“Sounds good. I haven’t fucked you in the shower yet.”
“Yet again, you’ve just very elegantly proven my point, Mr. Scott. I need to have a shower, alone. You can control yourself for a few hours.”
“How many hours exactly?” he asked, propping his head on his hand as I slid out of bed.
“Until we get back from your friends’ house.”
“Really? I think we should cancel.” I could hear the grin in his voice.
I flicked my head around to look at him. “Don’t be ridiculous. We’re not animals. We can keep our hands off each other for a few hours.”
“I’m not so sure.”
My leg started jumpingas the car pulled out. Ethan slid his hand to my knee. “Hey, don’t be nervous.”
“I’m not,” I lied. And I stilled my leg.
He took my hand in his and squeezed.
“I should be the one who’s nervous,” he said.
“Do you think I’m going to embarrass you?”
“Well, obviously that’s a concern.” He grinned at me. “Andrew’s going to have fun with this. He won’t be able to resist.”
“With what? Us?”
He nodded. Fear washed over me. What did he mean? Before I got a chance to ask we’d arrived.
Ethan took my hand as we walked up to the house. Just as he reached for the knocker, the door flew open.
“Hey, guys,” Andrew welcomed us. Mandy stood beside him. She had red curly hair and a big smile. Herhands were clasped together as if she was about to applaud and her eyes sparkled with what looked like excitement.
“I’m so happy you’re here.” She grabbed me and hugged me. “And you’re so pretty. I just knew you would be,” she said as she ushered me down their hallway. I turned to try and catch Ethan’s eye, but he wasn’t looking at me. “What do you want to drink? Tell me you drink and you’re not one of those health nuts? Andrew, can you get us some drinks? Cocktails?” Ethan was looking back at me and he grinned.
“Maybe not cocktails. Anna had a little cocktail incident last night,” Ethan said.
“Oh, how sweet. He’s protecting you. You drink, thank god. Wine?”
I’d barely had an opportunity to say anything, so I just nodded.
“And you’re from England? You know that Ethan’s sister is in England. I’ve always wanted to go. Andrew keeps saying he’ll take me but, hey, sometime never.”
“Jesus, woman, take a breath already,” Andrew interrupted.
Mandy laughed. “Sorry, I’m over-excited. I usually have to put up with these two talking about sports and business when Ethan comes over, so it’s so nice to have a girl to play with!”
“She’s not for you to play with, Mandy,” Ethan said and put his arm around my shoulders. “That’s my job.” And he kissed me on my head.
“Oh, my god. You’re so cute together! I wondered if this would ever happen and now it has and I’m so excited.”
“Excuse my wife, Anna,” said Andrew. “She’s not used to company.” Mandy slapped Andrew on the arm and tutted. It was cute.
“I’m just not used to Ethan introducing me to a girl,” she said to him as if I wasn’t there.
“Woman,” Ethan said.
Mandy squealed.What the hell was going on?
