Chapter 54

“Because maybe I could swing by after.”

I walked a little faster. “My place?”

“Yeah, why not?” There was another loud bang in the background and Jack raised his voice. “I could spend the night.”

I knew what that meant. “The thing is, Jack, I’m gonna go straight to bed,” I lied, wanting to do the right thing by him.

He was horny.

Iwas horny.

If he came over, we’d end up sleeping together again and I’d lose him for good this time. I’d promised to be a friend to Jack and that meant keeping my greedy hands off his sexy body so as to protect his heart until he was completely over his feelings for me. “But we could hang out tomorrow,” I added.

“So you don’t want me to come over tonight?”

I briefly shut my eyes, an image of his face flashing through my mind. “It’s better if you don’t.”

“For you? Or for me?”

“Come on, Jack. You know what I mean. We’re doing so good as friends. Why complicate things again?”

“Well, that’s very rational of you, thanks. Mr. Emanuel Kant himself.”