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We have no idea who our neighbors are, and the last thing Cooper needs is his teammates, or any Vipers’ staff, having questions about who he spent the night with.

I slam my lips closed and swallow my groans of pleasure.

Nothing but our moans, whimpers, and heavy breathing fills the room as we chase our highs.

I’m almost there when Cooper speaks again.

“I wish I could give you all those things.”

“A-all what things?” I stutter, barely able to remember how to speak.

“The things you said last night. About telling the world, staying together, and having a big wedding.”

The words hang heavy between us.

“I want to be that man for you. It fucking kills me that I can’t be.”

I reach out and cup his cheek. “But you can be,” I say, blinking up at him.

“I can’t⁠—”

“Think about today, not tomorrow,” I remind him. “The future will work itself out how it’s meant to be. Just enjoy the ride.”

A laugh bursts out of him. “Oh, I’m enjoying that,” he teases.

“So am I. Stay in the here and now with me, yeah?”

He nods, his grip on my thighs tightening as he buries himself even deeper inside me.

“Wrap your hand around yourself, baby. I need to watch you come.”

53

GARRETT

Istep out of the shower as my cell dings loudly through the room.

“That was yours,” Cooper calls.

“You can get it,” I reply, not having anything to hide. It’s probably just Sienna wanting to know when I’m going to be home so she can grill me.

I quickly dry myself off before wrapping the towel around my waist.

It isn’t until I step out into the main room that I realize anything is wrong.

“Cooper?” I ask, finding him standing at the end of the bed with my cell in his hand. “What is it?”

My heart picks up pace as I try to predict what he might have seen.

“Has something been posted about us?” I ask. It’s the most logical explanation.

Silence.

I stalk closer, wrap my hand around his wrist, and tug his arm down, giving him little choice but to look away from my cell.

“What’s happened?”

Finally, he meets my eyes. His expression is hard, his eyes dark in a way I’ve never seen them before. They’re not flooded with desire, but anger.