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“And did you know that a hundred acres of pizza are served daily in the United States?” Tyler laughs before he pushes his chair a bit closer to mine.
“It won’t work, Olivia,” he whispers.
“Wh... what won’t work?” I gasp as his lips contact my neck. I really hope he doesn’t notice my leaping pulse.
“Spouting random facts, trying to bore me. I can bring out the naughty girl in no time at all. You want me. You can deny it all you want, deny it to yourself and to me, but I’ve got your number.”
Before I can respond, he takes hold of the back of my neck and kisses me, not in a quick meeting of the mouths, but in a kiss that’s full of possession and passion. When he pulls back, my body’s on fire and I’m glad I’m sitting, because my legs have turned to jelly. I’m not going to survive this — certainly not for months. I don’t think I’ll survive tonight. I have no defenses against this man... and he knows it.
ChapterEighteen
Olivia
“... insufferable...”
“... jackass...”
“... low-down... dirty rotten...”
I’ve been storming around our tiny living room for the past hour, ranting and raving while my best friend and roommate sits on the couch, occupying herself by munching on tortilla chips. Each time my friend smiles, I shoot her a dirty look, which wipes the smile away, but only briefly. Piper clearly doesn’t understand how serious this situation is.
“Aren’t you going to say anything? I’ve been talking forever and I’m looking for advice,” I say, hands on my hips.
“Oh, is it my turn to speak now?” Piper asks.
“I’ve given you plenty of time to talk. You just sit here with your junk food, not a care in the world.”
Piper laughs. “You’ve been ranting nonstop, darling. I think it’s great, but, no, you haven’t let me speak yet.”
“Well, I’m giving you a chance now.”
“Do you want my honest opinion?”
“Maybe I don’t,” I reply. “The way you asked that question isn’t exactly inspiring me.”
“Too bad. I’m your best friend, and sometimes that calls for tough love,” Piper tells me.
“Fine. Give it to me.” I’m suddenly tired as my rage dims. I sit on the far end of the couch from Piper, though the couch isn’t all that big.
“I think you like this guy — really,reallylike this guy.” I wait for more, but Piper’s silent after saying the stupidest thing ever.
“That’s ridiculous, Piper. I’ve been going off — in great detail, I might add — on what I despise about him.”
“Yeah, sure. But I have a minor remark about that. We don’t usually get so passionate about people who don’t interest us.”
“This isn’t passion,” I say. “This is fury. Fury that he’s forcing me to work with him.”
“You can always tell your boss there’s a conflict of interest with this client... because he had your legs wide open on his kitchen counter while he did naughty, naughty things to you with his evil tongue.”
I hit my head violently with one hand. “I never should’ve told you about that. But I don’t throwyourmistakes in your face, Piper.”
“That’s a lie and we both know it. If we can’t mock the ones we love, who in the hell can we have fun with?”
“Ugh! This has gotten so dang complicated.” I sag down and throw my arm over my face.
“Of course it’s complicated, you drama queen. You tried to punish your old best friend from a million years ago, the guy who also took your virginity several years later. That same man also comes from a wickedly bad family, and he’s now become a very wealthy man who’s sexy as hell. It was complicated the second you decided to carry out a revenge plot after having a little too much to drink.”
“Okay, so I’m impulsive and I have a temper. Once I decide on something, I have to see it through, though. You know that.”
