“Okay, Final Girl, convince them you love me.”
Chapter 25
Sebastian
The Misdirection
“What?”
“Huh?” I attempted to correct with more playful energy, but I was stumbling over my words and thoughts, and she was scowling at me. There wasn’t time to say anything else.The timer on the screen dropped to one then went live. I put my arm around her and forced a smile that just moments before had been real. Under the water, I pinched my thigh for being so fucking stupid.
“Convince them you love me.”I’d tried to be playful, but I’d fallen on my face.
“I should get drinks,” I muttered and hopped out, flashing the viewers my boxers. My heart was going wild with embarrassment as I dug through my fridge for beer. I pulled out two brown bottles and hurried back. I relaxed in an instant when I saw Evie bobbing in front of the camera, talking excitedly to the viewers.
“Oh, good, you’re back!” She turned, slurring her words some. I cocked my head and matched her energy. Acting drunk was easy.
“Yeah, babe, of course.” I handed her a beer and slid back into the hot tub.
“I was just telling them all about the movie,” she said.
“What movie?” I raised an eyebrow.
“Slice Slice Baby, the one we just went and saw tonight!” She laughed. “Have you forgotten already?”
“Baby.” I took a long sip of my beer. “I think imma have a hard time remembering anything tomorrow.”
She fell back against me, and I caught her, wrapping my arms around her waist. “You should remember...some stuff, I would think.”
My cock hardened under the water, and I shifted to press it against her thigh. The knowledge that she wasn’t wearing any panties was not lost on either of us. She stiffened when she felt me then shifted away.
“Anyway, I wanted to give my review of the movie and tell everyone they need to go watch it. It wassogood,” she said, facing the live feed again. “I told Sebastian I wanted to do it earlier, right after the movie, but then he—”
“I’d do it with you anytime.” I nuzzled my nose into her neck.
She giggled and fought to get away. “Stop! You’re tickling me! I meant talk about the movie!” She escaped my grasp for just a moment. Her beautiful smile was sending me places I shouldn’t go. Less sexy places. More…
I pulled her back onto my lap. She kicked and giggled, and I nuzzled her neck, softer this time, careful not to brush my stubble too hard against her skin.
“There were more pressing things,” I said, raising my eyes like I’d been trained to do in order to look smoldering. Hearts, stars, and crowns flooded the screen as people gave us gifts and wrote comments.
“Stop, you goof!” Evie pushed me back and went to the phone. “People are asking aboutourmovie. Should we do a little Q&A aboutSimon Says Six?”
“Six Six,” I replied and then shrugged. “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass.”
She turned to look back at me and stuck her tongue out playfully. “And we’re all out of bubblegum. Okay, let’s answer some questions. Ask away.”
I leaned forward to read the comments that were popping up at lightning speed. I glanced at the viewer counter: 250k.
“Someone wants to know if we’re done filming,” she asked.
I looked at her. “We haven’t even gotten to the spicy stuff yet.”
She giggled and swatted me.
I picked the next question. “They want to know where our castmates are.”
“Bryce and Skye? Well—uh...” She blushed, and I wasn’t sure if it was fake or not. I found my hand drifting to her hair, pushing the damp strands behind her ear, showing off her beautiful face to the camera.
