Page 109 of In Case You Didn't Know

“Not like that.” My lips twitch. I prefer to save my exhibitionism for when there are only cameras on me. “I mean, do you want to hear about the big thing that happened between Mylene and Eileen?”

“You found out why they don’t talk?” he asks, looking suddenly awake. Because everybody from Liberty wants to know why they’re estranged.

“No. But I was at the coffee shop today and Eileen stormed in. The two of them had a showdown right in front of my eyes.”

He tips his head while I tell him about the letter from the BBB and the complaint. And then his mouth curls into laughter when I tell him about the witch insult.

“God, I need this,” he says. “Keep going.”

“I wish I could, but Eileen stormed out and I’ve no idea what’s going to happen next. And now I’m here.”

He lets out a sigh.

I’m still grinning when my phone buzzes. But as I look down, I groan.

Autumn. Damn. I was supposed to call her and fill her in, but then this whole James Bond date distracted me.

I lift my brow and look at Asher. “It’s your sister.”

He gestures for me to go ahead.

“Hey,” I answer.

“Don’t hey me, where’s my call? I’ve been waiting on tenterhooks to find out if Eileen burned the whole island down.”

“It’s okay,” I tell her. “It’s still standing. And I’m sorry. I was writing a groveling scene. I got kind of hooked.”

“They’re the best,” she says excitedly. “Can you send it to me? I love seeing grown men reduced to bumbling idiots.”

Asher’s hand slides over my bare thigh, right under the hem of my dress. My breath hitches.

“What was that?” Autumn asks sharply. “Where are you?”

“At the lighthouse,” I lie. “I thought I saw another spider.”

Asher’s fingers inch higher. My thighs clench around his hand. I can see the smirk on his lips from the corner of my eye.

“Oh God, we should call an exterminator. Did I ever tell you about Parker and the bats we found?”

Bats? She never told me that. I frown, wondering if I’m scared of them too.

Asher’s fingers trace the edge of my panties. “Ah, yeah.” I can’t think straight. I shoot him a dirty look.

“Is there something wrong?” my best friend asks me. “You sound weird.”

Yes, yes I do. Because my very hot, very determined secret boyfriend is currently attempting to slide his finger inside my panties while his sister is chirping on about bats.

I grab his hand, stopping his movements. So he leans forward to kiss my neck instead.

Oh god. He knows all the places to make me sigh.

“Everything’s fine,” I manage. “My food is ready though. Microwave meal. It just pinged.”

Autumn sighs. “Okay, I’ll let you go. But I expect a full update later. Or else I’m sending my brothers after you.”

Asher’s smirk widens.

“I promise,” I manage. “Speak soon.” Then I hang up and turn to glare at him.