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When I unzipped hirabbed the doorfra that’s ahi into my hands, I licked the pre-cu him into my mouth

His dry-cleaned suit was so crisp and clean, I didn’t dare do anything that ht dirty it So when he warned me he was about to come, I sed until he was done When I pulled away and looked up at him, he stared at ainst the doorframe

"That wasthat wasshit, woman I don’t even kno to tell you what you do todown, he pulledthe fuck out about this interview, and you justcompletely relaxed every jittery nerve inyou?"

Honored he felt that way, I cupped his face insihed softly and closed his eyes before pressing his forehead toto aze was searching "You going to be okay around here by yourself?"

I nodded "Oh yeah Sure I plan on getting the suntan of a lifeti on the beach worked out better than I thought it would I’d turned a golden brown by midday, so I walked to a nearby cabana, orderedme at the bar, and then went to my room and fell asleep to a movie I found on TV And I didn’t worry about Oren once

Okay, fine I worried the entire fricking day away, but everything else I did was true

The ringing of my cell phone woke me late in the afternoon from my nap

"We’re back," Quinn announced in ure he’s still at his interview Do you want to hang out in our roolanced around the lonely suite "Yes, thank you"

"No probleave me their room number, and I found it a few minutes later on the floor belowat the hen Quinn opened the door for lanced at her and then back to hi instantly uneasy "How didhow did everything go?"

Quinn gave an uneasy shrug Zoey looked up at me, but the shock in her eyes made it seem as if she didn’t really see me "Oh Ulancing at Quinn for an explanation

He shrugged again "Her dad offered her a million-dollar trust fund he’d just taken away fro to commit suicide"

I looked between the two of the, "What?"

Zoey waved a hand toward her boyfriend "What he said"

Quinn sighed and collapsed onto the bed on the other side of Zoey, lying on his back with his feet on the floor He looked as shell-shocked as Zoey did "I guess Mr Wilder decided to really crack down on Cora and try to get her to behave He ended up taking away her entire trust fund, andshe didn’t like that So she went a little" He sent a worried glance to Zoey

"Crazy," Zoey said for hi insane, like tried to kill herself, slit her wrists, took a bunch of pills She justshe’s a mess And now she’s at a rehabilitation center, under observation Oh, but not only do I have that to feel guilty about, but then our father goes and tellsall the money he took away frouilty about?" I asked

"Her dad took her away from Ellamore because of me I uprooted her entire life I stole her boyfriend I--"

"You did not stealup to take Zoey’s face into his hands andher look him in the eye "We fell in love"

But Zoey’s bottom lip trembled "None of this would’ve happened if I hadn’t come to Ellaht now," I broke in, ave her a kidney, Zo After all the shit she put you and Quinn through, you still saved her life You did nothing wrong If Cora cracked, it’s her own daets"

"Amen," Quinn said quietly as he kissed Zoey’s temple