Page 2 (1/2)

Elle

The pet name Nick had taken upon himself to call me despite my insistence that he didn’t

As if Pax had only just realized I was , he looked around with a frown until he spotted st the thick crowd

I watched as he wordlessly noddedhis brother a look I couldn’t read So, but before I could call the my way

“Elle!”

I squealed my surprise when he yanked me off my feet and pulled ainst his hard chest I felt his lips on my cheek, but thankfully, before I could embarrass myself, he set me back on my feet

“Whatcha been up to, party girl?”

I offered up a s”

We were in our fourth year of university, so Paxton had been on rades were fine He just never missed an opportunity to criticizewas off-limits Paxton always knew one day he’d be a powerful man, so he had this vision of how the woman on his arm should act and look

“Look at Felicity,” he’d say “Why can’t you be more like Felicity?”

See, Felicity was a party girl like me However, she appreciated a heavy hand much rown used to the stern, rigid, alpha male types Fel was a submissive in and out of the sheets, which is where she and I differed significantly

I only liked being told what to do when my ass was up in the air

“That’s the spirit,” Nick praised “I want a chance to win back the fifty bucks you cheated me out of”

“It’s only cheating if I’d shown my nipples too”

Yeah, that’s right

I flashed hiame

Soht think it’s over the line, but President Grant and I would disagree

“Is that right?” Nick questioned in a low tone

The look in his eyes made me shift on my feet I was afraid to name it, but I was sure it wasn’t the way a irlfriend

Thankfully, the boarding agent chose that moment to order us to board the plane