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“Avalynn! Tell me what is going on right now!” The door slammed. “Are you really engaged?”
“Yes, Mom.”
“Well, that is…just…wonderful! Who is this lucky fella who swept my perfect little angel off her feet?”
“His name is Julius, Mom.” She rubbed a hand over her face. “Look, I have to go right now. I promise to call you later. Swear to me that you won’t open the door and share anything else with the paparazzi.”
“You know I am eager to talk to the Devil himself about my little girl. Avalynn, you best not keep me hanging about this mystery man of yours!”
“I’ll call you back, Mom.”
“Oh, all right then. Call me back. I love you!”
She hurriedly ended the call and flopped back on the bed with a gusty sigh.
He stared down at her. Under that shirt was her toned stomach and her navel. Both made his mouth water to kiss them.
She slung her arm over her face, so at least she couldn’t see the lust on his. “I’m sorry about that. My momma is really proud.”
He chuckled and moved close to the bed. “I heard.”
“I’ll have to call her back and tell her everything.”
“You will.” He couldn’t tear his gaze away from the line of flesh bared by his half-buttoned shirt—or the treasure it led to. A pair of white cotton panties had him on edge more than he’d ever been for the sexiest thong worn by some other nameless, faceless conquest.
He battled with the urge to call his brother for those condoms. Thank god at that moment, a knock on the door jolted him out of his thoughts, of all the twisted things he wanted to do to the country music star.
She jerked into a sitting position, her eyes wide. “That’s probably my team.”
“I bet.”
“They’re going to see you like that. And me like this.” She waved a hand to indicate his state of undress, plus the fact that she was wearing his only shirt.
He pointed to the door between their rooms. “You tell them to come back in ten minutes. We’ll both get dressed.”
Relief flitted over her beautiful face. Then she stood and shocked him by hooking a hand around his nape to pull him down. When she brushed her lips over his, it stunned him speechless.
“You always know what to do. You’re the best pretend fiancé a girl couldeverask for.”
* * * * *
Julius faced Avalynn exactly ten minutes later. They were both dressed. She’d pulled her hair into a loose bun on top of her head, and he’d dragged his fingers through his own to bring it to order. When it came to appearances, they were ready to face her team, and his too.
Emotions might be another story.
“Ready?” he asked her.
On the surface, she looked serene. Her usual poised self. After seeing her unwound for him, coming apart in his arms, his mind kept returning to that image in his head.
“I’m ready.”
He opened the door. Everyone in the corridor looked up from their phones. Her team entered first to take up their positions around the room. Sentry trailed in behind. Jennings closed the door and leaned against it, arms folded, as an extra layer of security.
Avalynn stood in the middle of the room, looking from person to person. “What do you have to share with us?”
Julius’s heart lurched in his chest. She used the wordus.She’d included him.
Heidi stepped up. “The photos of the engagement have been released.”
