Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 115435 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 577(@200wpm)___ 462(@250wpm)___ 385(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 115435 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 577(@200wpm)___ 462(@250wpm)___ 385(@300wpm)
“Thank you.” I kiss her cheek, and then she’s off, leaving Beckett and me standing in the driveway. “Are you going to warn me as well, then?”
“Nah, Skyla can make you suffer more than I can,” he says. “And you already know that if it got too bad, my brothers and I would simply kill you and feed you to the goats.”
I blink at him. “I thought goats were vegetarians.”
“Goats will eat anything.” He smiles at me and pats me on the back. “Wanna stay for dinner?”
“No thanks. I have work to do. I’ll be in touch about everything.”
I get in the back of the SUV, ready to go home. After packing a bag for tonight, I’ll work until it’s time to go get my angel.
Because even a few hours without her are too bloody long.
Chapter Fifteen
BILLIE
“Book club time is the best time,” Polly Wild announces before taking her final bite of a cherry tart that Jackie brought from The Sugar Studio. “It’s my favorite night of the month.”
“Absolutely,” Dani agrees with a nod.
It makes me so happy that these ladies love this time together as much as I do. My staff and I work hard to make sure everything is ready for our book club nights, and it’s honestly my favorite thing, too. Not to mention, I love that Skyla, Dani, and I came up with it one day.
Best spontaneous decision ever.
Once everyone is armed with next month’s read, and the crowd has thinned down to our core group of besties, Millie, Alex, Dani, Skyla, and I sit with a glass of wine and grin at each other.
“That was fun,” I say.
“Best one yet,” Millie agrees. “Our group keeps growing.”
“Yeah, yeah, we love spicy books, blah blah blah,” Alex says, waving us off. “I want to hear about Billie and Connor because I have sources—who I’ll never disclose—who have seen them all over town together, looking super cozy and mushy and cute, and we haven’t had a girls’ night since the night of the bar, and you need to spill it, girl.”
“Hold up.” I raise a hand and shake my head. “You’re skipping something very important, friend. We need to know about the two dudes you went home with that night.”
“Excuse me?” Millie interrupts. “What in the actual fuck? Why do I always miss the good stuff? You left with two men? Alex Lexington! Wait until I tell your brother.”
“You will absolutely not tell my brother,” Alex says with a smug smile. Millie is married to Dani and Alex’s older brother, Holden, and the siblings are super close to each other. “I forbid it. Anywho, yes, I met two amazing men at the bar that night, Adam and Gabe, and yes, I’m still seeing them both, and the sex is off the charts, and you’re all jealous of me.”
“Wait, you’re having sex with both of them?” Skyla demands. “On the regular, and you haven’t told us?”
“Oh girl,” Alex replies, fanning her face. “Hell to the yes. And they have sex with each other, and it’s a whole magical thing.”
We’re all quiet as we stare at our friend. Dani frowns at her twin as if she’s grown a second head.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Dani demands, hurt coating her voice.
“Well, at first I thought it was just going to be a drunken one-night thing, but now it’s sort of … not.”
“What does that mean?” I ask her.
“It’s kind of turning into a relationship. A throuple, if you will. It’s new and different, and I don’t even know how things will shake out because it’s so outside of societal norms, but … they’re both incredible. There’s no way I could choose between them, and I don’t have to.”
I don’t know my cousin Gabe well, but I’ve known for a long time that he’s bisexual. He’s a good guy, and I’m happy that he’s moved here so I can get to know him better.
“I mean, they’re sexy as fuck,” I add. Alex blushes, which is so unlike her, and I can’t help but laugh. “Millie, one of her new men is my cousin Gabe. His family is from Silver Springs, but he recently moved over here to work for Brooks at the garage.”
“Reeeeeally,” Millie says, drawing out the word. “I’ve met Gabe a few times. That man is sexy. Who’s the other guy?”
“His name is Adam.” Alex tucks her hair behind her ear, still blushing. “He’s only been living here for about a year.”
“And what does Adam do?” Skyla asks. “Besides you and Gabe.”
I can’t help but snort at that. God, my friends are funny.
“He’s in finance.” Alex shrugs a shoulder, and we all stare at her. “What?”
“Let me get this straight,” Dani says, leaning in. “You’re currently in a situationship with two hot dudes. One is a blue-collar grease monkey and one is a rich, wears-a-suit, white-collar guy?”