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feeling close to him like this, but this was one of the rules. No cuddling. But, not meeting each other’s families is also one of the rules, and that one was obviously just broken. There is a reason for the rules though; it’s how we will keep this strictly physical between us.
    “Oh, this isn’t cuddling, Red.”
    “It isn’t? Then what is it?”
    He smirks and flips me on my back. “The beginning of round two.”
     

     
    Hours later, after Lucas has thoroughly fucked me, not once, but twice, I’m headed back into my building from a run when I crash straight into a very sexy stranger.
    I’m knocked on my ass hard and glance up at the man whose chest I just face planted into. He’s tall and broad shouldered. His skin his caramel colored and his hair is dark brown and combed back with some kind of product in it. He has on a three-piece suit, which fits him like a second skin.
    “Gotta watch where you’re going, sweetheart. Wouldn’t want to bruise that fine ass of yours.” The way he says it doesn’t make it sound like a come on, just a compliment. I’m not put off by this guy at all, which I normally would be if someone used a line like that on me. I find it kind of sweet, and when he extends his hand to help me up, I gladly take it.
    “I’m sorry about that. My mind must have been elsewhere. Do you live here?” I wouldn’t have missed seeing a guy like this in the hallway; he’s just too memorable.
    “No, no I don’t. My sister just moved in. I’m Jason Slade.” His name is strong and fits with his demeanor.
    “How the hell did you beat me here?” A gorgeous looking girl walks in eyeing Jason.
    “I drive faster than you do.” He places his hands in his front pockets and shrugs. He looks back at me. “I’m sorry; I didn’t catch your name.”
    “It’s Dani Hartley.”
    “Well, Dani Hartley, I’m sure I’ll be seeing more of you.” He makes eye contact with the woman who just walked in. “Jazzy, Todd is already upstairs measuring your apartment for furniture. You may want to hurry.” He nods at both of us and heads toward the elevator.
    “Sorry if my brother was a prick to you. He doesn’t mean to be. He’s just naturally prickish.” The gorgeous girl steps around me so we are facing each other. “I’m Jasmine. I just moved in here. You said your name was Dani, right?”
    Jasmine seems like a genuinely nice girl. Her smile is welcoming and her teeth are all perfectly straight. She’s tall at least 5’9 and is wearing bright blue shorts with a stark white t-shirt. The colors show off the darkness of her skin even more. Her hair is black and done up in a high ponytail sitting on top of her head that hangs down between her shoulder blades. She looks like Princess Jasmine from Aladdin , so her name is definitely fitting.
    “Yeah, I’m Dani. I moved in here a few weeks ago. Nice to meet you.” I shake her hand feeling a little insecure since I am covered in sweat at the moment.
    “So Jason is your brother?”
    “Umm, please don’t tell me you want me to try to set you up with him.”
    Do I want her to? Yes, he is gorgeous, and he wears a suit well, but the image of Lucas sitting in my bed, shirtless, drinking coffee passes through my mind. I would rather stare at that than a pretty guy in a suit.
    “No, not at all. I was just wondering. He told me his sister had just moved in.”
    She exhales a deep sigh of relief and drops her shoulders. “Good, because he is very much gay.” I laugh, “Is he really?”
    She nods. “I am! He flirts with straight girls unintentionally all the time. Todd, the guy in my apartment probably picking out terrible furniture without my approval, is his boyfriend. They have been together for years. Most girls don’t believe me when I tell them. I guess they assume that since I’m his sister, and we’re very close, that I find all other woman as competitors for his affection, which couldn’t be further from the truth. He’s just not interested