He was losing it, he really was.
But shehadbeen incredible, a feast for the eyes and the senses. She was funny too. And damn, the way she’d rocked his world. A male could get used to that. But they’d had an agreement, hadn’t they?
And she’d honored it.
Asher ran a hand through his hair, cursing the fact that he’d been out cold whenever she’d left. He couldn’t think of the last time he’d slept like that. Man, he was just racking up the firsts, wasn’t he? And damn him, but he wanted more.
“Hey Ash, what’s your ETA?”
Asher rubbed his temples as Cade’s voice came through their telepathic link. He couldn’t get a fucking break, could he?
“Change of plans.” He replied, picking up Duchess’s hair tie. “Give my regards to Lucy.”
“What? Your regards? You’re not coming over?”
“Not today, man.” God, he was tired. And with how raw he was feeling right now, the last thing he needed was to be around a group of people at some brunch, even if it was at his best friend’s house.
“What the fu— Ah, I get it.” As Cade changed his tone, Asher bit back a curse.
“It’s not what you think.”
“Yeah, yeah.” Cade chuckled. “No problem. You have fun with your piece and we’ll catch you later.”
“She’s not a piece.” Asher growled through the link. “And she’s not here.”
“Uh, okay.” The confusion in Cade’s voice cut through Asher’s ire.
Shit, he needed to get it together.
“Listen, I’ve got a situation,” he admitted.“It’s complicated.”
And he had no fucking clue how to explain it.
“I’ll come to you.”
“I’m out at the manor.”
“Shit, you took her there? She must be important then. I knew it.”
Asher just let that one hang. He’d never met anyone like Duchess, true. And he’d hated waking up alone and finding her gone, but that had been their agreement, hadn’t it? No strings attached.
“We agreed to one night.”
“And you want it to be more.” Cade said knowingly.
Asher scrubbed a hand down his face, shaking his head.
“I’m so fucked, Cade.”
“I’m on my way, Ash. You just hold on.”
“Okay.”
Yeah, he’d get right on that.
Thank fuck for his best friend.
Cade hadn’t come alone. He’d brought Maddox with him and their presence was enough to help Asher calm the fuck down. At least a little bit. By the time he’d laid everything out for them, though, Asher was back to clutching his heart and pacing the living room, trying not to burst out of his skin.
