Free Mistletoe Between Friends by Samantha Chase

was wrong, but Lily never gave in to anything this easily. “So…we’re good?”
    Lily nodded. “Of course. Why wouldn’t we be? We tried something new, and it didn’t work for you. Besides, you’re right; being friends is a better option. You’d probably make me crazy after a while with this dating thing. This way, we stop before any real damage is done. Plus, this means that if either of us meets someone we’re really interested in, even if it’s during the holidays, we’re free to date or sleep with them.” Lily did her best to sound blasé about the whole thing and the play of emotions on Cam’s face was nearly comical.
    â€œNo,” he said adamantly. “Absolutely not.”
    Lily quirked an eyebrow at him. “Excuse me?”
    â€œUntil the week after New Year’s, we are exclusive. No dating—and certainly no sleeping with anybody else!” Cam never raised his voice to Lily and he was surprised he was doing it now, but how dare she even suggest such a ridiculous concept! Sleep with other people while they were pretending to date? Why would she even consider that?
    â€œSo you’re telling me that I’m not only supposed to play the part of the fake girlfriend but I’m supposed to be celibate too?”
    â€œI didn’t think it was such a sacrifice,” he replied snarkily. “I mean, I never knew you to be unable to go for a couple of weeks without being intimate with a man.”
    Unable to help herself, Lily burst out laughing. “Being intimate with a man? Is that how we’re speaking now? It’s sex, Cam. Sex . And I happen to enjoy it. And since you’re just my friend ,” she reminded tartly, “and not my real boyfriend, you have no real say in what I do on my own time.”
    This was so not going as he had planned. How had he lost control of the situation? Pinching the bridge of his nose, Cam counted to ten and then looked at Lily, who was sitting beside him like the picture of innocence. “Look,” he said calmly. “All I’m saying is that we both know a lot of the same people, and how would it look if someone knew you were sleeping with somebody else when you were supposed to be dating me?”
    â€œHow do we know it’s going to be me sleeping with somebody else? Maybe you’ll meet someone you want to sleep with.”
    He highly doubted that. After these last couple of days, Cam doubted that he’d want to sleep with another woman for a very long time. “I’m not the one who can’t go without sex.”
    â€œGood to know,” she said confidently. “Then you won’t mind if this last round of sex we just had was indeed our last round of sex.”
    Cam jaw dropped. “What are you saying?”
    â€œI’m saying that since you think our sleeping together wasn’t the smart thing to do, you won’t mind sleeping on the sofa bed tonight. We go back to our old relationship starting now.”
    Like hell. If he was going to sacrifice having Lily to himself from now on, he wasn’t going to give up his last night with her. “As a matter of fact, I do mind.”
    Lily smiled confidently. “You can’t have your cake and eat it too, Cam. I’m just following your rules.”
    With lightning speed Cam turned and pinned Lily beneath him. “I don’t want cake,” he said huskily, “but I could definitely eat.” His mouth claimed hers, and Lily didn’t even bother trying to fight it. She instantly wrapped herself around him, and Cam wasn’t sure who the winner was in all of this. But as her tongue dueled with his, he realized that, right now, he didn’t even care.

Chapter 6
    They walked into the usual controlled chaos at the home of Cam’s parents, Richard and Angela Greene. Everyone was talking at once while they were hugging and kissing Cam and Lily hello. After years of