Page 150 of The Rules of Dating

He wrapped us in a blanket he’d brought, and we lay together for a long time, sated from that amazing sex, which was fast and furious—exactly what I needed after so much time apart.

As we looked up at the stars, I wasn’t sure what compelled me to risk ruining the mood. But I had to ask. “Did she ever try anything on you?”

He took a couple of seconds to process. “Maya, you mean?” He shook his head. “Not directly. There was one night, though, when she asked if she could watch me brush my teeth to get a feel for my nighttime routine, so I went along with it. Then she wouldn’t leave and suggested she spend the night in my room…you know, to learn more about my sleeping habits.”

Ugh. I stiffened. “What did you say?”

“I told her to get the fuck out.”

I smiled. “She listened?”

“Yup. And she never tried anything like that again.”

“She probably figured men are weak and she could get you to fall for it.”

“I might have been a weak person when she met me, but I’m nothing like that now. You couldn’t have paid me all the money in the world to sleep with that woman.” He looked at me. “Since we’re asking the uncomfortable questions, I should ask you about your date with that Eddie guy.”

Colby was only half-smiling, so I couldn’t tell if he was mad or not.

“It wasn’t a date—I promise you that. Eddie’s just a friend and always will be. He helped me get over my anger after running into you at the subway.”

“He may be your friend…” Colby rolled his eyes. “But there’s no way he’s not trying to get into your pants. I don’t care what you say.”

I shrugged. He was probably right. “Anyway, I felt bad that Brayden saw me saying goodbye to him. I was afraid you’d get the wrong idea.”

“I knew deep down that you wouldn’t cheat on me. But like you said, it reminded me of what I was missing. When Brayden told me he saw you, I punched a hole in my bedroom wall.”

I covered my mouth. “Oh my God.”

“Yeah. Holden was pissed. He said I’m only allowed to wreck the walls again if it’s during sex.”

“I’m sorry you got upset.”

“It’s all good now.”

Colby’s phone buzzed. He looked down at it for a few seconds. “Jesus,” he muttered.

“What’s going on? Who is it?”

“Brayden.” He turned the phone toward me so I could read it.

Brayden: I know you guys must be “busy,” but Saylor keeps asking if she’s gonna get to say goodnight to Billie. I think she’s still a little paranoid about Billie not coming back. Not sure if you guys want me to keep her up or not so you can say goodnight. Also, everything is fine, but we had a little incident where Saylor grabbed my phone while I was in the bathroom and started looking through my photos. She happened to come across a nude selfie this chick sent me. So, I lied and told her I was taking a medical school class and had been studying anatomy. She didn’t question the fact that I am not in medical school. But as a result of our discussion, I am now desperately in need of a stiff drink, so if you feel like putting me out of my misery, I’d be game.

“Oh, Lord.” I shook my head.

“Well, it could’ve been worse. It could’ve been Holden’s phone.” Colby laughed.

I sighed. “That’s very true.”

“What do you think?” he asked. “We should probably go save him, huh?”

“Yeah.” I smiled. “I think we should go tuck Saylor in together. I want to read her a story.”

“She’ll love that so much.” He smiled.

“And then I want to tuck you in after that.” I winked.

He kissed my neck. “I definitely have something to tuck inside you.”