Page 54 of In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes

Desire sliced through me like a knife.

“Pour the shot,” I told Olivia. My voice sounded ragged.

Sadie giggled as Olivia poured. “It tickles.”

“Sadie,” I said in a low voice. “Look at me.”

She turned and met my eyes, and a slow, excited grin pulled on her face. I leaned forward and sucked the shot out of her belly button. The liquor burned my mouth and throat as I swallowed but I slipped my tongue against her soft skin, tasting her.

I didn’t know if I’d ever get another chance.

Beneath my mouth, her breath hitched. My hands came to her waist, smoothing against her warm skin. I straightened up and looked down at her.

“Wow,” she breathed. “That was fun.”

My mouth curled up as I gave her a slow nod. “Mhm.”

She bit her lip. “Another?”

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Aiden had taken the bar stool a couple down. I frowned.

I didn’t want Aiden gawking at Sadie while she was dancing on the bar top and I sure as fuck didn’t want him licking shots out of her belly button.

I shook my head at her. “You’re done.” I took her hands and helped her slide off the bar. “We’re going home.”

“What?” Her face fell. “But I’m having so much fun.”

“Oh, come on, Holden,” Aiden said with a grin at Sadie. “She’s having fun.”

I glared at him. “No.”

I leaned down, wrapped my arms around Sadie, and hoisted her over my shoulder. She whooped.

“We’re going home.”

22

Sadie

I wokeup the next morning with rocks in my brain. A dull, thudding ache sat right behind my eyes. My limbs were sluggish. The light seared my eyes and I squinted.

A heavy arm draped over my waist. A big, warm, hard body curled around me. My pulse skyrocketed.

Holy shit. There was a man in my bed. My other eye opened wide. I was in my bra and underwear under the covers.

Even through my cloudy-headed haze, I noticed the thick length pressing in my backside. My eyes went even wider.

Did I—? My mouth went dry. Did I hook up with someone last night? Holden would have watched me leave with someone. I didn’t like the devastating ache in my chest at that idea.

Moving slow so I wouldn’t wake whoever he was, I turned my head.

Holden.

He was still asleep. He was over the covers so the blankets separated us but I sank back into the bed with shock and his arm tightened around my waist, pulling me harder onto his erection.

I was in bed with Holden, half naked, and he had a boner. This was like a fucked up game of Clue.In Katherine’s old bedroom with the hot grumpy guy who has major morning wood.

A rush of heat grew between my legs and I froze. My skin prickled hot but my head was still pounding so it might have been the hangover.

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