Not that she’d ever let his Judgy-Mcjudgerson attitude change how she behaved, but there was still some small part of her that shriveled a little whenever he directed that bright blue gaze of disapproval her way.

So get moving before he wakes up, dumbass.

Right. Moving. She could do that.

She rolled away and then had to stifle a moan as she pushed herself up in bed. Her lady bits had gotten a serious workout last night. Like, “a multiple times and multiple orgasms with a big cock”-level workout. Jake had been very generous with fingers, mouth, and dick. Her inner thighs ached. Her swollen lower lips ached. Her insides ached. All in a good way.

It figured he’d be the best one-night stand of her life so far.

Jerk.

As quietly and quickly as she could, she pulled on her dress, found her underwear and snuck out of his bedroom. Okay, she did take one last look at him... But who could blame her? The man was hot. He hadn’t lost any muscle definition since leaving the army, although his black hair had grown out a little over an inch. The sheet was pulled down to his waist. It was a good look for him.

Her purse and shoes were in his living room, and she quickly grabbed them, putting in a request for an Uber before she started doing up the straps on her shoes. Four minutes. Perfect. Just enough time for her to make sure she had everything, close the front door quietly, and get down to the curb.

The second she closed the car door behind her, she blew out a sigh of relief.

Why she was so relieved she couldn’t exactly say. It wasn’t like she expected Jake to come chasing after her just to be mean to her... Or chasing after her to be nice to her either, for that matter.

“Happy New Year,” the woman in the front seat said cheerfully.

“Happy New Year,” Sharon replied, giving her the best smile she could under the circumstances.

At least her driver didn’t seem judgmental about the fact that Sharon was obviously doing a walk of shame.

Not that she felt ashamed. Mostly she felt deliciously sore and maybe just a little regretful that there was no way it would ever happen again. Also, she was definitely not looking forward to seeing him again. At least there was no big group thing coming up soon.

The next time she’d see him would probably be at Stronghold. Maybe he’d skip the next few weekends. Lexie and Patrick had gotten engaged last night, so Sharon knew they’d be extra amorous for the next few weeks - maybe even months. Jake tended to make himself scarce when he thought the two of them were going to be doing anything super publicly.