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(Luna)
I wasn’t sure what changed over the last half hour or so, but Zach seemed off. When we sat down at the table that was sitting outside because there were too many of us for indoors, Zach’s jaw was clenched tight. I had come to know over the years that he did that whenever he was stressed or thinking about something. Either way, it meant something, or someone pissed him off.
We sat at a large table in Gigi’s parents’ backyard with his hand on my inner thigh. I had used the excuse that I was cold, so he gave me his jacket to place in my lap. He quickly realized what I was doing, the heat in his eyes becoming more pronounced.
I may not have been experienced but I knew what I wanted, and I wanted him. Hard. Fast. Soft. Gentle. I didn’t care. I wanted Zach to take me to new heights and show me what it was like to truly let go. Even though we had already been together, I had a feeling that I didn’t experience the true him. The real Zach Porter.
With his thumb brushing back and forth over my thigh, he let out a slow breath, his stiff body relaxing.
“Everything okay?” I asked him, inching my hand beneath his jacket and linking my fingers in his.
“Yup.” He looked down at me.
“You’re lying.”
“Doesn’t matter if I am or not.” Meaning, he wouldn’t tell me.
“Zach.” I pulled my hand away and shoved him gently. “Tell me.”
“Not now,” he bit out.
I huffed. “But—”
“So, Zach,” my father barked.
He was sitting to the right of us, across the table and a few chairs down. Not directly in front of us and thank goodness for that. I was sure he would be looking under the table, making sure Zach kept his hands to himself.
“How’s the business going?” my father asked.
“Very well,” Zach said, sitting up straighter.
“I heard you’re trying to grow the business,” my dad added.
“Zach’s going to be taking over the business when I retire,” Coby explained, nodding to his son across from him. “He’s also going to expand it. His grandfather would be proud.”
“We’re all proud,” Brogan added.
“How do you want to grow it?” Dad asked, leaning forward. For once he was actually interested in what Zach had to say.
I loved my father, and I knew he was only giving him a hard time because he was showing interest in me. But now, he seemed like he actually wanted to know more about the man who was adopted into our large extended family at a young age. I didn’t know why though. Dad clearly had an ulterior motive.
Zach shifted beside me when he realized everyone was looking at him.
“Tell him, Zach,” I coaxed, squeezing his hand.
His hand gripped my thigh in a firmer hold. “I want to add hotels and all-inclusive resorts to the business.”
“That’s amazing.”
“Good job.”
“You will do really well.”
Praise sounded around the table.
My heart swelled for the man sitting beside me.
