Chapter 14

Dominique slapped at his arm. “Are you fucking crazy? You don’t know anything about these things. What if it had hurt you?” Suddenly, she threw her arms around him and buried her face in his neck. “No more jumping into things with just a chair. You don’t do anything like that without me right there to watch your back.”

“I’m fine, I’m fine,” Cory assured her, wrapping his arm around her back. “And I don’t think I’ll be jumping into the fray again anytime soon. Besides, you can’t play innocent with me. Jesse told me all about the stunts you’ve pulled.”

“You can use the guest bathroom to clean up,” Jesse said. “Dominique can show you where it is.”

Grabbing his hand, she hauled him toward the stairs, her hangover forgotten. “I’ll stitch you up, too.”

“You’re not a nurse.”

“In this house, everybody’s a nurse.”

Emma watched them disappear upstairs with an amused smile. “How much do you want to bet she is never going to let him out of her sight again?”