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I’ve been called worse.
    Me: I just bet you have.
    Dex: Stop bugging me. I need some beauty sleep before we leave for Boston. You think I wake up this hot naturally? Oh wait, that’s right, I do.
    I burst out laughing and reply: LOL. On that note, Mr. Humble, sweet dreams.
    Dex: Forget sweet. I’m hoping for wet if I have my way, sweetheart.
    My eyes go wide and my mouth drops open. I quickly shove my phone into my back pocket and hurry inside the hotel. Within minutes, I’m knocking on the door.
    He opens his door wide and with a wry smile while acting innocent, he asks, “And to what do I owe the pleasure?”
    I walk under his arm and slip inside his room. “I could use some sleep too.”
    As I strip off my shirt and jeans, he suddenly gets this cocky expression on his face as he lets the door slam shut. “Don’t let me stop you from getting naked or anything, but what happened to two steps back?”
    In just my bra and thong, I sit down on the edge of the bed. He moves closer as if he has no other choice. His eyes trace up and down my body leaving a trail of goosebumps in the wake of his heated gaze. I lean back on my elbows while he stands between my legs, his fingertips touching the tops of my thighs and slowly sliding down on the inside.
    My thighs tighten in response and he smirks. With a teasing smirk of my own, I crawl up the bed, giving him full view of my ass, climb under the covers, and snuggle in before we cross a line we know we shouldn’t. I hear his heavy, impatient sigh as I pat the bed next to me. “Well, c’mon. Let’s get our sleep on.”
    His shirt is over his head and off, his jeans dropped just as fast. He slips under the covers and I immediately move to lie against his side. We lay there in silence for a few minutes. I find comfort when I hear his steady heartbeat, then whisper, “How about just one step back?”
    “Deal,” he says, then kisses the top of my head. He stretches and turns off the bedside lamp and gets more comfortable while I stay wrapped around him. “I think I’m gonna like this stepping back friends business.”

 
     
    This new plan, the deal I made with Dex, seemed like such a good idea at first. But when I woke up in his arms just before noon, I wanted to stay. I couldn’t though. He had to get up to catch a flight to Boston for the next show and I needed to get back to LA.
    This was only supposed to be a short trip when I planned it. But something about having his body wrapped around me made me want to see if Janice wouldn’t mind keeping the boys another night.
    “You should probably go,” Dex says, his voice husky with sleep.
    “What?” I tilt up to find him smirking down at me. “Why do you say that?”
    “Because this feels too good. And if you’re not careful, I might have to steal you away and take you with me.”
    “What if I came voluntarily?”
    “That’s the plan.” The double meaning is exaggerated by his hand slowly running up the side of my body and back down again. He sits up and rubs his face before pushing his hair back. “So you gonna come?”
    “And you call me dirty.”
    He laughs, then says, “Not dirty, kinky.” He leans in really close, his lips against my ear. “There’s a difference and I’m more than happy to explore that kinky side with you… and the dirty side.”
    “You’re too kind,” I say in response to his words tickling my neck and making me tingle in other ways. “Thanks for volunteering.”
    And there’s that smile again, the one that shoots straight to my heart when he says, “I’m here to please, sweetheart.”
    I really shouldn’t like his arrogant side as much as I do, but I don’t bother hiding it. “You’re making it very hard to leave this bed.”
    “Then don’t. Stay with me. Stay in bed with me. We’ll catch a later flight or rent a car and drive together.”
    “You’re making me an offer I’m finding hard to resist. I want to go. I really do, but I need to check. It would only be