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down. “I’ll text you Hawke’s new number, so you can call either of us if you need anything, and we’ll call again tomorrow to check on you.”
“All right.”
“We’ll talk to you then.”
Maddox swallowed against Hawke’s promise. “All right.”
Five minutes passed after the call disconnected before Maddox stopped staring at the face of his phone. He had no words. It rang, startling him. Cade’s name appeared. Maddox rolled his eyes as he pressed the device to his ear. He already knew.
“Why the fuck didn’t you say anything? I had to find this shit out from Jamie? I’ll be down there in ten minutes.”
The absolute absence of noise let Maddox know Cade was already gone. He should’ve known Hawke and Jamie wouldn’t take him at his word. They already knew it wasn’t worth shit.
* * * * *
The table was subdued, even for one of their uncomfortable dinners. Hawke’s food went untouched. Instead, he took turns leaning into Jamie’s side and slinging his arm across the back of her chair. For a moment, Sophie entertained the possibility she’d somehow missed an altercation during the day. That idea ended at Hawke’s and Jamie’s bedroom. They hadn’t left it all day. There was no denying she was missing something. The tension was choking her, and she was the only person at the table who was still meeting anyone else’s gaze. Of course, Benton hadn’t looked her way since he told her to hit the road in New Orleans. It still hurt. She couldn’t lie. In fact, he’d avoided her the entire week and a half she’d been staying with Hawke. Tonight, he’d shown up out of the blue. Sophie was torn between kneeing him in the balls and begging him to forgive her.
Her mom finally burst, pulling Sophie’s attention her way. “I’m sorry.”
“Kill me now,” Hawke muttered under his breath. Her mother’s distress couldn’t be deterred, even by Hawke’s protest.
“I’m just so embarrassed.” Indeed, she was red-faced. Sophie was fascinated. “Everyone was busy and the bed in our room doesn’t have a good place for handcuffs.”
With her fork raised halfway to her mouth, Sophie froze. Handcuffs? Was her dad blushing? What the fuck?
“Ah. A secret revealed. Imagine that.” Benton’s smart ass comment had Sophie’s toe itching. She could reach his crotch from here if she tried. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind his remark was aimed at her.
“It’s fine,” Jamie said, brushing off Kathy’s apology and obviously unaffected by whatever was going on.
Her mom wasn’t ready to let it go. Sophie couldn’t look away. “I had no idea the walls in this place were so thin.”
“Or how to lock a door,” Hawke added, still refusing to look at anyone.
“Seriously,” Jamie cut in. “It’s not a big deal.” Sophie got the feeling he was enjoying himself. “It could’ve happened to anyone. I’ll make sure you have a sturdier headboard the next time you come to visit. You have some awesome pegging equipment by the way.”
Sophie was going to die, but not before Hawke. “Dear God. Please? Someone give me a rusty spoon so I can carve out my eyes.”
Her dad finally spoke up. “Quit being dramatic. I’m sure this house has seen its fair share of ass play.”
Sophie choked. “No. Just. No.”
“You would be opposed to honesty,” Benton said, buttering a roll and avoiding her death stare.
Joss pushed away from the table, bringing the horror to an end. “Well, this has been fun, but I need a drink.”
“We always have the best dinners,” Jamie chirped, shoveling a fork full of food in his mouth. “Loads of sharing and caring.”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full,” Kathy fussed, tapping him on the arm.
“Yes ma’am,” Jamie said with a smile, immediately disobeying. Kathy couldn’t have looked more pleased. Sophie couldn’t take another second. Not one single moment of Joss being so close and Benton hating her. No more anything.
“I lied.” Sophie wanted to
“All right.”
“We’ll talk to you then.”
Maddox swallowed against Hawke’s promise. “All right.”
Five minutes passed after the call disconnected before Maddox stopped staring at the face of his phone. He had no words. It rang, startling him. Cade’s name appeared. Maddox rolled his eyes as he pressed the device to his ear. He already knew.
“Why the fuck didn’t you say anything? I had to find this shit out from Jamie? I’ll be down there in ten minutes.”
The absolute absence of noise let Maddox know Cade was already gone. He should’ve known Hawke and Jamie wouldn’t take him at his word. They already knew it wasn’t worth shit.
* * * * *
The table was subdued, even for one of their uncomfortable dinners. Hawke’s food went untouched. Instead, he took turns leaning into Jamie’s side and slinging his arm across the back of her chair. For a moment, Sophie entertained the possibility she’d somehow missed an altercation during the day. That idea ended at Hawke’s and Jamie’s bedroom. They hadn’t left it all day. There was no denying she was missing something. The tension was choking her, and she was the only person at the table who was still meeting anyone else’s gaze. Of course, Benton hadn’t looked her way since he told her to hit the road in New Orleans. It still hurt. She couldn’t lie. In fact, he’d avoided her the entire week and a half she’d been staying with Hawke. Tonight, he’d shown up out of the blue. Sophie was torn between kneeing him in the balls and begging him to forgive her.
Her mom finally burst, pulling Sophie’s attention her way. “I’m sorry.”
“Kill me now,” Hawke muttered under his breath. Her mother’s distress couldn’t be deterred, even by Hawke’s protest.
“I’m just so embarrassed.” Indeed, she was red-faced. Sophie was fascinated. “Everyone was busy and the bed in our room doesn’t have a good place for handcuffs.”
With her fork raised halfway to her mouth, Sophie froze. Handcuffs? Was her dad blushing? What the fuck?
“Ah. A secret revealed. Imagine that.” Benton’s smart ass comment had Sophie’s toe itching. She could reach his crotch from here if she tried. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind his remark was aimed at her.
“It’s fine,” Jamie said, brushing off Kathy’s apology and obviously unaffected by whatever was going on.
Her mom wasn’t ready to let it go. Sophie couldn’t look away. “I had no idea the walls in this place were so thin.”
“Or how to lock a door,” Hawke added, still refusing to look at anyone.
“Seriously,” Jamie cut in. “It’s not a big deal.” Sophie got the feeling he was enjoying himself. “It could’ve happened to anyone. I’ll make sure you have a sturdier headboard the next time you come to visit. You have some awesome pegging equipment by the way.”
Sophie was going to die, but not before Hawke. “Dear God. Please? Someone give me a rusty spoon so I can carve out my eyes.”
Her dad finally spoke up. “Quit being dramatic. I’m sure this house has seen its fair share of ass play.”
Sophie choked. “No. Just. No.”
“You would be opposed to honesty,” Benton said, buttering a roll and avoiding her death stare.
Joss pushed away from the table, bringing the horror to an end. “Well, this has been fun, but I need a drink.”
“We always have the best dinners,” Jamie chirped, shoveling a fork full of food in his mouth. “Loads of sharing and caring.”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full,” Kathy fussed, tapping him on the arm.
“Yes ma’am,” Jamie said with a smile, immediately disobeying. Kathy couldn’t have looked more pleased. Sophie couldn’t take another second. Not one single moment of Joss being so close and Benton hating her. No more anything.
“I lied.” Sophie wanted to
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