pictures.” She’d rubbed his chest and winked at Kelly. She had every intention of seeing all his baby pictures.
“Yeah, but you were a pretty little baby girl. And your mom promised no other boyfriends ever saw those pictures,” Eli had reminded her.
Kelly had snorted. “Eli, you were as cute as you could be with that water hose stuck in your diaper. You looked like you were really enjoying it.”
He’d glowered at his little sister. “It was hot! Come on.”
“Aw! You thought I was a pretty little baby girl?” Rachel had cooed, pretending to disregard their argument.
Grinning at her, Eli had ignored Kelly like a bothersome gnat. “Angel, you were gorgeous! With your pretty widdle bwoo eyes and your cute widdle dimpled heinie ,” he’d replied as he nuzzled her neck then he’d whispered softly, “Luscious.”
In disgust, Kelly had said, “Oh, you two make me wanna gag !”
“It’s got more dimples now!” Rachel had giggled as he’d palmed her ass.
She’d hoped Kelly couldn’t hear his reply. “I’d like to nibble your luscious ass right now.”
She’d whispered back, “You only want to nibble it?”
The devilish look in Eli’s eyes had led her to believe what other things he’d like to do to her ass.
Kelly had made a gagging sound and gestured like she was sticking her fingers down her throat before she’d turned to Matthew in his bouncy seat. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. Mommy won’t let Uncle Eli teach you any bad habits.” Matthew had passed gas and blown a spit bubble. She’d frowned and said, “Too late.”
All three of them burst out laughing at Matthew’s well-timed humor.
“Remember, I have those pictures, you ,” she said, jabbing her finger at him in mock-threat, and then she winked at Rachel.
Yep, she’s still bringing the pictures.
Kelly hugged them both hard and got on the road, anxious to get the three-hour drive over with.
At the Toyota dealership in Morehead, Rachel found a jet-black four-door Tundra that she fell in love with. It had leather seats, dark tinted windows, and a decent stereo. She negotiated with the salesman and got a great deal. Rachel wasn’t jazzed about taking on a new car payment, but she’d had great luck with her last Toyota and knew this vehicle would be around for a while. Plus, it had four doors, so it would be great for when they had kids and car seats to deal with.
They decided before they got out of Eli’s vehicle that if she found a truck she loved, she’d negotiate the best deal she could and then tell the salesman she wanted to take two days to cool off and make sure it was the right choice. The salesman didn’t greet this announcement with enthusiasm, as predicted, and threw in an upgraded MP3 compatible stereo, premium floor mats, heavy-duty bed liner, and a maintenance package if they did the paperwork today.
“I don’t care about those things. We’ll upgrade the sound system with a stereo of my choosing, not whatever you have in inventory. The floor mats that are in it will last forever. I don’t need ones that have the company logo on them, which is the only real difference. The heavy-duty bed liner is fine, but the maintenance package is really nothing but oil changes, which I can do myself,” she said with a bit of a scoff. She smiled at the salesman, who was anxious that they not leave without a truck, and said, “Knock another fifteen hundred off the price you’ve already quoted to us and we’ll sit down and fill out the paperwork right now.”
The salesman excused himself to speak with his “supervisor,” who Rachel knew was just another salesman in a different office. As they walked around the car, Eli surreptitiously caressed Rachel’s ass. “You drive a hard bargain, Miss Lopez.”
“I’m good at negotiating, Mr. Wolf. There’s nothing I love more than driving a hard bargain,” she said seductively.
Eli groaned softly and leaned over to her as she climbed in the driver’s seat. She
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