Her pretty face turns bright red. I raise an eyebrow as I look at her. Interesting.
She fiddles with the hem of her dress and tucks her hair behind her ear. “I don’t kiss and tell.”
“Your cheeks are fire engine red, Ellie. You don’t have to say anything. I can tell you’ve had some fun in the kitchen.”
Her blue eyes are big as she grabs a glass of water and downs it.
My head falls back as I laugh. Fuck, she’s cute when she’s flustered.
I hold up a hand. “Hey, no shame. I have too. Obviously.”
She flashes a shy smile. “I can only imagine the places you’ve fooled around, Camden.”
“You don’t have to imagine. I’m an open book.”
Her brow raises. “Really?”
I nod.
She squints her big blue eyes like she’s curious. “What’s the wildest place you’ve done it?”
“Probably under the bleachers at my high school.”
Her jaw drops. I chuckle.
“Wow,” she murmurs. “Where else?”
“The janitor’s closet at the Basher’s hockey arena. A porta-potty at the Denver Marathon. It was clean though.”
She blinks at me.
“Your turn now. You’ve gotten freaky in the kitchen. Where else?” I ask.
She clears her throat, then downs more water. She shakes her head. “Oh, you know. Just…normal places.”
I chuckle. “Like where?”
She shrugs. “Um, like…outside.”
My brow lifts. Oh, damn. Cute and sweet Ellie is an exhibitionist. I would have never guessed. She was always so shy and reserved as a kid. She still is.
“Outside, like in someone’s backyard? On the beach? In the wilderness?”
She nods quickly. “Um, yeah. All that. Er, I mean, all of those places.” She looks at her phone screen. “It’s getting late. I shouldtake Gus back home. He still needs his dinner and one more walk before bed.”
“Oh, sure. Here, I can walk you to your car.”
I start to stand up with her, but she shakes her head. “No, it’s okay. I’m not far. I got lucky and found a parking spot in front of the building.”
She starts to walk off and waves at me, pulling Gus behind her. “See you later, Camden.”
I watch as Ellie disappears through the door to the stairwell, confused about why she wanted to leave all of a sudden.
Chapter 6
Ellie
Istand in line at the pharmacy, head pounding, my stomach churning.
