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IknewI needed to be here. It didn’t matter whether this was in the contract or out or… what the fuck ever.
Maybe I shouldn’t have stormed in, but I wasn’t changing my ways now.
When Deek said Melly’s mom was in town, my first thought wasfuuuuuccckkk.I remembered what Melly had told me about the woman. That her mom pushed a man on her. The woman who slept with the married mayor didn’t need to be giving Melly sex advice.
Melly had been a virgin at twenty-four. Until me, she hadn’t been interested in changing that. Why? How had she made it this long untouched? It couldn’t be because men weren’t interested. The entire male population of Hunter Valley would have to be blind to not desire her.
Then it was Melly’s choice to steer clear of sex. I was going to find out why.
I kissed the top of her head and held her to me, in no rush to put her down. “You okay?” I murmured.
She nodded and her soft breath fanned my neck, then she tipped her head up and kissed me.
I sure as hell kissed her back.
“Well, this is interesting.”
I pulled back but didn’t put Melly down. Tipping my head, there was Valerie Price. She looked so much like Melly, except where Melly was precise and neat and organized and liked consistency, Valerie liked… well, I had no idea what she was like.
I did know they had opposite personalities.
“You didn’t say you had a man, Melly. I’m impressed.”
Valerie was eyeing how I was holding her daughter. Clearly, we knew each other and since my hands were cupping her ass and I’d just had my tongue in her mouth, Melly and I were more than just friends.
“Daniel Pearson,” I said.
“I’m heating up some chicken alfredo if you want some.” Her gaze dropped to my hands on Melly’s butt before turning and going back to the kitchen. “However, it seems as if you’ve already gotten a taste.”
I didn’t know what that even meant, but Melly stiffened and wiggled to be let down. Taking my hand, she led me into the kitchen.
“This is my mother, Valerie,” Melly said, making introductions. “And this is Roger. My mother’s… person.”
Valerie was eyeing me as if she wanted to eat me instead of the container of alfredo. Roger was eyeing me as if I was competition. His jaw clenched in a way that indicated his dislike of me and Melly holding hands.
Melly was fucking mine. I pulled her back so she was pressed against me, my forearm wrapped around in front of her.
“Glad to know you two can entertain yourselves while you’re here,” I said. “No need to get anyone in town involved.”
Meaning don’t fuck the new mayor or anyone else.
“I didn’t know you had a boyfriend,” Valerie said to Melly. “Or one who’s so… experienced. Well done.”
Melly cleared her throat.
“Roger, it seems your skills aren’t needed with Melly after all.”
Oh, fuck no. When Melly first came to my house the other day with the plant and condoms, I’d thought perhaps something had happened to her, that she might have been a virgin at twenty-four for a bad reason. She’d been into sex and every single dirty thing we’d done, but right now? Her mom and Roger were upsetting her.
Had this Roger fucker done something already or only planning it?
Melly gasped.
I growled. “Roger’s not getting hisskillsanywhere near Melly. In fact” –I looked to Roger and glared– “he shouldn’t even be looking in her direction.”
“Aren’t you big and brawny,” Valerie cooed, then shook her head. “Honey, if you liked older men, why did you run away from Carl? He could have given you that Daddy attention.”
“I just turned eighteen, Mom, and Carl was a predator.”
