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Groaning, he moves his hands down my side and brushes the sides of my aching breasts before grabbing my leg and angling it over his thigh so he can rub against me harder.

I’m sucking on his tongue and lost in sensation as his hands slide up my bare thigh and find the bottom of my ass. His fingers rub circles on it. I’m powerless to the sensations racing through my body and the electricity that ignites everywhere we touch.

Suddenly, he stops and pulls back. Pressing his forehead to mine, he stares into my dazed eyes. His breathing is as ragged as mine and he can’t seem to catch his breath.

Did that just happen? How did I end up like this with Jessie… again?

He groans and puts my leg down before smoothing my skirt back over my ass. “Well, ok then. You’re a witch, Blue.”

I jerk back. What the fuck?

“Excuse me?”

He chuckles and pulls me into him again, before placing a chaste kiss on my nose. “Down, woman! I’m not insulting you.”

I raise my brow. Who is this man?

“What does that mean and why are you being sweet, Jessie?” I’m drumming my nails against his hard chest as I try to figure him out.

He laughs, “I am sweet. People love me. I’m not being anything. And it means you’re under my skin, Blue. Hence the witch.” His eyes are twinkling.

Holy shit, he’s gorgeous… I am about to jump him. God,
I
want him.

“I didn’t do anything to you. I’m not a witch. And I’m not a fan girl or groupie, Jessie.” My hands are now resting on his chest and I am fighting with myself not to slide them up and bury them back in his hair.

He sighs again, “Trust me, I know that. That makes this…
complicated
.”

“Complicated, why? And makes
what
complicated? What is this?” I’m pointing from me to him.

“All of it is complicated. Do you realize for years we’ve done nothing but fight and now… twice in one day we’ve been all over each other? You don’t want to want me, I don’t want to want you, but we
do
. You’re friends with my friends. I think this is the longest conversation we’ve ever had, Blue. It’s just complicated.”

“It doesn’t have to be complicated, Jessie. We want each other, so what? We don’t have to act on it. We are friends with the same people, but for the most part, we want to kill each other. Day after tomorrow, I’m going home and you’re going to Baton Rouge. We won’t be anywhere near each other. So, no, it doesn’t have to be complicated.
AT ALL
!” I move away from him again, straightening my dress, and decide it’s time to get my purse and head back to the hotel.

“You want to just walk away? From this? I never figured you for a chicken, Blue.” His voice is taunting me.

His words stop me. Turning back to him I make a decision. “Ok. No, I want you. I want you out of my system, so come back with me… to my room… tonight. One night. Let’s get each other out of our systems and then we’ll head our separate ways. Ok?”

His eyes are huge in his beautiful face and he’s biting his tongue. My eyes are fixated on the pink tip sticking out of his mouth. “One night? You want a one night stand? With me?”

My heart is hammering in my chest and my hands are so moist, I need to wipe them on my dress. His eyes watch me.

“Yes. One night. Why not? One night, no strings.” I just wait.

He stares at me for a long time before he says through gritted teeth as he walks past me, “No.”

I stand there in shock as I process his words and watch him stomp away.

What just happened?

Jessie

B
lue just offered the same thing to me that I take women up on all the time, so why does the fact that SHE did it, piss me off? Damn her. One night… yeah, one night with Blue Delaney will not sate my desire. One night. Fuck that. I shouldn’t have walked away like that, but she shocked me. She’s making me crazy! Argh… one night…

I make my way back to TAO and everyone is in the booth upstairs. Lexi is in Jude’s lap. Bradi is snuggled against Micah and talking to Dade and Liam. And Cruz is writing in a notebook, only to stop and tap a beat out on the table, and then he writes again. They all look up and go quiet as I stomp towards the table and grab the bottle of Patron. I take three shots back to back.

Bradi watches me before breaking the silence. “So, what the hell happened? Where’s Blue?”

I gesture towards the hallway. “Out there somewhere, I’m sure.”

Lexi sits up on Jude’s lap, all of the guys just stare at me, and Bradi pins me with a glare. “What do you mean ‘out there somewhere’? You left her out there? Did you even find her? Shit… I have her room key and her purse. I’m going find her. Dammit, Jessie!”

Lexi says, “Dammit, Jessie!” She shoots me the evil eye. “I’m going with you, Bradi!”

At the same time, Liam shoots me an annoyed look and mutters, “Give it to me. I’ll go look for her! This is my fault.”

“If all of you are done cussing at me, I’m going to take another shot!” I gesture at all of them. “Then,
I’m
going find her.” I point at Liam, “You don’t go near her. She’s off limits to you. Keep your damn tongue out of her mouth!”

Liam smirks at me as he looks over my shoulder and Jude busts out laughing. Both girls grin and Dade mutters under his breath, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are in for a show!” Even Cruz is laughing.

Oh shit.

I turn around and standing behind me, clearly pissed… is Blue.

Marching over to me, she jabs me in the chest with her finger. “You don’t tell people I’m off limits! Don’t tell him to keep his tongue out of my mouth.
You. Just. Left. Me. In. The. Fucking. Hall. After. I. Offered. You. What. You. Wanted!
You told me ‘
NO’
!”

I’m looking at everyone and they are staring raptly at the scene that is an enraged Blue Delaney. Her eyes are sparkling in her fury and her cheeks and chest are flushed with her anger. God, she’s gorgeous.

I can’t help it. I grin, which makes her even madder. I think the tequila is working.

She screams at me. “You’re crazy! Where do you get off telling people to stay away from me when you turn me down? What is wrong with you? And why the fuck are you grinning at me, you asshole?”

