Chapter 22

VILLI

I'm in the shower,impatiently waiting for Vera to join me.

I've been standing here under this insanely hot water for what feels like days, even though it's only been a minute or two.

When the bathroom door finally opens, Vera says, "I'm so sorry, Villi. I didn't mean for that call to last that long."

"Everything okay?" I ask.

I listen to her taking her clothes off.

I smile.

"I don't know. There are… problems… and it kind of involves you."

That's when I open the shower curtain and poke my head out. "Involves me? What did I do now?"

Vera reaches back and unclasps her dark pink bra.

It falls to the floor and I exhale a breath and thank every star in the night sky for this woman in front of me.

Just the most perfect set of tits I've ever seen.

And her body… holy fuck…

I lick my lips.

Vera puts her left arm across her body. "Focus."

"Oh, I'm focusing."

She walks toward the shower and steps in to finally join me.

I take my place, backing away from the water so she doesn't get cold.

I love standing there watching her take a shower.

The way the water hits her hair and then cascades down her body. Little droplets of water beading against her nipples and then jumping free.

I feel like falling to my knees before her, wanting to taste every droplet of water that has touched her body.

After she gets her hair wet, she looks at me.

Blinking.

Looking so sexy…

"It has to do with your best friend Jax," she says.

"What now?" I ask.

"Violet called. She doesn't want to start trouble…"

"Of course. Girls getting all chatty, huh?"

"Villi," Vera says. "Jax was at some indie movie showing on campus."

"Wow. That's controversial."

"He wasn't alone," Vera says. "He was with Mila."

That's when I close my eyes and groan.

"Someone saw them talking and walking next to each other," Vera says. "Harmless stuff. I mean, you know how college gossip is…"

"So let me get this straight," I say. "Someone sees Jax and Mila. They call Violet. Violet calls you. And now you're telling me."

"Basically. It was more or less asking a bunch of questions."

"That's how rumors start."

"I know that, Villi," Vera says.

"And what am I supposed to do? Corner Jax and tell him to keep his dick in his pants? Do you think he's going to listen to me?"

"Probably not. But at least I said something to you. Violet is worried about Mac and his father and that whole thing. It's just… I don't know. I guess Ruby wants Mila to not be with the guy she's with? I really can't get involved."

"Okay," I say. "You've told me. That's that then. Okay?"

Vera nods. "Did I ruin the night?"

She playfully bites her bottom lip.

I grin. "Not even fucking close to ruining the night…"

I grab her by those curvy hips of hers and pull her against me.

Nothing will ever distract from the way Vera's body tastes.