Page 71 of Pretty Obsessed

We got in my building and were in the elevator before we even looked at each other.

"Hey there," I said.

"It's good to see you. I was mildly worried it would be weeks."

"I have to write this book." I smiled.

"There are no expectations. You can hole up in the hotel." He brushed his knuckles down my chest.

My heart picked up speed. "Who doesn't Iris want to know?"

"I'm guessing everyone." He slid his index finger under my chin, tilting it up. "But I don't want to talk about him. We are going to spend the next week with him."

I wet my lips with the tip of my tongue. "What do you want to talk about?"

He brushed his lips over mine. "Nothing."

"Nothing?" I asked parting my lips for him.

"Nope." He flicked his tongue into my mouth, deepening the kiss.

The elevator dinged but he didn't move.

"This is my floor."

"Fine." He smiled into my mouth, stretching his lips into mine before pulling back. "I'm glad you decided to come with me."

I dropped my backpack on the counter and surveyed the space. What did I bring to Japan? I didn't even know how long I'd be there.

"You look a little lost." He jumped up to sit on my counter.

"I don't know what to pack." I opened my fridge, cringing at the emptiness and grabbing a couple of soda water's, holding one out to him. "That reminds me."

"Oh?" River took it but didn't take his eyes off me.

"I got an interesting voice mail on the way home."

"Are you going to tell me?"

"My publicist is getting questions about us."

River laughed. "Mine, too."

"What do you want me to tell her?" I asked, carefully picking at the label on the bottle.

"We're friends, aren't we, Emory?" He'd closed the space between us. "It's going to be a lot of fans and photos in Japan. If we go anywhere, there will be talk and rumors. They figure out where we're staying fast. With the internet nowadays, none of those things remain secret. It can be overwhelming."

"I figured." I put my palms on his chest. "How long do you want me to stay?"

"We are there and then it's to Europe for the rest of the tour, if Iris makes it. Stay as long as you want."

He couldn't be asking me to stay for the rest of the tour. I had to be misinterpreting him or something. "So, I should pack?"

"As I said, it's up to you. Anything you don't bring you can always get there."

"So… you're bringing your friend with you to Asia for an undetermined amount of time?" But why? The sex was good, but damn.

"I'm allowed to have an entourage, aren't I? I know I'm three years in, but I'm still not good at this rockstar thing. We can ask Iris for advice." He flashed me a grin to let me know he was joking.

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