CHAPTER15

Hunter

Who the hell is callingat this hour?

I used to be having fun with one other naughty dream the place I’m gorging on Miranda when my telephone wakes me up in essentially the most disagreeable method. I do my finest to disregard the annoying ring—too drained to even flip my telephone off—hoping the individual calling will take a touch. Sadly, whomever it’s, they’re making an attempt actually laborious to get to me as a result of that is the third time they’ve referred to as in a row. Clearly, the truth that it retains going to my voicemail isn’t a deterrent. Nonetheless grumbling, I attain out to search out out the identification of the one who dared to place an finish to a very good factor. When my finest pal’s quantity flashes on my display, I take his name.

“Hey, Jake.” My voice continues to be groggy.

“Feels like I’m waking you up.”

“Yeah, I’m nonetheless in mattress. What time is it in any case?”

“It’s seven o’clock on a Monday morning, you lazy bum.”

“I nonetheless had one other half hour to go.”

“Had you continue to been on the ranch, you’d have already got a full day’s of labor completed by now.” He chuckles. “What the hell is occurring to you, Hunter? Are you turning West Coast on me after solely every week?”

I burst out laughing whereas nonetheless rubbing my eyes, coaxing myself to get up. “It’s solely regular that I preserve my power, since my day will probably finish properly previous yours.”

“Is that your discreet method of letting me know there’s a girl in your mattress?”

“You’re improper there, buddy. I’m alone.”

“Are you sick?”

“I’m not,” I reply, perplexed. “I don’t sound sick. It’s my morning voice.”

“Properly, it have to be the explanation, as a result of I’ve by no means recognized you to go to mattress alone once you’re in LA. There are method too many tempting choices.”

“There’s nothing improper with taking an evening off.”

“So are you telling me you haven’t been fucking your head off since Rex’s gala?”

“That’s precisely what I’m saying.”

“Bullshit. Have been there no girls attending the occasion?” His query is laced with sarcasm.

“After all, you wiseass. We’re speaking about Rex Harrington right here. A few of the most attractive girls within the metropolis have been there.”

“Precisely. So what provides?”

“I don’t know what you’re speaking about.” Generally feigning ignorance with Jake is the perfect recourse.

“Are you mendacity to your finest pal?”

“I’m not,” I quip.

“Are you telling me the Dennisons left that gala with out a few girls on every arm?”

“I’m not the Dennisons’ courting calendar keeper,” I reply, doing my finest to sound ticked off.

“You’re skirting my query.”

I’m, and I’m hoping you would possibly take a touch.“You don’t need to be that persistent.”

“Clearly, you’re hiding one thing.”

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