fine. There are four guest rooms at Mav’s place. You can pick any one you want.”
“I’m staying here.”
She stared at me, wide eyed. “Here? With Dex?”
I nodded and a slow grin spread across her face.
“Ha! You do want him.”
I put my hand over her mouth and stepped in close. “Shh! I really, really don’t want to be in the same house with you and Mav. You want to talk about sex, fine. I just don’t need to hear it.”
That gave Bridget pause and I dropped my hand. She nodded. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”
“Dex offered and his guest bedroom is better than a hotel.”
She studied me some more, then shook her head, in a sad, sorry manner. “If all you’ve got to say about staying with the sexy Dex James is that he’s only better than a hotel, then there’s no hope for you.” She tugged my hand again, this time back toward the guys. “Come on, old lady, let’s get some pizza before your eight o’clock bedtime.”
8
DEX
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“Bridget will stay with me, but Lindy won’t be back in that house for a while,” Mav said as I watched Lindy.
