Seduction by Ivy Smoak

Author:Ivy Smoak [Smoak, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Loft Troll Ink
Published: 2022-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Tuesday

Rob had only recently moved back to town. And just like everything Rob did…he didn’t think twice about his living arrangements. He’d moved right in with Daphne.

I loved their place. But I knew Rob was already checking out new real estate. The place felt like Daphne. It did not feel at all like Rob. Rob was more of a penthouse kind of guy. Not a basement apartment kind of guy.

James and I made our way down the steps of the duplex. Which, I guess was actually a triplex since the basement had been converted into their apartment? Was a triplex even a thing? Either way, it was super cute.

“Do you think she’s pregnant?” James asked at the exact same time I rang their doorbell.

“No. And keep your voice down.” Their apartment was tiny. And I bet the walls were perfectly fine, but not exactly thick.

“I think he probably knocked her up.”

“Why does everyone keep saying that?”

James smiled. “Who else is saying it?”

“Justin. He won’t let it go. Bee too. Rob does everything spontaneously, including proposing. He just loves her.”

“And the baby he put inside of her.”

I laughed. “You’re ridiculous.”

“Wanna bet?”

I looked up at him. “On whether or not this is a shotgun wedding or that you’re ridiculous?” I shifted the casserole dish in my arms.

“The shotgun wedding thing. I’m not ridiculous in the slightest.” He grabbed the casserole dish from me.

I glanced at the door. I never backed down from a bet. But…I was sure they were just about to open the door. And the last thing I wanted them to overhear when they were already stressed out was that people thought they were getting married out of obligation. “Oh, it’s so on. But drop it right now.” I nodded toward the door.

James put his finger on the doorbell. I could hear the ring throughout their apartment. Yup, thin walls.

But no one came to the door.

“I guess they’re not home,” James said. “Which is good, because I’m hungry and I really want to eat this.” He lifted the foil on the edge.

I swatted his hand off it. “We’ll just leave it for them.”

James looked down. “There’s probably rats here. We can’t just leave a dish of food. It’ll attract more of them.”

“You are just as bad as your brother. This apartment is so cute. Just because you’re used to high-end everything doesn’t mean this place has rats!”

Daphne opened up the door just at that moment. A frown cut across her face.

Oh, fuck. I was defending her apartment, but I was pretty sure the end of my sentence was just: “This place has rats!” I cleared my throat. “Hey! I was just telling James how much I love your apartment.”

She nodded, but I could tell she looked hurt.

“I mean it,” I said. “You heard the end of my sentence, but I was actually saying that your place doesn’t have rats.”

“It’s true,” James said. “I think you may have just heard the end of what she said and it was completely out of context.

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