always hitting up Ashton in the wee hours, pulling the whole 'm

ut it wasn't long before he was all tangled

definitely got

come onto him, he figured she'd probably done it w

e was in a bad mood, Selena

rama. I was just looking out for No

but man, she knew her way around the b

tuned in, a bit more fun, he pr

all Nova's fault

Why bother arguing?" Ashton didn't wa

va would manage to snag a

ming inside with us?" Sel

dn't like flaunting her relationship status, but she wasn't ab

s feeling anxious. She called

him money and possibly getting st

Tristan was a m

ndingly fancy car pulled

the place, saw this sha

sleek black suit, with shades on

arm and couldn't help but gush at the Rolls-Royce, "Wher

rised but nodded, peering

over it, her shiny black hair done up just right, and he

unter and gave a sly grin, "You're no

eep up this high-and-mighty act you've got going-it's perfect. Stay in character as my rich

got this!"

ubt his ability to hand

iptoed to whisper in Tristan's ear, "Come on, spill the bea

from Nova's touch, her p

g her a little more but

old him she was worried

nages a car shop. He hooks me up

close, he stepped back

gh, "Wow, didn't peg you fo

e him there and was e

d a gigolo. He said, "Can you stop calli

h she didn't seem

ty, Nova went over the

he park, okay? I'm not paying you

is sunglasses and

but when he took off those glasses

like a hawk's-deep and sh

so attracted to hi

e nasty gossip they overheard

d, super hot, but she's paying for him! Lo

ust pathetic and k

him on the down low, and even heard her call him a gigolo. She told

n, so she's scraping the bottom of the barrel with a rent-a-gigolo to save face. Ashton, you're gonna ha

he door, felt her f

her plan was out in the open before she even walked in. She co

pped the question, "Why w

nothing away, "Off you go. I'll sen

said, cool as ever, like he didn't give

ell to being dared. She wasn't the type to c

or what?" Tristan ha

s arm again, chin up, "Let's do thi

elp but crack a sm

t was like the mute button had been hit.

y, but nobody had expected M

d grace that just di

th envy, but then she thought, "He'

s here! Your man's a real catch, Nova. C

ould have been hitting up a gala instead of

ne was giving him the eye. Ashto

ey, I'm Selena Voss, Nova

r a quick, cold look

"Sounds familiar, th

ard-he was sure Tristan was just here to show off for Nova. He stood up, gla

twelve, right? You can't tell time or what? It's ten to. We..." He had given As

he squeeze, and he was the rich kid there. But it had ticked hi

Ashton's face had gone throug

ng, 'Good job,

to be so arrogant?

ess? We know he's just

o hide it anymore and star

s been green with envy over Nova's looks since college, and now s

a bank card and fl

va paying you to pretend to be

yone else was wavin

ple

drup

re, finding the whole money-t

ching to see what kind of

nowing they weren't wrong ab

crowd, and a whopper at that

saw Nova's reaction and couldn't

Nova had t

from Nova, was even more

can't take the gig 'ca

st me, we've got more tricks up our sleeve than