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She shared her worries.
“Well, if something was very wrong, we could assume that she would’ve reached out. Or Abbie. Or one of the guards that Duke sent along with them. If one of them contacted Duke, he would’ve called us with information. I think this is a case of no news is good news.”
“Blergh, I hate that.”
Rafe chuckled from behind her. He kissed her bare shoulder and said, “Let’s just hope for the best.”
“Yeah. I’m not going to be great in the classroom today.”
“I’ll fix you an extra strong cup of coffee,” Rhaider said. He slipped from the bed and she ogled his cute butt while he tugged his jeans on.
“I saw that, woman,” he said with a grin. “Keep looking and you’ll not only be tired but very late to school.”
She rolled to her back with a giggle. “Fine, fine. I’ll just kiss on my other mate.”
“Hey, I can make you very late to school too,” Rafe said.
“Well, I don’t want that. But I do want a good morning kiss.”
He pressed his lips to hers for a brief moment then got out of bed. She sat up and stretched, rolling her neck and rubbing at a tension ache. She needed to get up and get moving. The kids counted on her to be there, not to mention that being tired wasn’t really a good enough reason to take a day off.
By the time she got out of the shower, the coffee was waiting in a travel mug and she took a long drink of the hot, sweet brew. “Ah, that hits the spot.”
Rhaider stepped into the shower. “Glad to be of service.”
“What are you guys doing today?” she asked as she walked out into the bedroom to get dressed and found Rafe in jeans and a button-down shirt.
“We’ve got a meet and greet with the pride school director and then Titus said we could use the bar to practice as long as we’re done by noon when they open for the day.”
“I didn’t know you had something set up with Director Reuben.”
“Got an email late last night. You were already asleep when it came through. Duke had sent him our information and he messaged that he’d been out of town and wanted to meet with us today to see what options were available.”
Rhaider walked out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. “And we’re supposed to sign the papers for the house after school today. Duke said we could pick up the keys at the bar and open the house up and get in to clean, so we’ll do that while we’re waiting for you to finish for the day.”
The house was empty, so it would be easier to clean first and then move in. The carpets needed to be steamed and there was a layer of dust everywhere. But the large ranch home had four bedrooms, a full basement which would be perfect for a rehearsal studio, and a big yard. It was two doors down from her parents’ home, which would make it easy to have visits and meals with them whenever they wanted.
“I really can’t wait to be able to move in,” she said.
“Us too,” Rafe said. He gave her a kiss as he walked by to go into the bathroom.
Rhaider fastened his jeans and reached for a shirt hanging in the closet. “It’s about time we found our forever home with our forever girl.”
Her heart melted a little bit right then.
She was half in love with them and they’d only been together since Friday night.
When they were ready, she drove them to school and they followed her inside. She introduced them to Director Reuben, gave them both a quick kiss, and headed into the teachers’ lounge to drop off her lunch. She set her coffee down on the desk in her classroom and sat in the chair with a sigh. It was going to be a long day, but at least she had something good to look forward to after it was all over.
Her phone buzzed in her bag and she dug through the contents to find it.
China’s picture and number flashed on the screen.
“Oh!” Demi said when she answered, nearly dropping the phone in her haste. “I’ve been so worried! Are you okay?”
“I’m fine, I promise,” China said.
Demi blew out a relieved breath and sank back in the chair. “Oh, thank goodness. So, what happened? What on earth possessed you to take Abbie and go to see Benecio?”
