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I wore a marvelous vintage dress I found online with a sweetheart neckline, seams that mimicked boning, and a flared skirt that made me want to fucking twirl when I put it on.
Pairing the black and white abstract design with a hot pink jacket and my sparkly killer heels from the night I met Jack, I felt fabulous.
For so many reasons.
Our siblings had seen us sporadically since their wedding and never in our homes. We always met at Courtney’s or my Mom’s. We didn’t want their negativity to affect our mojo.
We settled them in the room we used as a library with the moms. I excused myself to get the ice bucket from the extra freezer in the garage.
Jack practically tackled me before I made it all the way out of the house. “Quick grope.”
“We havecompany, you horny bastard. Don’t you dare mess up my hair or makeup. I’m serious.” I said the words through laughter and he chuckled as he kissed me silent.
When I managed to work his hands off my body, with no small amount of regret, I told him, “Behave yourself. The moms will be pissed if we make either of their other children cry.”
“I’m not the bad guy here. They justbegfor it, you know?”
I cupped his face. “Those puppy dog eyes in your stupidly handsome face don’t work on me, Jack. I know your games and am immune to them.”
“Avaknowswhy we invited them here. She ruined it on purpose announcing her pregnancy. They suck. It’s not my fault they suck but they really,reallydo, Petra.”
“I don’t care. Not even a little.” I winked. “She’ll spend the next year gaining weight and oozing from her nether regions and we have trips planned to four different countries.”
“You’re right.” He perked up. “Quickie before we deal with them again?”
“Listen.” I stepped close and stroked my palm down his chest. “You do your best to be the bigger person and I’ll let you do whatever you want to me when our company leaves.”
He tilted his head. “Anything?”
“Sky’s the limit. Scout’s honor.”
“You weren’t a scout…”
“The hell I wasn’t. Mom and I sold more cookies by ourselves than any other troop in Florida. You don’t knoweverythingabout me, Jack. My word is my bond.”
“Deal.” He took the ice bucket out of the freezer and grabbed my hand. “If you change your mind at any point during the party, we can duck into my studio. I lowered the shades just in case. You’re so unpredictable.”
I snorted. “Keep telling yourself that, babe.”
At the entrance to the den, he murmured, “You’re always fuckingdelightful, wench.”
Grinning, I said, “Yeah, I fuckingknow. Let’s do this, Jack.”
