Edge held my gaze for a moment.“I stopped by Cav’s hotel room on Friday night.”
I stilled.“After our date?”
“Yes.”
“And…?”
I watched his Adam’s apple bob.“I kissed him.”
Ever step outside in the heat of the summer when the sun’s been bouncing off the buildings, steaming up the ground, and you can actually see the heat shimmering?I felt like I walked right into it.The hairs on my nape stood on end, the heat so intense I thought I might need to step outside.
“Jamie?”
“I’m sorry.”I cleared my throat, took a long swallow of wine.“You can’t just throw that at a girl and not expect her to … fantasize.”
His blue irises actually darkened.“You fantasized?”
I nodded, took another sip of my wine.
A guy walked up onto the small stage, set up the microphone and a stool, then disappeared.
“Have you heard from Cav?”Edge asked.
“I have.We … actually, we had lunch today.”
Based on the small line that formed on his forehead, Edge didn’t know that.I was surprised he didn’t.From the discussions I’d had with Cav, the two of them were tight.Considering Edge’s revelation, they werereallytight.
“Really?”His hand slid around the stem of his wineglass, and he stared down at it.
“Yeah.We grabbed burgers between classes.”
“Hmm.”
“You didn’t know this,” I stated, working the information over in my head.Why wouldn’t Cav just tell him?
Edge put his arm around my chair.“It’s not necessary for me to know everything you do with Cav.”
I glanced at him, then over to the bar, not sure where to keep my eyes.“Well, it would seem he didn’t tellyouabout our lunch date, and he didn’t mention tomethat you’d shared a lip-lock.”
“Does that upset you?”
I shook my head.“No.”
“Do you expect him to?”
I shrugged, let my gaze scan the room so I didn’t have to look him in the eye.“I guess I’m confused because I thought this was going to go a different way.”
“What way was that?”
I let my attention drop to the table.“Based on what you outlined at the club that night—”
Edge gripped my chin, turned my head to face him.“I said a lot of shit that night.”
“You did.And you sounded so … serious.”
His jaw muscle flexed.“I was.I am.”Edge closed his eyes for a moment, breathed deep.When he opened them, they were clearer.“This is new for us, Jamie.”
My eyebrows lifted.“What is?Dating?Or dating the same woman?”
