I laughed at another of Liv's stupid jokes as I slid out of her car, glancing down at the backpack in my hand to adjust my grip on it.
"Good luck," Liv yelled after me as she pulled out.
I waved over my shoulder, finally looking at the motel room door I was headed to. My eyebrows lifted when I saw Merrick sitting on his ass on the pavement in front of it, his back leaned up against the door like he'd been that first night we met. I braced myself for a fight and kept walking.
He'd probably smell my excitement at seeing him, because dammit, I’d missed the big grizzly.
"Please tell me that's lingerie, and you're planning to use it to lure me into your bed," Merrick called out as I approached.
I refused to let myself grin. "It's not." It wasn't even all that sexy, considering what I usual
