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Theo chuckled. “Cameron is awake.”

“Well, that’s good, isn’t it?”

“It could be very good.” Another dry chuckle. “There’s a naked man standing next to my chair.”

I laughed. “I don’t need three guesses to know what you’re going to be doing next, do I? And I know where you are if I need you. Go have fun.” I ended the call.

The flat was quiet again.

This is a choice. If I do this, I don’t get to half-commit. If I hold back, I’ll lose him.

Then I reached for my phone again. My thumb hovered over Quinn’s name.

This will change the terms.

I opened the thread anyway

Are you free Wednesday?

I hit send before I could overthink it.

The typing bubble appeared almost immediately, and my pulse jumped.

Yes. And yes, I’ll let you tickle me. [laugh emoji]

I had to smile at that. He should have been asleep and yet he was still playful.

Quinn: At Obsidian?

My heart thudded.

No. My place.

The typing bubble appeared again.

Paused.

Started.

Stopped.

The three dots blinked on and off like a warning light.

Then they vanished.

My pulse roared in my ears.

I just moved the line, didn’t I?

Now I had to see if he would cross it.

Chapter Eighteen

Quinn

I couldn’t sleep.

Which was stupid, because I’d barely slept the night before either.