Tease Me (Private Listing #4)

Our eyes meet and I really want to press up and kiss him, but we agreed, until the stalker is caught, we should keep public displays of affection to a minimum. To which Coop laughed.

Blake’s fingers caress my jaw as he pulls away. I let out a happy sigh.

Thankfully, both Sara and Hope were getting Jason’s attention. I take the bar stool in the middle and look up at the big guy. He gives me a nod.

“Drinks are on me.” Jason places a strawberry daiquiri in front of me.

“Thank you. I’m glad you’re doing better.”

He gives me a smile and a nod before he’s pulled away.

I draw in a deep breath and almost squeal with joy. It’s a Saturday night and I’m out with the girls. I still can’t believe it.

“How’s work been?” Hope asks as we get settled.

“Great. I met Deidre Byrne on Friday. She gave me her card.” I can’t help sharing. The guys wouldn’t get it. “She said I could call her anytime. She’s amazing.”

“She spoke at our sorority last month.” Sara draws my attention. “She’d be an amazing mentor. She’s done everything. Built her company on her own.”

“I’ve always wanted to meet her,” Hope says, taking a drink. “She has this program that only takes a few women each year, but I’ve been too chickenshit to apply. Besides the fact I love my job at Morrigan Technology and don’t really want to leave.”

“I love that everything in their company is about female pleasure.” Sara toys with her straw. “I have a few of her products and they’re the best.”

My face feels warm as I remember Coop and Noah showing me her products. “They’re very good.”

“Have you two made any arrangements for your wedding?” Hope grins and lifts my hand to see my ring better. “That’s gorgeous.”

I sigh. This is the part I don’t like. I can’t tell my friends about everything that’s happening in my life, and I have to keep straight who knows what. “We haven’t talked wedding details. It’s all so new still.”

“I can’t believe he actually asked you to marry him.” Hope shakes her head. “Not that you aren’t great, but Cooper Graham was a player before you showed up.”

“Yeah, even in my circles, women talk about the unattainable Cooper Graham.” Sara leans over to say, “I mean, you could have him, but you couldn’t keep him. His reputation made him desirable. I’m not surprised you landed him though.”

“Really?” Honestly, if I’d known Coop’s reputation, I would have been surprised that he wanted to fuck me and only me. That he fell in love with me is amazing. When this stalker thing is over though, we’ll have to have a long talk about this “engagement.”

“Oh, yeah. You’re gorgeous and intelligent. If I were a dude, I’d be all over you.” Sara laughs.

The two guys I’ve seen that she’s into are tall and intimidating. They’re also both gorgeous.

“How are you going to land that guy? Wyatt?” I’m curious how she’s going to go about it, since jealousy doesn’t seem to be a factor. She went to the benefit with Noah and then dinner out, and it doesn’t seem to have made a dent in the guy.

“Wait, I thought she was dating Noah,” Hope says.

“We’re just…” Sara’s eyes meet mine and I give her a little shake of my head to let her know Hope doesn’t know about Noah and me. “Friends. Our mothers are hell-bent on setting us up with people, so we’re just going out to make this guy I like jealous. Though it doesn’t seem to be working.”

“That sucks. Noah’s such a nice guy.” Hope sighs. “I know he’s the youngest of the bosses, but I gotta admit, he’s got that shy guy thing going for him.”

I’m sure my cheeks are pink because Noah might seem shy, but the things he does to me… I press my thighs together. He’s neither shy nor nice in bed.

“Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised.” Sara laughs. “So many times my mom sets me up with rejects, but Noah’s a genuinely nice guy. It’s kind of a shame he’s already taken.”

My eyes widen. Fuck. Sara’s eyes widen as she realizes her slipup. She mouths Sorry to me.

“I didn’t know Noah was dating anyone.” Hope looks at me. “Did you know?”

I take a drink of my daiquiri and shake my head. I hate this. I hate having to lie to my friends. But this part of it will be over soon. As soon as we know who the stalker is. Bill took the phone in and said they’d work on it. Then we can just live our lives.

When Blake asked how long, Bill couldn’t give us a straight answer. Too much backlog.