Chapter Nineteen
Mack
“It’s none of Jackson’s business. I don’t want him to get all overprotective. Plus, it’s not worth the trouble of our friends wondering what’s going on when we don’t even know what we’re doing. It’s just really great s*x. I’m sure it’ll burn itself out. Right?”
Ash’s words had played on a loop in my brain for the past few days. I might not have memorized them exactly, but it was damn close to what she said after I suggested we not keep us a secret. She’d punctuated them with a wide-eyed look and a quick shake of her head. Anxiety had flashed across her face and flickered deep in her eyes.
My girl was guarded. Except when we were n***d and in the throes of passion. Otherwise, I thought I understood just how thoroughly Ash guarded her heart because it was something
