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She seemed lighter. Together, we were learning to let go of past hurts, and embrace all the good we could make together.
I pressed my mouth to her ear. “I have a bottle of Bollinger champagne chilling in the limo.” I nodded to where my limousine was parked on the street. “I believe your new boss requires your personal help with a few tasks.”
She smiled. “I bet he does. But we’ll have to do that later. I think you need to go and rescue your brother first. Reath’s got paint in his hair and looks stressed.”
I followed her gaze. Reath did indeed have yellow paint in his hair. He was also wearing a fierce scowl.
“He’s a big boy.”
“Be a good brother. I need to check in with Lexxie anyway, and I promised Mila I’d help her with some drinks for the artists.”
I sighed. “Fine. I’ll see you later, my darling agent.”
“I’m not an agent anymore.”
“You’ll always be my agent.”
As she walked away, she blew me a kiss. I turned and headed toward Reath. Beau was nearby, paintbrush in hand.
“This is fun,” Beau rumbled.
“No, it’s not.” Reath waved at his hair. “These kids are tyrants. A little girl did this to me, on purpose.”
I fought a smile. “It’s all water-based paint. It’ll wash out.”
Reath just grumbled. His phone pinged and he reached for a rag to wipe his hands.
“Your woman looks happy, Kav,” Beau noted.
“Yes.” I watched London giggle with a little girl as they carried armloads of bottled water across the square. “Everything I ever went through was worth it because it brought me to her.”
Beau gripped my shoulder. “I’m happy for you. You deserve it, brother.”
“Another Fury brother goes down,” Reath said with a shake of his head.
“You might be next.”
Reath scowled at me. “No, thanks.” His phone pinged again, and he tossed the rag, and pulled his cell out. “Dammit.”
“Is everything okay?” I asked.
“It’s Jack. He’s gone on another mission. He didn’t say much, but I got the impression it’s beyond dangerous.”
Reath’s best friend had always been a bit of an adrenaline junkie. He seemed to be getting worse as he got older.
“I wish he’d come work for me.” Reath sighed. “Anyway, he asked me for a favor. His little sister is moving to New Orleans. She’s starting college at Tulane. He wants me to keep an eye on her.” Reath pinched the bridge of his nose. “We’re really busy at PSS right now. Like I don’t have enough of my plate without babysitting a college girl.”
“You’ll handle it, Reath,” I said. “You always do.”
“If you need any help at the office, I can lend a hand,” Beau said. “You know we’re here for you.”
Reath relaxed. “I know. How about a beer?”
“Not for me.” I slid my hands into my pockets. “I have a hankering for some champagne. I’ll see you guys later.”
I headed back toward my woman. I was going to coax London into the limousine, and drink that champagne off her smooth skin.
As the sun shone down on me and London turned my way and smiled, I finally realized I had everything I’d ever wanted.
