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I study her face. Glossy eyes staring up at the ceiling, rapidly blinking like she’s trying not to cry.
Danger.
What the hell am I doing? This wasn’t supposed to get complicated. I knew this was a mistake. I’ve been way too casual and familiar with her. Kissing her every chance I get, talking to her like a boyfriend instead of a coach. Insisting on only focusing on her pleasure because I don’t want to teach her all the tricks to get a man off just so she can use them on someone else who isn’t me. The thought of her with some other guy twists a hot knife of jealousy in my chest.
I’ve violated all of my own rules with her.
I want to honor our agreement and give her everything she needs. But first I need some distance. Clarity.
A distinct buzzing comes from the floor.
Margot turns her head and frowns.
“Fuck, that’s mine. I thought I shut it off.” I sit up and grab my jeans off the floor, searching for my phone.
Rooster flashes on the screen.
I stand and answer the call. “What’s going on?”
“Where are you?”
“Why are you answering a question with a question?” I open the bedroom door and step into the hallway.
He sighs into the phone. Fucking with him when I can’t see the exasperation on his big, bearded face just isn’t as much fun. “I’m listening.”
“Laundromat got broken into.”
“Are you serious? What’d they go after, the dryer sheets?”
He snorts. “No, they beat the hell out of the change machine and a couple of washers before giving up and just taking what was in the register.”
“Fucking assholes.” I tuck my phone between my cheek and shoulder and hop into my jeans, jerking them up my legs.
“Yeah, the worst of it is the front window. Shattered the whole thing to break in.”
“Are you shitting me?”
“Nope. Huge fucking mess. Eazy and Z are down there dealing with the cops now.”
I flick my gaze toward Margot’s bedroom door. Rooster just handed me an excuse to escape. “I’ll be home in a couple of hours.”
“Where are you?”
“None of your business. Tell Z I’m on my way.”
“You don’t have to leave now.” He blows out an exasperated breath. “We have enough people to cover it.”
“No, it’s fine. You at the house?”
“Yeah, someone hacked into Stella’s site, so I’m dealing with that.”
“Shit. That’s bad, isn’t it?”
“It’s not great.”
“Maybe give Upstate a call and let them know the moon’s in retrograde or whatever.”
He snorts a laugh. “Yeah, I was going to call Murphy after I got off the phone with you. I’ll be sure to tell him that.”
