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fingertips blazing as they slipped under her floral skirt, teasing her skin, pressing into her lean muscles.
    I devoured her. Storing up her flavor like a camel stores up water.
    Then it all came crashing to a halt.
    “We’re leaving,” Alex said, “Grayson has a stick up his ass tonight.”
    Yeah, I wanted to agree, he’s clearly lusting after your sister.
    But I was smart enough to keep my mouth shut.
    Lia was fighting back a giggle. Her plan was working. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
    “You two have fun for us. Since clearly my fiancé is incapable of enjoying himself.”
    Alex turned to leave and I felt as though my time was up. As soon as Grayson was gone—as soon as there was no one to put on a show for—I would be cast aside.
    But Grayson lingered behind, waiting for Lia to follow them. When she didn’t he said, “Come on, Lia. It’s time to go.”
    I almost rolled my eyes at the desperation in his voice. C’mon, man, at least try to hide your boner for her.
    I was proud when Lia stood up to him. When she didn’t cave at his directive. “That’s okay, Grayson. I think I’ll stay.”
    “Yeah, don’t worry,” I added. “I’ll get her home.”
    And then, because I’m a total asshole who loves to fuel fires that I didn’t start, I winked at Grayson. I knew it would send him hurdling over the edge. I knew he didn’t trust me. I saw the way he watched us on the dance floor. Like an overprotective secret service agent.
    And that annoyed the shit out of me.
    So I fucked with him.
    Sure, you could argue that I did it out of jealousy. Because I knew Lia would rather be dry humping him on this floor right now instead of me. And maybe that’s true. But all that psychological crap is irrelevant.
    I did it and it worked. 
    “No,” he asserted, surprising everyone. I had a feeling Grayson wasn’t a super assertive guy to begin with.
    Pussy.
    “Don’t      worry. She’s a big girl now,” Alex assured him, looking amused by the whole exchange. If she couldn’t see what was really going on, then she was blind as a bat.
    But I suppose the old adage is true. The heart sees what it wants to see.
    “Thanks,” Lia hissed at him. “But I’m pretty sure I can make my own decisions. Besides, you’re not my brother yet .”
    I wanted to high five the girl. It was bold. It was genius. It was totally something I would have said.
    She knew how to rile up Grayson Walker almost as well as I did.
    I turned to hide my laugh behind my hand and when I looked back, she was gone. My eyes shot toward the door to see Grayson actually pulling Lia by the arm.
    I hurried after them, shoving my way through people. Before I was even out the door, I could hear Lia screaming at him.
    “WILL YOU STOP TRYING TO SAVE ME?! YOU CAN’T DO IT! I’M NOT YOUR FUCKING PROBLEM!”
    And that was my cue to extricate myself from the situation. This was some complicated shit that I really didn’t want to get mixed up in. Lia was in love with Grayson. Grayson was in love with Lia but engaged to Alex, who was in the dark about the whole thing.
    I’d done a lot of things to get a girl into bed, but I had just reached my limit on the crazy scale.
    I’d had my fun. I’d kissed her. I’d touched her. I wished I could have taken her to my bed for at least a night before throwing in the towel, but some things are just not worth the headache.
    “Look, it’s fine, Lia,” I said, putting my hands up to indicate that I wanted no part of this mess. “We can hang out tomorrow or something.”
    Everyone in that parking lot knew it was a big fat lie.
    There would be no hanging out tomorrow.
    I had served my purpose tonight. And that was the end. I walked over and kissed her cheek, before shuffling to the street and heading back to La Bella Vita where my car was parked.
    For the briefest spark of a moment, I had the inkling to whisper something into her ear. But I knew it would be unwise.
    Get out as fast as you can, Blake, I told myself.