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I took a sip of coffee The silence in the kitchen was deafening I’d woken up to Jordan pacing back and forth inwith someone I could only assume was her boss on the phone

The dark circles under her eyes screamed no sleep

And I had to report to set in about a half hour

Meaning, she was on her own as far as our publicity was concerned, which was kind of nice, if you askedmy own personal OnStar button I pressed her, she dealt with the drama, and I was free to ithout stress

I cracked my neck and went to pour myself another cup of coffee while Jordan continued silently fuainst the granite

She stopped tapping

And for some reason, the hair on the back of my ar around "Don’t do anything crazy, okay?"

"Reid" Her voice was syrupy sweet I’d always hated sweet things--candy, ice cream--and holy shit, this hy: because after you eat so sweet you always feel sick My stomach rolled

"Yes?" I said hoarsely

"Your brother was on a reality showyes?"

Dread puh ht? On Love Island?"

I backed away slowly "Sure, but that doesn’t o--"

"Stop!" she yelled in a low voice "Right there"

I did

"Turn"

Hanging , it’s not going to work! I’ and--"

Her toothy grin was captivating albeit terrifying

"How do you seduce a woman?"

"Huh?" My jaw snapped shut, then opened "Not what I was expecting, but okayyou give her co as fear trickled downher and higher at ?"

"They want a story" Jordan bit down on her botto to be the ones to tell it"

"I’m confused"