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“I don’t need any more friends. I have you guys. And he’s not being friendly. He’s winking at me in a sexual way. He didn’t listen to you at all.”

“He’s a nice guy, Soph. I think he really cares about you.”

What? “He couldn’t possibly care about me. He doesn’t know me. You’re supposed to be on my side. You thought he was a kidnapper a couple of weeks ago. And you were the one that went all Hulk and called me your girl on that app.”

“Because you are my girl, Soph. Always. Which is why I told him if he messes with you, I’ll beat the shit out of him.”

I smiled. There it was. “You did?”

He nodded.

“Good,” I said. “He’s messing with me. Go get ‘em, tiger.” I put my hand on his back and tried to shove him off the couch, but he didn’t budge.

Jacob laughed. “He hasn’t said one word to you since he walked back into this room.”

I looked over at Adonis. His eyes locked with mine. He wiped his thumb along the corner of his mouth, where a little peanut butter had gotten. And then he licked the pad of this thumb as his eyes trailed down my body.

I quickly turned away. “He’s fucking me with his eyes,” I said. “Attack.”

Jacob looked over at him.

Adonis turned to RJ and the two of them started talking about something.

“He’s not even looking over here,” Jacob said.

“He was.”

“Soph.”

“Jacob.”

He smiled. “He’s not going to mess with you.”

“He’s been flirting with me ever since we met.”

“I think that’s just his personality. He called Scarlett pumpkin earlier. I was pretty sure Axel’s head was about to explode.”

I laughed. “Yeah. I guess so.” I looked back over at Adonis.

He pulled off his tie and let his hand fall to the arm of the couch. He tightened his fist around the tie as he stared at me. Like he was picturing tying me up with it.

“So this project,” Adonis said. “Are we good to go, Aphrodite?”

I lifted my eyes from his tie. I didn’t think I had a choice. I slowly nodded my head.

He smiled. “Good. So what is it about?”

“I ride on Jacob’s back all over the city and he flips cars over. It’s perfect exactly the way it is.”

“I have an idea,” Adonis said.

I just stared at him.

“Maybe we could alter it so you’re riding me?”

I glanced at Jacob. Why was he not making a move to attack? Gah! “Or we could start tossing you around instead of cars.” I smiled.

“That doesn’t sound nearly as much fun, Aphrodite. Besides, it makes much more sense for you to ride me. Since you and Jacob are just friends.”