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“Great.”
I decided to try and be a gentleman, and asked once more, with a little more sincerity this time, “Are you sure it’s okay if I stay here? I could probably crash at the O’Briens’ too.”
Her expression softened, and she replied, “No, you’re welcome here.”
I liked the sound of that, then she added, “After all, you did save my sister’s life. It would be bad form for me to turn you away in your condition.”
Well, now she made it sound like I was a charity case, or worse, incapable of caring for myself.
Naturally, that got under my skin.
The way the corners of her mouth turned up told me that was exactly what she was going for.
I hated that I didn’t have a witty response, so I decided to change the subject. I noticed the loaf of bread on her counter,along with a package of deli meat and cheese, and a bottle of mayo.
“Did we interrupt your breakfast?”
“I was just making a sandwich.” She made a point of looking at each of us individually. “Do you want one?” With her hand in the bread bag, she quipped, “It’s the breakfast of champions.”
I shook my head. “They fed me first thing this morning,” while Adam and Lainey murmured they had breakfast before dropping Conor at the O’Briens and switching vehicles.
Adam declared, “We should probably get going. My shift starts in ninety minutes, and I want to get Granny’s Cadi back to her before she decides to take my Bronco for a joyride.”
Jade snorted. “She would, too.”
Jade and the new couple shuffled toward the garage, and Adam replied, “No kidding.”
They weren’t joking. Granny O’Brien was a feisty one.
I heard the squeaking rollers on the garage track as it went up, the car start, and a minute later, the same squeaking as the door came down.
“You should oil your garage door rollers,” I observed when Jade came back inside.
She went back to making her sandwich and, without looking at me, asked, “Are you volunteering?”
Oh, baby girl, if you only knew all the things I was volunteering for.
Chapter Nine
Jade
How was I supposed to sleep, knowing Brian was on the other side of my wall—probably wearing nothing but his underwear?
I rolled over and punched my pillow a few times before closing my eyes again and willing myself to sleep.
Thankfully, my thirteen-and-a-half-hour shift caught up with me, and I dozed off.
Unfortunately, I had another dream about riding Brian’s dick in bed. Only this time, it wasmybed where we did the deed.
When I woke up, I felt a tinge of disappointment not to find him lying next to me.
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Brian
I woke up but stayed in bed looking at my phone. I didn’t want to run the risk of making noise and waking Jade up.
Yeah, I could be a cocky prick, but I wasn’t a rude asshole. Jade really was doing me a solid by letting me hide out at her place, and I knew better than anyone what having a crazy sleep schedule did to one’s health.
