I chuckle. “It’s definitely interesting.”
As we approach my building, the sexual tension between us is tangible. As anxious as I am to have an orgasm from a warm-blooded man, I know I need to put on the brakes so I can regain control of this situation. A physical relationship with Brody has the potential to get messy so I want to make sure we’re both on the same page before we take that step.
I can feel his big body behind me as I jiggle the key in the lock. His hot breath hovers over my neck for only a second before his pillow soft lips meet my skin.
He groans. “God, Rainey, I can’t wait to finally be inside of you.”
My knees literally go weak as I push open the door. It takes me a moment to regain my balance, but once I do, I manage to swat him away.
“Hold on there, Romeo. I have some ground rules.”
He appears crestfallen. “Ground rules?”
“Yep,” I nod. “I don’t want to do anything that could make things difficult. Our closest friends live together so avoiding each other isn’t really an option if this goes south.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” he says, holding his hands up to cut me off. “Why are you writing this off before we even get to the good part?”
“I’m not,” I deny. “I’m being cautious.”
The skin between his eyebrows crinkles. “Elaborate.”
I set my keys and purse on the kitchen counter. “If we do this, it’s strictly a friends-with-benefits arrangement.”
“Go on...”
“Well, I know our friendship is...different, but I definitely consider you one of my only real friends. I don’t let a lot of people in, yet, you somehow wormed your way onto that short list.”
“At least you’re finally willing to admit it,” Brody says and winks.
I roll my eyes. “Anyway...like I said earlier, it’s not just our friendship on the line. We spend a lot of time with Drew and Devyn. And now that Riley’s back, I have a feeling it will be even more so, once Devyn gets over the shock of his return.”
“Agreed,” he says with a smile. “What else?”
“I don’t want complications,” I explain. “We’re just two people scratching an itch. Once either of us has had enough, we pretend like it never happened.”
He scowls. “I don’t know if—”
“I’m not done.” I hold my hand up. “No one outside of this condo can know
about our arrangement. And I mean that, Brody. If I find out you’ve said anything to Drew or Riley, I will end it immediately.”
He crosses his arms over his chest. “Anything else?”
I think about it for a moment. “If we do this, I expect monogamy. You can go back to your slutty ways once we’re done.”
“Hey!” he protests. “I’m not that bad.”
I raise my eyebrows. “Do you forget how we met?”
Now he rolls his eyes. “That was years ago. My dating...habits have changed significantly since then.”
Have they? When I think about it, he really hasn’t dated much. Not that I know of, anyway. Huh. Strange that I haven’t realized that before now.
“Regardless,” I say, breezily waving my hand. “I have no interest in sleeping with someone who’s sleeping with someone else. After what Adam put me through, I hope you can understand that.”
His face softens. “Trust me, Rainey. You have no worries there. You’re the only woman I’ve wanted since the day we met.”
What?