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Six chuckled, and thankfully, Gage’s body relaxed.
“I need to finish getting the food ready,” I told him.
He nodded, then tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. “I’m going in the living room. If I stay in here, I won’t be able to keep my hands off you.”
I liked that. Knowing he wanted to touch me. I nodded.
“We are almost done,” Trinity said. “I’m ready to go curl up in Huck’s lap myself.”
Gage turned and walked out of the kitchen, leaving me with a lovestruck smile on my face that I couldn’t wipe off. I managed to finish my job, then helped Trinity get the drinks set out.
After that, she pulled the mini cheesecakes she’d made from the fridge and placed them on a cupcake stand. “We are done!” She beamed at me. “Thank you so much for all your help. I would have had to start before daylight if you hadn’t been here.”
It made me feel like I had a place. I fit in with this very strange family.
“I was happy to help,” I assured her.
She nodded her head toward the living room. “Let’s go watch the pregame with our men.”
I followed her into the living room. An attractive man with blond hair pulled back in a bun walked in, and cheers went up around the room.
A few people shouted, “Boss,” which caught my attention.
Then, a beautiful woman with pale blonde hair walked up beside him, and he put his arm around her shoulders. I watched as he pulled her close and pressed a kiss to her head. It was then I saw his wedding ring. My gaze dropped to her hand, and the diamond rock on hers was easy to locate. This was Blaise Hughes and his wife, Maddy.
Her gaze found mine, and a soft smile touched her lips. She was the kind of beautiful that could be intimidating, but the expression on her face was friendly. That was a relief. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the woman who was brave enough to marry the next crime lord or whatever. She glanced up at her husband and said something. His head turned, and his eyes locked on me. The way his jaw flexed made me nervous. He nodded his head, and Maddy left him to make her way in our direction.
“Maddy,” Trinity said, stepping forward and hugging her. “Where is Cree?” she asked, then glanced around.
Maddy laughed softly. “Uh, well, the way these parties can go, I thought it best that he stay with Ms. Jimmie at the big house.”
Trinity nodded. “Yeah, smart.” Then, she stepped back and turned to me. “Shiloh, this is Maddy Hughes, Blaise’s wife. Maddy, this is Shiloh Ellis, Gage’s girlfriend.”
Maddy held out her hand. “I’ve heard about you. I will admit, hearing that there was a female alive who was Gage’s kryptonite—I’m quoting Blaise on that one—was hard to believe. I’m honored to meet you.” The sincerity in her words made me relax.
I slipped my hand into hers. “It’s nice to meet you too. As for being his kryptonite, well, I was surprised too.”
Maddy laughed, and her eyes twinkled with amusement.
“Speaking of Gage,” Trinity said, “he’s getting unsettled. You might want to go ease that.”
I turned to find him watching me. The intensity in his gaze made my body flush and the area between my legs tingle. “I’ll chat with you ladies later,” I told them and headed through the crowd, stepping over legs as I went to the corner of the sectional sofa he was sitting on.
He patted his leg, and I moved my body between his knees before sinking down onto his lap.
His arms circled me, and I felt his warm breath on my ear. “You smell like fucking cookies.”
I grinned. “Because I made three dozen,” I replied.
“At halftime, I’m fucking you. We can go to my room.”
I shivered, then nodded.
“How’s life been, Shiloh?”
I turned to see a man looking at me who had to be of Italian descent.
“That’s Mattia,” Gage said against my ear.
