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“That’s exactly what I was thinking,” he grins at me. “We can go home after dinner if you like?”
I chew on my lip. “I kind of promised my dad I’d stay here while you were away, and now with this going on…. I don’t want to upset him any more than I already have.”
He closes his eyes and take a deep breath before he replies. “That’s okay. It makes sense for you to be here. I’ll be going back to Dallas when this is taken care of. So, I’d rather you were here while I’m away anyway.”
“How long will you be gone for?” I whisper. I hate that he’s going to leave again, but I know that he has to.
“Not long, angel. As soon as I figure out what the fuck has gone on there, I’ll be straight back here. Then I will take you home and we will spend all of our free time in bed if that’s what you want.”
“Sounds good.”
“Come on, let’s go face the world,” he says with a wink as he takes hold of my hand in his.
“Ugh,” I groan but I follow him through the house and we head to the kitchen, where the boys will surely be soon when they’re dry from the pool.
Realizing we’re alone for the time being, I wrap my arms around Jax’s neck and trail soft kisses over his jaw. “I really missed you,” I murmur against his skin.
“You’re going to make me hard in your parent’s kitchen if you don’t stop that and aren’t I in enough trouble already?” he laughs softly just as my mom walks into the room.
I step back from him as though he’s given me an electric shock.
“You can hug your husband, Lucia,” she says softly in my ear as she reaches me. Then she looks up at Jax. “Alex asked if you could see him in his office.”
“Sure.” he kisses me softly. “Be back soon.”
I watch his fine ass walk out of the door as my mom makes herself a tea. “You want one of these, sweetheart? They’re supposed to be soothing?” she laughs softly.
“Then I guess you’d better hit me up, Mom,” I say with a roll of my eyes. Although I think it will take more than tea to soothe me.
When she’s done, she brings them to the counter and sets them down before perching herself on a stool.
“I’m sorry, Mom,” I whisper.
She looks at me, deadpan. “What for?”
“For the video. I feel like I’ve brought shame on the family.”
“The Montoya family?” she arches an eyebrow at me. “Sweetheart, nothing you could do would ever bring shame on this family. The Montoyas have had worse scandals than this, and they’re just the ones they didn’t cover up.”
“But Papa was talking about his legacy…”
“He doesn’t want to appear weak in front of his enemies. You know how stubborn he is. Giving into blackmailers is not in his nature.”
“Do you think he shouldn’t pay them?”
“I agree with Jax. He needs more time and he can use the money to trace whoever did this.”
“Is that the only reason?” I ask. “Don’t you care if those videos of me get out there?” I whisper.
She reaches out and places her hand over mine. “Of course I do, sweetheart, but your father paying that money isn’t the key to making that happen. Blackmailers don’t stop once they get they want. They keep asking for more. But I think he should pay it so that it gives him and Jax a chance to find them, and then they deal with it in their own unique way. That’s the way to ensure nobody ever sees those images.”
“What if they can’t though?”
She raises one eyebrow at me. “This is your father and Jax we’re talking about.”
She’s right. They are the best at what they do. If anyone can find out whoever took those videos, it’s those two.
“Anyway, what’s the worst that could happen, Lucia? So they do get out there? You were engaging in something private with your husband.”
