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at all. Unusual for her, but she was the one who had woken up alone in her own bed. Alone, but completely sated. She hadn’t slept that well in years. Of course, it wasn’t something she was going to admit to Paige, should they discuss that night. She still had a hard time wrapping her brain around the fact that they had slept together. Not just slept together, but spent hours pleasuring each other. Paige was so not her type. She was too pretty, too classy, too smart, too...  too everything . She glanced quickly at her, afraid Paige could read her mind and see the direction of her thoughts, but Paige seemed engrossed in her reading.
    She gripped the steering wheel a little tighter as images flashed through her mind—Paige lying naked on her bed, legs opening to her, Paige’s face etched in pleasure, her mouth slightly open, her hips bucking wildly with yet another orgasm. And Paige’s hand parting her thighs, her fingers filling her, Paige’s mouth at her breast. Then Paige’s mouth moving lower, claiming her with a hunger that still brought chills to CJ’s body.
    “What?”
    CJ turned, blinking several times. “What?”
    Paige arched an eyebrow. “Is something wrong?”
    CJ looked quickly back to the road, cursing her thoughts, praying Paige wouldn’t notice the flush on her face. “Sorry. Nothing,” she mumbled.
    Paige closed her laptop and sighed. CJ waited, knowing what was coming.
    “Do you want to talk about it?”
    What kind of crazy question was that? She shook her head. “No.”
    Paige sighed again. “Are we going to be able to do this?”
    For the first time, CJ heard—and understood—the trepidation in Paige’s voice. She realized she wasn’t the only one fighting with the demons of that night. How out of character was it for Paige to not only end up at the lesbian bar in the first place, but to allow CJ all that she did? She played along with her, flirting like they always did. It was different, though. Maybe because they were alone, without the guys, but the flirting became real. At least to her it did. And she’d had just enough alcohol to dampen her good sense. She remembered how bold she felt when she slipped her hands along Paige’s inner thighs, remembered the look in Paige’s eyes as she touched her. And God, she remembered how wet she’d been. So wet she could feel it through Paige’s jeans. What came next was inevitable. But it was something Paige didn’t do. One-night stands. No, that was CJ’s specialty, not Paige’s. Although, that morning when she’d found her bed empty, it seemed like Paige was the expert, not her.
    But now here they were, heading to Hoganville with clothes and knick knacks, things to make it look like they were a real couple. A couple who’d been together only six months. A couple madly in love. Could they pull it off?
    “I think it’ll be fine,” she said. “It’s our job. We’ve both had undercover assignments before. This is nothing different.”
    “I hope you’re right.”
     
    ***
     
    Paige watched as CJ effortlessly slipped into character, her arm hanging out the window as she smiled up at the security guard.
    “Yep. We’re the new ones,” she said. “Can’t wait to get settled in.”
    “You’ll need to see the director first. The admin offices are on the first floor of Mathis Hall.” He handed CJ a map. “Follow Campus Drive around the little lake here,” he said, pointing to the paper he’d given her. “It’s the first building. Flagpole out front.”
    CJ frowned. “Okay, but it’s Saturday. The admin offices are open?”
    “Not usually, no. But the director likes to greet the new staff.”
    “Is there a lot of turnover?” she asked.
    He laughed and held his arms out. “What do you think? There’s not a whole lot for entertainment out here.”
    “Got it. Okay, thanks. I guess we’ll be seeing you around.”
    “Yeah.”
    She put her window back up, closing off the afternoon heat. “Well, we’re in.”
    Paige