Page 70 of Pretty Obsessed

River: You seemed to be doing well while I was there.

Emory: I guess it's better with someone there.

River: Back to the club…?

His message felt heavy.

Emory: I don't know.

Emory: I don't know how to finish. Does that sound stupid after writing twelve books?

River: Come with us.

Emory: What?

River: We don't leave for a few hours. Meet me at the airport.

Emory: I don't have anything with me. I can't just go to Japan.

River: You going to go sit at your apartment and work? Or the club? Why not work from a hotel in Japan.

Emory: I don't know if that's a good idea.

River: You seemed to work well with me at the cabin.

Was this crazy? It felt crazy.

Emory: Let me think about it?

River: What's your ETA?

Emory: Six hours or so.

River: Send me your address if you decide to go. We'll pick you up.

Emory: Okay.

I left it at that. I had six hours to decide.

I was about to pull out of the parking lot when my phone buzzed with a voicemail. My publicist's voice came over the car speakers as I drove.

"Emory, I've been getting questions about you being seen with River Wade. A handful of outlets have been asking if you two are friends, or if you're working on a project together. Do you want me to comment? Are you doing something with him? I feel like as your publicist I should be the second person to know. Anyway, call me back."

That couldn't be how Pat knew? No, he would have said River by name if so. I blew my cheeks out. It was one thing being at the cabin with River, but if I went to Japan with him, this wouldn't calm down. It would blow up and then what? What did I say? I'm the fuck buddy of a rockstar and flew to Japan to keep fucking? We are friends? I felt like we were friends.

I texted River my address at the next stop and there was a blacked-out SUV waiting in front of my building when I pulled up.

He got out as I walked up towards the door. "Funny seeing you here."

I smiled and dropped my head. "Coming up? I need to pack."

He nodded, turning towards the rolled-down window. "Give us a few."

"If you two make me wait while you fuck for an hour I'm going to come up and watch," Iris replied.

River rolled his eyes. "That's only for the club."

Iris laughed and slid his sunglasses into place. "Hurry up, I want to get out of here before anyone realizes we’re going."

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