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“I’ve got an appointment with her this afternoon.” Not exactly looking forward to it, but I’ve got to start working on this stuff at some point.
“Coop, that’s fantastic.” Carys snuggles in closer, rubbing her body against mine. “Are you going to take my car?”
“No, baby. It’s a virtual appointment. No need for my balls to hide inside my body because they’re too embarrassed to be in your car.” I wrap my hand around her throat and kiss her lips. “What did you do today?”
She wiggles in my lap. “Iwantto do more of that.” She brushes her lips over mine, diving back in for more. Her soft lips nip my jaw as her hands slide into my hair. “Chloe stopped by earlier, and we went over numbers. I don’t want to rush things, but when you’re ready, we need to talk about where we think we want to stay. No pressure. But I don’t know if you’re thinking you want to stay here, or if you want to be back in California.”
“Are you happy here, Carys? Is this where you want to be?” Her green eyes sparkle as her hair catches in the breeze, and I have the urge to freeze this moment forever.
“That’s not fair. You can’t answer a question with a question, Cooper. It’s against the rules,” she pouts.
“We already broke all the rules, baby.” My fingers slip under her leggings and trace the dimples above her ass as I drag her closer. “I’m not tied to any specific place anymore. I like the idea of being here. Of being close to our obnoxiously annoying family. But what do you and Chloe want to do with the business? Do you want to stay here?”
“We still have more to talk about, but I think we’d like to stay here... at least for now. Chloe might want to expand into New York or California at some point, but if you and I want to stay here, we wouldn’t have to move.”
“Then let’s stay here. I’ve been thinking about starting my own business, anyway. I can do that just as easily here as I could anywhere else.” I stand up with her in my arms and walk into the house, only to find Hudson standing on the other side of the glass front door.
I sit Carys down on the kitchen counter and let Hudson in. “Hey, man. Everything okay?”
He holds up a case of beer and smiles. “I thought you might want to watch some tape of my next opponent with me.”
I look around him to see a car flying down the driveway and then turn back to Carys. “Looks like Bash is here too.”
When Sebastian gets to the door, he bear-hugs me, lifting me completely off the ground. “Could you try to go more than a few weeks without almost dying, asshole?”
“Yeah. Let me see what I can do about that, dickhead. Aren’t you supposed to be at practice? Declan was heading over an hour ago.” The two of us join Hudson and Carys, who’s already on the phone ordering pizza.
“Nope. I was there earlier. I’m done for the day.” He turns and looks for Carys. “Mini-Murphy...” Bash waits for Carys to walk into his open arms. “How are you doin’?” He squeezes her waist with a devious glint in his eye, watching me.
“Back off, Beneventi. You’ve got a wife of your own.”
“Eh, there’s eight of us,” Hudson scoffs. “Lenny’s great at sharing.”
Carys laughs at me, and for the first time in a long time, things feel a little bit lighter.
One Month Later – Thanksgiving
“Can you tie this for me?”Carys walks into my office on the first floor of the lake house and spins around in front of me. The black sweater she’s wearing sets off her pale skin and scoops low in the back with no bra strap in sight. Instead, two lace ribbons hang down from her shoulders, waiting to be tied.
My girl loves her ribbons.
I stand from my chair and run my fingers down the soft skin of her spine, enjoying the goosebumps breaking out over her flesh. I press my lips to her bare skin as my dick jumps in my pants. “Baby... Do you want your brother to try to kick my ass during dinner?”
She tilts her head back and smiles. “Canmy brother kick your ass, Coop?”
“Maybe in his dreams. But he’s sure as hell going to try when he sees my eyes all over you today.”
She huffs, then turns her head away from mine. “Tie the ribbon, Cooper. We’re going to be late as it is.”
My smile stretches, thinking about how Carys looked riding me earlier. We were playing with a very different kind of ribbon then. “Yeah, we are. But it was worth it.” I tie the ribbon on her sweater in a bow, and she turns in my arms and brushes her lips over mine.
“Totally worth it.” She drags her teeth over my bottom lip, like a little tease, and smiles.
When she backs away, my eyes slowly drag up the knee-length black-leather skirt, hugging her curves, to the short black sweater that I know doesn’t cover a bra. “So fucking sexy, Carys.”
Her smile could light up the entire city. “So fucking yours, Cooper.” Then she walks away, yelling, “Now get off the computer and let’s go.”
I’ve been working with Hudson’s team for the past few weeks, and I love it. The physical outlet has been just what I needed, and being part of his team has definitely been an eye-opening experience.
