She looked more beautiful than ever. I wasn't even sure how that was possible.

Lori stood in my doorway, a wet dream in a wet dream, her taut body encased in a gorgeous white sundress that stopped mid-thigh. Sunglasses pushed back her light hair from her forehead, and her red lipstick made my mouth water.

"Hey there," she cooed, stepping into the room.

I double checked the hallway to make sure nobody had seen her, then closed the door. My palms were sweating. I waited for her all yesterday, but she couldn't make it to my room to see me. I didn't blame her. Lori was busy, and the nature of our relationship made things complicated. She was here now, and that was all that mattered.

She walked over to the patio, admiring the view from inside the open door. The breeze tangled through her locks. She made a perfect picture.

I walked up behind her, threading an arm around her waist and nuzzling my nose into her hair. She smelled fruity and sweet.

"I missed you," I sighed.

Lori patted my hand and pulled away. She walked over to the bed and sank down elegantly, folding her legs beneath her. "We've got some business we need to talk about."

"Business?" I frowned.

"Yes. That Brin girl."

My heart deflated, even though I'd known all along that she hadn't come here for me. She wanted Chad back. It made sense, given that they played off each other’s publicity well and this trip had put Chad more in the public eye than ever. Of course Lori would want a piece of that. Still, my romantic brain had entertained fantasies of her coming to her senses and finally realizing that she wanted us to be together in public.

"What about her?" I asked.

Lori examined her impeccably manicured fingernails, lips tugged down. "What's her deal? How did it only take Chad two weeks to move on to some tart? I saw her at the market yesterday. She's too plain for him."

I told myself the jealousy in her tone was only from Brin occupying her place in Chad's limelight. Even if it wasn't, I didn't have a right to be mad. Lori had told me from the beginning that we weren't ever going to be anything, that it was just a bit of fun on the side. It wasn't her fault that I'd fallen hard for her.

I wanted to appease her. Brin was nice, and I could tell that Chad enjoyed spending time with her, but how could anybody compare to Lori? Winning him back would be a breeze.

"She's just some dancer he picked up in Vegas," I said, coming to sit beside her on the bed. "He was crushed after you left. The only reason he's even with her is to make you jealous."

Lori's eyes sparked. "Really?"

It wasn't something I knew for sure, but I'd known Chad a long time, and all signs pointed to it. He wasn't one to share the spotlight with some random girl unless he wanted her to be seen.

"Totally." I wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Her skin was so soft. "She doesn't mean anything to him. You do."

Lori preened in that for a moment. She looked so beautiful when she knew she was getting her way.

"You want Chad and I to get together too, don't you?" Lori angled her body toward me and ran a finger up my chest. My cock stirred, and I bit my lip to keep from groaning. "You know that if we do get together, you and I could pick up right where we left off."

I cast my memory back to those delicious few months before Lori and Chad's breakup when Lori had begun to show an interest in me and had turned my world upside down. The sneaking around was half the fun, truth be told, and I couldn't wait to hide in the dark with her again as soon as possible.

"Of course I want you to get back together. I mean, I'd rather if you just..."

The look in her eyes cut me off. They glinted like steely knives, daring me to say the words and see what happened.

"What do you need me to do?" I asked.

Lori's expression warmed again, and she tapped her finger against my chin. "Let's make a plan."

It was hardly the sexy reunion I'd been hoping for. I lowered my face, just brushing my lips across hers. "Can the plan wait for an hour or two?"

My veins were on fire. Her heady scent filled my lungs, and I breathed in deep.

Lori laughed. My pulse skittered to a halt.

"You're such a dog." She pushed me back with a hand on my chest and tutted. "Plan first. Reward later."

She didn't specify how much later but I suspected she'd only get irritated if I asked.

"Fine." I ran a hand through my hair and tried not to think about the ache in my balls. "Yeah. Let's make a plan."

After making our plan, I found myself reminding myself where my loyalties lay. They were with Lori and Chad, not with Brin, so it shouldn't have bothered me what we were planning to do to her. Lori and I couldn't be together if she and Chad weren't together, and Chad was better off with Lori. Even if he did look happy with Brin, I knew it couldn't be possible for him to prefer her.

The thing that really yanked on my conscience was the one thing I hadn't told Lori, and the one thing she would never ask—how Brin felt about Chad. I could see plain as day that Brin adored Chad. She stole secret glances, smiled when he wasn't looking, and lit up like sunbeams when he put his arm around her. That was a girl in love. I didn't know if Brin knew it, but it was probably best if she didn't. Because we were about to break her.

"Right," said Lori, tapping end to her call and dropping the phone onto the bed. "I've arranged a boat cruise this afternoon to keep Chad busy. You know what you're doing?"

I nodded.

She smiled, and it was a wicked, devious smile. I wanted to lick it right from her lips.

"We've got a couple of hours then," she said. "What ever shall we do?"

I pounced.