“Especially in the city.”
We were silent for a while.
“My fiancé has given me a very generous budget,” Janice said.
That’s more like it.
“With twenty thousand, you could make a fairytale,” Cal said.
“He’s giving me thirty,” Janice said.
“Wow.” Cal winked at me. “He’s a keeper.”
She rubbed my arm. “I know he is.”
I gave her a smirk, silently knowing our feud was finally over. We hadn’t made love in several weeks, and I was excited to go home and be with my fiancé again. Now we could plan this wedding with a realistic budget.
“You still owe me two spankings,” she whispered.
My spine shivered. “I’ll give you more than two.”
“Ooh…”
Cal watched us. “ I can tell you guys are going to last. It’s nice to see that for a change.”
That was something I already knew. I knew it the moment our eyes connected at my old apartment in Seattle, the moment she made me ramble on like an idiot. Call me crazy, but I think she was meant to come into my life. The stars aligned and the clouds cleared. She landed in my arms and I never let her go.
My sister invited us over for dinner. We grabbed a bottle of wine then headed to the house in the countryside. Since they were trying to have a baby, I figured the conversation would be full of that. But the idea of my sister having sex was pretty disgusting.
When we came inside, Scarlet gave Janice a big hug.
“Pregnant yet?” Janice asked.
“No,” Scarlet said sadly. “We’re still working on it.”
Janice hugged Sean next. “You’ll knock her up. Just give it time.”
“I’m determined,” Sean said with a smile.
When I used to look at Sean, I used to think about him fucking Janice. Over time, I forced myself not to think that way. It was in the past and it should stay there. Now I thought of him as my brother. “Your sperm handicapped or something?” I teased.
He glared at me. “My swimmers are just fine. Scarlet isn’t ovulating yet.”
“Blame it on that…” I handed him the wine.
“Thanks,” he said. “But Scarlet isn’t drinking.”
“Good. I think she has a problem.”
Scarlet glared at me before she hugged me. I noticed she was wearing the necklace I gave her. “Don’t be a jerk.”
“Why do you even bother to ask?” I pulled away then headed to the table. Pot roast and rolls were on the surface. “Yum. I’m starving.”
“You’re always hungry,” Scarlet jabbed.
“Not as hungry as you, fatty.” I pulled out Janice’s chair and helped her get situated. Then I sat beside her.
Scarlet watched the interaction. “You guys are back to normal?”
“Yep,” I said. “We did lots of lovemaking for the past few days.”
“Isn’t that what you were doing before?” Sean asked.
“No, they are very different,” Janice said. “There were no spankings.”
My sister cringed. “Anyway…”
“Where’s Cortland?” I asked. “Did you invite him?”
“I did but he said he was busy ,” she said sadly. “I never see him anymore. Whenever I stop by at work, he’s always on the phone.”
“Or he pretends to be on the phone,” Sean said. “I have no idea who he would be talking to for that long.”
“I’m worried,” Scarlet said. “But every time I ask him if everything’s okay, he assures me it is. And I haven’t talked to Monnique either. She’s always busy with work.”
I was worried for my friend. “I think he’s hiding something.”
“What?” Scarlet asked. “There’s nothing he would hide from us. We’re his family.”
“Flynn asked to meet him so they could talk. Flynn said the conversation went well and he didn’t notice anything odd with Cortland, but he also doesn’t know him very well.”
“Should we attack him?” Scarlet asked.
“Attack?” Sean asked. “What does that mean…?”
“Like, corner him so he can’t get away. He’ll be forced to talk to us.”
Sean gave me a grim look. “Baby, I know you’re worried, but if he is
We were silent for a while.
“My fiancé has given me a very generous budget,” Janice said.
That’s more like it.
“With twenty thousand, you could make a fairytale,” Cal said.
“He’s giving me thirty,” Janice said.
“Wow.” Cal winked at me. “He’s a keeper.”
She rubbed my arm. “I know he is.”
I gave her a smirk, silently knowing our feud was finally over. We hadn’t made love in several weeks, and I was excited to go home and be with my fiancé again. Now we could plan this wedding with a realistic budget.
“You still owe me two spankings,” she whispered.
My spine shivered. “I’ll give you more than two.”
“Ooh…”
Cal watched us. “ I can tell you guys are going to last. It’s nice to see that for a change.”
That was something I already knew. I knew it the moment our eyes connected at my old apartment in Seattle, the moment she made me ramble on like an idiot. Call me crazy, but I think she was meant to come into my life. The stars aligned and the clouds cleared. She landed in my arms and I never let her go.
My sister invited us over for dinner. We grabbed a bottle of wine then headed to the house in the countryside. Since they were trying to have a baby, I figured the conversation would be full of that. But the idea of my sister having sex was pretty disgusting.
When we came inside, Scarlet gave Janice a big hug.
“Pregnant yet?” Janice asked.
“No,” Scarlet said sadly. “We’re still working on it.”
Janice hugged Sean next. “You’ll knock her up. Just give it time.”
“I’m determined,” Sean said with a smile.
When I used to look at Sean, I used to think about him fucking Janice. Over time, I forced myself not to think that way. It was in the past and it should stay there. Now I thought of him as my brother. “Your sperm handicapped or something?” I teased.
He glared at me. “My swimmers are just fine. Scarlet isn’t ovulating yet.”
“Blame it on that…” I handed him the wine.
“Thanks,” he said. “But Scarlet isn’t drinking.”
“Good. I think she has a problem.”
Scarlet glared at me before she hugged me. I noticed she was wearing the necklace I gave her. “Don’t be a jerk.”
“Why do you even bother to ask?” I pulled away then headed to the table. Pot roast and rolls were on the surface. “Yum. I’m starving.”
“You’re always hungry,” Scarlet jabbed.
“Not as hungry as you, fatty.” I pulled out Janice’s chair and helped her get situated. Then I sat beside her.
Scarlet watched the interaction. “You guys are back to normal?”
“Yep,” I said. “We did lots of lovemaking for the past few days.”
“Isn’t that what you were doing before?” Sean asked.
“No, they are very different,” Janice said. “There were no spankings.”
My sister cringed. “Anyway…”
“Where’s Cortland?” I asked. “Did you invite him?”
“I did but he said he was busy ,” she said sadly. “I never see him anymore. Whenever I stop by at work, he’s always on the phone.”
“Or he pretends to be on the phone,” Sean said. “I have no idea who he would be talking to for that long.”
“I’m worried,” Scarlet said. “But every time I ask him if everything’s okay, he assures me it is. And I haven’t talked to Monnique either. She’s always busy with work.”
I was worried for my friend. “I think he’s hiding something.”
“What?” Scarlet asked. “There’s nothing he would hide from us. We’re his family.”
“Flynn asked to meet him so they could talk. Flynn said the conversation went well and he didn’t notice anything odd with Cortland, but he also doesn’t know him very well.”
“Should we attack him?” Scarlet asked.
“Attack?” Sean asked. “What does that mean…?”
“Like, corner him so he can’t get away. He’ll be forced to talk to us.”
Sean gave me a grim look. “Baby, I know you’re worried, but if he is
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