"You're awfully chatty for someone who butchered my heart a few days ago," Angelina said to Lily. Lily stiffened and looked at her with a complicated expression.

  "Hey, I am sorry about that. Are you still angry?" Angelina shrugged. "I apologize for what I said. You might have deserved it a bit, but I shouldn't have attacked you."

  "Wow, your apology is amazing," Angelina laughed.

  "We should have included you in the conversations. On the other hand, I was trying to protect Katherine from your wrath." She stopped. "You did your share of protecting too. I am very happy about that."

  "Thanks for that, Angelina. Without your intervention, Cage and I wouldn't be here together today. I trust him now and he does the same."

  Neither of them was the hugging type, so they awkwardly stood.

  "I called him a lot of times before someone picked up. Just happened to be Stephen." She breathed, possibly remembering the kiss from earlier. "It's making me horny again. I've not ventured out with others for months and it's all coming back to me all at once."

  "Best of luck keeping your hands off him," Lily scoffed.

  "I have my fingers and toys to keep me sated until he earns my trust. Then I'll have his fingers and tongue to play with. It will be worth the wait."

  "Stop oversharing," Lily groaned even though she was exactly the same. "Why are we here?" she asked again. "not to talk about Stephen's magic c.o.c.k, right?"

  "No, this is about Katherine and her famous lover."

  "Yeah, sorry about barging in yesterday," Lily said, revealing their escapades. Katherine turned a shade of pink in embarrassment. "They couldn't keep their hands to themselves. It would completely sicken me to stay around them while they act so damned cute," she admitted.

  "Thanks for interrupting us," Katherine said dully.

  "I thought you would be bawling your eyes out because your date with Barry was horrible and you couldn't forget Ray. If I had known Cage was inside, I would helpfully stand outside with my ear against the door, hearing everything that goes on inside." Lily smirked. Katherine kicked her leg.

  "We talked, laughed, and cuddled all night long. And yes, you are right about one thing. We really like touching each other. I can't keep my hands off him." She sighed. "Can we go out? I miss him a little already."

  "Why am I happy for you?" Angelina said sourly. "Damn it, I even helped you out. Now I have to watch you dance around."

  "Thank god you are going out, then."

  "I'm happy for you too!" Lily said. "You deserve to be with someone who makes you excited to be with them."

  "Hmm. He's just so much better than anything I have dreamt of. I feel like I am getting the best of all worlds. I get Ray the man, and Cage the star… I fantasized about both of them and now I have them both in the same package." Her eyes glossed over.

  "Here we go again," Angelina rolled her eyes. "What are you going to do with him now that he is there. You won't let him go back without a romp, right?"

  'I worked too hard for them not to get some.' Angelina thought.

  Katherine blushed. "Not now. I know it sounds strange because we have always been so open to talking about our fantasies. We've s.e.xted and had phone s.e.x but it is just different in real life. I want him like I need air to survive, but I am also really happy just being by his side. I have these voices in my head that had conflicting ideas. One wants me to jump him that very second while the other asks me to take it slow and work on our relationship like any other normal couple."

  "Oh boy, now she has voices in her head," Angelina snickered.

  "There is nothing normal about the two of you." Lily supplied generously, ignoring Angelina. "You l.u.s.ted after Cage Cavanaugh the actor for years and you fell in love with Ray over the game and phone. Now, you've come face to face with him. It's perfectly normal for you to be with him in every capacity. You've known each other inside out for months!" Katherine understood where Lily was coming from but she had concerns.

  "I think we should start out as a normal couple… do normal couple things before we embrace the ludicrousy of our relationship." Lily shrugged.

  "Just do what makes you happy."

  'The problem is, doing Cage would make me very very happy.' Then she remembered holding his hand and watching the movie. She wanted that too.

  Wasn't that normal for couples who really liked each other? Maybe they were not too different from others…


  "I want to wait until our trip to the mountain." Lily's eyes bulged.

  "We are going to the mountain?" she squeaked. Katherine nodded. "You have to drive him nuts. We need to shop, honey. You can't let him off."

  "What trip?" Angelina asked, confused.

  "You're coming with us," Katherine said adamantly. "Cage and I planned on spending the long weekend together, but wanted all our friends to come along because we weren't sure how it would turn out if we were alone."

  "You actually want other people to join you after you know you can have that fine man all to yourself? I have to say, Katherine, you are a saint."

  "God, I am going to be the fifth wheel," Lily groaned. "Thank you for including me but I am seriously contemplating going home and chilling for the week."

  "Are you going to take Jared with you, too?"

  "Hell no. We aren't in that stage of the relationship where I can take him home to meet my parents. That's too fast."

  "You think about it. I want you there," Katherine said softly.

  "Actually, the more I think about it the better the idea sounds. I should go home. The family will be happy to see my face. Maybe I can drop by your place and meet your parents. Haven't seen them in so long."