“Yes… B-but what about the campaign? The deal with the state?”
“It’s not public yet, but… signed and sealed.”
“You did all that in three months?”
“Youare responsible for that part. The response to you was fantastic. We used the funds raised to run ads with snippets of your story, and so many hundreds of regular people called the state to beg them to approve the deal that the committee reviewed it early. We’ve got the green light.”
“Oh my god that’s… that’samazing.”
“Youare amazing.” I kiss his forehead. He leans against my chest, clinging to my jacket in a way that says so much more than words can.
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JAMIE
I never thought I could hurt somebody while trying to do what was best for them. But I heard the pleading in Morgan’s voice. Letting her in—reallyletting her in—won’t be easy. But it’ll be worth it.
“I’m sorry if I don’t always show it,” I breathe. “But I want this. I want you. So fucking bad.”
“You have no idea how badly I want you,” she purrs, and I shiver.
I’m about to arch into her, but a distinctly un-sexy thought comes to mind. “Oh, shit.”
“What?”
“I have… a lot to catch my mom up on.”
“Have you told her about… us?”
“Not… really. And she is gonna be…somad.” I wince.
Morgan drifts a soothing touch down my arm. “Do you think she’d take the news better on a yacht with champagne inhand?”
Relief floods me. I don’t have to figure this out alone anymore. “Yes. Yes I do. Which of the three yachts would you recommend? What was it? The fast one, the party one, and the house one?”
Morgan chuckles. “Oh, this will require the purchase of a fourth kind of yacht.”
“Oh yeah? What kind?”
“A bribery yacht.”
I snort. “Aren’t they allalreadybribery yachts?”
“Asuperbribery yacht.”
“Wait… if we get married, that means these aremyfinances too, right?”
“Mhm.”
“So I have… veto power on the super bribery yacht?”
“Of course.” Morgan kisses my cheek. “As long as you can beat me at arm wrestling.”
I scoff. “Well, that’s not fair at all!”
“I don’t make the rules. That’s just how marriage is. All conflicts are decided by arm wrestling.” She shrugs. Then her tone turns to a purr, words landing next to my ear. “I’m going to buy you a super bribery yacht, and you’re going tolikeit.”
I wriggle, and my cock starts to tighten.
