Adore Me (Austin Singles 3)

“I told Nash I was coming to spend the night at your place.”

Wringing my hands together, I asked, “Have you heard from Nash?”

“Yep. Two minutes ago. I called him to let him know I was here. He and Blake are on their way to getting drunk. Tucker sent me a text and said he’d make sure they both got home safely.”

“Drunk?” I asked.

“Yep. They started after Nash punched Blake in Tucker’s office.”

I slapped my hand over my mouth as I gasped.

“Blake’s fine. Nash only hit him twice.”

I was stunned. “Twice?”

Kaelynn walked into my kitchen, pulled out two bowls, two spoons, and the ice-cream scoop. “Yeah, once in the jaw and once in the stomach. Tucker said Blake took it well, like a champ.”

I dropped onto the sofa and groaned. “Dear God. All I wanted was one night of raw, hot sex with someone I trusted.”

Kaelynn stopped what she was doing and stared at me. “When I told you to go out and have sex, I didn’t mean with Blake!”

With a shrug, I replied, “It sort of happened. Then it happened again, and then again.”

She pressed her lips together to keep from laughing.

“I always knew you had a thing for him. I suspected it was mutual. I used to always catch him stealing glances your way.”

“Really?” I asked, thinking about Blake’s earlier comment about not being able to breathe since the first time he saw me. I no longer thought he was referring to that night in the bar.

“Really. How was it?” she finally asked.

Reaching for a throw pillow, I pulled it to my chest and hugged it. I could feel my face heating. It felt so good to be finally be able to talk about Blake with someone.

“Amazing. Different from any other guy I’ve been with. Not that I’ve been with many. It’s scary. Thrilling. Romantic. Confusing.”

“I get the scary, thrilling, and romantic, but you lost me at confusing.”

“How? Think how I feel.”

Kaelynn handed me the bowl of ice cream and the chocolate syrup. I sighed and drenched my vanilla ice cream in the syrup.

“I’m listening.”

“I think I want to eat my ice cream first.”

She nodded and waited patiently.

Six bites in, I talked.

“First, let me disclose that I never once thought about cheating on Mike or leaving him.”

She raised a brow.

“I know that sounds like a terrible way to start out. It’s just, the first time I ever met Blake was in college. Nash took me to Tucker’s birthday party. When I met Blake, there was something there. At least on my end there was. A spark. I honestly think had I not been with Mike, I probably would have flirted with him. I mean, he was so hot. Still is.”

Kaelynn giggled, and I continued. “He really wasn’t in my league, but the way he looked at me. I’ll never forget it. My body actually tingled from his stare.”

“Really?” Kaelynn asked.