Page 54 of From Jerk to Perk


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I pull out a bottle of wine and glasses. “Go ahead. Look around.”

“It’s huge,” she says, wandering to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking out at the street below. “It’s amazing. How is it you have such an incredible place?”

“Remember I told you I’m a software engineer? Well, I sold a company a while back.”

“Sweet,” she says, taking a glass of wine and dropping into one of my Eames chairs. “Does that mean you don’t have to work anymore?”

“I don’t have to, but I do tinker here and there. I have that app I’m working on.”

Even though I’m starting to hate veg food.

She looks around. “Do you just love this place?”

I follow her gaze. It is pretty fucking sweet. “Sure do. It’s nice to have a sanctuary in a place like New York. No matter what’s going on down in the street, it’s quiet and private up here. Sometimes I have to force myself to leave.”

She laughs. “I have a one-bedroom and my friend Daisy has been camping out on my sofa for a couple weeks. You may have to forcemeto leave your apartment.”

Like that would ever happen. How could I get sick of this woman?

The elevator dings and Amalia looks around, alarmed. “I thought you said this is your private elevator. How can someone else be using it?”

I put a hand on her shoulder. “It is private. Only people with the code can get in.”

She wrinkles her brow until Levi and Henry round the corner, having removed their shoes. They are carrying a bag, probably with beer, and go right to the kitchen like they always do.

“Hey, Amalia,” Henry calls. “Long time no see.”

Her face lights up. “Wow. How’d I get so lucky to have all three of you to myself?

She’s about to find out.

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AMALIA

My heart poundsas Levi and Henry join us in the living room. I’ve never seen all three of these guys together this close-up, and damn if they are not a sight for sore eyes.

Seriously. I know I have a working relationship with them, at least with Levi and Henry, but the boundaries are now blurred, especially since I spent an hour today talking to them about eating pussy and sucking cock.

Levi comes over and high-fives me. Hmmm. Not overly personal, just casual. That’s a good thing. I think.

“Getting sick of us yet, Amalia?” he asks, jamming a hand into the front pocket of his jeans, pushing them down a few inches.

Jesus. The man needs to wear a damn belt if he’s going to go commando. Not that I’m saying anything to him. His stomach is ripped and I sure would like to?—

I’m like a dog in heat.

Levi and Henry join us in the living room, and it’s clear that this is the main hangout for the guys.

“Is this kind of your club house? Boys only?” I tease.

Henry takes a swig of his beer. “You’ve got that right. If you had a friend like Wyatt, wouldn’t you sponge off him all the time?”

They laugh and Wyatt shakes his head. “These losers are major sponges, believe me.”

“Wy, did Amalia tell you about our meeting with her earlier today?” Henry asks.

Oh God. They wouldn’t bring that up again, would they?

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