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“Alec—” I begin.
“Listen, Luca is flying in next week. He had some work commitments. So you see, they’re still happily married like the rest of us, and we’re hoping for a big family reunion.”
I don’t miss the dig. “I probably won’t be back in time.”
“You could come home early.” I let my eyes travel Khloe’s length, admiring her curves in her V-neck T-shirt and the shorts that show off her curvy ass and hips. I suppose I could cut this trip short, but do I want to? “I’m ah, not sure that’s possible.”
Alec snickers. “Yeah, that’s what I thought.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Work comes first over everything for you,” he says, humor gone from his voice.
“You’re one to talk.”
“Priorities change when you’re married. You’ll see.”
“No, I won’t see, and we’re not having this conversation again.” Why the hell can’t they all just leave me alone? I’m married to my job now, and I’m content. Happy.
I’m also having the best sex of my life with Khloe.
“Come on...” Alec goads. “Humor me. You, of all of us, wanted to get married.”
“Things have changed,” I say. “When you see Granddad can you please ask him to call me? Also ask him to check the staffing agency. Leonard Elementary needs English teachers. Surely there must be one unemployed teacher on the list.”
“Will do, bro.”
I end the call and step up to Khloe, my chest to her back. She leans against me.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Fine, why?”
She turns and presses her hand over my heart. “It’s beating a little fast.”
I shake my phone before shoving it into my pocket. “My brother.”
“You two get in a fight?”
Not really wanting to get into it, I hedge with, “Something like that.”
“I always wanted siblings,” she says quietly, a look of longing in her dark eyes.
“You can have mine.” I snort. “My brother and my cousin and his wife are driving me crazy.”
“I love that you’re all so close.”
“You’d love them, Khloe. I think you’d really hit it off with Summer.” I laugh.
“What’s so funny?”
“After Summer had Jules, she lost all her filters. She tells it like it is.”
“Then I probably would like her.”
“She told me I needed to get you out of the house today, that you deserved to do something fun for having to put up with me.”
“You have been doing something fun for me.”
