Page 126 of Debts and Desires
“Did you guys?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, my God!” I squealed. “Tell me right now!” Mia laughed.
“I can’t.”
“Oh, you totally can! Wait… Can he hear me?!” Another silence.
“Hi, Emmy. Yes, I can hear you,” the familiar British voice answered with a chuckle.
“Hi, Cal!” I grinned wildly. “Are you treating my best friend well?” I asked.
“Of course,” he said.
“Good. I’d hate to have to come there and beat you up,” I teased. It’s not like I’dactuallybe able to do anything if he wasn’t. The type of work Cal was in was...different. With the help ofhisuncle and Mia’s Uncle Sebby, he had opened some kind of legal firm in London. It was weird because last I checked, Callum wasn’t a lawyer. Which made my stomach churn at what I needed to ask.
“Actually,” Mia cut in. “I was wondering if… if you would come here? Just for like coffee or something sometime.”
“I would love to. I actually was about to call you because I?—”
“Emogen?” Carter’s voice echoed up the stairs. I hoped Mia didn’t?—
“Who’s that?!” Mia gasped.
“Nothing! No one, I mean.”
“Baby?” Carter called again.Motherfucker.
“Baby?! You’re seeing someone?” Mia squeaked. I let out a long sigh, unsure how to proceed. Carter opened the bedroom door. He went to speak, but stopped when he saw me on the phone. He grimaced a little and mouthed a sorry before coming in. I offered a polite smile. He quietly shut the door behind him and headed for his dresser. I loved watching him do even the most mundane things.
“Um, hello, ma’am?! Don’t avoid the question!” Mia laughed from the other end, her voice lighting up the room. I’d forgotten about her for a moment.
“What was the question?”
“Are you seeing someone?” Carter seemed to perk up, looking back at me through the mirror.
“Yes,I’m seeing someone.”
“Tell me everything! What’s his name?” My eyes met Carter’s again and I could see the faint warning. Theyou better only answer with ‘Carter’look. I gave a big, bratty smile and answered, “Leviticus.” Carter’s jaw set, his eyes darkening before he turned to face me. I quickly added, “But he goes by Carter, his middle name.”
Carter pointed at me, mouthing, “Behave.”
“How did you meet?” Mimi asked. I think both me and Carter swallowed at the same time. How do we explain that?
Oh, he rescued me, towed me back to his shop. But I couldn’t pay, so I offered to suck his dick. Instead, we made a bargain with hours where he got to fuck me anywhere, anytime, anyway and now we’re in love.
“It’s a long story, so we’ll settle with he rescued me from possibly the worst day of my life and I’ve just kinda stuck around.” Carter seemed pleased with the answer, a smile tugging on his lips.
“Is he hot?”
“Amelia,” Cal warned, and I stifled a laugh.
“What? I can ask!” She huffed. “Well, Emo, is he?”
Carter lifted a playful brow before turning back around. Thefucker had the audacity to begin stripping for his shower then, slow and deliberate.
“He is. He’sveryhot.”
