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Yvaine tried to play along but made a mess of it.
Sebastian listened to about three sentences before he hung up the call.
He turned off the lights, stripped, climbed into bed, and used his fingers and tongue until I was pushed to the edge.
Right at the moment when I was about to climax, the bastard rolled off me and told me I looked exhausted, so he’d let me rest.
Then he pretended to close his eyes and sleep.
Two seconds later, I was straddling him and begging.
And he still said no with a straight face, like some smug infuriating monk.
In the heat of the moment, I said some things I now deeply regretted, such as revisiting my battery- operated boyfriend.
That set him off, and he pushed me until I screamed into the mattress and cursed him every way I knew.
That only made him go harder.
And longer.
I passed out around four.
I hadn’t planned to come in today, but with Prescott gone. I figured Priya couldn’t handle everything by herself.
As soon as Sebastian left the house, I hauled myself into a gab and came straight here.
Priya popped out from behind the counter.
She dropped her voice.
“Presco came in early.”
I stopped.
“What?”
Presco, as in Prescott, as in the guy I fired yesterday?
Priya said, “Earlier than me. He said something about the site needing a back-end patch only he can do.” She looked conflicted.
“Then he pulled the contract and told me we can’t terminate without cause.”
My face fell.
After everything that had happened, he still had the nerve to show up here and act like it was business as usual?
Footsteps pounded down the stairs.
Prescott appeared with an amnesiac grin.
“Morning!” he chirped.
I didn’t smile, “What the hell do you think you’re doing He walked right up to me.
“I’m not quitting. You’re swamped. It’ll take you ages to find a replacement. Why not keep the guy who already knows how everything works?”
I crossed my arms.
“That’s not your problem.”
He gave me this pathetic, kicked-puppy look, mouth turned down, eyes all wide.
“Come on, Elean. We were friends. You really want to pretend none of that meant anything?”
I sighed.
“I did consider you a friend. Until you lied. I don’t want you here anymore.”
“I didn’t lie,” he insisted.
“You just never asked about my family, and it never came up. I explained everything last night. I didn’t do anything to hurt you.”
“You’re Daniel Granger’s brother. That’s enough. Just seeing your face makes my skin crawl.”
“I’m not exactly on his side. I’d love to see him buried in debt and living under a bridge. Enemy of your enemy and all that. Shouldn’t that make me your favorite person?
I stared at him.
He kept going.
“I could strip his whole empire, drag his eputation through the dirt. Wouldn’t that cheer you up?”
I raised my hand.
“Stop. He means nothing to me. You want to screw him over, do it on your own time. I don’t care.”
“Fine. Truth is, I’m starting at Granger Development next week. You won’t have to fire me, I’ll leave on my own. Just let me help until then. The studio’s a mess, I’ve got nothing better to do, and you don’t even have to pay me.”
I wanted to scream, or throw something.
Logic and emotion warred within me.
Logic said he hadn’t done anything technically wrong, and being, Daniel Granger’s brother wasn’t his fault.
Emotion said, to hell with logic, I don’t like his face!
Still… I glanced at Priya, and the heavy bags under her eyes.
I rubbed my temple.
“Fine. Stay. It’s only for a few days anyway. But until you start at Granger Development, I’m not coming in.”
If I couldn’t kick him out, I’d vanish.
There were no urgent sketches due anyway, and no need to see his face.
As I turned to leave, Prescott’s voice called out behind me. So it’s me or you? Seriously?”
I didn’t break stride.
“My husband’s the jealous type.”I shut the door behind me.
I had no idea where I was going.
I thought about swinging by Yvaine’s cake shop; she’d opened a new one downtown.
Before I could decide, Sebastian called.
“Why aren’t you in Bed?”
“I came to the studio,” I said.
“Prescott wouldn’t leave, sot did. Let me guess, you asked Geoffrey where I was again. Keeping tabs on me?”
“Didn’t have to. I guessed.” Sebastian changed the topic quickly.
“Why’s that kid still there?”
“He’s leaving in a few days. Don’t worry. I’m not keeping him.”
“You free now?”
“Yeah.”
“Good. Come to the hospital. You’ll want front-row seats.”
***
Sebastian and Dominic were already there when I entered the hospital room.
“What are we doing here?” I muttered, glancing around.
Sebastian stood from the narrow couch by the window, tugged me down beside him, and pressed his palm to my lower back.
“Still sore?” His hand moved lower, his thumb grazing the base of my spine.
I shoved his wrist away and shifted on the cushion.
My face burned.
Dominic’s eyes stayed glued to his phone, thumbs tapping the screen like he hadn’t heard a thing.
I exhaled slowly.
I shot Sebastian a look.
He grinned.
I narrowed my eyes and stared harder at him, the kind of stare that said: stop acting like a horny idiot, we’re not alone.
“Alright, alright,” he said, half-laughing.
Then he turned to Dominic.
“Is it ready?”
“Yeah.”
Dominic passed me a pair of earbuds.
I took them without asking, slid them in, and nearly jerked back when a familiar voice came through.
” What’s wrong with you?”