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“You’re going to be the highlight of the gala. Is it bad that I want to skip it and make love to you in and out of this dress?”
She turned around and playfully smacked my chest. “Go get ready, or we’re going to be late. You can have your fun when we get home.”
“But I’m already hard.” I smirked.
“Sorry, Dr. Kind, but if you recall, you got home later than you said you would be.”
“I got held up at the hospital.” I sighed as I turned and went back into the bathroom.
I hated lying to her and not telling her that Claudia was in town and stalking me. But she didn’t need to know that because I would take care of it, and I didn’t want her to worry.
The gala was being held at L.A.’s Live Event Deck. When Ava and I stepped inside, I looked around for my family.
“Oh my gosh. This place is amazing.” Ava grinned.
A server walked over with glasses of champagne on a silver tray. I grabbed two glasses and handed one to Ava.
“Thank you, handsome.”
“You can thank me later,” I whispered in her ear.
“Stop thinking about sex.” A smile crossed her lips.
“With you, never.”
We found my family amongst the crowd of people who attended Shaun’s big night.
“What’s up, bro?” I hooked my arm around Gabriel as he stood and talked with our cousins.
“Why are you so late?” Gabriel asked.
“Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Sure, bro.”
We walked away and went somewhere private.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Claudia.”
“Again?” His brows furrowed.
“She won’t stop texting or calling me from a bunch of different numbers. As soon as I block her, a new one pops up. She came to the hospital today, causing a scene in the ER, until they paged me. The girl is psycho, bro. She went on and on about how she was in love with me and wanted what we had back in Boston. She’s not going to stop.”
“Then we’ll have to make her. Simon told you to tell him if you need his help. I think it’s time you call in that favor.”
“I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. I don’t want Ava to know anything about this.”
“I understand.” He patted my back. “But make sure you talk to Simon first thing tomorrow.”
“I will.”
I walked over to where Shaun stood and held my glass of champagne up to him.
“Excellent job, cousin. This is amazing. Selena really knows how to put a gala together.” I smiled.
“I swear every year she gets better and better.” He grinned as he tapped his glass against mine. “Did Ava tell you about the job I offered her?”
