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You want to play, old man? Let’s play.
I focused back on the paper and started to draw. First, I drew a little girl dressed up like a princess.
“A princess!” someone shouted.
“It’s an activity, Kipton!” Rose stated.
“Oh, right.”
“That’s called pregnancy brain, sweetheart,” Lincoln said with a smile directed at her daughter-in-law.
Kipton and Hunter had shared with the entire family that they were expecting a baby not long after she had told Lily and Rose at one of their lunches. According to Lily, Brock and Lincoln were beyond happy. The entire family was.
I drew another kid and attempted to put a mask on them.
“Dressing up?” Tanner shouted. I pointed to him and nodded.
I added a house and then a sidewalk, but it wasn’t until I drew a jack-o-lantern that Hunter jumped up and started shouting.
“Trick-or-treat! It’s trick-or-treat!”
I turned and smiled as I pointed to him. “That’s right.”
Lily jumped up and threw herself into my arms. I barely had time to catch her. Laughing, she said, “You did it!”
Hugging her, I said, “You lost.”
When she looked at me, her eyes sparkled with delight. “Oh, on the contrary, Mr. Prescott. I’m the luckiest woman in the room.”
I wanted to kiss her, but knowing her father was watching, I decided against it and settled for another hug.
Tanner walked over and I put Lily down.
“Your job is safe.”
“What?” Lily asked. “What doesthatmean?”
Tanner laughed. “Nothing, sweetheart. I was kidding and told Maverick if we didn’t win, he’d lose his jobandyou.”
Lily folded her arms across her chest. “Dad, that isn’t funny. If you can’t be nice to Maverick, he won’t come to any more family game nights.”
Oh man. Could it be that easy? Could I just say no and avoid this craziness in the future?
Tanner glanced at me as if he knew where my thoughts had gone. “Oh no, once you’re in, you’re in. Family game night isn’t something you just walk away from. Think of it like the mafia, there’s only one way out.”
Lily laughed, as did I.
“I had fun tonight.”
Tanner reached out a hand. “You know it’s all in good fun, Maverick.”
I shook his hand, but wasn’t about to say I didn’t believe a damn word coming out of his mouth.
After saying goodnight to everyone and having Lincoln send us off with leftovers, Lily and I headed back to my place on the ranch.
The moment the door shut, I pulled Lily to me and kissed her. She dropped the bag of leftovers and pushed her hands in my hair, pulling me closer and deepening the kiss.
“Maverick,” she whispered as I cupped her breasts and rubbed her nipples.
