"Go for it."
"So," he continues, "make sure your mouth is really wet. You want to fold your lips over your teeth so there is pressure, but no grating. Don’t grate his cock, Cassidy. Suck him in long strokes and use your tongue on the underside where the skin meets..." He makes a squirming sound. "I'm getting a semi having this conversation."
I roll my eyes. "Toni."
"Okay. Keep his foreskin up while you do this, but if it slides down by itself, lick the tip, but be gentle. Don't overstimulate. I repeat, do not overstimulate. You will struggle to make him come if you go hard and fast. A guy like Max Butcher won't be easy to make come. Tease him. Change up the movements and then when you think he's ready, you pump him like you're milking a cow."
I scrunch up my face. "I'm grossed out by that analogy."
"I'm grossed out by your fanny."
"Toni, for your information, my vagina happens to be beautiful and smooth and very satisfied right now."
My studio door swings open and Flick rushes in, squealing, "This is so great!"
"I gotta go," I say to Toni and hang up the phone.
My sister's red hair sways around her shoulders as shebounds toward me. Falling on top of me, she envelops me with her long arms.
"Oh my God, you're not my type," I laugh, rolling around on the floor with her.
We flop side-by-side with our legs folded over each other and sigh.
Her grin is infectious. "I'm so excited."
I twist my head to stare at her. "Why are you so excited?"
"Um, duh, you're coming with me to Bali!"
"Oh yeah." I stare up at the downlights in the ceiling. "I actually forgot all about that with everything going on."
"Oh, well, don’t! Aurora is expectingtheCassidy Slater to entertain everyone. I set it up so Stacey and I are in a room together. You have your own."
"Oh." I frown at her. "I thought I was sharing a room with you?"
"I thought I wasn't your type."
"Hahaha," I snicker.
"Don't worry, we're in the same villa. I'll be right next to you." Her eyes sparkle as she describes our accommodation. "It has a private pool and outdoor kitchen and like a common area. It's just stunning. The boys let us choose from a few close to the reception."
"Oh." I curl my lips together to keep a smile at bay. "So we're in the same villa as the boys." My chest feels tight. I couldn’t be more excited to spend a holiday with Max, but I'm not sure he'll share my enthusiasm. We aren't friends. We aren't anything according to him.
She nods. "Yeah."
"Why are you Max's plus one?"
"Well, because Xander can pretty much get whatever he wants from his big brothers, and Stacey can get whatever she wants from Xander. She wants me there, so that’s that. Plus, Ithink Max likes the idea of having a girl on his arm who won't cramp his sexual prowess, know what I mean? He's a complete manwhore, but he has very little respect or time for women. That doesn’t stop them though. It's strange because the other boys aren't like that at all. Xander is very considerate and open, and Bronson has been in love with the same girl since he was thirteen."
Discomfort knots my belly. "Sounds like you've finally traded diaries." I picture Max's smile last night after he'd made me come. A smile that lacked his usual arrogant demeanour, instead seeming raw and revealing. I think about the night we slept beside each other without touching. He respects me.
"Stacey knows the boys really well and she seems to worry about them a lot."
"So what's the deal with Stacey and The Butcher Boys?"
"They don't have a sister, but if they did, it'd be Stacey." She twists to face me. "You don't mind that I said yes to going with Max, do you?"
I feign indifference. "What? Why would I mind?" She lifts a beautiful auburn brow at me and says nothing. "What? I don't care." Her eyes stay glued on mine and amusement tugs at her lips. "I don't mind. Why would I mind?" I cover my face and grin into my palms, my cheeks flushing. "Okay. Yes. I have a crush on him. But I know the score. It's fine. I'm fine with it." She's analysing me dubiously and her lack of verbal communication is getting under my skin. "Flick, don't just stare at me!"
