Page 58 of Infatuation (The Josh & Kat Trilogy #1)

Instantly, just by the sound of Jonas’ breathing across the phone line, I can tell he’s agitated about something.

“Agent Eric just called,” Jonas says stiffly. “The feds want a meeting with Sarah and me in Washington tomorrow .”

“Holy shit.” I sit up from Kat, my heart leaping out of my chest. “So are you and Sarah gonna catch a flight tonight? ”

“Yeah, I already booked a red-eye. We’re packing up now.”

“Wow.” I run my hand through my hair. “This is big.”

“What still needs to be done before Henn can make those bank transfers?” Jonas asks.

I look at Kat. She looks anxious.

I think for a minute. “Um. Henn said he needs to take Kat’s passport photo and make her an ‘Oksana Belenko’ passport. But he said that won’t take long.”

“Okay, good. I don’t know how fast this thing’s gonna move once Sarah and I have that meeting. You three need to be ready to make those money transfers as early as tomorrow, just in case.”

“We’ll be ready.”

“Can you come up to my room?” Jonas asks. “I need to talk to you before I leave.” He lets out a loud breath. “There’s something I need to bounce off you.”

“Sure thing, bro. Don’t stress. Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out.

Let me hop in the shower and come right up.

Hang on a sec.” I pull the phone away from my face and address Kat.

“Jonas and Sarah are leaving in an hour for the airport—they’re going to D.C.

to meet the feds tomorrow. You wanna head up to their room with me? ”

Kat’s eyes go as wide as saucers. She nods.

I put the phone back to my mouth. “Kat and I will jump in the shower and be there as soon as possible. I’ll call Henn and tell him to join us, too.”

“Kat’s with you?”

“Yeah.”

“And the two of you need to hop in the shower?”

I can’t help grinning broadly. “Yep.”

“I knew you two were fucking! Why have you guys been so secretive about it?”

I ignore the question. “So we’ll be up there in fifteen, okay?”

“You like her?”

I look at Kat’s gorgeous face. She looks anxious. “Mmm hmm,” I answer.

“Awesome. Okay, see you in a few. Oh, and hey, Josh, I need to talk to you privately when you get up here—without the girls overhearing us, okay?”

“Cool. Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out. ”

Jonas lets out a long breath. “Thanks, Josh. See you soon.”

“You bet. So, hey, wait, how’d it go with Max after the rest of us left the restaurant? He was like a fucking James Bond villain with metal teeth.”

“No, he’s a villain from Die Hard. ”

I laugh. “ Exactly . Oh my God, yes.”

“That’s what Sarah says.”

“So what happened after we left?”

“Nothing. We just swung our dicks around for a bit. I called him motherfucker like twenty times and told him not to even look at Sarah and he stomped away like a butt-hurt little baby.”

“Good.”

“Motherfucker.”

“Pussy-ass bitch.” I pause. “Hey, Jonas, now that I’ve seen the guy, I have a weird feeling about him—a really bad feeling. Don’t underestimate him. The dude looks like he has no soul.”

Jonas makes a sound of agreement. “Hence the reason I wanna talk to you privately before Sarah and I head to the airport. I’m thinking no loose ends.”

“Yeah, I follow you, bro,” I say. “I agree.”

“I just wanna talk it through. Make sure I’m not missing anything.”

“Gotcha. I’m thinking the fucker from the bathroom at U Dub, too.”

Jonas’ breathing hitches on the other end of the line. “You’ve read my mind.”

“It’s not hard to do. You’re kind of a simpleton.”

Jonas laughs. “Okay, motherfucker, stop fucking the shit out of Kat for a goddamned minute and get up here. There’s a lot to talk about before Sarah and I head out.”

“I’d only stop that particular activity for you, bro, just so you know.”

“Good times?”

“The best of times. Oh my fucking God.”

“Excellent.”

“Kat and I will see you in a few.”

“Okay. Call Henn.”

“Will do.”

I hang up with Jonas .

“What’s going on?” Kat asks, her eyes bugging out.

I explain everything Jonas and I talked about (other than Jonas’ desire to leave no loose ends). “So, hey, let’s hop in the shower real quick and head up to their room,” I say.

Kat’s face ignites. “Oh, so we’re gonna finally leave this room, huh?”

“Yeah, we gotta get the crew together to talk about . . .” I trail off. My heart lurches into my mouth. Oh shit. That’s right. I kiss her. I fuck her. I give her my application. Shit. The jig is up.

“You promised you wouldn’t leave this room without giving me that application,” Kat says evenly.

I exhale a long, exasperated breath.

“You promised,” she says.

“Yeah, I know. But Jonas and Sarah have to go to the airport within the hour and there’s a ton of stuff we all need to figure out before they go. There’s no time for our little game—not right now. We’ve gotta press the ‘pause’ button ’til they leave.”

Kat throws up her hands in frustration. “Seriously?”

“Just ’til they leave.”

She’s fuming.

“Babe, we gotta save the world right now.”

She exhales with exasperation. “ Fine . Goddammit. I’ll press the ‘pause’ button. But only because I love Sarah so much and I wanna take those assholes down as much as anyone. But the minute they leave for the airport, you’re gonna give me that goddamned application.”

I take a deep breath. My pulse is pounding in my ears. Shit. Things have been going so well between us. I don’t want to fuck things up.

“Is it on your laptop?” she asks.

I nod.

“Email it to me right now.”

I shake my head. “No way. The deal was you get to read it—you don’t get to have it.”

She rolls her eyes. “Then I suggest you bring your frickin’ laptop with you to Jonas and Sarah’s suite so you can hand it over to me the minute they leave.”

I don’t respond. I guess some part of me was hoping that, after I finally fucked her, Kat would say, “To hell with the stupid application. It doesn’t matter anymore.”

Kat touches my chest and goose bumps erupt on my body.

“Josh, listen to me. My initials spell KUM. I grew up being called Kum Shot and Jizz. A guy I thought I loved turned out to have a fucking fiancée and told me I’m a slut.

” She smiles, but there’s no mistaking the insecurity in her eyes.

“Not to mention the fact that I just sucked your gigantic dick while riding an orgasm machine and then came so hard I went momentarily blind.” She shoots me an adorable grin.

“And you’re nervous about sharing some stupid sex club application with me?

” She strokes my face. “Holy Nothing Can Shock Me Now, Batman.”

I close my eyes. She kisses me gently.

“Holy Give Me Some Credit, Batman,” she whispers, continuing to kiss me.

I return her kiss. My dick is hardening. But, shit, there’s no time. My brother’s waiting. I pull away.

She puts her finger under my chin and kisses my lips gently. “Holy YOLO , Batman.”

I smile at her. What man could resist her? I tried my mighty best, I really did, but even I couldn’t pull it off. “Okay,” I say. “A promise is a promise. The minute Jonas and Sarah leave, I’ll hand it over. I give you my solemn word as a Faraday.”