“Didn’t you say that you’ve been so impressed by your grandmother’s writing that it forced you to look inside, and you decided that you had always wanted to express yourself via the written and spoken word as well? And that’s why you agreed to come to this meeting today?”
“Well—”
“Oh, darling, do you know how happy that makes me?” My grandma grabs my hand and squeezes it. “I feel like the luckiest grandmother in the world. Oh, darling, I can’t wait to hear one of your pieces.”
“Me, too,” Gina says quickly. “I’m sure it’s going to be absolutely fantastic.”
I look at her and just shake my head. She’s quick on her feet. I like that. I like that a lot. But as everyone turns to me and cheers me on, my brain starts to go into overdrive because the fact of the matter is, I’m not a writer, and I have nothing to present.
But I can’t back down now.
I can’t let Gina win.
I’m going to have to come up with something.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Gina
Hunter seems amused as Amethyst finishes reading her poem. I can tell that she’s excited to have a new member in the group because she keeps sneaking surreptitious glances at him to see how he’s responding.
We all applaud when she finishes, and she takes a little bow. It’s hard for me to concentrate considering what just went down between us. If he knew how wet my panties were, he’d know how close he’d come to having me. He was hot and he knew how to turn a woman on. I had no doubt that both his tongue and cock could have me coming in minutes.Get your mind out of the gutter, Gina.
“Why, thank you. Thank you. I do hope everyone enjoyed it,” she says, beaming, though it’s clear to me she doesn’t really care what anyone else thinks. Only Hunter.
I look over at him, and I see that he’s watching me. There’s amusement in his gaze, and we share a small smile before he turns to Amethyst. There’s something in the way that he’s looking at me that makes me think he’d quite like to sneak out ofthe room and do naughty things to each other. Or maybe I’m just projecting. I’d quite like to sneak out and get naked with him. And do unspeakable things to each other.
“That was quite unlike anything I’ve ever heard before,” he says. “Really original.” He claps and I can’t help but stare at his hands. They been between my legs, making me pulse. I wonder if he’d felt the way I’d been trembling.
“Oh my goodness, what an honor to have you say that.” She grins, then looks over at Enid. Enid looks quite taken aback, and I wonder if she’s jealous.
“Okay, how about we take a small break?” Enid says, her voice sharp. “Let’s reconvene in an hour.” She heads out of the room, and I stand there for a couple of moments, thinking about what I should do. I’m surprised when Hunter comes up to me, a teasing expression in his eyes.
“So this is what you get to partake in every day.”
“Aren’t you jealous that you don’t get to, as well?”
“Yes. I’m so very jealous,” he says, grinning. “I suppose this is your penance.”
“What does that mean?”
“For lying about being in the FBI. But I said I wasn’t going to bring it up again. So, I won’t.”
“But you just did.”
“And I take it back.” He pauses. “Would you like to get something to eat?”
“No, I’m okay.” I will not eat his cock for lunch, though for some reason that’s all I can think about.
“Would you like to go for a walk?”
I’m about to say no, but there are two reasons why I don’t. One, because he intrigues me. And two, maybe this is a good opportunity for me to get to know him better. My brain is telling me that I want to get to know him better for the story, but my heart is telling me something quite different.
“I mean, sure. Why not?”
“Great.” We head out of the living room and toward the front door. He opens it for me, and I step outside. Then he closes it softly.
“Have you been on any of the trails?”
