Текст книги "Dirty Lies"
Автор книги: Emma Hart
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He lets go of my hands and brings his up to the sides of my face. “Most beautiful thorn ever,” he murmurs, the words skating over my mouth with his breath for the merest second.
Then he kisses me.
Long and slow, his lips move against mine, and my greatest lie becomes my most beautiful truth.
Aidan
TWO WEEKS LATER
I sign the paper with a flourish and hand it, with the pen, to the Realtor. Call me crazy, but that signature just sealed the deal on a rented three-bedroom house just minutes away from my parents’ place.
Renting isn’t the ideal situation, but the Realtor informs me just before she leaves that, for the right price, the landlord would sell.
This place needs some updating, although it’s beautiful, and I’d bet I could offer the landlord an even righter price for this.
The large bay window in the living room faces the beach, and so does the one in the master bedroom upstairs. The back faces the very same forest Sofie and Conner once snuck out to, the same one where I took Jessie for our second first date.
She had a point when she reminded us that we were still living at home despite being the highest-grossing boy band in the country last year. It’s fucking insane, but I guess we all needed home. Still—the bigger we get, the more control we have over our downtime, and I sure as hell don’t want to be shuttling between hotels and our houses whenever Jessie and I want to spend the night together like we have been.
I want to have a place where we can hang out then go to bed and explore each other until the tiny hours of the morning. I want a place where we can wake up hours later and I can come downstairs and find her dancing in the kitchen wearing nothing but one of my tour T-shirts. I want somewhere I can lift her onto the edge of the counter and make love to her, still in the T-shirt, without worrying if someone will walk in on us.
I want somewhere that she’ll eventually want to call home, too. And this just might be it.
Three knocks echo at the front door, and I walk through the airy, open-plan living area to answer it.
“Who was that?” Jessie cocks her thumb over her shoulder. “And what is this?”
“Come in.” I laugh, holding the door wide open.
“What?”
“That was the Realtor.” I hold up the keys. “And this is home.”
“What?” she gasps.
“I’m movin’ out,” I murmur, closing the door and pulling her close. “Want somewhere I can love you properly.”
“Holy shit,” she breathes. “This place is yours?”
“Rented. But hopefully, soon. The landlord would be open to an offer.”
“Holy shit!” She breaks away from me, leaving her purse on the island in the middle of the kitchen. She looks around, from the white kitchen cupboards to the open fireplace in the main room. I laugh as she darts past me and up the stairs, stomping as she runs up to explore the three big bedrooms and two bathrooms.
I wait at the bottom of the stairs, smirking as she powers around upstairs.
“Holy shit!” she repeats, stopping at the top of the stairs. “This place is amazing!”
“Sure is.”
She runs down and back into the middle of the living area. “That view is amazing. And the deck! And the yard out the back! Well played, rocker boy,” she acknowledges. “Just need some furniture.”
“Wanna help me? I have . . . nothing.”
She grins. “Sure. But the first thing you’re buyin’ is a huge-ass bed I can starfish in. And that you can sleep in, too, I guess.”
“And a His & Hers bedsheet that marks ‘Hers’ as three-quarters of the bed.” I sweep her close to me and smile against her mouth.
She throws her head back and laughs. “Oh, he learns quickly!”
“He does.” I brush my lips across hers, spin her, and walk her backward. “He’s also learned that beds aren’t necessary.” I perch her on the edge of the marble-topped island. “And that this house needs christening, and that should happen fucking immediately.”
Jessie wraps her arms around my neck, her hair tickling my face, and moves in to kiss me.
As my fingers dive into her hair and we gradually remove each other’s clothing and I slide into her, I know I couldn’t love this girl any harder than I already do.
Sometimes lies are made to last.
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About the Author
Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy new adult romance novels, including the Call series and the Game series. By day, she dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies—usually wine—and writes books. Learn more at EmmaHart.org and Facebook.com/EmmaHartBooks.
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THE BURKE BROTHERS SERIES
Dirty Secret
Dirty Past
THE BY HIS GAME SERIES
Blindsided
Sidelined
Intercepted
THE MEMORIES SERIES
Never Forget (includes Holding On 1.5)
Always Remember
THE CALL SERIES
Late Call
Final Call
His Call
THE GAME SERIES
The Love Game
Playing for Keeps
The Right Moves
Worth the Risk
THE WILD SERIES
Wild Attraction
Wild Temptation
Wild Addiction
HOLLY WOODS FILES SERIES
Twisted Bond
Tangled Bond
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Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Epilogue
About the Author
