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“Boy I’m sure you do enough of that just fine on your own,” she said, grinning as he leaned down to kiss the top of her head. “I was just making sure she knew,I’mnot scared of you. Anytime you need him put in line, you just let me know baby, you hear me?” she said, squeezing my hand again. “I used to wear his little ass out and I still will if I need to.”
“I can outrun you now,” Orion said, unperturbed.
“You can’t outrun a pistol.”
“Damn girl, you shooting now?” He chuckled, kneeling beside her. “I thought I was the favorite?”
She nodded. “Youwere…until you got married. I’m a girl’s girl through and through. Yourwifeis my favorite now.”
“That’s cold.” He laughed, straightening up. “Now I don’t even feel bad about it being time for you to go.” He stepped back as another older woman approached, along with a big ass side of beef I recognized as his bodyguard. “Henry and Ms. Wallace are going to get you bundled up and out of here. I don’t want you stuck on this mountain before the weather turns.”
She glared at him. “I told you I wanted to stay until the party was over!”
“The partyisover, gorgeous,” Orion said, his voice soothing as he planted a hand on her shoulder. “We’re getting you out of here first so you’re not caught up in the crowd.”
Sure enough, a little after Calli and the little crew he’d assigned her had made their way out, the announcement came that it was time to shut everything down. I made my way to my people, checking in to see what their plans to travel back to Blackwood were.
Apparently,everybodywas trying to get back down the mountain.
Except me and Orion.
We took the opposite route, back up to the cabin.
I wasn’t sure exactly what I expected the vibe between to be now that we’d officially executed this contract, but I hadn’t projected it to be so…quiet.
Questionable road conditions made the ride to the cabin tense. Orion’s Jeep was specifically fitted to handle the terrain, but his focus out the windshield and grip on the steering wheel kept my mouth closed. I had plans to live a good long life, so I wanted him to get us there in one piece.
I didn’t breathe easy until we were inside the cabin.
“Excuse me. I have a few things to handle,” Orion told me as soon as he’d locked the door, branching off to leave me standing there in the foyer to unbundle myself from my winter gear.
With zero instruction on what I was supposed to be doing next.
I just nodded at his turned back because he’d already given his attention to whatever was so important on his phone and took myself upstairs to the room I’d stayed in the night before.
There was a big, white satin box on the bed, tied with ribbon.
Itdefinitelyhadn’t been there when I left; all my bridal preparations had happened at the winery.
There was no note.
Inside the box, folded into layers and layers of luxurious tissue paper, was the absolute most gorgeous lingerie I’d ever seen. Delicate hand beaded florals, translucent tulle, and silk ribbons, all black.
Considering the circumstances, I shouldn’t have been excited to put it on.
But my friends had urged me to look for silver linings in the situation and getting to wrap myself inScantilily Reservewas absolutely one.
I practically skipped my ass to the shower.
Things were different in the bathroom too—specific body wash, body butter, perfume. It all smelled divine, so I went with it, scrubbing off the stress and fatigue of the long ass day before pampering my skin with the available toiletries, unpinning my hair to fluff around my shoulders, and then putting that exquisite lingerie on.
I didn’t realize quite how scandalous it was until I saw myself in the mirror.
That ultra-soft translucent tulle hid nothing. My nipples and freshly waxed pussy were right there in full sight, even with the ruffle-trimmed “robe” on. Absolutely zero imagination needed and the idea that the ribbon closures were doing anything more than being pretty was ridiculous.
They certainly weren’t barriers to access.
Which, I guess, was… what Orion wanted.
