Page 11 of Muse (Fighting Fate)

A tiny gasp came through the phone. “Oh my god. Was that weird?”

Memories of his tongue on me sent shivers through my insides. “It was so, so good. Amazing. I always thought that would be gross, but holy god…”

Silence met my ears again. I knew she’d be puzzling over it all, wondering what it meant for me. “I’m speechless. I can’t believe that happened last night. So what now? Are you going to see each other again? Are you going out? What?”

I bit my lip and forced out a laugh. “This is Jace we’re talking about here, so no, we’re not going out. Besides, you know that would be a nightmare for me even if he wanted to. He’s too popular.”

She made a sound of pure disappointment then huffed. “Yeah, we’re both pretty screwed like that, huh?”

I pressed my lips together. “Yeah.”

We both sat in silence for a while, and I just knew she was contemplating her own problems at home. When she tried to stifle a yawn, I jumped in. “I better let you go. I’ll see you in a couple of days, okay?”

I heard another yawn. “Yeah, I didn’t get much sleep last night. I might go have a nap.”

I said my goodbyes and disconnected the call. I kind of wished I’d told her about the strange looks Jace had given me, but I wasn’t entirely sure how to explain it. I guess I would know soon enough.

As I made my way to the kitchen, I noticed all the bedrooms doors were closed, and the only sound in the house was coming from the TV. Aiden and Matt were sprawled out on a sofa each in the living room, both of them snoring softly, but everyone else had disappeared.

I’d just walked into the kitchen when the back door opened and Jace walked in with his arms loaded with grocery bags. His gaze caught mine and held it as he carefully placed the bags on the bench.

“Where is everyone?” he asked quietly.

“Asleep I think.”

He nodded, still not taking his eyes off me. My heart was steadily beating faster and faster. Damn he was hot, and having those deep blue eyes on me just seemed to amplify things.

He exhaled heavily. “Is this how it’s going to be between us now? We just pretend it never happened?”

I frowned. I didn’t know what he meant, and he sounded a little pissed off. I shrugged. “Do you want it to be any other way? Should I go tell Aiden?”

His eyes narrowed. “Only if you want him to kill me.”

I smiled a little at that. Yeah, Aiden would lose his shit if he found out. I shook my head.

“Do you regret it?”

My smile disappeared with his sudden question, but I didn’t take my gaze away from his. “No, I don’t. It was perfect.” I watched the emotions roll through his eyes, a sick feeling growing in my stomach. “Do you?”

His head cocked to the side a little. “You’re asking a hot blooded male if he regrets sleeping with a sexy as sin siren who whispered his name like he’d just taken her to ecstasy and back?”

I swallowed. Heat warmed my cheeks, as well as a few other places…

“Even if Aiden beat the shit out of me, Mia, I still wouldn’t regret it.”

Tension was building inside me. It seriously felt like the air was crackling between us. His words filled me with happiness and warmth.

“I’m kind of in unchartered territory here, Mia. I don’t really know what to do.”

A pang of disappointment swept through me. I didn’t know why. It wasn’t like I wanted anything else from him. Did I? “There’s nothing to do, Jace. It was just one night. Neither of us is ready for anything other than that.”

He blinked, a little taken aback. “And you’re okay with that?”

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Chapter 6

Jace

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