"You know I never get enough of you," he murmured.
"I'm still sleepy. Give me a couple more hours of shuteye and you can do whatever you want with me."
"Can I help you wake up?" Kane asked, his lips now on her neck.
She debated with herself. If she gave Kane two more minutes of kissing and caressing, she knew she would end up begging him for more. But right that second, she was still too drowsy to want anything but sleep.
"Umm," she murmured, uncertain herself of what she wanted.
"I planned to do it tonight but I woke up and I don't want to wait anymore," he said softly.
She snickered. "That's not surprising. I don't remember you having the patience to wait until nighttime to have sex on a Saturday. The latest we've done it on a weekend was around midday."
"I'm not talking about sex."
"Oh?"
"I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"I need you to be definitely awake before I ask, so I know for sure you mean your answer."
Her foggy mind tried to make sense of what Kane was saying. He wanted to ask her a question. What question?
Something clicked and she was fully alert.
"I'm awake now," she said as she shifted to fully face him, her eyelids opened wide.
He chuckled. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. See?" She grinned brightly and gave him an exuberant little wave.
He laughed out loud and rolled on top of her, capturing her mouth for a lingering, I-love-you kiss.
She moaned and kissed him back enthusiastically. Now she was really awake. Her body had started wanting more. But first, she wanted him to ask his question.
"So what do you want to ask me?" she asked against his sweet mouth.
Her phone rang on her bedside table and she groaned. She'd forgotten to put it on silent again. It was Kane's fault. He'd distracted her last night.
"Let me get that first," she said reluctantly, thinking it must be something important for someone to call so early.
Kane rolled back on to the bed as she reached for her phone. It was Ari.
"Hi, Ari," she said cheerfully as Kane lazily ran a hand over her thigh and belly.
"Hi, Jaz. Am I calling too early? Am I disturbing you guys?"
Something in Ari's voice made her frown. "No, it's fine. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, everything's okay," Ari replied a little too quickly. "I just want to tell you something before you hear it from someone else."
"Okay," she said, starting to get nervous.
"Last night when I went out clubbing with my workmates, I bumped into Dylan, Kane's brother. And, uh … well … I slept with him."
"What?" She bolted to a sitting position on the bed, making Kane sit up too.
"It was just a one-night stand," Ari explained. "We're both very clear on that and we're both okay with it. I wanted to tell you because I'm not very good at keeping these things to myself. And it was already starting to bother me that you might hear it first from Dylan or one of his friends instead of me."
"Okay," Jasmine responded, too stunned to say anything else.
"You're fine with it, right, Jaz? And Kane would be okay with it, too?" Ari said worriedly.
"Of course. As long as you and Dylan are okay with it."
"Yes, definitely. Like I said, we're both very clear it was just a one-night stand and we're both totally fine with that."
"Then there's no problem," she assured her friend.
"Good," Ari replied with a relieved sigh. "Well, I'll let you go. Please let Kane know what I just told you. And I'll see you in a few days."
"Okay. Bye."
"What was that about?" Kane asked as she placed the phone back on her bedside table.
"Ari and Dylan bumped into each other at a club last night. And they had a one-night stand." Her voice still held the astonishment she felt at the news.
Kane's eyebrows lifted in surprise. "Your friend Ari and my brother Dylan?"
"Yes."
"And … is she okay?"
"She's fine. She said they're both fine."
Kane nodded. "Are you worried?" he asked.
"Well, I'm just wondering if they'll be okay being in the same room together after that. Or will they feel uncomfortable with each other from here on in?"
"Don't worry. Dylan seems to have a knack of becoming good friends with women he's had one-night-stands with."
"Really?" she asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I don't know how he does it."
"Okay. I guess I won't worry, then."
"Good. Now come back here. I haven't finished kissing you."
"You were going to ask me something first," she reminded him.
Kane's mouth curved into a nervous smile and she saw excitement in his eyes. He got out of bed and reached for her hand. "Come."