Chapter 9

It was already past one, but he couldn’t sleep. “I should get laid tonight,” he said. Kate had been hinting that she would be more than willing to warm his bed that night. All he had to do was pick up the phone and dial her number, and she’d be up there. That was what he did.

When she arrived, she found him sweating. She grinned at him, her eyes bright and glued to his naked chest.

“Alex,” she purred, then ran her finger down his chest. Once, that would’ve set his cock on edge, and he’d have pulled her inside. Kate was hella good in bed and usually could help his other ‘self’ calm down if he worked them both into a sweaty mess. But today, he felt that he wanted nothing to do with her. Her touch was irritating. It made his skin crawl.

Kate wasn’t a woman he’d ever love. He knew Kate wanted him only for his cock, so he didn’t feel bad that he didn’t want her for more.

He gripped her hand and stilled her before she could go any lower. He liked Kate. She was a go