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Leilani’s cheeks flushed, and Jacob would put money on her panties being soaked, but before he could inappropriately ask, she turned, grabbed her purse, and then rushed out the door.
“Now look what you’ve done.” He frowned. “Scared her away.”
“Do not play with this one, Jacob.” His brother growled.
“Let’s eat,” Jacob replied, because he wasn’t sure he wouldn’t say the wrong thing. Such as, all I want to do is play with her. And so would my friends at Sailors.
Leilani was forbidden fruit, and while it was unlikely she’d be interested in what he wanted, there must be a way he could play that was within her safe zone.
He just had to work out how.
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“GIVE HER A chance to explain, Jacob.” Blake said, sliding a piece of sushi into his mouth.
He finished his own piece and shook his head. While Blake might not know his own birth father—yet—he had no idea what Jacob was going through.
It was much more complicated knowing the man was now an extended part of their family.
“Aren’t you mad? I mean, she still hasn’t told you who your father is. I know we accepted it growing up, but maybe part of it was because we were both in the same boat.”
Blake shrugged.
“Not at all?” Jacob pressed.
“I have a child on the way. I’m married. Sure, I suppose it would be good to know who my dad is or was, but I don’t. Maybe when the baby is born, I’ll want to know. Fuck I don’t know.” Blake let out a long breath. “But you do. So we need to work this out.”
Jacob sat back in his chair. “Is this causing issues with Bella?”
Blake frowned. “No. Why?”
“Ward is her stepfather. Her dad, for all intents and purposes.” He pointed out.
“And? It’s not like you married her,” Blake replied.
Jacob began to cough. “Okay. Weird. What I mean is, me not dealing with this. Is it a thing between you both?”
Blake pushed his lunch away. “No. Not yet. But it could be. We’re married. The Montgomery’s are my in-laws. You’re my brother. Today, though, I’m worried about you.”
Goddamn his mother for doing this to all of them. She was so selfish.
Why hadn’t she just kept the secret as she had all these years? None of them would have known. They could have just lived their lives in complete ignorance.
Who wants their head in the sand now, huh?
“You know, I wish she hadn’t told me.” Jacob voiced his thoughts, using his chopsticks to push a piece of sushi around his plate. “I don’t know how to deal with this.”
“The whisky and sex not helping?”
“Fuck you.”
Black snickered.
Jacob looked up and let out a chuckle of his own. “It’s not not helping.”
“Okay, I am being partly selfish. We’re having a baby, there will be family events. Mom keeps ringing. Bella told me to fix it. Logan messaged, asking for an update.” Blake said, referring to their eldest cousin. “All that aside, I don’t want you to go through this alone. We’ve been through a lot growing up.”
Jacob nodded.
