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I pouted.
Declan’s laughter echoed around the room. “Shall we call Thomas and give him the good news?”
“Yes.” I was excited to hear Thomas’ voice. I missed him.
He pulled out his cell, dialed, and placed Thomas on speaker.
“Hello.” Thomas’ dreamy voice came through the phone.
“Hey, I’m here with Alex. She has something she wants to tell you.”
I scrunched my nose. He was going to make me say it. “I want to be your date for the gala.” I let out a breath.
“Oh sweetness, that’s the best news I’ve heard all day. I wish I had been there to ask you myself.”
Declan kissed the top of my head.
“It’s okay. I miss you. How are things at the ranch?”
“I miss you, too. Things were interesting today. We let the horses out to enjoy the snow a bit and stretch their legs. It was quite comical, to be honest. Some were chickens and some were crazy goons.”
His laughter rippled over me and settled into the lonely places in my soul. How had I walked away from them yesterday, and how was I supposed to get through each day without them?
Keeping my thoughts to myself, I replied in a chipper tone. “Aww. I bet they felt better after being stuck inside for so long.”
I tucked my legs under me and leaned into Declan’s side.
“It was fun trying to get some of them back in.”
I laughed, trying to picture all the men rounding up horses in the snow.
Declan’s phone popped up with an incoming video request. He hit accept and Thomas’ face appeared on the screen.
“That’s better. I needed to see your face. I haven’t seen it in over a day.”
My heart sighed at how sweet he was. God, I missed seeing his face, too.
Declan handed me the phone and pulled me against his chest.
“Did you have a good day, sweetness?” Thomas asked.
“It was okay. Too many people being nosey,” I huffed.
He laughed. Everyone at the ranch was probably used to it.
“And how was your lunch break?” A teasing grin stretched across his face. My breath caught at how handsome he was.
Heat burned my cheeks and spread down to my chest as my muscles tightened, remembering how good it felt to have Declan’s hands on me.
Dec snorted behind me, and I elbowed him in the ribs.
“It was fine.” I cringed at my squeaky voice.
“Only fine?” Declan’s voice trembled with laughter.
“Well, you said you were going to bend me over my desk and fuck me, but you didn’t.” I smirked.
“Declan, I’m ashamed to call you my brother. How dare you leave our woman needy?”
