“He didn’t break up with you,” Maddie added. “He set you free to find someone who will love you so hard you won’t even remember Aiden’s name.”
Cameron blinked. Asher’s mouth fell open. Natalie tilted her head to the side with a little frown.
“That was surprisingly deep,” Asher said after a few seconds, “and remarkable in its lack of biting sarcasm.”
“Take it back.”
“Why?”
In answer, she threw a steamed dumpling at his face.
It hit him right between the eyes, bounced onto the table, then rolled to the edge where it fell to the floor. No one moved. No one spoke. The silence stretched on, the tension heavy.
Then, Asher lost it.
Falling back in his seat, he laughed until his face turned red and tears spilled from the corners of his eyes. Natalie watched him, transfixed, little snorts escaping through her nose. Even Maddie cracked a smile.
Cameron couldn’t take it anymore. Rising halfway out of his chair, he reached across the table, grabbed the front of Asher’s shirt, and jerked him up from his seat. Their mouths collided, hard and urgent, effectively turning his laughter in a strangled moan that sent fire coursing through Cameron’s veins.
Asher opened for him immediately, welcoming anything Cameron would give him. Not willing todisappoint, he probed deep, tangling his tongue with Asher’s, losing himself in the kiss. It wasn’t until Maddie cleared her throat that he reluctantly ended the kiss and released his white-knuckled grip on Asher’s shirt.
Before he could pull away, though, Asher grabbed the back of his neck and yanked him into another blistering tangle of mouths and tongues that ended with a sharp bite to his bottom lip. Cameron’s eyes rolled back in his head as the sting sent shivers racing down his spine. Fuck, the guy always had to have the last word, but this time, he wouldn’t complain.
“Jesus,” Natalie muttered, fanning her face with a paper napkin. “I have definitely been doing that wrong.”
“Nah, not wrong.” Eyes half-lidded, lips pink and swollen, Asher dropped into his chair with a cocky smirk. “Just with the wrong person. I could show you, but I have this new boyfriend. Super hot, but kind of possessive.”
Cameron opened his mouth to deny it, but instead, he blurted, “Keep your mouth to yourself.”
Asher stared at Cameron’s lips and arched one eyebrow. “Really?”
He shook his head, even as heat singed his cheeks. “You know what I mean.”
Asher shifted his gaze to Natalie, his arrogant grin back in full force. “See? Possessive.” His attention returned to Cameron, and his smile softened. “But you know what? So am I.”
“Don’t play well with others?” Maddie teased.
Eyes still locked on Cameron, Asher shook his head. “I don’t share.”
Cameron shifted in his chair as his cock grew achingly hard.Fuck, that’s sexy.
Six more days. Just six fucking days.
~
Pulling into the parkinggarage under Cameron’s office building, Asher shifted into park, but left the motor idling and the air conditioner blasting. Technically, the first official day of autumn had come and gone nearly a month ago, but as usual in Texas, summer wasn’t ready to relinquish her hold over the state.
Instead of exiting the car, Cameron took Asher’s hand and gave it a tender squeeze. “Thank you for everything, Asher.”
He shrugged. “It was nothing.”
“Don’t do that. Don’t minimize it. You were a goddamn rock star, and I’m glad you were there.”
Dropping his head back against the seat, Asher closed his eyes and sighed. “I like your sister, and she deserves better than that ignorant fuckhead she was dating.”
“I agree.”
“How long were they together?”