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“Very.Now, are we up here to ‘freshen up,’ or was there something else you had in mind?”
I wrapped my arm around her and pulled her body tight to mine.“I have so many things in mind.”I let one hand drift down to her bottom.“God, I love your arse.Do you know how long I’ve wanted to do this?”
She reached around and put her hand in the same place mine rested on hers.“Probably as long as I’ve wanted to.”
“George, I?—”
“Z, forgive me, but the others are arriving soon…”
“Right.”Again, I was making a mess of this.“There’s one more thing I need to ask.”
“Yes?”
“Once everyone has gone, will you stay?”
She leaned up and kissed me, then repeated my words back to me.“Not letting you out of my sight, remember?”
I led her to the guest room where Wren had left the purchases I’d asked her to make, then showed her the door that led to a private guest bathroom.
After she thanked me, I walked across the hall and into my room, where vases of flowers I’d picked up on my way home yesterday still looked as fresh and lovely as they had what seemed a lifetime ago.
If only my children weren’t downstairs, waiting for me, George and I would be in this room together like I’d so often dreamed of.For now, though, the quicker I showered, changed, and returned downstairs, the sooner we could be done with the meeting I planned.Then George and I would have days—no—a lifetime of being together.
As I exited the bedroom, she came out of the guest room.“Perfect timing,” I said, holding my arm out to her.
Her hair was wet but up, albeit a little messy and sexy as hell.The cream-colored knit outfit she wore hugged her curves perfectly.
“You look gorgeous, by the way.”
“Thank you.As you know, Wren chose what I’m wearing.Including the, um, sexy undergarments.”
I stopped walking, pulled her against me, and rested my hand on her behind.“The minute we are alone, know that the first thing I will want to see are those sexy undergarments.”
She wriggled out of my grasp but looked over her shoulder as she walked away.“Yes, sir,” she murmured, winking and making it nearly impossible for me to follow her downstairs.
Just as I reached the bottom step, there was a knock at the door.“Cayman?What are you doing here?”I asked when I opened it and saw him standing there.
“May I come in?”
“Yes, of course.My apologies.I thought you and Bexli were in Mallorca.”
“We cut the trip short after I heard what happened.How’s Puck?”
I looked over my shoulder to the drawing room where he stood.After taking Cayman’s coat and hanging it on the rack near the door, I waved him inside.“See for yourself.”
“He’s here?”
I lowered my voice.“He is, and in a few minutes, that he is will make more sense.”
“Hello again.”I leaned in to kiss George on my way in.“Has everyone arrived?”
“Yes, I believe so.I didn’t expect to see Cayman.I thought he was on holiday.”
I followed her gaze to Puck and him.“He cut it short when he heard what happened.”I kissed her once more, then asked if I could have everyone’s attention.
“Thank you for meeting me.”I looked around the room.Wren, Quint, Decker, and Puck were here, as were Pinch, Nemesis, Ares, and Wilder.“I believe we’re all present.”I turned to Cayman.“Thank you for joining us.”
He nodded.
