Page 189 of Their Cruel Play
“Luke is right. We need to talk about what’s happening at school and come up with a plan.” I release a breath. “But a shower would be nice first.”
“Dibs.” Jack stands with me still on him. “Be back in ten... maybe thirty.”
CHAPTER 52
The Suspects
Harper
“How many men have you been with?” The question bursts out of me as soon as Jack and I are in the shower, scrubbing each other. He focuses on my breasts while I scrub his chest with the poof.
He arches an eyebrow. His blue eyes are suspicious. “A few.”
Maybe I shouldn’t ask, but if we’re in this long term, I want to know. It’s a part of what makes Jack, Jack.
I blow out a breath. “I know how many women you’ve been with, but it seems significant that you’ve been with men too. It’s like you’re hiding that part of yourself from me.”
He inhales and searches my eyes. “Four. Not all great experiences, but definitely eye opening and made me appreciate that I’m truly bisexual.”
I soap down his abs. We’ve talked about this before, but since we’re in a relationship now, I feel like I need to make sure. I look up at him through my eyelashes. “Am I enough?”
He smirks and pulls me into a hug. Our soapy, naked bodies press against each other, lighting sparks wherever we touch. “Yes, sweetheart, you’re enough. Besides, I may not get to fuckthose hard bodies out there, but watching them with you is enough to make me explode.”
“Yeah, they’re pretty awesome.” I lean into him. They’re all so different, but they’re all mine.
For a second, we just hold each other close and breathe while the water rushes over us.
Jack breaks the silence. “Lucy wants you to come over and play her Barbie game.”
I lift my head. “Your little sister?”
He smiles. “She knows I have a girlfriend and thinks you’ll be better at the game than I am.”
“Do you suck at the Barbie game, Jack?” I arch an eyebrow as I step back so we can continue to get clean.
“I suck at a lot of things, Harper. But some things require sucking.” Jack’s smirk heats my insides, but I tamp it down. We need to get back out there and figure shit out. Not fuck more. When I get back to scrubbing him, he works on cleaning me.
After a good rinsing, we towel each other off and get dressed. The others are sitting on the leather sectional. When Luke doesn’t reach out for me, I sit between Eli and Jack. Nico gives me a smile, and I return it.
“We have a few things to discuss.” Eli leans back and puts his hand on my thigh. It’s warm and comforting. “The first thing we need to discuss is this Friday’s game. It’s out of town, and that means Harper will be vulnerable while we’re at the game and on the bus.”
A shiver creeps down my spine because he’s not wrong. Mom works that night too.
“She could come to the game.” Caden leans forward with his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped. His focus is intent on me. “That makes sure she isn’t here for someone to take advantage of.”
“Penny and the girls offered to let me ride with them to the last away game.” I lean against Jack’s shoulder, just needing the comfort of being near them both. If I could, I would find a way to touch them all to ground me.
“Did they know you were grounded?” Eli turns to me.
“Yeah, I told Penny I couldn’t go because I was grounded. They texted me from the game though.” I don’t reach for my phone. The texts are there if they ask for them.
“Do we know if they knew about you being alone for the other incidents?”
My eyes widen. Eli thinks they might be involved with whoever is after me. I think back.
“They were supposedly at the away game when the knocking happened, but they knew I’d be home alone. Kenz left shortly before the knocking began. The tire slash could have been anyone. I only discovered it when I left school.” I tap my finger on my lips trying to remember. Did they know about the other times?
“Penny knew when your mom was working because you were pretending to sleep over there.” Jack wraps his arm around my shoulder and rubs my arm.
