Next to You by Daisy Prescott is out today! It’s a standalone romantic comedy about a rugby player and an heiress in Aspen and I’m so excited to share with you a never-before-seen excerpt to whet your appetite!
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โIf you want to date me, all you need to do is say the word. Iโd never let you go.โ
I added Sage to my rugby clubโs annual list of women who are off limits thinking I could protect her from the gorillas I play with. Aspen’s a small town in the off season when the dating pool shrinks to the size of a melted snowflake. Never did I think Iโd be the one to break the code and date her.
Even if itโs all for show. A wager between friends. An excuse to hang out with her more.
Nothing more than that.
Right?
***
Who agrees to date their best friend over a green smoothie? Apparently this girl right here.
Now the man-bun-sporting South African rugby god next door is my fake boyfriend. I need to rebuild my confidence after some poor dating decisions. Who could be better to fluff my ego than Aspenโs hottest bachelor?
This situation is a win-win.
Right?
โNow tell me about this soft core porno youโve been watching while Iโve innocently napped like a babe beside you.โ
โItโs not porn! You really must think Iโm a pervert with all of your porn references tonight.โ
โWhen I opened my eyes, there were naked people on screen having sex. I might have missed the beginning, but as far as I could see, none of the important bits were shown. Therefore, not full on porn, but soft core. Like on French television.โ
โItโs a drama about time travel and eighteenth century Scotland.โ
โAh.โ
โWhat?โ
โGotcha. Itโs intellectual. My apologies.โ He puts a big chunk of meat into his mouth and chews while watching me.
โYou might enjoy it. Lots of naked breasts. Plus all the guy stuff.โ
โArenโt naked breasts guy stuff?โ
โYou know what I mean. Wars, fights, swords, espionage, and naked breasts.โ
โIt sounds like James Bond in kilts.โ
โBetter.โ
โMaybe I should watch from the beginning.โ
I nod. โWe can start tonight if youโre awake enough for it.โ
He fiddles with the remote and brings up the on demand feature. โReady?โ
I fluff his two lonely throw pillows and make myself comfortable on the other end of the sofa. โDo you need anything?โ
โIโm good.โ
Iโve read all the books and seen the show repeatedly. Iโm a little obsessed and can probably recite chunks of dialogue verbatim at this point.
Stan tosses half of the throw blanket over my legs.ย
I can feel his body warmth a few feet away. โThis is better than Netflix and Chill.โ
โWe should have our own tagline. Stew and Stare? Soup and Kilts?โ
โThose are both terrible.โ I laugh at the idea of stew being part of a casual hookup.
โDemand and slurp?โ He winks.
โGross! Sounds like a bad date asking for a blow job.โ
His easy smile fades. โHas that happened to you before? A date demanding oral sex?โ
I give him a sidelong glance, my mouth hanging open in disbelief. โUm, all guys?โ
His head jerks back. โAll guys do not do that. Iโve never done that.โ
โProbably because you donโt have to. Women willingly and speedily offer to pleasure you all the time. Which is fine. Iโm not judging your opportunities.โ I so am. โBut in the real world where the rest of us live, most women donโt drop to their knees and open their mouths with one look. Those women are often being paid for their enthusiasm.โ
โIโve never asked, forced, or paid a woman to do anything sheโs not keen to do. Ever.โ His brows are lowered in a serious expression. I swear his eyes are a darker shade of pale, too. โPerhaps youโve always dated terrible men.โ
Neither of us say Loganโs name again.
No need to repeat the conversation.
โItโs different for us regular people.โ
โDefine regular?โย
I sweep my hand down my body. โNormal.โ
He leans over and tugs a strand of my hair. โThere is nothing regular or normal about you, my pink-haired flower.โ
My hairโs not the only thing pink now. My cheeks flush from his words or his proximity. Maybe both.
I point at the TV. โFocus on the wonder of Outlander, Mr. Sweet Talker.โ
โI wonder how Iโd look in a kilt.โ
Iโm never going to survive with an image of him wearing a kilt, and only a kilt, in my head.ย
โTerrible. Obviously, you have weak ankles.โ
โYouโve found my one weakness.โย
โI take solace in your imperfections. Now pay attention. This partโs important.โ
Heโs snoring again by the middle of the second episode. I finish and quietly clean up without waking him before going home.
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