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Pam clasps her hands over her heart. “You are too sweet. What did I do to deserve such good boys?”
Sebastian says, “You deserve all the good things that come your way mom.”
“Thank you, honey, but I’m afraid Theo doesn’t have any publicity events tomorrow.”
I know how these things work. “How about we show up, let Dad make the announcement, pose for photos, then the boys and I come back home? No need to let these three handsome men draw too much attention.”
“Fabulous. We’re leaving in thirty.” She practically floats back inside.
“Nice save. That will buy us as much time as possible with you without making anyone suspicious,” Sebastian says. “Now back to the important matter. Will you give us a fair shot?”
“I’ll try.”
Six
Vance
“Fivemoreminutes?”Momasks when my brothers and I get antsy about leaving the event.
We grant it to her only because she’s bent over backward for us her entire life. But it’s five more minutes of torture. Five more minutes of documenting that we’ll officially be stepsiblings once our parents get married. Five more minutes of only being able to touch Aria in ways considered appropriate in polite company.
“Thank you, dears. Also, Theo and I got invited to go out with some of his friends afterward so we won’t be back for a while.”
That is gold.
We pose, shake hands, and smile more than I thought possible. I’ve never felt so ‘on display’ in my entire life. I sympathize with the public eye thing Aria worries about, but it doesn’t diminish my attraction to her. I’ve spent the whole outing fighting an erection.
The drive back to her dad’s house once we were cleared to leave is silent. We all have a lot to think about. No one even called shotgun, we all understood it belonged to her.
As the baby of the family, I’m used to being dragged to everything. But the event was downright painful. I’ve never stood so close to the woman of my dreams and had her be so far out of reach.
The persona she wore was confident and kind…and prude. No wonder she hangs out at the bar, which she informed us is done in secrecy. She longs to be her true self. To be something more than the mayor’s perfect daughter.
Everyone knows and loves her. She’s the town darling, thus the princess nickname.
The buzz over Mayor Theo having secretly dated, and now revealing his instant family was surreal. It’s like the entire town gave us a great big hug.
When we cross the mountain pass into Eggplant Canyon, my curiosity peaks. “Any chance you know which neighbors made our parents blush?”
She points to houses while explaining. “The daughter from this house was dating the guy from that house. He cheated on her so she broke his nose and if the SmorgasSmut is correct, she’s now got a thing with his dad. And there’s another guy involved but I don’t know him.”
“SmorgasSmut?” Sebastian cracks up.
“Yeah. Peach Bottom Valley has had this weekly info mailer called the Business Buffet. It highlights local businesses. It’s all official and professional, but somebody thought it would be funny to do a knock-off on social media, thus SmorgasSmut was born.”
“Our dad, and your mom, would have a heart attack if we made it into that?”
“I’m pretty sure my dad is blissfully ignorant of it. He has a PR person who posts everything for him. He’s a social media recluse.”
“Our mom might have to break him in. She loves to stay up on the local gossip.”
“That wouldn’t be good, but it’s a private group, so hopefully, she won’t discover it.”
Aria also tells us about the doctor who’s dating his daughter’s childhood best friend, and we all get a laugh over how complicated life can be.
Klayton pulls into the driveway and we file into the house like normal brothers and sisters except that I’m staring at her ass, and I’m getting harder with each sway of her skirt.
The second we get inside, I can’t hold back anymore. I pin Aria against the wooden door and drag one of her hands to my crotch. “I hope this didn’t show up in any of the pictures.”
