Page 15 of My First and Only Crush

He holds up his hands. “Sure thing.”

“You want a drink, though?”

He nods. “One. Why not?”

I tap my card on the door again and push it open. I pause for a moment, because the lights are on, and that’s unusual.

Jeff laughs. “You expecting company, man?”

On the floor is a pair of black cotton panties. And ahead of that is a jean skirt and a pink tank top.

I turn around and plant my hand in his chest, moving him out into the hallway with more speed than he was expecting. “Change of plans.”

He’s still laughing. “All right, all right. I’d make the same choice if I w?—”

“Don’t finish that sentence,” I grind out.

Then I close the door in his face and lean back against it, now on the inside.

Fuck. Me.

I don’t dare say her name, not while her father might still be in the hallway just outside.

But as I lean over and pick up her panties, I can’t help but growl, “Okay, little mouse. Where are you hiding?”

Not a peep.

I prowl into the room. “Come out, come out, wherever you are.”

The room stays completely still, but I know she’s here. My gaze darts to the long, lush curtains that frame the window, but they don’t touch the floor, and I don’t see toes.

I check either side of the bed, then slowly lean over and lift up the bedskirt, but that’s empty, too.

Turning, I look back at the closet, thinking maybe I’d missed her wedged behind the ironing board or something.

She’s not there, either.

Then I hear a soft-as-can-be little inhale from the window.

My heart jumps into my throat, thinking for a second that she did something stupid like crawl out onto the ledge, and I cross the room in a flash.

But when I pull back the curtain, I don’t have to yank her back inside. She’s curled up on the inside of the window, bare legs pulled up in front of her chest—and she’s wearing my jersey.

My jersey, and nothing else.

CHAPTER8

SINCLAIRE

Trick is towering over me, a glare on his face and my underwear in his hands.

“I can explain,” I whisper.

He shoves the panties at me. “Put these on first.”

Oh God.

My hand shaking, I take them from him, and he turns around.

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