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“She doesn’t know the meaning of a short nap,” Lucy said with a quirk to her lips.
I shrugged and slid my hands into my pockets to keep from reaching for her in front of everyone. “Maybe a short break then? We could get something to eat from room service.”
“I want to see your room.” Abigail widened her eyes. “Please. Please. Please.”
“Abigail.” Lucy shushed her gently as a blush crept up her cheeks. No one seemed to notice.
Almost everyone in the room was engaged in a conversation that took up their attention. Even Lennox and Justin wereoccupied in a corner where they chatted with Mark and another man I knew from the rec center.
Abigail tugged on Lucy’s hand. She cupped her free hand around her mouth in a C and whispered, “Please, Mama.”
“Okay.” Lucy gave in with a soft smile. “But only for a little while. Mama needs to talk to a few more people.”
All traces of fatigue fled as Abigail bounced on her toes. “Yay. Where’s your room?”
I held out my elbow to Lucy again, needing her touch more than I wanted to admit to either of us. She slid her hand into place, and the three of us walked out of the ballroom. We could have been a family, I realized as I saw our reflection in the mirrored walls. Abigail looked like Lucy with her blonde hair and excited smile. Her blue eyes were bright with interest where Lucy’s were shadowed with whatever was bothering her.
Lucy stopped to scoop Abigail into her arms and settle her on her hip. The sight of the two of them made something inside me break open. I pressed the button for the elevator and Abigail’s mouth opened in a quiet gasp of awe when the doors opened and we stepped inside.
“If you like this, wait till you see my room.” I retrieved my keycard and flipped it over my fingers. The elevator rose with that stomach-dropping whoosh, and Abigail giggled.
She curled her hands against her belly and rested her head on Lucy’s shoulder. “I like it here. It’s pretty.”
“You’re pretty.” Lucy kissed her daughter’s cheek, her voice thick. “I love you, Abby.”
“Love you, Mama.” Abigail tucked herself in tighter and barely lifted her head when the doors opened again and we walked out.
I led the way to my room, the last one at the end of the hallway, and slid the keycard in until the green light flashed. I pushed the door open and stepped back for Lucy to precede me.
Abigail kicked her feet and wiggled. “Oh, pretty.”
Lucy lowered her to the floor and Abigail took off like a shot. She ran to the balcony and cupped her hands around her eyes. I barely had time to open my mouth before she took off again. Little feet pattered over the thick carpet. She ducked into the bathroom, then came racing out again. “Wow, you have two rooms.” She bypassed the room where I’d sleep tonight and tore through the adjoining door where a second, smaller room held a bed and another bathroom.
“Why do you have two rooms?” Lucy cradled her elbows, her arms firm over her stomach. She stood with her back to the balcony. The mirrored doors gave me a perfect view of her back in that gorgeous dress. It scooped low, revealing a swath of smooth skin that I longed to kiss. The white shawl around her upper arms covered her shoulders but left her lower back bare. “Zachary?”
I jerked my attention to her face and the way one side of her mouth hitched up in a tiny smile like she’d seen me looking and liked the attention. “It was the only room available. Most of the people here flew in from out of state. It’s easier for me to meet with them if I stay here tonight. I’m supposed to have breakfast with Caroline and some others early in the morning.”
Abigail squealed and I turned. With a wild flop, she fell backward onto the bed and flipped onto her stomach, scooping a pillow under her head.
Lucy sighed and shook her head. “Silly girl.”
“She’s amazing.” I didn’t bother trying to hide my feelings from Lucy. We’d had sex. You couldn’t get more intimate than that. “You’re amazing.” I reached for her, my fingertips skimming the soft curve of her shoulder down to her elbow.
“Zachary.” She sighed my name, her eyes closing. “I can’t stop thinking about you.” The admission came out almost silent.She took a step and tilted her head back to look up at me. “I’ve been watching you all night.”
“Yeah?” The heat in her eyes traveled to my cock and it pulsed. “You look like a goddess in that dress.” I lowered my voice. “I haven’t been able to think about anything but you.”
She released her grip on her elbows and slid her hands up my chest.
Soft snores emanated from the room where Abigail lay. The girl had fallen asleep with the suddenness of youth.
Lucy rubbed my lapels between her thumb and forefinger. “I should wake her up and go home.” Her lips pursed and she shook her head. “I should, but I can’t. Because I can’t stop thinking about you.” Her breath hitched and she locked her eyes on mine. “You, and Lennox, and Justin.”
“What about us?” I wanted to hear her say it. She’d brought it up before, but I needed to hear it again to make sure she really meant it. “What do you want, Lucy?”
“You.” She stood on her tiptoes and rubbed her nose along the edge of mine. “I want all of you. I want you to call Lennox and Justin and have them meet us up here. Then I want all of you to fuck me.”
Good God. I was going to bust my fucking pants if she kept talking like that. I tangled my hand in her hair and kissed her until we were both breathless, then I fished my phone from my pocket and dialed Lennox and Justin in a three-way call. They both answered, their echoing voices telling me they were close to each other. “Lucy is asking if you two want to join us in my room.”
