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I drop my head, embarrassed. “Cooper, shut the fuck up,” Nick demands.
“Fine. Let’s go.” I lift my dress and am the first out of the car. I slip off my shoes and hold them in my hands. After they get over the shock of my sudden commitment to the idea, Nick climbs out followed by Gwen and Coop.
“How are we doing this?” I ask as I hold my shoes up in question. The next thing I know, Nick bends at the waist and easily lifts me into his arms. I shriek as he quickly props me to get the right grip and I throw my arm around his neck.
He smiles my smile and sighs. “You have nothing to worry about. I could carry three of you.”
Coop lifts Gwen as she tries to remove her shoes and she laughs. “All right, women, and by women, I’m including you too, Nick. Are you ready?”
“Ummm… excuse me,” the driver interrupts. “Should I assume you’re not waiting?”
Coop points at him under Gwen’s legs. “If I didn’t have my hands full with this gorgeous woman, I’d kick your ass for not having a spare.”
Nick rolls his eyes. “We’re going to the hotel. Please call my cell when you’re ready to pick us up.”
“Yes, Mr. Rowen.”
I kiss Nick’s cheek and his eyes lift in surprise. “For luck. Kick his ass.”
“He ain’t kickin’ nothin’, sweetheart,” Coop adds as they line up.
“This is utterly stupid.” Gwen laughs with a shake of her head as Coop counts them down and they’re off.
My body is being jiggled in places I never thought imaginable, and before I know it Nick throws me over his shoulder to run past Cooper. I scream, and as Cooper takes notice, he does the same to Gwen to catch up.
“Put me down!” I half scream, half laugh.
“For fuck’s sake, Coop, this isn’t funny,” Gwen yells, upside down.
I can feel my boob about to pop out of my bra at any second, so I start pounding on Nick’s ass from behind. “Nick! I’m going to fall out of my dress! You need to stop!”
He pants his response as he runs. “If you think your hands on my ass or the fact that I may see your tits is going to make me stop, you’re very mistaken!”
I can hear Cooper laugh as Gwen reaches down and simply grabs his ass before she plays it like a drum.
“Oh yeah,” he pants. “You’re turning me on, sweetheart. Play your heart out.” He lifts his hand to her ass to squeeze itand she shrieks.
He’s mildly distracted, and Nick charges ahead. I can see the lights of the hotel from upside down, and I can’t help but laugh at how ridiculous I feel. Cooper bursts forward and Nick slows to a jog, giving him a startling lead. He stops and pants before he lifts me back into a standing position.
I grab for my chest immediately and manage to prevent anything from slipping out farther than it has already. He smiles brightly, holding on to me until I regain my balance.
I smack him in the arm with my shoes. I’m a little angry, but not really. He laughs. “You’re an idiot!” I shout playfully as I continue to adjust myself.
“I might be,” he says as he closes the space between us and lifts his hand to the back of my neck, angling my head toward his face. My breath hitches. He’s still wet, and now I am too. But he’s close, and I can see his breath in the cold air of night.
“Why did you stop? Too much?” I ask with concern.
“I stopped because I wanted a moment alone with you. And because I intended to pay for the rooms all along.”
I smile shyly at him as I pull my wrap around my shoulders.
“I should get you inside to warm you up.”
“Oh, and you think I’m going to let you warm me after that stunt?” I ask.
“You won’t?” He seems surprised and disheartened.
I huff out a large sigh and roll my eyes.
