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"Rules," I said for, oh, I don’t know, the fifth ti h the wall

"Seriously," Jordan said in a hushed voice "Who built this place?"

"Who do you think?" I nodded to the wall "Max was in charge of this project and offered me the other penthouse"

Jordan shook her head "Sneaky bastard"

"Thank you!" Max said again

"Can we block hiain Max

Jordan sht there"

I choked on ainst the countertop "Oh, you kno toI wasn’t sure if that was a check inwas concerned "Oh, oh, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Bonus points for screa, and suddenly I appreciated her hair and the ay it seemed to bounce with every scream I could definitely be doith thatoh, I could do a lot of things with that I squeezed the bottle harder, blood puainst the counter again "You’re so--"

Silence

And then "Guys?"

Otis barked

"Guys?" Max yelled "What happened? Since when has Reid ever gotten a girl to scream?"

"All the damn time!" I yelled back

"Please," Max replied "I live here"

"Really wish you didn’t!"

"You love me!"

I turned to Jordan "It was a nice try" This ti I was a led, the beer teasing the edge of her lips I wanted to take a step forward Instead I backed up, nearly colliding with the fridge "So, I guess the only rules aredon’t bring any guys back here Ever Keep it down until Max gets married and moves somewhere else, and well, try to keep the apartment clean"

Jordan set down her beer, and her teeth teased her lower lip as she slowly held out her hand "You’ve got yourself a deal"

"Oh" I tugged her closer to ?"

"Yeah?" she said breathlessly

"You need to take a shower before dinner I refuse to clai on your head"