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I touched the one girl I have no right to even think about touching. One of my best friend’s little sisters. I’d punch myself in the face if I could. I’ve never overstepped that mark before. Ever. I’m a loyal friend. One who can be trusted to look out for someone. Keep other guys away. Make sure she’s safe. I’m not the snake that goes behind someone’s back.
Only now, it seems I am.
I throw back the duvet and pull on a pair of joggers. I open my bedroom door and almost walk into Maddy.
“The machine made too much. I couldn’t figure it out.” She thrusts the coffee into my hand and then casts her eyes down to the floor.
It’s a lie. She used the penthouse coffee machine fine yesterday. But I don’t call her bluff. This is the nearest to an olive branch I’ve ever received from Maddox Harper in my life. I’m too stunned to question it.
“Thanks.”
She glances up at me, then turns away.
“Mads, wait.”
She pauses, inclining her head over her shoulder toward me before turning back to face me with a small sigh. She’s wearing a thin cotton nightdress that does nothing to hide the hardness of her nipples beneath.
I drag my eyes up to her face. “We need to talk about last night.”
“Nothing to talk about.” Her eyes hold mine and I place the mug down on a table near my door.
“That’s how you want to play this?”
Her expression closes off as she frowns. “Play this? There is no this.” She stalks over to me. “I don’t want you,” she says, as though saying the words out loud makes them true. “I didn’t want anything to do with you last night. And I don’t want anything to do with you now, either.”
“Doesn’t change the fact it happened.”
Her mouth opens, then closes and she glares. “Nothing happened.”
“Seriously?” Anger pricks at my veins.
“Nothing that I’d ever want to happen again, at least.” She lets out a frustrated sigh and crosses her arms. The movement pulls the neckline of her nightdress lower until one strap slides off her shoulder. I reach up and smooth it back into place. She sucks in a breath, her eyes dropping to my lips.
“You sure about that?”
I curse inwardly.What am I doing?Everything about this screams at me to shut my mouth. If Maddy wants to forget it, then so should I. It’s best for everyone. Yet, the idea has my blood heating in my veins.
I smirk at my own stupidity. You don’t forget nights like last night, no matter how hard you might wish you can.
“God, you’re so sure of yourself,” she spits. “Drew told me to give you a chance. I said I’d make an effort, but I don’t know why I bothered.”
My brows shoot up my forehead. “Having sex with me last night was because you told Drew you’d make an effort?”
Saying his name has guilt gnawing away at my insides.
“What? No. I didn’t say that.”
“Well, what was it then?”
Her mouth flaps. “It was… a mistake. A huge, enormous, gigantic, stupid regret I’ll carry for the rest of my life. We’re clear about that, right?” Defiance glitters in her eyes.
I don’t know what’s gotten into me since coming to Italy, but my patience has been sucked away day by day by this girl.
“Oh yeah. We’re clear.” My voice booms. “Real crystal fucking clear! But just to set things straight, you didn’t get off, did you? You weren’t grinding down onto my cock like you needed it more than fucking air? You didn’t scream outmy name?” I jab a finger into my chest angrily. “When you came so hard your whole body shook.”
“I—”
“Twice!”
