The hero had her panties ripped off her, fingers lodged deep in her pussy, and his hard cock being pumped by her hands as he said, “Jesus, baby, I don’t even know if you’ll be able to take all of me. So fucking tight.”

Someone cleared their throat beside me. “I think I need to hit up the bathroom after reading that,” the man who had been seated next to me said as he stood. “You weren’t kidding about the porn writing.” That was when I finally came out of my writer’s fog and glanced over to see that it had been Wes who was sitting beside me and reading over my shoulder. On my other side was, a now slightly more interested, Tucker. Wes didn’t have any shame and adjusted himself right there for all to see before walking away.

Tucker took a moment to peek over my shoulder and I caught his grin before I closed my iPad to keep their prying eyes away from my work. “What are you doing here?”

“Same as you. Going home,” he insisted. “Though, I had planned on us staying in Vegas for another night.”

“Nothing’s stopping you from doing that,” I countered.

He laughed. “I can’t exactly have my new wife come home the day before I do, sweetheart.”

“Don’t call me that, and why not? If it’s that big a deal, I can get a hotel for the night when I get in and no one has to be the wiser.”

“Okay, then what’s the difference in staying in the hotel here with me and one back home by yourself?”

I rolled my eyes. “I thought that would be obvious.”

“It’s not, so enlighten me.”

“Listen, I get that this isn’t a typical situation, but I don’t need to hang around for your shenanigans with other women. I’ve already told you; I’d prefer you to keep whatever you’re doing out of sight, and that meant during our fake wedding too.”

“Mina,” he whispered my name, almost reverently and I could hear what sounded like an apology in the tone.

“No, you listen, I get that we needed another witness, but using women you hooked up with – or planned to hook up with – was,” I took in a deep breath, trying to find the right word, and failing. “It was so disrespectful to me. I can’t even comprehend putting another human being in that position. If you thought I needed a reminder of where I stand, I assure you I did not. You’ve made yourself perfectly clear how you feel about me and this marriage.”

“Mina, I swear it wasn’t like that. They were there in the lobby when we met with the officiant. It was just a matter of coincidence and convenience. No disrespect meant.”

“You really don’t get it, do you? Your convenience meant my discomfort, and you just didn’t care. You may never love me, or even like me. I’m fine with that, but the least you could do is be a little careful of my feelings, after all, I’m not really gaining anything from this arrangement. It’s all to save your ass, not mine.”