“What does that mean?”
I can hear the tension in Luke’s voice and feel it in his touch as well.
“Not what I’d be doing tonight if I hadn’t seen my girl in a really long time. No way I’d want to go and hang out with her friends instead of banging the living daylights out of her.”
“Rex”—Andi presses her hand against his side as she turns around—“that’s really rude and uncalled for.”
“What? If we hadn’t seen each other in a long time, wouldn’t you want to bang me?” He reaches out and slaps her ass lightly. “You know you can’t get enough of tiring me out.”
“Well, yeah”—she giggles slightly—“but we’re not like everyone. Maybe they are saving themselves for marriage and not into going all night long like we are.”
“What is that supposed to mean?” Luke says, gazing over at her, looking pissed and offended.
“It doesn’t take someone with superhuman vision to figure it out. We’ve all noticed that you guys don’t seem like you’re super affectionate with each other.” She shrugs.
“In what ways?”
“I don’t know. It’s not like you’re desperately in love and you can’t keep your hands off of each other. Not like me and Rex.”
Rex grabs her and pulls her into him. He pushes her back against the elevator wall and kisses her hard. I watch in horror as he reaches down and gives her boobs a quick squeeze and then pulls back. She giggles like a schoolgirl and taps him on the shoulder.
“Oh, Rex, honey, you’re so naughty.”
“What? I’m just saying, if you’re really into your girl, everyone knows it. And when I look at you two”—he sniffs and sneers—“I’m not feeling it.” He stares at me. “There are two types of men in this world. The kind you want to ride all night long and those you want to chitter-chatter with. I don’t care about idle talk, but I’ll have you panting like a motherfucker.”
He waggles his tongue back and forth, and I try not to gag. Has Rex always been this crude?
“I don’t manhandle my woman just to make a point,” Luke says as he pulls me in tighter to him. “But let me make this very clear to both of you. Mia is mine, and whether or not you think she’s mine because of the way we handle each other in public doesn’t mean anything because we know the way that we interact in private. Don’t we, darling?”
He looks down at me with adoration in his eyes, and I swallow hard because he’s looking at me so intensely and my body is shivering, and I think he might be about to kiss me.
I glance over at Rex, and then I look at Andi. They just stand there, looking like they’re judging us. Like they think Luke and I are asexual and boring. There’s no way I’m letting Rex get away with that diatribe, trying to put us both down. Like he thought I wished I could ride him.
I have no interest in riding you, prick, nor do I need your tongue anywhere near me.
I stand on my tiptoes, and I grab Luke’s head. I press my lips against him and kiss him hard. He wraps his arms around me and holds me tight, and he kisses me back passionately. I feel his tongue pressing against my lips, and I part my lips, pressing myself into himwhen Rex slams his fist against the elevator. The sound makes us both jump.
“Get a room, guys.” Rex sounds pissed, and we spring back from each other.
I feel slightly off-kilter, and my heart races rapidly.
“What? We couldn’t resist,” Luke says, smirking at him. “Don’t tell me you have a problem with our need for touch and contact now.”
“I don’t have a problem with anything.” The elevator dings, and Rex pushes past everyone to exit in a huff.
“Sorry about my brother. He wasn’t raised like that,” Luke says and allows Andi to head out of the elevator before us.
I step out next, and then Luke follows behind. We make our way through the almost-empty lobby in silence. I suddenly remember that Luke has to get the key to the Jeep from the lobby.
“You forgot to get the key,” I say to him, breaking the silence.
“Ah, yes.” He looks at me, but he doesn’t head back inside. “That was pretty intense,” he says, gazing at my lips.
“It was definitely intense, but I think the kiss was definitely needed to make Rex and Andi realize we are really together.” I nod slowly.
“I agree,” Luke says solemnly. “I think we played the part well.”
“Yeah, we could be up for a Golden Globe soon.”
