though. 'Stop it. I told you, I don't know where we'l be staying yet. I'l let you know when I find out. You have my cel number. You have Leah's cel number.
It's not like I'm running off forever.' He looked like a four-year-old who'd had his lol ipop stolen and God knew she shouldn't encourage this side of him. She kissed his forehead and smothered an urge to smile.
'I'l be cal ing. You'd better be back here soon. I want to be with you on New Year's Eve. That's just four days from now.
You promised me we'd be together.'
'I did and if you think over the time we've been together you won't be able to name a single time I've broken a promise, so stop sulking.' She nodded. 'Now my plane is going to leave without me so I need to get moving.' You gonna tel me what you and Eve spoke about before we left?'
'I have to say I'm amazed you waited this long. We just had a little bit of a chat. I'm sure you heard at least part of it when you were listening on the porch.'
The flash of his teeth in the darkened car told her she'd been correct.
'I'm not a patient man where you're concerned. I have no moderation. Don't be gone long.' He hauled her over and kissed her soundly.
'How could I go without kisses like that?' She brushed her thumb over his bottom lip. 'I love you, Charles Dixon.
Good luck fending Pickles off while I'm gone. You know she's going to tiy to seduce you or whatever it is women like her do.' He sighed. 'I blame you for leaving me. You know I'm going to lock our bedroom door every night, right?'
'I know I like that you cal ed it our bedroom. I'm gonna bust her lip if she touches your cock. Tel her that. I don't share. Wel --' she winked at him '-- not with Pickles anyway.'
He opened his door, pul ed her bag from the back and met her on the sidewalk, his self-assurance replaced by sadness. 'Don't be gone long. I love you and I'm sorry Eve has driven you away from our vacation together. I don't know what else to do.'
You're doing al you can da. After this is over, you're going to have to set some rules with her but at this point you're stuck. Now, I have to run. I'l cal you.'
Vegas was a good thirty degrees warmer as she got off the plane and headed to baggage. She checked her phone and the message she'd been hoping for was there.
Even better, Leah was waiting at the baggage carousel.
'Hey, dude.' She hugged her friend and laughed.
'Someone took a Xanax.'
Leah looked caught between laughing and crying. 'Kate, they cal him Bingo.'
Horror roiled through her. 'No! Oh my God. Wow, I'm having trouble here. I mean, I'm caught between wanting to giggle and the need to pet you and give you a lol y. OK, we need to get my bag and head to the hotel, stat.' 'It's . . . they're al so nice and wholesome. And I'm in their basement defiling him. Defiling Bingo.'
Kate wisely held back a laugh. 'Sounds like a porn movie. Come on, I heard back from my friend. We're spared the scratchy sheets motel experience and instead we'l be enjoying a muthafuckin' penthouse suite at the Palisades.'
Leah's brows rose.
They had a cancel ation he said. I got him out of big trouble two years ago so we won't be paying ful price. Let me regale you with tales of Pickles on the way over. We can rip her to shreds and you can tel me about Bingo's family when you're ready. We have late dinner reservations.'
'Awesome.'
'My friend at the hotel said in the message that there was some sort of convention going on here in Vegas, but didn't say what. We can flirt with dentists or architects or whoever has freaking conventions in Vegas right after Christmas.' And just not think about ex-wives and moving in together or anything else life altering. No, it was time for shopping, drinking, eating and some pampering. She'd deal with her life on the plane ride back home.
Chapter 6
Brandon didn't realise how much he'd hoped Leah would be at home until he walked into the house and found it disappointingly dark and cold. He flipped the switch and lit the kitchen
It's not like I'm running off forever.' He looked like a four-year-old who'd had his lol ipop stolen and God knew she shouldn't encourage this side of him. She kissed his forehead and smothered an urge to smile.
'I'l be cal ing. You'd better be back here soon. I want to be with you on New Year's Eve. That's just four days from now.
You promised me we'd be together.'
'I did and if you think over the time we've been together you won't be able to name a single time I've broken a promise, so stop sulking.' She nodded. 'Now my plane is going to leave without me so I need to get moving.' You gonna tel me what you and Eve spoke about before we left?'
'I have to say I'm amazed you waited this long. We just had a little bit of a chat. I'm sure you heard at least part of it when you were listening on the porch.'
The flash of his teeth in the darkened car told her she'd been correct.
'I'm not a patient man where you're concerned. I have no moderation. Don't be gone long.' He hauled her over and kissed her soundly.
'How could I go without kisses like that?' She brushed her thumb over his bottom lip. 'I love you, Charles Dixon.
Good luck fending Pickles off while I'm gone. You know she's going to tiy to seduce you or whatever it is women like her do.' He sighed. 'I blame you for leaving me. You know I'm going to lock our bedroom door every night, right?'
'I know I like that you cal ed it our bedroom. I'm gonna bust her lip if she touches your cock. Tel her that. I don't share. Wel --' she winked at him '-- not with Pickles anyway.'
He opened his door, pul ed her bag from the back and met her on the sidewalk, his self-assurance replaced by sadness. 'Don't be gone long. I love you and I'm sorry Eve has driven you away from our vacation together. I don't know what else to do.'
You're doing al you can da. After this is over, you're going to have to set some rules with her but at this point you're stuck. Now, I have to run. I'l cal you.'
Vegas was a good thirty degrees warmer as she got off the plane and headed to baggage. She checked her phone and the message she'd been hoping for was there.
Even better, Leah was waiting at the baggage carousel.
'Hey, dude.' She hugged her friend and laughed.
'Someone took a Xanax.'
Leah looked caught between laughing and crying. 'Kate, they cal him Bingo.'
Horror roiled through her. 'No! Oh my God. Wow, I'm having trouble here. I mean, I'm caught between wanting to giggle and the need to pet you and give you a lol y. OK, we need to get my bag and head to the hotel, stat.' 'It's . . . they're al so nice and wholesome. And I'm in their basement defiling him. Defiling Bingo.'
Kate wisely held back a laugh. 'Sounds like a porn movie. Come on, I heard back from my friend. We're spared the scratchy sheets motel experience and instead we'l be enjoying a muthafuckin' penthouse suite at the Palisades.'
Leah's brows rose.
They had a cancel ation he said. I got him out of big trouble two years ago so we won't be paying ful price. Let me regale you with tales of Pickles on the way over. We can rip her to shreds and you can tel me about Bingo's family when you're ready. We have late dinner reservations.'
'Awesome.'
'My friend at the hotel said in the message that there was some sort of convention going on here in Vegas, but didn't say what. We can flirt with dentists or architects or whoever has freaking conventions in Vegas right after Christmas.' And just not think about ex-wives and moving in together or anything else life altering. No, it was time for shopping, drinking, eating and some pampering. She'd deal with her life on the plane ride back home.
Chapter 6
Brandon didn't realise how much he'd hoped Leah would be at home until he walked into the house and found it disappointingly dark and cold. He flipped the switch and lit the kitchen
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