Page 46 of Built to Last

“They’re fine for living spaces, but as the primary place to store dishes, they suck,” I admit. “And you have them in three different materials. What are you thinking?”

“I’m not. The owner is. And they’re for three different kitchens. Apparently she has two daughters and she’s decided to…”

I shake my head. “No. No, she did not.”

He is not about to say… He can’t.

“She’s splitting the whole place into three separate residences.”

My knees get weak, and not for the right reasons this time.

Reid simply leans over and picks me up, hauling me against his chest. “I think we should get back in that ridiculous bed, I’ll blow your mind again, and then we can talk about how we’re going to take down the new owner.”

That is a plan I can say yes to.

Chapter Fifteen

“Do you think we should…”

I stir in my warm nest. It’s so cozy and perfect. I’m wrapped around a furnace and I’m happy here so why are people talking? Whispering. Like they don’t want to be heard, but I catch some of what they’re saying in this weird dream I’m having.

“I have no idea what to do. I’ve been standing here trying to process,” a familiar voice says. “I thought Jeremiah was pranking us.”

“You should have known since he sent pictures.”

“Well, I guess I thought he’s probably handy with a computer,” the voice replies.

“Thank god the crew is running late.”

Those words shake my comfort. The crew. My crew. Well, now I’m awake. I sit straight up in bed and then realize it’s morning and I’m naked.

“Well, hello, sunshine,” Ivy says with a grin that tells me she’s enjoying the drama. She always does as long as she’s not being the dramatic one.

My best friends are here. And it’s daytime and Reid is…yep. He’s here and yawning and giving me a super-sexy smile that reminds me of everything we did the night before. What we didn’t do was remember to be out of here before everyone showed up for work. I look at Anika and Ivy, who are both holding coffee cups. Ivy has a kolache in her hand. Like she wanted snacks for the morning show.

“Would you believe this isn’t what it looks like?” I try.

Anika’s eyes go wide as Reid yawns and stretches and the sheet kind of slips down around his waist. “Really? Uhm, did you find yourself locked in and decide you required body heat to survive the night? You do realize there’s a security guard. He could have helped.”

I reach down and tug the sheet up because while my friends have absolutely seen me naked—we shop together a lot—Reid’s body is a wonderland they’ve never experienced before, and I mean to keep it that way. I didn’t think about the security guy. He’s used to me staying overnight. He’s probably surprised I invited a friend to stay with me.

Especially one who I would totally have said was an enemy right up until I woke up next to him.

“Dude, the heat’s out?” Ivy watches as Reid’s eyes open. She gives him a grin. “Hey, there, Dorsey. You’re looking good.”

I expect my erstwhile lover to freak out and make the same types of excuses I am. Instead, he grins in a wholly adorable way. “Heat’s working fine. Morning. Hey, Ani, can you show me where the tunnel is? I want to get a room because this thing is way too small. Can one of you grab my clothes? I would do it myself but I think Harper wants me to be modest.”

He’s going to be fun. He is taking this in a stride I would not think him capable of. “Clothes would be good, and he doesn’t need to get a room because we’re not doing this again.”

He frowns. “Well, if I’m not on a leash then…”

He starts to push the covers down.

I put a hand on his chest. “You are absolutely on a leash.”

His brows rise in challenge.

Such an annoying man. “Fine. It’s probably going to happen again, but maybe we can go back to one of our places like regular humans. This thing was not meant for two.”

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