Burn (Breathless #3)(85)

“Is Brittany coming?” Mia asked when Josie slid into the booth next to Bethany.

“She texted right when I was leaving the apartment and said she’d meet us here,” Josie replied. “I’d think she’d be here any minute.”

“Did she say anything about her night?” Bethany asked.

Josie grimaced and shook her head. “Nothing. She said she’d fill us in when she got here.”

“At least she’s off today and didn’t have to deal with a hangover at work,” Mia said. “Those shots kicked my ass! Gabe was sweet and babied me before he left for work, but I went back to bed and stayed there until it was time to meet up for lunch.”

Bethany snickered. “Yeah, Jace was sweet too. Amazing the gratitude they show for drunk sex.”

Josie laughed. “Ash brought me coffee and what he called a hangover cure. I don’t even know what it was. Several pills. But it did the trick. After a shower, I actually felt human again.”

“Oh look, there’s Brittany now,” Bethany said, raising her hand to wave.

Brittany navigated the busy restaurant and then slid into the booth next to Mia.

“Hey, gang,” she said brightly.

“Now there is the face of a girl who got some,” Mia said dryly.

Brittany blushed bright red, but her eyes were glowing.

“Spill!” Josie demanded. “We’re dying to hear all about Kai Wellington.”

Brittany laughed. “Oh my gosh, you guys. He is amazing. I don’t even have words. He has this dark, mysterious thing going on with him. He doesn’t say a whole lot, but when he talks, you just listen, you know?”

“Get to the good part,” Mia said impatiently. “What’s he like in bed?”

Everyone burst into laughter.

“Uhm, well, we didn’t have sex last night,” Brittany hedged. “He brought me to my apartment, tucked me into bed. I don’t remember anything after that. But this morning, I woke up and he was in bed next to me. He’d stripped down to his boxers, and let me just say, that man is built! I was drooling all over my pillowcase, for God’s sake.”

Josie chuckled at Brittany’s animated description.

“He was sooo sweet too! He made me breakfast in bed then he took me into the bathroom to shower.”

“He took you into the bathroom?” Bethany asked. “As in got in the shower with you?”

Brittany blushed. “Yeah. It was sweet. But also hot. I mean all that gorgeous naked male flesh. I thought I was going to have a heart attack.”

“So what happened then?” Mia said.

“After the shower, we went back to bed, and then we had sex.”

Brittany wore a smug, satisfied smile. Yeah, the sex must have been really good judging by her expression.

“And?” Bethany demanded. “Come on, don’t leave us hanging! He just looked like he’d be a beast in bed. So dark and brooding. A lot like Jace!”

“Okay stop,” Mia said with a shudder. “We can talk about hotness all we want, but can we please leave Jace out of it?”

Josie pulled a face. “You’re no fun, Mia. Can’t you forget he’s your brother just for a little while?”

Mia shook her head adamantly.

Brittany laughed and then leaned back in the booth, sighing a dreamy sigh that told Josie she was in deep already. But then who was she to judge? It hadn’t taken any longer for Ash to completely reel her in. She’d been a goner the minute he’d dragged her out of her apartment. If she was completely honest, she’d admit that she’d been a goner that very first day in the park. It had just taken her longer to realize that.

“It was awesome,” Brittany said. “And yes, total beast in bed. So demanding and possessive.” She shivered, chill bumps breaking out over her skin. Then her expression dimmed and her lips twisted into a grimace. “Nothing at all like my first husband. Ugh. Not even in the same universe!”

“Forget him,” Josie ordered. “He’s in the past. Move on. Now tell us more.”

The others burst into laughter again. They were drawing attention from the other tables, but Josie didn’t care. Normally she’d be appalled over being the focus in a public setting, but she already loved these girls and she was having fun.

“I orgasmed three times,” Brittany said in a loud whisper. “Three times! That’s three more times than I ever came with my husband.”

“Yay!” Bethany said, a broad smile on her face. “So what now? Was it a one-night thing? Did he get your number? Is he going to call?”

“One question at a time, Bethany,” Mia scolded. “She can’t keep up! But yes, Brittany, tell us everything.”

Brittany smiled and Josie saw just how beautiful she was. Her eyes shone and the shadows that had haunted them were gone. She seemed more sure of herself. She seemed . . . happy.

“Oh, he got my number. Made me program all his numbers into my cell. Wanted to know what I was doing today. Where I was going and with whom. Then he told me that this was not a one-night stand and that I better get it out of my head now if that’s what I was thinking.”

“Wow,” Mia whispered. “That sounds intense!”

“He didn’t even ask if I wanted to see him again,” Brittany continued, a goofy grin plastered on her face. “He told me he’d be at my apartment this evening to take me to dinner and that I was staying over in his hotel.”