"Turn around again," I told her.
I pressed her down gently so her hair was under the water and rinsed off the conditioner, massaging her scalp and washing off every last drop of the stuff.
I didn't want to leave a trace of chemicals in her hair. What sort of boyfriend would I be if I did that?
She stifled a yawn with her fist as I was finishing.
I gently squeezed the excess water out of her hair, then helped her out of the bath and dried her off carefully, making sure to pat her everywhere.
"Thank you," she said, holding up her arm so I could dry under there. "I’m not sure if I deserve all of this attention."
I stopped and looked up at her sharply. "You deserve all of this and more. If I could, I'd spend the rest of my life spoiling you rotten, starting with regular deliveries of Cadbury chocolate right to the front door."
"Now you really are spoiling me," she said with a laugh. "Boner would probably eat it before I got to it."
"I’m not above killing him so you can have the chocolate," I said dryly.
I liked the guy, but if she wanted me to kill him, I would. Same with Cass and Jules. I wouldn't like it, but I'd do it.
"Don't go killing Boner, or any of them," she said firmly. "We can always get more chocolate."
"Yes, we can,” I said. "Maybe chocolate sauce next time."
She smiled. "I'd like that."
I was hoping she'd say that because I'd like it too. I'd cover her with as much of it as I could and lick it all off, slowly and carefully, until she was completely, perfectly clean.
I startled as the bathroom door opened behind me. Boner stood there, his face red.
"Where the hell were you two?"
CHAPTER 13
HARLOW
"Are you two out of your minds?" Jules snarled.
He sat in one of the dining chairs, his legs apart, wearing only a pair of boxer shorts.
I didn't expect him to sleep in shorts covered in pictures of cute frogs, but here we were.
"That police detective is sniffing around, and you go out there and kill someone?" He was all but shouting the words at us.
"Do you want the whole city to hear?" I snapped.
"No. It seems like you do," he retorted. "Whose stupid idea was it anyway?"
"It wasn't a stupid idea and it was mine," Archer said coolly.
Jules shook his head. "I thought you were smarter than that, bro."
"They weren't caught," Cass pointed out.
Jules rounded on him. "Are you sure about that? Are you sure they weren't seen? They could have been followed. They could have brought him here. He could be standing outside the fucking door right now." He waved a fist toward the door.
"Listening to every word you're saying," Boner said to Jules, although he looked as irritated about us sneaking away in the middle of the night.
Jules looked like he was going to tell Boner to fuck off, but he closed his mouth. When he spoke again, it was quieter by a fraction of a decibel.
