My cheeks exploded in red, but it wasn't from embarrassment; it was a stinging annoyance burning me from the inside out.
I knew perfectly well what they meant, what they were getting at, but the mere thought of reaching those extremes with James sent a shiver of absolute rejection through me.
"We’ll be alone soon, babe. Don’t let the stress win."
James's hand on my waist felt like a coal burning through my clothes, and Marcus's lewd comment about privacy finally broke my patience.
The very thought of James imagining that our relationship would lead to his bed made my stomach churn violently. I quickly reached into my pocket and forced a look of surprise while staring at the still-locked screen.
"James, I forgot!" I suddenly exclaimed, wrenching myself from his grip with a brusqueness
