No, no, she could not be crying in front of Eric. It was bad enough that she was stumbling her way through the morning after routine, but to break down and cry in front of him? Horror.

She sucked in a deep breath and forced her gaze to lift. “You don’t have to worry that I’m looking for a promise or commitment from you. We’re attracted to each other. We both had needs last night. What happened between us was wonderful—it was fabulous and sexy, and I have zero regrets.” There. Now she was back on track.

He brushed away her tear. “I have zero regrets, too.”

Good to know. Her chin notched up.

“Well, I do have one.” His hand slid down to cup her chin.

“Wh-what’s that?”

“That you tried to slip away. You don’t need to do that. I like having you in my bed. I like being close to you.” He leaned forward. His lips brushed over hers. “And I’d like more.”

Piper swallowed. “More?”

“You really think one night is all that I want from you?”

Her gaze searched his. And, being one hundred percent honest, she told him, “I have no idea what you want from me.”

Another soft kiss. “You will.”

Before he could say anything else, a quick beeping sound seemed to echo around them. He stiffened, then swore, and alarm flared through Piper. “What’s happening?”

“Someone is here.”

He grabbed for his phone. His fingers flew across the screen. She knew all of his security feeds could come through on his phone and—

“Ben. He’s heading for the gate.”

When she peered at Eric’s phone, she could see Ben’s car pulling up the drive. Oh, crap.

As she watched, Ben braked. Got out. Typed in a code at the gate. Because, of course, he had the code to Eric’s place. They were brothers, after all.

I had sex with my best friend’s brother.

She looked up from the phone. Eric was staring straight at her.

“You’ll want to get dressed,” he said, voice emotionless.

No, she wanted to run downstairs and meet Ben while she was just wearing a shirt. Hell, yes, she wanted to get dressed.

“I’ll let him in,” Eric told her, eyes seeming a little…hard.

“Why is he here so early?”

“Because I had more questions for him. I told him to come by. But that was a plan we made last night.” A grim shake of Eric’s head. “I didn’t realize you and I would be busy with other things.”

Other things. Awesome sex. Morning after awkwardness. Check, double check. She whirled for the door.

“You don’t have to be embarrassed about what happened.”

Her shoulders stiffened.

“I’m sure as hell not embarrassed,” he added.

No, he didn’t sound embarrassed.

“I wanted you for a long time, Piper. Now that I’ve had you…”