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"Ah… Well, asyour secret lover is E is this edict in place?"

I chuckle at the ht of Reid and me in a relationship, but my blood runs molten at the notion of Emma as my lover "Uh, yes, Emma And until after the release"

"The preht, and the release is Friday--that’s only two days away! What’s with the hthe two of the last fall--I keep iether, which is senseless and asinine But it’s driving me nuts I’ve never felt like this"

He nods, lips compressed "The caveman," he says finally

"The who?"

"Everyqueen, in which case he has an inner wild-eyed, jealous bitch--as in the case of an ex of ress" He starts to eat his cookie and I think maybe that’s the extent of his reflections on Neanderthal iine you and Emma are alone She looks deep into your eyes and declares: you’reobvious how that ers curl intospeeds and I wouldn’t be surprised if my eyes just dilated

He chuckles "In private, between the two of you, there’s nothing wrong with a little… caveman sentiment Or cavewoman, as the case may be It’s natural"

I’d practically driven Emma across her hotel room and onto her bed the first tiether The chance that will happen again, as soon as I get to the hotel this afternoon, is high I want to touch her so badly that s sensitive and raw These reactions are visceral--pri to repress they that has been

"Thanks, Tiles his brows once, pulling Bose headphones on and leaning his seat all the way back

Chapter 30

Emma

I’m about to text Graham to see if he’s checked in yet when there’s a knock at the door Glancing in theI’d had two minutes to check my hair and brush my teeth, I take a deep breath and make myself walk to the door I want to run to it

I pull the door open and feel my smile falter and resuhs "God, woman, at least try to look like I’m not the last person on earth you’d like to see at your door My self-iht never recover You don’t want to be responsible for destroying geration--as if I could deliver any kind of blow to his sense of self--I ignore his silly speech, backing up to let him in "What’s up?" I shouldn’t have expected Graham I don’t even know if he’s arrived at LAX yet

Reid drops onto the sistics The red carpet, the seating during the showing, whether or not you’ll need a paper bag to breathe into while you watch an entire file screen…"

"Ha, ha," I say with a nervous flutter inyourself onscreen isn’t unheard of--so-na like a co next to me He can unwind me with a look, or the s Reid on the sofa, I go back to unpacking, calling the concierge to have uess we’ll be walking in together, sitting next to each other during the showing But… I’d like to have Grahahtens a fraction with a smile that doesn’t quite , it will just add to the drama I take it production doesn’t have any clue about you and Graha out the pretty silver stilettoes I’ht Chloe helped me shop for the shoes, and the dress She was ecstatic when I agreed to let her assist, and she would have earned the E rebuke she sneered at a clerk at the boutique asn’t accoh:

"This is Eown for the ide preside Reid Alexander! Fetch soure out what that requires, or ill take our business elsewhere!"

The snooty clerk, wide-eyed with panic by the time she heard Reid’s name, sprinted to the back Minutes later, ere shown to a private dressing roone while dozens of dresses were presented for our inspection After narrowing these as though she was choosing weapons for battle, Chloe had reen and silver dress we chose--our agreement my second shock of the day--is backless and flows to mid-calf

I can hardly wait for Graham to see me in it

Reid watchesit on the door "That’s going to be stunning on you, with your beautiful green eyes"

I clearwhat he said a couple of weeks ago--that if Graham screwed up he wanted another chance And that kiss on Monday--as that? Even if I didn’t feel it or respond to it, the fact that he did it was disconcerting