“Didn’t that bother you?”
“That he had sex while I was trying to sleep?”
“Yeah.”
“Yes. I was trying to sleep. He kept me up.” I smiled. “Also, he was getting some, and I wasn’t. It didn’t seem fair.”
“Was it…” Olivia cleared her throat. “Was it with Addison?”
I laughed. “No way. Maddox would never do that with Addison. He loves that woman too much and is too possessive.”
“Then, how do you know he won’t be mad that I saw him?”
Olivia had a point, but…
“You’re a woman, and I’m a guy. He doesn’t want other men seeing his wife naked.” Especially since it had already happened once.
The first time I had visited Brook Creek, Addison had been half-asleep when she walked out of Maddox’s room without anything on but her birthday suit. I wasn’t one to ogle another guy’s woman, but let’s just say, I could understand why Maddox was protective.
As we walked, I noticed that Olivia had moved closer to me. We were going past the town’s school, where the streetlights were few and far between. Sometimes, as a big guy with lots of training, I forgot how scared women could get.
My suspicions were confirmed when we heard a noise coming from the field behind the school, and she grabbed on to me and glued herself to my side.
Two seconds later, a cat ran out from the field and across the road.
I couldn’t help but laugh. “Look, it’s just a cat,” I said to reassure her, but she was still watching the darkness of the field, and I could feel her body trembling.
I wrapped my arm around her.
“Hey, hey.” I rubbed my hand up and down her arm. “You okay?”
She was really scared.
“Let’s keep walking, okay?” Her fingers gripped me tighter.
“Don’t worry. I won’t let go.” I gave her body a little nudge. “Come on. We’re almost there.” We were only about halfway, but I wasn’t going to tell her that.
We continued on, close like that, but once we were around homes again and more lighting, Olivia’s hold on me loosened.
“The day is ending a lot differently than it started.”
“What do you mean?” she asked me.
“This morning, you hated my guts, and now, you can’t keep your hands off me.”
She jumped back as if I’d stuck a hot poker in her side, as if she’d just realized that she was clutching on to me.
She cleared her throat. “Yeah, well, I didn’t really hate you.”
I raised my eyebrows. “You sure about that?”
“I would say I had a strong aversion to you. Hate sounds too mean.”
“That’s good to know.”
“But you apologized, and sometimes, I feel like a third wheel with Addison and Maddox. Who else can sympathize but you?”
I nodded in agreement.
Soon, we arrived at our buildings.
“Do you want me to walk you up?” The door into the building wasn’t locked, and seeing as how she had been skittish earlier, I thought I’d ask.
She hesitated before saying, “I’ll be fine.”
I opened the door. “Go on. I’ll be right behind you.”
Her lips parted.
I smiled. “Just go, Olivia,” I said before she could argue.
She listened this time. We climbed the rickety steps, and I watched her unlock the door, listening for the sound of the dead bolt opening.
“Do you want me to check inside before you go in?”
“No. I was just being silly earlier.” She put her hand on my chest. “Thank you though. I appreciate the offer.”
I looked down. It felt like she was burning a hole through my skin. I stared up into her brown eyes. “I won’t go in on one condition.”
“Okay, what’s that?”
“Tell me the truth. What did you mean when you said you’d never had sex like that?”
10
Olivia
I had already admitted too many things tonight and had that embarrassing moment where I got scared. Nobody was going to hurt me here.
But I was not going to tell Tommy—the guy who had told me I needed my ass slapped and my pussy pounded—that I had never had amazing sex. Good sex? Sure. But on a scale of one to ten, I’d probably rate the best sex I’d had at a five.
Until tonight, I had thought rated-ten sex was only something you saw on TV or read about.
And now, I was getting wet, just thinking about it again.
I was so ashamed. They were my friends.
Tommy put his hand on mine, and that was when I realized I was still touching him.
I quickly pulled away, and he lifted a brow.
“Go ahead. Check the apartment.”
Disappointment flashed across his face, but he didn’t say anything. And I waited by the door for him to do his sweep so that I could regain some more composure.
He was back in less than five minutes. “All clear.”
“Shocking,” I said.
He laughed. “You can deflect with humor, Olivia, but the only one you’re hiding from is yourself.” He stepped closer, kissed me on the side of the forehead, and turned to walk away. “Have a good night. I’ll see you in the morning.”
I walked into the apartment and headed straight for the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I needed to go to bed and try to forget the thing I wasn’t supposed to have seen.
I slipped into bed five minutes later and closed my eyes.
That was a mistake because the only thing I could see was Addison and Maddox together.
I sighed and rolled over. “Think of something else,” I whispered to myself.
I closed my eyes again, and this time, I saw Tommy. He was sitting around the patio table, as he had been earlier tonight.
This was a much better thought.
Unfortunately, it didn’t last. Tommy picked me up, carried me into the living room, and set me down on the same couch Addison and Maddox had been having sex on previously. He pulled off his shirt, and I flung my eyes open.
Okay, so I just needed to do something before going to bed. My adrenaline was still a little high from walking
