I frowned at her. "It's no bigger than the last time it was in you, baby," I stated bluntly.
She gave me a sweet smile and swallowed. "Jasper, I just...I need to talk to you about something. You and Cole both."
I nodded at her in concern. "Okay. What about?"
She looked at me warily and cleared her throat. "I love you," she said abruptly and I let out a short bark of laughter.
"That's what you want to talk about?"
She frantically shook her head. "No...I...um...Cole needs to hear this too," she said and stood up, taking my hand in hers and leading me away from the room.
I watched her with a puzzled expression, trying to figure out what the deal was. I was not patient enough to wait.
"Is there someone else?" I barked suddenly and she glared at me.
"What? No!" Her tone was shocked. "How many dicks do you think I need?"
I hid my smirk, loving that I could rile her up so easily. Of course I didn't think there was someone else. Between me and Cole, she was quite a busy girl. We entered my room where Cole looked over at us curiously when he saw our clasped hands.
"Cole," Skye said, sounding a little breathless. "Jasper." She looked at me solemnly and suddenly I knew. I knew what she was going to say. My heart started to pound so hard and I felt a surge of love and protectiveness for this girl in front of me. Shit I could take on the world for her. For Cole. For our-
"I'm pregnant."
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BOOK 2 TEASER! (Once A Cheater)
"You want some ice with that?" Jasmine asked.
I studied her quietly for a second and then nodded. "I'd love some."
She served me my drink and sat down beside me again, this time a little closer than what was appropriate.
"What're you doing?" I asked her with a small frown.
She turned to me, ran her eyes over my body in a lazy manner and smiled a little. "Just...enjoying the company of a handsome man," she told me boldly.
I inhaled deeply and let it out. "Handsome, unavailable man," I pointed out before taking a sip of my drink. "Who is in a steady relationship with two other people, one of whom he has probably impregnated and both of whom are currently out with the man you seem to be forgetting you are married to."
Jasmine just grinned at me. "You're good with words," she said lightly. "I like it."
I chose not to respond to that but the girl was attractive as hell. I still thought Skye was the most beautiful girl on this planet and I loved her completely but this other woman was proving to be very tempting. In a totally sexual way.
Any man would want a piece of that. Fuck. What was wrong with me?
I cleared my throat. "I should head off to bed," I said abruptly and proceeded to get up.
Jasmine laid a hand on my arm, crossing one knee on top of the other and leaned back invitingly against the couch. "The night's still young, Jasper," she said in a low, husky tone. "They won't be back for hours."
My brow furrowed at her blatant come-on. "You do this sort of thing often?" I asked out of curiosity and because part of me did not believe she would want this after seeing the way her husband worshipped her.
A dark look crossed her arresting features and she shrugged. "Not really. This is a first for me. It's just...Armaan is the only man I've ever been with," she explained quietly. "And while I do love him, sometimes I find myself resenting him for trapping me into this marriage. I feel like I never really got a chance to experience other stuff before I was plunged into commitment while he had been living it up like there's no tomorrow." She threw back her drink and grimaced at the burn down her throat. "And now he is like such a poster child for goodness while I find myself slipping and feeling guilty about it."
She fell quiet then, staring off into space. I observed her for a moment before speaking. "Have you tried talking to him about it?"
Jasmine looked at me like I had gone mad. "Jasper. The guy's got a heart like a puppy. If I say one word to him about this, he would be so hurt, my conscience would fuck me over till I can't breathe."
I pursed my lips at her. "Your conscience isn't fucking you over right now?" I demanded. "While you're sitting here half dressed in a darkened room with a strange man getting drunk?"
She shifted her dark, hypnotic gaze to mine and licked her lips, moving forward slightly. "What he doesn't know can't hurt him," she whispered seductively and one finger came up to trace the shape of my bottom lip. "And for all your protests, Jasper, I don't see you pushing me away."
My lips parted and I looked at her upturned face. No. I wasn't pushing her away. I didn't really want to even though I knew I should. Armaan would kill me. So would Cole and Skye. Skye would probably gouge out Jasmine's eyes regardless of the fact that she was a fan of her work.
I swallowed, my heart beating faster as Jasmine moved her face closer and our breaths mingled. Sex. I needed sex. I was back to feeling all amped up since my dick went fully functional again. I was an animal and shit, what was it
