Page 132 of Never Sleep with the Enemy

Addison lingers at my side with Harvey, while Bronson keeps close to Jordan and Priscilla by the door. All eyes are on them. On me.

“It was years ago,” Jonah says.

“When, Jo?!Whendid you kiss my little sister?”

“It was after she left home. A few weeks, maybe.”

Knox’s face twists. “You kissed mybarely legallittle sister?”

“It wasn’t his fault!” I say, stepping forward. “It was all my idea.”

“Youridea?”His voice spikes.

“I wanted to know what it was like. So I asked Jonah to...” I trail off. “It was just the one time.”

“One time is one too many times to fool around with your best friend’s little sister!” Knox shouts, his voice echoing across the parking lot.

“We didn’t fool around!” Jonah says. “It was just kissing.”

“Kissing?As in, more than once?”

Jonah sighs. “Come on, Knox.”

“No, tell me.” Knox steps closer, fists at his sides. “How many times have you kissed my sister, Jonah?”

“I don’t know,” Jonah admits.

“You don’t know?”

“I don’t exactly keep count in the moment, Knox.”

“Well, how long was the moment, then?”

“I dunno. An hour?”

“An hour?!You kissed my sister foran hour?!”

“Half-hour, maybe? I don’t remember! It was years ago!”

“Oh! So now kissing my sister ain’t even worth remembering?”

Jonah frowns. “Are you pissed I kissed her or that I didn’t kiss her more?”

“Yes!”

Jonah throws his hands up.“Knox.”

“Is this the real reason you rushed back from your honeymoon?” Knox seethes. “To play her white knight? What’syour wifegonna say about this, huh?”

Jonah sighs. “Knox, it’s not?—”

Knox snaps back to me. I flinch as his glare hits like a whip.

“How about you?” he asks. “You have anything to say for yourself?”

“No,” I whisper, my voice shaking.

“Knox,” Addison says, slipping in front of me. “Maybe we should?—”

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