“What the fuck!” He shouts angrily as he jumps back, towel dropping to the floor with the sudden movement.
It takes him a minute to process it's me, and until he does, I stay frozen in place.
“Holy crap baby. You scared the ever loving shit out of me.” He bends down, picking up the towel, wrapping it back around his waist.
My heart drops with the motion, a little hurt he's covering himself.
“Have you eaten yet?” Ezra asks as he steps over to his dresser, opening the drawer and pulling out some jeans, then another, taking out some boxers.
He pulls the towel off and begins to dry his body. All I can do is ogle his tight ass and yearn to have my hands on it.
“Felicity, did you hear me?”
His voice pulls me from my trance. “Uh… sorry. No, I haven’t. I came straight here from the warehouse.” I lift my hand, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear as I clear my throat.
Ezra smiles softly at me as he slips on his boxers and jeans.
“Tomorrow’s the day, right?” He steps over to his closet and opens the door, pulling a shirt off a hanger and tugging it over his head.
“Yeah. We’re doing the photo shoot and video the same day.”
“Good. Then I’ll have all your free time again.” He laughs, but I can sense the ounce of sincerity in it clearly. While he doesn’t judge what I do, he also doesn’t like the time I’ve been spending with Roxy over the last two weeks.
I let out a snorting laugh. “Like you can’t have me all to yourself whenever you want.”
He steps up to me, slipping his arms around my waist. I tilt my head up, looking into his love-filled eyes. “You know what I mean. I know it was my idea to do this shoot with her. But I’ll be glad when it’s over and I don’t have to think about my girl with someone else.”
“It wasn’t exactly your idea. It was Lorna’s. You just offered a solution that gave her what she wanted, but also what you could handle,” I remind him, but all I can think about is Roxy. How Ido have feelings for her, and in a way, I did cheat on him. He’ll hate me when I tell him. If the situation was reversed, I don’t know if I could forgive him. Hell, I don’t even think I would’ve offered it up as a solution.
“Semantics.” He kisses my forehead before leaning away. “Are you okay? It feels like something is bothering you.”
Do I tell him the truth or do I lie? Tomorrow is the shoot. It’s not like I’ll see her again after it.
“Yeah. Just my mind going crazy. Tomorrow is the shoot. Mom will be home any day and then we’re moving into her and her new man’s place. It’s just a lot happening all at once.”
Not entirely a lie. But not the whole truth, either.
“Well, let’s go eat. Then we can come back here and snuggle up together and watch your favorite movie. One that makes you both laugh and cry.”
“Really?” I gasp. “But you hate it.”
“I know, but I think it’s only because you told me you were in love with Atreyu as a kid.”
“You do realize when that movie came out, right? He’s ancient now.” I laugh.
“Hey, I know how young women fall for the silver foxes. Let’s go eat. I’m starved.”
He removes one of his hands, keeping the other right at the small of my back as he leads me out of the room.
After tomorrow, it’s over. It has to be. Even if I already know I’m lying to myself. I never have to deal with my feelings for Roxy again. It’s just me and Ezra.
Chapter 15
Felicity
Fuck,I’mgoingtobe sick. Today is the day. My nerves are on overload, and just the thought of eating has me dry heaving.
The closer I get to the door of the room I’ve secured for the evening, the tighter the knot in my stomach grows. I don’t know if Roxy’s there yet, and I’m not sure if I want her to be or not.
