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"And you just made it worse. I specifically asked you not to talk to them."

"James. Doesn't it make you mad? Why won't you defend yourself?"

"I know you've had a bad day. But I'm trying very hard to remain calm right now. I need to know that you'll listen to me when I ask you not to do something."

"If you won't defend yourself, I'll defend you. Everyone at this school already hates me. I don't care anymore."

"What you just did is going to make it worse. Not better. That's going to be all over the news tonight."

"Good. I want everyone to know that you're not a bad person. It sucks walking around campus hearing people say bad things about me. But I can deal with that. What I can't handle is people saying bad things about you."

"And I can't stand that you have to hear bad things about you. I'm used to getting my way. I don't know how to fix this. I never expected this to happen." I sighed and leaned against one of the walls in the elevator.I never meant for any of this to happen.

"I know. You're used to being in control. And I'm infuriating." She shrugged.

An exasperated laugh fell from my lips. "I can't think straight when I'm with you. I'm so unbelievably mad at you right now. But all I want to do is fuck you in this elevator."

Her throat made that adorable squeaking noise. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too." I looked down for a second, took a deep breath, and then looked back up at her. We were supposed to be a team. And me yelling at her to listen to me didn’t exactly scream team. She wanted me to talk to them. So…maybe I was the one that needed to give here. "If you think it will help, I'll talk to them. It might help around campus."

"Not if you're going to take all the blame."

She was impossible. I closed the distance between us in the elevator, pressing her back against the cold steel. "You really are infuriating." I leaned down and kissed her hard. I didn’t like when she was mad at me. But I liked this. We’d always been really good at makeup sex. I could make love to Penny for hours. But sometimes I just really liked spanking her.

Her fingers slipped beneath the back of my hoodie and cascaded up my back.

I grabbed her hands and pushed them against the side of the elevator. "There are cameras in here.” I stared at her face. It was the first time I’d ever mentioned the cameras. But she didn’t look like she had any intention of backing down.

Instead her eyes darted to my lips.

Holy hell, Penny.I knew the cameras would turn her on.So fucking kinky.I’d give anything to turn her around right now and teach her a lesson about defying me, but…

“Rob is waiting for us upstairs,” I said. “I had the front desk let him up." Actually Ian would have let him up. But that was a whole other discussion.

"Okay."

"To be continued?" I ran the tip of my nose down the length of hers.

"I kind of wish Rob hadn't come early."

I laughed and let go of her hands.That makes two of us.I stared down at her rosy cheeks. "Your face is flushed." I rubbed my hand along her cheek.

"No kidding."

I smiled. Making her incredibly horny before meeting my brother was kind of an odd choice. But I loved her just like this. "Ready to meet my little brother?"

"Absolutely."

I hit the emergency button again.

Penny pressed her thighs together and leaned against the side of the elevator.

The doors of the elevator slowly opened.

"Finally, man!" Rob’s voice sounded from the kitchen.

I walked into the kitchen. Rob was sitting at the island eating straight out of a pizza box. It had been a while since I’d seen him. He looked tanner and his hair was shaggy and in need of a cut. I guess that’s what happened when you were on a perpetual vacation.

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