I grab her, wrap her in my arms, and kiss her… hard. In front of everyone. Bradi and Lexi gasp and Jude and Dade high five. Micah shakes his head, Liam just smirks and winks, and Cruz just smiles.

Pulling back, I look at her and as she opens her mouth to speak, I cut her off. “No, stop talking! Don’t scream at me. You’re sexy as hell when you’re mad. Do you know that? But stop talking.”

She screeches at me again, “Let me go, you jerk!”

I swat her ass and tell Bradi to give me Blue’s purse, “No, now be quiet. We’re leaving.” Bradi’s eyes light up and I can see her trying not to swoon at my behavior. She hands me Blue’s purse. Blue glares from me to Bradi. Chuckling, Bradi finger waves and blows a kiss.

“I’m not going anywhere with you. Are you crazy?” She’s standing there enraged, stomping her foot in her frustration.

“Probably. You make me crazy. But yes, you are. Now stop pretending you don’t want to and walk or I
will
throw your fine ass over my shoulder and carry you.” Her mouth drops open as I point to the stairs. “Now, Blue. We don’t have all night.”

Turning her and tapping her lower back, so she starts walking, I call out to the group, “Night y’all. We’ll see you tomorrow.”

Once we get outside, she stops walking and stares at me, but before she can talk, I say, “Walk with me.”

“Walk with you where? Jessie, I have three inch heels on, they’re not really meant to be walked in.” She’s muttering under her breath the whole time that I’m a “crazy, insane, a jerk…”

I look her up and down and finally notice, she has a very small dress on, too high heels, and no cover-up and it’s freezing outside. “Why do y’all do that? You wear the most impractical shoes ever and then complain because you can’t walk in them? And where’s your coat? It’s freezing out here!”

“Seriously? We wear them because they look good and make our legs look amazing. And I have no jacket because I was in a club and not thinking I’d be accosted and brought outside into the freezing temperature!” She’s shivering as she’s saying it and shooting me glacial looks. If it wasn’t already freezing outside, her glare would freeze the air.

“Ok, come here. Change of plans.”

She just stands there staring at me and shivering, so I grab her and pull her close, taking off my jacket to wrap it around her.

She folds her arms around herself and buries her face in the leather of my jacket. My heart starts racing at the sight of her in my clothes. I put my arm around her and hail a cab. She burrows into me to avoid as much of the cold air as she can.

After a few minutes, a cab pulls up and I usher her in. Thankfully, my hair has hidden my face pretty well, because people are starting to stare and point at us. There are also cell phones pointing in our direction. We get in and I hurriedly tell the driver to take us back to the hotel, while I try to shield Blue from the public scrutiny.

In the cab, Blue scoots away from me on the seat, but I pull her back into my body, so her hip is lined up with mine.

She looks at me, “What are you doing? You told me ‘no’, so what are you doing?”

I look at her and smirk. She arches her brow at me and crosses her arms over her chest. “I didn’t tell you no. I said ‘no’ to your offer of a ‘one night stand’. At no point did I tell you we would
not
be spending the night together.”

Her eyes go wide and she whispers, “What?”

Leaning down and rubbing my lips across hers, I take her by surprise, but then she shocks me by biting my lip ring and gently pulling it with her teeth while she scrapes her nails across the bulge in my pants.

My cock strains against my jeans. The cab stops in front of the hotel. “Hold that thought.”

I wiggle and fix my raging hard on. After paying the driver, who gives me a wink in the rearview mirror, I help Blue out of the car and steer her through the lobby and towards the elevators.

Blue

Whoa. Is this really happening? Am I really about to go to my room with Jessie? Am I ready for this? And what did he mean he said no to a “one night stand” with me? What the hell does he want from me? At this point though, do I even care?

The elevator doors close and since we’re the only people on it, Jessie moves to stand in front of me. I’m boxed into the corner with his body blocking my view. As we start to ascend, he leans into my neck, where the hickey is, and kisses it. He chuckles. “Ah, looks like I left a reminder earlier.”

“Yeah, you did. I haven’t had a hickey since I was a teenager. So, thanks for that!”

He laves the mark with his tongue and then brushes his lips back and forth over it, whisper soft. Desire flows straight between my legs and I have to grip his shoulders to keep from falling. I moan.

“God, I love the sounds you make that show me you want me.” He presses his arousal against my core and moans as he takes my mouth in a bruising kiss.

We don’t realize the elevator has stopped, until we hear nervous laughter and a throat clearing behind us. I look around Jessie to the doors and an attractive older couple is standing there smirking at us.

“Sorry to interrupt folks.” The old man is grinning sheepishly at us and the old woman is smiling as she takes us both in.

Jessie turns around and smiles at them. “It’s no problem. I’m sorry we held up the elevator, Sir. We’ll just be getting out now. You two have a nice night.” Then he pulls me behind him and out of the elevator… past the two amused faces.

“It’s quite alright, son. I was young and virile once too. Enjoy your beautiful lady. You two have a great night!” He winks at us as the doors close.

“Oh my God. How embarrassing.” I say as my face flames and I follow Jessie to my room. He has my room key in his hand. He swipes it and opens the door, before smirking at me and waving me in ahead of him.

As soon as the door shuts, I turn around and Jessie is right there. He pulls me in close and kisses me again as he backs me against the door. His lips brush against mine and his tongue sweeps along the seam of my lips. His hands settle on my hips and he presses his pelvis into mine. With my heels on, we’re about the same height and I can feel his arousal right in the apex of my thighs. I pull his jacket off of my shoulders and it falls to the floor as I open my mouth to grant his tongue access. My hands pull up his shirt and find the warm, silky smooth skin of his back.