Total pages in book: 90
Estimated words: 87933 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87933 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
“Reading scripts is fun for me too. Especially this one. You should read it. I recall us agreeing to do films together once upon a time.”
We haven’t found the right project to collaborate on yet. My agent regretfully advised me against Jordan’s directorial debut, and Jordan didn’t want the pressure of tanking a movie that could’ve been make-or-break for my entire career.
“What’s the role?” I ask.
“It’s right up your alley. It’s about SEAL Team Six. I want you as the lead, and there’s no way your agent will say no.”
I groan.
“What?” Jordan frowns.
“I’m going to have to go back on the Coby diet, aren’t I? All protein and muscle building.”
Jordan’s face morphs into a grin. “Is that a yes? You haven’t even read the script.”
“I trust you.” I lean in and kiss him softly, but he pulls away far too soon.
“Are you sure you don’t want to read the script? Remember what happened the last time you skimmed one?”
“Yeah, my life changed for the better. I have no regrets.”
Jordan kisses me this time and runs his hand down my back to my ass. He grips tight and moans into my mouth, and then—
There’s another knock on the door. “Hope you’re decent!” Harley yells.
“We’re not,” I call out. “And I know you won’t come in here because the thought of me or any of the Eleven guys having sex weirds you out.”
“I won’t go in there, but Brix will if I tell him to.”
Shit. He has me there.
“Fine. I’ll be down in five. Just let me get some clothes on.”
“In five minutes and one second, my gorgeous man is coming in.”
I climb off Jordan’s lap, and he protests.
“How do they have a key to our villa?”
“Harley probably had keys made for all of our rooms so we don’t slack off.”
“So this is going to be a regular thing? Harley threatening to come in here while we’re having sex?” Jordan asks.
“When we’re having sex while I’m supposed to be working, yes.”
“Weren’t you the one who just said I should be relaxing? Sex is relaxing.”
I poke him. “Sex with me is better than relaxing. It’s on fire. It’s the best. It’s indescribable. It’s not … relaxing.”
Jordan laughs. “Well, after we’ve both blown our load, I have to say I’m pretty relaxed.”
I nod. “I’ll allow that. Okay, time to get dressed and write some songs.” After I throw on some shorts and a T-shirt, I kiss Jordan goodbye and say, “At least go to the pool or the lagoon today. Get some sun.”
He gasps. “And age my flawless skin?”
“Sunblock. Use it.”
“I promise to go for a swim later. Will that make you happy?”
“Yes, but please also make it skinny-dipping and in the pool in front of the room we’re writing in. Please.”
“Anything for you.”
I’m halfway to the door when it flings open, and Brix stands there all intimidating and huge.
“I’m ready.”
He cocks his brow but doesn’t say anything, and I follow him across the property to the main building of the hotel. The view is breathtaking. All white beaches and blue ocean.
As we enter, I pretend the other four aren’t glaring at me. “Who’s ready to get to work?”
On cue, the baby strapped to Ryder’s chest in one of those sling things starts crying.
“Looks like Riff is against working today,” I say.
Ryder pins me with a look. “He has been sleeping for the last hour. You know, when we were supposed to start?”
“Funny. I was sleeping too.”
Ryder stands and starts rocking the baby. “Someone text Lyric to come get his baby.”
“His baby?” Harley asks.
“Yes. When he cries, he’s Lyric’s. When he’s adorable, he’s mine. And when he has a dirty diaper, he’s Maggie’s.”
When Ryder and Lyric announced they were having a baby with Maggie, the mother of Ryder’s daughter, we were supportive, though their situation is unconventional. They figured they co-parent Kaylee so well together, and they all wanted another child, so it made sense to do it together. And with Lyric’s second album breaking records and hitting the top of the charts, it’s probably the best scenario having Maggie close. Ryder’s been producing here and there for Harley’s label, but his time is more split between Lyric’s career and his kids.
I’m sure Mason and Denver will be next on the kid front. The last time all of us were in the same room was at their very private, very intimate wedding ceremony in Montana. Which then, of course, had photos leaked all over the tabloids. Somehow. Because that’s how these things work. Some things never change.
I’ve seen each of the guys individually over the last three years. It’s common for two or three of us to be seen together in the media when we catch up. One time we even managed four of us, but Ryder couldn’t make it because he was on tour with Lyric.