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Her phone went off.

“They’re here.”

I grabbed her ass and squeezed, wishing we hadn’t invited her friends over this afternoon. I wanted her all to myself.

“El, you can’t do that,” Cadence moaned. “You gotta stop.”

Groaning and pressing my face into her belly, I removed my hands and placed them on the bed.

“Fine. I’ll be good.”

Cadence gave me a devilish grin. “I like it better when you’re bad.”

She stepped away and went downstairs to greet Hunter and Reid. After some initial reluctance, and a first meeting that was more like an interrogation, they had warmed up to me when they saw how much I truly loved and cared for their friend. I think I’d also gained points when I found Cadence a job as a virtual assistant for a romance author friend of mine. I was still looking to find someone new to work for me, but I was considering renting an office instead of having them come to my house. Or even having someone virtually so Cadence could work with me every day. Now that she wasn’t my employee, there was no rule saying I couldn’t grab her in the middle of the day and fuck her senseless on my desk.

We would figure it out. Cadence and I would figure everything out.

“El?” Cadence asked from the doorway.

“I’m coming,” I said, getting to my feet.

She grinned. “Not yet, but you could be later.”

I laughed and pulled her into my arms. “You’re a menace.”

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