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A cab He’d take a cab--

Here

His eyes ide Here? Stupidly, he looked around his apartment, then sent another text Here?

Yes

Here-where?

A very soft, single knock sounded on his door

He went still, then everything accelerated His heartbeat, his breathing

The rush of blood through his syste to his feet, Armie crossed the room and jerked the door open and--ah, hell He didn’t blink "Hey, Stretch"

One brow shot up "Are you drunk?"

"No" Definitely And because of that, he felt sluggish and pretty damned unsure hoelcome her

Or should he send her on her way? He kneouldn’t, wise as it ht be, so maybe he should call Cannon--

She caling to catch up, Armie stood there

"You’re in your underwear"

Oh shit He’d forgotten Leaving the door open, he faced her Da close

"They’re cute"

"They’re absurd," he corrected The boxers sported two arrows--one that pointed up and said, The Man, and another that pointed to his junk and said, The Legend

"I like theave the door a push to close it Then she stayed right there, letting him breathe her in and feel the heat of her slender body and smell the scent of her skin

She touched his head as if to check the butterfly bandage "You showered"

"Yeah" And jerked off while he was in there Not that his dick seeht as it should be" She prodded gently at the special bandage, securing it again

Taking her wrist, he pressed her palether, he warned hi an arot her to sit "Want a drink?"

She lifted his glass and sniffed, took a tiny sip andwould be fine"

He tucked in his chin "You don’t drink whiskey" Except she’d just sipped it straight froood day to start, don’t you think?"

Yeah, probably "One" He glanced at her slim jeans, flat-heeled boots and the oversize hoodie, but didn’t allow hi a look as he’d have liked "Stay put I’ll be right back"

On his way to the kitchen he felt her gaze on his ass Literally felt it He needed some jeans, only that’d look chicken shit Or lass he poured her a shot of whiskey and went back to find her sitting cross-legged, a pillow hugged to her chest, her head down

Softly, he said, "Hey"

She looked up, those sparkling blue eyes sad but filled with so th "Will you sit with ht as well have asked, "Will you rub your naked body over mine?" because his body reacted as if she had