Need You Now by Kenner J

Author:Kenner, J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-940673-61-5
Publisher: Martini & Olive
Published: 2018-02-12T16:00:00+00:00

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“She keeps watching you,” Tiffany said. “What did you say to her?”

Cam and Tiffany were tucked into a corner of the living room. Tiffany was leaning against the edge of a bookcase, and he was standing in front of her, close enough that it looked intimate. “I only told her she was right.”

“About what?” Tiffany asked.

“That’s what she’s going to be wondering.” He reached forward and untangled a strand of hair from her hoop earring. Innocent enough, but it would undoubtedly look intimate to anyone paying attention.

And, yes, he knew he was being an ass, but he didn’t care. He had a point to make, and setting the stage with Tiffany was the fastest way he could think of to do it.

“I can’t believe you talked me into this,” she said.

“Into what? All you’re doing is coming with me to my best friend’s welcome back party. We came together. That’s it.”

She smirked. “Fine, don’t tell me. It’s not like I told you about my crush on Eric. Which, by the way, I totally expect you to keep secret.”

“Don’t you trust me?” They’d started working at The Fix the same week, and then learned that they shared three classes. There’d never been any sexual attraction between them, but Cam and Tiff had become fast friends.

“Don’t you trust me?” she countered.

“Fine. We slept together.”

Tiffany stared at him like he was an idiot. “Well, duh. Nobody goes through these kinds of machinations if sex isn’t at stake.”

He couldn’t help it, he burst out laughing. “Let’s mingle, and I’ll give you the full scoop.”

They walked, and he did, making sure to talk when they wouldn’t be overheard. The bottom line was that Mina’s speech in bed had been one serious kick in the heart, not to mention parts further south. He understood not wanting to tell Darryl—hell, he’d spent years not making a move on Mina because of her brother—but her talk about it inevitably ending had twisted him up way more than it probably should. So much so that he’d gone home, stood in the shower until the water ran cold, and replayed the conversation over and over and over, trying to figure out what about it had made him feel like such a damn loser.

It wasn’t the way she’d reacted to him, that was for sure. She’d said she wanted him, and everything they’d done together had been evidence that she’d meant it.

She’d also dismissed the very idea of Zach, which had definitely made him happy.

She’d even suggested that they’d have a reasonably long run. After all, it was only early June, and she’d mentioned Christmas.

That, however, was the problem.

“A timeline,” Tiffany said, and he shrugged. “She saw the end before you two had even begun.”

“You sound like a psychology major,” he said, which made her laugh because, of course, she was.

They were by the table with all the alcohol, and he poured her a glass of wine as his eyes searched the living room and the connecting patio. The doors were open, and guests were mingling inside and by the pool.

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