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“Amelia’s ex is going down.”
“Oh, I like it. Beck already made a call to his place of business and let slip he’d be moving his money if they kept him employed.”
“What?” I see everyone turn to me as I shriek.
Beck and Xander walk toward me, concern in their eyes, fresh drinks in their hands.
“Babe, what’s wrong?”
Ryker pulls an oh shit face and heads for the bar.
“Did you get Lance fired?”
Beck looks at Xander and he nods with a smug grin. “Yep.”
I throw my arms around him and kiss him deeply, letting my tongue twine around his and he grips me close, his hand on my ass, the other on my nape. I pull back and he grins at me.
“What was that for?”
“For always sticking up for me and having my back.”
“I’ll always be in your corner, babe.”
I let him hand me off to Xander, who kisses my neck as I pull him down to me.
“Thank you. I don’t know what I did to deserve you but I’m so grateful.” It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell him I love him, but not here and not like this.
“You’re welcome, wildcat. I just wish I could have punched him in the face for what he said to you and the way he treated you. He was the one that made you feel inferior, wasn’t he?”
I nod and bite my lip. “Yes.”
“He’s finished, Amelia. Beck and I will see to it.”
Tears prick my eyes and I refuse to let them fall. Tonight is a good night and I won’t let a run-in with someone so insignificant ruin that for us.
“Let’s dance.”
I grab Beck and we all, including Ryker and Audrey, let our hair down and have a night to remember for all the best reasons.
18: Beck
The last fourweeks with Xander and Amelia have been amazing. I always knew my Tink was the love of my life, but I never knew I had room in my heart for another, and yet that’s what has happened. Xander has carved out his own space and dug in good.
We’ve divided our time between Xander’s penthouse, my loft, and Amelia’s place but I know we all feel the most comfortable in her space. It’s where it all began for us and it’s homey. When we close that door to the outside world that wants so much of us all, we can be free. But I do miss one thing, and that’s the enjoyment I get from the piano at night. Playing has always soothed me after a loss at work or having to tell a family I can’t fix their loved one. It’s without a doubt the hardest part of my job.
“So, am I just the muscle or do I get to help you choose one?”
I turn to Xander with a smirk as we walk toward Steinway Hall, where the best in the world is sold. “You know about pianos?”
He grins and my heart thuds in my chest.
Fuck, he’s a handsome bastard. I’ve always known that but the last month has shown me his heart and it’s that which has me falling for him.
“I know they sound good, and I wouldn’t mind trying out the scene from the movie Pretty Woman with Amelia.”
I shake my head as I open the door for him and he skims past me letting his hand brush my abs, causing me to suck in a breath and growl a warning, which only makes him chuckle.
I step closer so nobody hears me and whisper, “Behave or I’m going to make you wear a vibrating cock ring later and then edge you.”
