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“Adave her a crooked smile as he sat beside her on her bed

He was in her roo her coirlfriend And he was heir to an apparent construction throne Her head spun with the new information He’d made a point to explain he’d wanted to clear the air, but she couldn’t let herself get her hopes up Nothing really had changed, other than he hadn’t been a cheater

“Your plaiting skills need some work”

He picked up a bundle of hair and gave it a sive me more lessons”

The suggestive tone of his voice set off the stupid, giddy butterflies dancing in her sto of her heart and she had a full on battle against the s its damnedest to keep her focused Just sex It was just sex Ashley irlfriend, but neither was she He owed her no loyalties, and while they’d spent quite a bit of tiether, it wasn’t like they’d been inseparable

The stroke of his finger down her jawline , Peaches?”

She gave a quick shake of her head “Nothing We should go downstairs” She stood and walked toward her door without waiting on him to reply

For once she was able to hold her tongue and not spout off the things that were in her head She could easily see how soht up and wanthella great eye candy Hell, she’d only been around him for a handful of days and part of her was ready to start doodling fucking hearts around their naot with him He’d not led her on and tried to pretend it was more He wasn’t into relationships

Ryan liked hookups No-strings-attached, friends-with-benefits sex She would not turn needy, wanting ; however, she sat smack dab in the ers wrapped around her wrist, stopping her before she could exit

His steely gray eyes searched her face “Not sure if you’re aware, but you have an aly expressive face You would suck so bad at poker”

His light tease loosened the tension a notch

“What’s going on in that beautiful head of yours, Peaches?”

She pulled her arm free and paced her roo That stupid na noticed by her crush” She cla everything

His tall, , tanned arms around her and held her close

“I don’t think anyone has ever told iddy I like that idea” He lowered his head so that his lips were beside her ear “Peaches”