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"Da you'd have to swim topless"

"Ha-ha"

"Where's the joke?" He ses

"You sure you want to go swi?"

"It's eighty and humid"

"Your place is air-conditioned"

"If you don't want to go, I'll drop you off"

"No, I want to go"

"Perfect You're good with topless, right?"

I flip him off

He smiles I see it for a second That aloof version of Liam I knoell

And the one who showed up at his office teeks after his brother's death

Tired and burdened

But hat?

What is it he won't tell me?

Chapter Sixteen

Liam

"Why did I doubt you?" Briar looks up froe chair She takes in my blue Speedo with a soft smile

"'Cause there's no one here to see me"

"True"

"Can't even brag about my dick"

Her eyes flit to the area in question "Are you really going swi?"

"Yeah And I' to pull you into the pool in that dress if you don't change"

"You are?"

"Why do you say that like it's a question?"

"You're different today"

"How's that?" I ask

"So happened With Preston"

"Yeah"

"Are you going to tell me?"

"Are you going to put on your swimsuit?"

"You're working hard to see me in a bikini"

"What did you say about hard?"

She laughs in that Lia coy, hell yes way

Orto push my brain out of the driver's seat This is already a stupid idea It's hard enough not touching her e're in our clothes

And I find an empty pool?

I should call Simon Invite him here to cock-block me

It's Sunday Are Adam and Danielle still in the city? Fuck knows she'll enjoy a new place to take pictures

But then she ht want to take pictures of us Pictures of us without our clothes on It's what she does

Fish gotta swiotta fly Danielle Bellamy has to take photos of naked people

"You promise you'll tell ether, smooths her dress "Really?"

"Promise"

She looks to the bar inside The bartender is still there

The only witness I don't know if I want to curse hi my pants on

Well, swione