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“She’s right. I’m studious and bore myself.” I poured myself a fresh drink, downing it then waved dollar bills at Colby. He sashed over. His index finger ran down the side of my face between my breastbone, stopping at my navel. I shivered. Wade never had any moves like that. It was seductive. Sexy. I thought of my calendar man’s brooding eyes and kept drinking. I had become all work and no play. I found a dick gummy inside the fold in the couch. Popped in it my mouth. I sang alone to the Ed Sheeran song as Colby slow grinded with Kells. My cell dinged from my back pocket. It was an alert from Airbnb.

To: [email protected]

From: homeowner1278

SUBJECT: Power Out?

Ryan,

I hope you are enjoying a relaxing stay. I just received an alert from the power company that there’s an outage. Expected reinstatement is five to six hours. If you wish to depart early, I will refund you a day. Please let me know if there is any storm damage to my property. I’m sorry I didn’t think to prepare for something like this.

C.C.

From: [email protected]

To: homeowner1278

SUBJECT: Power Outage?

Hi,

We are having an amazing time. Everything is fine…. You left more than I expected to find.

Ryan

Feeling very buzzed I hit send. I didn’t have the guts to mention the couch. I did my best and when it dries, I’ll arrange the throw blanket over it and hope for the best.

“Twister time! New rules! Every round you lose, you strip!” Hannah held the game in her hands. “Colby can stay with his thong on.”

“I’m out.”

“Not surprised.” She snorted.

“I love board games but having my friend’s hoo-ha’s in my face isn’t my idea of a good time.”

“You wouldn’t know a good time if it hit you in the face.” She hooted.

“Oh yea?” I put my drink down, stripped to my underwear, and headed to the kitchen. “Hot tub water is still hot. I’m getting in.”

Laughter and splashing followed. We all got in as the freezing rain stopped. In no time wet bras went flying off the deck. Underwear too. I leaned my head back, giving zero fucks I was naked in a hot tub with my pregnant best friend and a stripper. Finding the situation completely hilarious, I started laughing. Uncontrollably.

“Is she okay?” Colby asked.

“…if Wade could see me now. He’d never believe it.”

“Feels good to take that stick out of your ass. Doesn’t it?”

“Shut the fuck up, Hannah. You’re a bitch and everyone knows it.” My eyes snapped to hers. Everyone was surprised I had stuck up for myself. To her credit she shrugged it off.

“Probably a one off. You’ll be back to your boring self by morning.”

“Probably,” I agreed with a thin smile. I closed my eyes, the sound of the pounding surf brought me back to my happy place. I tuned everything else out. Ten minutes later the water was cooling; the sound of moans had me snapping my eyes open. Kells had gotten out. So had everyone else except Colby and Hannah. They were full on making out. She was straddling him in the water. I slipped out, naked and unnoticed. There was an outdoor waterproof towel holder, I opened helping myself to two. Jenna and Ciara were snoring from their makeshift bed on the floor. The two of them had taken blankets and pillows to sleep by the fire. Rachel was passed out on the half-wet couch. I checked on them all, tucking extra blankets over them before climbing the stairs to check on Kells. I knocked softly on the master bedroom door. “Kells? You warm enough?”

“Oh yeah, baby. Evan… I miss you so much…,” I peeked in. Kells was under the covers Facetiming her man and from the looks of things they were trying something new.

Chuckling, I shut the door before entering the room I was supposed to be sharing with Rachel and Soph. I moved their bags from the bed, opened my bag in search of my night clothes. With the power out, there was no hope for a hot shower. My hands found the calendar. By candlelight I turned the pages. Mr. December was ok. January was cute. February was striking… I flipped each month until I found him. He was Mr. July. Just like I was earlier, I found myself trapped by his gaze.

Sighing, my finger traced the hard lines of his face, ran across his lower lip, circled his nipples before making a beeline for his crotch. My nipples peaked as I touched him there. I wondered if he was a man who was the entire package. Looks, brains and blessed with a good-sized cock. Doubtful, men like that don’t end up on cheap calendars. I was just about to put him down when groans and sloshing water came from below. My room was above the back deck. Sneaking over to the slatted windows, I peeked out. Hannah was riding Colby in the moonlight. Up and down. Then he grabbed a fistful of her hair, jerked her back and switched things up. He bent her over the side of the hot tub while he entered from behind her. It was hot. Erotic. And in that instant I knew Wade did right by breaking things off. I’d never had sex that hot. We were missionary or slow mornings. He never bent me over and took. And I never felt… taken. I shivered, dropped the slat, my eyes moving to the goody bags Kells had given out early in the day after our pedicure appointments. Inside was a sleek vibrator. Fully charged. I’d never used one before. But if there was ever a time…