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I nearly groaned. Aly in her villain era? I would bankrupt myself for front-row tickets to that show.
Mwah ha ha ha ha. My evil plan was working.
Probably say, “Smash,” and then pounce.
Fuck, I had it bad. And from the unfocused way Aly was still staring at my obvious arousal, I wasn’t the only one on the brink of making another move.
Bradley Bluhm needed to die. The sooner, the better.
Why wasn’t there a better way to verbalize empathy in moments like this? Some way to say that you were sorry that encompassed how your heart broke for someone and that you’d do anything you could to take their pain away.
Together, we tied him up, with me hauling his arms and legs tight as I talked Aly through the motions. It would have gone faster if I had done it, but this was the kind of skill everyone should learn, and after such a close call, I was desperate to teach her everything I knew about self-defense and survivalism.
“I’m lowkey considering pulling over so I can stab him a few times and make myself feel better.” “Haha,” Josh said humorlessly. I gave him a blank look. His eyes flashed wide. “Jesus Christ, Aly.” I winked to let him know I was kidding – kind of – and faced the road again.
“You’re welcome. And I hope you know I’m not blowing smoke up your ass. I truly believe we made the world better by removing Brad from it. I know vigilante justice is problematic as fuck, but sometimes I think it’s necessary, especially when the system put in place to deal with men like Brad fails because it's susceptible to loopholes.”
“No. And if I have to tie you up and edge you until you agree with me, I’ll do it. I’ve been studying up.” He grinned, his dark eyes finally rising to mine. “Oh, I know you have. I’ve been watching.”
The urge to tell her I loved her was almost too strong to resist, but this was neither the time nor the place. I’d almost blurted it out yesterday over breakfast and the day before that when I caught Aly singing off-key Mariah Carey in the shower, but as much as a large part of me thought she was right there with me, a smaller part second-guessed it, keeping the words in check. It wasn’t that I didn’t think I was worthy of love; I just couldn’t believe I’d gotten so lucky that she was the one who loved me.
“I love you,” I said, punching my hips backward. Josh groaned, his fingers tightening in my hair. “I love you, too, but don’t say it again, or I’ll come.” I grinned. “I love you.”
“Marry me,” I said. Josh stiffened. “What?” Panic punched into me, chasing away the afterglow of sex hormones and dumping me straight back into reality.

