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Lawson grins. “I said that.”
She leans on the railing and looks at me. “So, make her stay.”
“And how do I do that? You’ve got Lawson. Isn’t that a big enough project for you?”
“Hey!” my brother says.
His wife shrugs. “I can multi-task.”
“I resent that.” Lawson glares.
I lean over to him. “I think that means you’re pussy-whipped.”
“I can throw you in a cell, Mack.”
Dakota laughs. “You wish you were pussy-whipped, Mack.”
She heads down to say hi to Mom, Rose, and Sidney.
Lawson wants to say something, but right then I’m saved by the bell. Well, our phones.
I’ve got Callahan, so I’m betting he’s got Forrest.
When we get off the phone, I say, “I’ll let Dad know about the ban, and you do your thing.”
* * *
Everyone’s moved in. It’s later in the afternoon, and it should be cooling down, but it isn’t. I’m taking care of the grill, making sure it’s all out with no hot coals left, as per protocol.
Behind me, cars pull up and leave, and voices rise, which is what happens at these things here. People just come and go.
Now, there’s a sad fucking metaphor.
Coming and going, no permanence, just passing through. Kind of like me and my princess. Except I want her to pull up, unpack, and hang curtains.
Or something.
The screen door opens and closes, and a small smile comes that I can’t control.
I know who it is. I can feel her it’s like extra life, or my own personal flame, being breathed into me.
“I just wanted to help your mom get things settled before I came back out.”
She comes to a stop next to me, and I lazily poke around the charcoal with the poker. I curl an arm around her and bring her in so I can have her against me, that perfect fit.
I kiss the top of her head. “It’s hot.”
“I’ll say.” Sidney laughs, and she wiggles her butt against me, making me groan.
“Stop that. Fuck, Princess, wasn’t earlier enough for you?”
“No.”
She doesn’t even wait a beat or pretend to play it cool. Just that one immediate word.
I’m immediately hard. It’s like she wrapped her hand around my cock.
“Yeah,” I say, kissing her forehead as I shift, rubbing against her. “Me either.”
