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“Good little slut,” I mouth before sliding the spoon into her mouth. She closes her lips around it, letting out a hum as I pull it out. “Lick it clean,” I whisper, and with a mischievous smile, she does.
“I think we need something out of the storage closet,” she says with a wink.
Laughing, I lean forward and take her mouth in a kiss, trailing my hand over her jaw and holding it delicately around her throat. This girl makes me crazy.
“And what is that?” I hear my mother’s voice from just a foot away, and it’s like ice water over my quickly growing dick.
Clearing my throat, I pull away and glance down at what my mother is staring at in horror.
“Busted…” Sage teases.
That’s when I notice the sleeve of my shirt has rolled up enough to expose the black-and-gray tattoo covering most of my forearm.
My mother approaches, practically ripping the buttons off my sleeve to see the artwork there. As far as I know, I’m the first of her sons to get a tattoo.
“What is it?” she asks, as her fingers run over the ink.
“It’s a snake wrapped around a peach tree,” I reply, glancing up at Sage, who’s biting her bottom lip and smiling back at me.
“Why on earth did you get that?” my mother asks with alarm.
“The snake represents fresh starts and rebirth since it’s always shedding its skin. And the peach tree…is personal.”
At first, my mother’s expression is loaded with emotion, staring up at me as she touches my cheek. Then her gaze tracks over to my girlfriend, looking more and more mischievous by the second. My mother narrows her eyes at her before wrapping an arm over her shoulder.
“You’re a bad influence,” she says with affection as she squeezes Sage to her side.
“Thanks,” Sage replies, taking that as a compliment. “We can get you one next.”
“Nice try,” my mother says with a laugh.
After letting go of Sage, she wraps a hand around my arm and squeezes it. Then we gaze out at the crowd, eating the meals we provided. For a moment, the emotion is thick between the three of us, my mother at one side and the love of my life at the other.
As Sage tucks herself under my arm, nestled in with her arms wrapped around my torso, my mother smiles. Then she looks me in the eyes as she whispers, “I’m so proud of you.”
And those five words alone make everything worth it.
Sage’s Epilogue
Later that night
“Everything looks good,” I say as I hand the expense report back to Sadie. “It’s so nice to have things actually add up.”
She laughs as she takes the packet and drops it on the desk. The decision to keep Sadie around as manager of the club was the best decision I’ve made. She’s clearly dedicated to making it the best it can be.
“Check this out,” she says with a proud smile, pulling something from her back pocket. “Look who’s officially enrolled.”
My jaw drops as I stare at the college ID with her photo on the front.
“Oh my god, Sadie!” I say, snatching it out of her hands and pulling her in for a hug. “I’m so proud of you.”
With a bashful shrug, she takes the ID from my fingers and stares down at it with a tight-lipped smile. “Thanks. Hopefully, with a business degree, I can really make this place even better.”
“I have no doubt you’re going to do amazing things,” I reply, feeling so proud and excited for her. After only meeting her a few months ago, it’s amazing howrightit feels having her here with me. She cares about this club and this industry. Unlike Brett, who only really looked at the figures at the end of the day, Sadie shares a vision with me of what this place could be and how valuable it would be for a lot of people.
“Your boyfriend is here,” she says, nodding toward the security camera. On the screen, Adam is strutting across the floor of the club, looking fine as hell in that black long-sleeve button-down and tight black slacks.
A moment later, there’s a knock at the door of the office, and I bite back my smile as I open it.
