“What? Teegan? No. No way.”
“Are you sure?” I push when he refuses to look in my direction.
“She’s hot, don’t get me wrong. We have fun,” he says, using unnecessary air quotes. “Do I like her? No. She’s not that nice, and she’s kind of bossy. All. The. Time.”
“Even when...”
“Yes, even then,” he quickly admits, confirming my suspicions that Teegan is bossy when it comes to sex. Because it’s no secret they’ve been together.
Milo’s a little man-whore. Just ask him. He finally admitted to me tonight that he slept with Natasha and Courtney before they left. So he’s the one keeping the show afloat with his sexual prowess right now.
“Why sleep with her then? Why bother?”
“Why not? I mean, sure I’d like to be in charge, but no matter what, I get what I went there for. She knows it’s nothing serious. She’s the one that made that clear to me before anything happened between us the first time. She wants your man, and she’s not going to stop until she gets him.”
“Yeah, I’m aware. Does she not see that he’s not interested in her?”
“Do you really want me to answer that?” Milo asks, raising an eyebrow at me as he places his empty plate on the table.
I don’t bother to respond, returning my attention to the movie we’ve barely watched. Once the credits roll, Milo helps me clean up and then heads out. He knows I’m expecting Jace anytime, and I’m pretty sure the last thing he wants is to watch our reunion.
After the show Milo and Teegan put on earlier, the guys were told, not so nicely, to stay in their villas until it was time to meet up with us tonight for our dates. I wasn’t allowed to see Jace. I never even hugged him. I certainly didn’t get a chance to kiss him in front of Teegan.
I still have no idea if Jace has told her the truth yet. I know he was skeptical, afraid of how she would react. Not that it really matters at this point. Two more days and someone is going home. It would be ideal for the final four to be me and Bella opposite Jace and Lennon, but nothing about this situation has been ideal so far, so I can’t get too excited yet. Milo isn’t a bad guy, but I’d love to see Bella and Lennon end up together if Jace and I can’t.
Teegan needs to go, though.
She’s causing more drama than necessary. Which is probably why she’ll be able to stay. The producers will find a way. If they want her here and me gone, it’ll happen.
I can’t worry about that right now, though. We have a pool party tomorrow night with a Greek theme, and if there’s anything I want to think about, it’s Jace in nothing but a toga.
Or nothing at all would be fine as well. As long as we’re alone.
“Is that smile for me?” Jace whispers in my ear, causing me to jump.
“You scared me,” I state the obvious as I walk around the sofa and straight into his waiting embrace. “How long were you watching me?”
“Just a few minutes. The look on your face kept changing, and I didn’t want to disturb you. The instant you had a smile, I knew it was okay to interrupt.“
Lifting my chin with his thumb, Jace captures my lips in the most sensual kiss he’s ever given me. Maybe it’s because I missed him being here. I didn’t sleep well last night at all. Or maybe it’s the emotion behind the kiss. Whatever it is, I love it.
I love him.
And I want to tell him that, but he doesn’t give me a chance. He deepens the kiss as he lifts me by the ass and presses me firmly against the nearest wall.
Yeah, there’s really nothing I want to talk about right now. I’m more interested in showing him how I feel. Letting my actions speak for themselves. Over and over again. Until the sun comes up and we’re forced to be around other people.
So that’s what I did, and when I woke in the middle of the night, still wrapped in his warm embrace, I showed him one more time just for good measure.
“Did they deliver your costume for the party?” Jace asks as he wraps his arms around me, pulling me back against his bare chest. I fit perfectly against his body.
“Yup,” I reply, popping the P for emphasis as I roll my eyes.
“That bad?”
“Depends on how you see it. I’m wearing a solid gold bathing suit that barely covers anything with a see-through white toga style dress over it. I’ll practically be naked.”
I didn’t look too closely at it when Claudia dropped it off this afternoon. I was in the middle of trying to figure out what to wear, so I took the bag from her, tossed it on the couch, and closed the door. She’s not my favorite person right now. Not after hearing she didn’t reprimand Teegan at all after what went down.