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“Lily, meet my asshole team.”
Having spoken to his mom earlier, I know he’s joking because his teammates are like family to him; keeping a tight friendship circle is paramount to him. Those guys are on his short list of people he trusts. I feel honored to be on it too.
A grinning brunette steps forward, hooks her arm into mine and ushers me away from Ash in the direction of a room with a huge pink neon tube sign that says Chill Out Room on it. When I look over my shoulder in a panic, I needn’t be worried because everyone is following us.
In the soundproofed room, the friendly woman says, “It’s not so loud in here. I’m Bree, Troy’s wife.” I’m stunned by how beautiful she is. And sexy. Her gold figure hugging dress leaves little to the imagination. She has the biggest boobs I’ve ever seen.
“Wow. You are beautiful.” I appreciate a beautiful woman when I see one.
“And mine.” A blond guy grabs her around her waist and nuzzles into her neck. “Hey, I’m Troy.” He holds his hand out for me to take and I shake it. “So, you’re the woman who has finally persuaded our boy to come out with us?”
“Does that not happen at all?” I assumed he went out now and again, but kept a low profile.
“Never.” Troy shakes his head. “You’re obviously good for him.”
“It’s about time.” I get a small peck on the cheek from a guy almost twice my size. “I’m Leon.” He winks. “I need a drink.” He’s at the small bar along the back of the private space before I can say hi in return.
“And I’m Buster.” Another guy shakes my hand.
Then another and another… Mitch, Joe, Brad, Ed… too many to remember. I need name badges.
“Welcome to the team, sweetie.” A sexy female voice breaks through the testosterone filled greetings. “I’m Candy.”
“Sweetest thing I ever tasted in my life.” A firm ass slap is given by who I can only assume is her fiancé, given the size of the diamond on her ring finger, making her yelp and arch her back in a quick step forward.
“Behave yourself, Brayden.” Candy giggles.
Brayden kisses her passionately, leaving her breathless. “Later, baby. You know you love a good ass spanking.” He leaves her looking dazed, as if under a spell.
Wow, these guys are what can only be described as extra and they don’t hold back on the personal displays of affection, which is something I could get used to.
“I think I just threw up in my mouth.” An awkward looking woman standing beside me who looks like an exact cardboard cutout of Candy covers her mouth. “I’m Tessa, Candy’s younger sister, by the way. She forced me to come out tonight.” Tessa looks less than impressed with the company, her tone indifferent.
“I've come to save you.” Ash’s strong hands shape my waist and I’m maneuvered away, relieved that my sister, along with Kourtney and Drew, have followed us in here and are introducing themselves to everyone, already laughing and having fun.
Ash slides himself into the half-moon shaped seating booth and situates me on his lap.
“I got you a drink.” He points to a glass on the table. “Your sister said you like Cosmopolitans.”
“I love orange liquor.”
He grins lazily while staring at my lips, which he tends to do quite often.
“Your teammates are nice.” They make a refreshing change to the stereotypical finance guys Zoey would bring back to our apartment in New York.
“They are.” Looking around, his eyes land on my sister, and says, “Gemma and Buster seem to be hitting it off.”
Standing inches apart, she’s twirling her curled lock around the end of her finger. Both of us watch the sparks fly between them when he leans in and whispers something in her ear, making her cheeks fill with color.
“How old is she?” Ash asks curiously.
“Older than me. She’s twenty-four. She split up with her boyfriend a few months ago.” That’s not completely true, but it’s not my story to tell. She was heartbroken when she discovered her long-term boyfriend had been cheating on her with her best friend, Kaylee. It was the worst timing when Mom died around the same time. It’s when she needed them both the most, but they weren’t there for her.
When I moved to New York, we drifted apart. Focusing on our majors and then our careers became our priority. We lost each other for a while, but I’m grateful we found each other again, even if it was Mom’s death that reconnected us. I missed her and it was another reason that moving closer to home was the right decision.
Following the weeks after her devastating discovery, she was in a bad place for a while, needing to take a sabbatical from work.
Anyone looking would think she was fine now, but I know better. She’s never truly recovered from finding Tony and Kaylee having sex in his bed. Their deceit left a dent in Gemma’s self-confidence, deciding to become celibate for all eternity. Although the way she is flirting with Buster, three months is possibly what she considers a lifetime.
