Their chorus of awwws became background noise, and I tried to shove away the rushing flood of anger.Little fling?
I reached for my phone under the table.
SAVANNAH
Kill me now
JAXON
I would, but then who would bring trouble into my life?
Brunch not going well?
SAVANNAH
Definition of hell on earth.Should’ve stayed in bed.
JAXON
How about I bring you to my bed and cheer you up?
SAVANNAH
In your dreams
JAXON
Damn right
The corner of my mouth twitched as the conversation around me shifted to wedding dresses and lingerie—as if I needed another mental image of them doing each other.I took another long sip of the mimosa and glanced away.
“Make sure it’s lace,” someone said.“Easy to tear.”
“Oh, he'd be an animal if he saw you in red.”
“Or black.Everything looks sexier in black.”
Giggles bloomed again.
Black lingerie.I squirmed in my chair and my skin heated at the memory of that photo.His words still brought a wave of heat to my skin, almost too familiar at that point.I needed to remember how much I hated that man, but he was making it very difficult.
Especially after hearing about his little sister.
Now, instead of a hard brick wall, I was staring at opened cracks and Jaxon Cage on the other side.
God, what's wrong with me?
I took another sip of my drink, ignoring the chatter around me, and the door chimed behind me.My eyes drifted to Lori, watching her animatedly talk about another important detail of this wedding.Pride shone in her eyes when she glanced my way, that charming smile spreading across her lips.
Her lips parted, no doubt to say something mocking again, but her smile faltered and a flicker of shock tainted the pride in her eyes.The laughter around the table quieted.I raised a brow, about to turn around when I felt a soft kiss on the crown of my head.
My brows creased in confusion at the sudden warmth at my back, when I caught a whiff of a familiar leather and cedar scent.Jaxon.My shoulders relaxed when his lips moved to my ear.
“Hi, trouble,” he murmured.
My pulse stuttered.“What are you doing here?”
“Well, I was in the neighborhood.”His arms came around me, and suddenly, a bouquet of white roses filled my vision.“I wanted to surprise you.”
