The Best Man Plan, стр. 38
“Water?” he asked.
“Yes, thank you.”
He handed her a glass and stood at the side of the bed while he took several long gulps, then put the glass on the nightstand. Erin took a few sips and handed her glass to him. He climbed onto the bed next to her and she laid her head on his chest, murmuring satisfied sounds as she did.
He couldn’t help but smile at that.
She smoothed her hand down his chest and abs. “That was magnificent.”
“Yeah. Sure was.”
She tilted her head back to look at him. “I hope you don’t expect this to be a one-and-done thing. I expect to use you repeatedly.”
He snorted out a laugh. “Use me? You intend to use me? I’m hurt, Erin.”
“No, you’re not. Your cock is already at half-mast and jumping for joy at the thought of heading back into action.”
“Okay, fine. But I hope you’ll at least take me out to dinner on occasion.”
She shrugged. “I’ll think about it.”
He could fall in love with this woman. Hell, he was already half there.
And that was a dangerous thought, because she just wanted sex and he knew it.
“So?” she asked. “You ready?”
“To service you, m’lady? Your wish is my command.”
She climbed onto his lap and straddled him, gracing him with a wicked smile. “You always say the right things, Jason.”
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sixteen
ERIN WOKE EARLY. She never needed an alarm anyway. They had an appointment with a bride and groom at ten thirty, so she had to get back to the house to shower and get ready.
But rolling over and seeing Jason’s naked back was the nicest way to wake up this morning. She wanted to linger, to run her hands over his skin and kiss him and make love to him again. And maybe again.
They’d barely managed four hours sleep last night. Jason was a very generous lover, with amazingly talented hands and a mouth that could do incredible things. Not to mention a cock that got so hard and could go and go and go. She came so many times she knew she was going to be sore today.
She’d smile about that all day long. If a girl was going to have a hot fling, she should do it up right. Though she supposed a fling should be with someone random, and Jason wasn’t random at all. After they were done doing whatever it was they were doing, he was still going to be in her life.
So maybe this was a friend fling instead. She trusted Jason. And when this was over, they could go on being friends.
Simple, right?
He rolled over and gave her a very hot, sleepy smile.
“Want some coffee?”
“I’d love some coffee.”
He got out of bed and gave her the opportunity to ogle his extremely fine naked body. Her own body reacted viscerally with a rush of desire.
Down, girl. You have to get to work.
With a reluctant sigh, she left the bed, used the bathroom and got dressed.
“Coffee’s on,” Jason said as he met her in the hall. “And both the dogs are outside.”
“Thanks.”
He stopped and pressed her up against the wall, his hands all over her body as he kissed her and made her hot and needy and regretting the morning meeting. Because if she had her way they’d be back in his bed right now. And judging from the erection rubbing between her legs, that’s what he wanted, too.
She laid her hands on his chest. “I have a meeting this morning.”
He took a step back. “Dammit.”
“My thoughts exactly.”
“I’ll be back in a minute.”
“Okay.”
She went into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee, opened the fridge and was happy to find cream in there. She added cream and inhaled the first few sips.
Her phone buzzed so she picked it up. It was Honor reminding her of the meeting this morning. She rolled her eyes. Like she’d forget. Jason’s phone was right next to hers so she heard it buzz. Her eyes widened when she saw Owen’s name light up on his phone. She couldn’t help but glance at the message.
Hey, Jason. Is Erin okay?
Her stomach dropped. She looked over at her phone, scrolling through her messages. One from her mom; one from her friend Alice; and one from Brenna.
Nothing from Owen. Owen, her ex-fiancé who’d left her two days before their wedding.
He hadn’t texted her. She assumed he was back in town and he hadn’t texted or called her to see how she was.
But he’d texted Jason asking about her.
That son of a bitch. That coward. How dare he?
Fury boiled inside of her. She slipped on her shoes, grabbed her purse and her keys and opened the door. Agatha and Puddy came in so she put on Agatha’s leash.
“Whoa,” Jason said as he came into the kitchen. “You’re leaving?”
“Yes. I’ve . . . gotta go.”
“So fast? I was going to make us breakfast.”
She couldn’t even find the words to tell him how upset she was right now. “I’ve gotta go, Jason.”
“What’s wrong?”
She was already at the door, but he followed. “Check your phone. You’ll figure it out.”
“What?”
“I glanced at the message on your phone when it buzzed. I just can’t deal with that right now. I’ll talk to you later.”
She was out the door before he could say anything else, tears pricking her eyes as she got Agatha into the car and started it up.
No. She would not cry another tear over that bastard.
She turned onto the main road, focusing her attention on driving.
Of course Owen would have texted Jason instead of her. He couldn’t even face her to break up with her in person. Why did she think he would do that now, even with something as simple as a text?
Was he back in town? It had been over two weeks since their non-wedding. He was likely back and had been back. Had he come to talk to her, to explain his change of heart? No. He hadn’t. Maybe he never would. He probably