Total pages in book: 230
Estimated words: 217798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1089(@200wpm)___ 871(@250wpm)___ 726(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 217798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1089(@200wpm)___ 871(@250wpm)___ 726(@300wpm)
“Okay. If this blows up in your face, I’m not going to help do damage control.”
“Yes, you are.” I winked at him. “I pay you too much for you not to do damage control.”
“Wanker.” He walked out of the room, shaking his head. A second later, he called out, “Ring your mother. She’s been calling.”
I sighed heavily. I loved my mom to pieces, but she was the last person I wanted to call after having mind-blowing oral sex, and David knew that. Asshole.
CHAPTER 10
Pilar
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but it was the best sex—albeit oral and with hands—of my entire life,” I said.
“And it was with Benjamin Drake.” My sister-in-law Adeline was quieter than usual, and I couldn’t tell if it was because she was in front of people, jealous, or shocked. She was married to my brother, newly married at that, and completely in love, so I put a strike through jealous immediately.
“You’re too quiet,” I said finally.
“I’m trying to process this,” she said. “I thought you told me you’d only had sex with one guy. And this wasn’t even full-on sex.”
“That’s hardly the point.”
“It’s just…Ben has a reputation. Not that I have to tell you that, but it’s something to keep in mind.”
“I know.”
“He’s not exactly a relationship kind of guy. And I mean, what do we really know about him? Aside from him being hot and an amazing football player?”
“Not much.” I bit my lip, wishing the concern in her voice wasn’t turning into worry in my head. “My mother does background checks on everyone who goes to Sunday dinner. She has dossiers and stuff, but only you guys have access to that.”
“You want me to break into the files and see what I can find on him?” Addie asked, sounding as if it were the last thing in the world she wanted to do.
“Yes.”
“Well, you’ll have to give me a few days,” she said after a long pause. “Eli is really stressed right now, and I don’t want him mad at me over this.”
“I don’t want Eli involved at all. But I guess if you must tell him, it’s fine. I don’t want you fighting over me.”
“In that case, I’ll get back to you by tomorrow.” I could hear the smile in her voice, and it made me smile.
“Thank you, Addie. You’re the best of the best.”
“Hey, the way I see it, if this all works out, there’s a chance Benjamin Drake may be my future brother-in-law. I consider this a win for all.”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself. You said it yourself, he doesn’t seem like the relationship type.” I laughed weakly. “Besides, I can’t be the girl who gets attached to the first rebound she has mind-blowing almost-sex with.”
“I don’t think sex and love work that way,” Adeline said softly. “Love you. Have fun, and I’ll get back to you with any important information I find on him.”
“Thanks again, Addie.”
“Talk to you soon.”
I tossed the phone onto my bed and lay back with a heavy sigh. Joslyn would definitely find dirt on Ben fast if I asked her to, but she was so busy right now. I wasn’t sure I wanted to bring it up to her until later. Besides, she wasn’t here, which meant I didn’t have to tell her every single thing that was happening in my life right now. I grabbed my bag and decided to head to the market. Maybe I’d get a few items for tonight. Like wine and cheese and stuff that I probably already had in the kitchen but wanted to buy again anyway because I was bored and needed a distraction.
I was always flanked by security. It was something I never really even thought about until I was out in public, and my guards garnered attention. When people stopped and stared or snapped pictures on their phones as we walked by, that was when I remembered that my security was there to do just that—secure and protect. It had never come to that. Not with me anyway. People saw me, snapped their photos. When I was in France, they occasionally shouted something nice to make me smile. When I was out of the country, people rarely knew who I was right off the bat. Most of them had to use the photo they took to later investigate. I had never been interested in celebrity status. Like everything else, it came with the territory. And like most things, I’d give a lot to live life without it for a day.
“Are you planning on grabbing lunch while we’re here?” The question came from Amir, my right-hand guard. I smiled.
“You only ask me that when you’re hungry.”
“I’m always hungry.” His lips moved just a touch, enough for me to know he was smiling without breaking his scary bodyguard persona.