I slid into James’s lap and ran my fingers through his hair. “No talking about work tonight. Got me?” I glanced between the two of them. “This is a work-free zone.”
“Said the woman who’s still at work,” Thomas replied with a slight smile.
“It may be where I work, but tonight is all about fun,” I reminded him. “Anyway, I thought you two were going to cut back a little.”
James tightened his grip on my ass and nuzzled his lips against my neck. “We were just talking about some applications we received this week.”
“You’re going to hire new people?” I gawked at him.
He nodded and winked. “I made a promise, doll, and I intend to keep it.”
“You’ve made me a happy girl.” I kissed his lips, holding his face in my hands as I did it.
“We’re both going to cut back at work and spend more time with our families,” Thomas said.
“If you need help, I can go through your applications,” I offered.
Thomas and James laughed.
“We’ve got this,” James told me. “You worry about your business, and we’ll handle ours.”
Burn. “You’re lucky I love you so much.”
“I am.” James squeezed my ass tighter. “There’s no one else I could ever love more.”
“Not even Sofia Vergara?”
He thought about it for a minute until I hit him. “Not even her.”
“Good answer.” I kissed his lips again before hopping to my feet. “Outside, both of you. No hiding and no work.”
“You’re the boss,” Thomas said.
James patted my ass with a twinkle in his eye that said “I am going to get some later” as he passed by. I checked my hair and makeup and locked up the office before joining the rest of the crew under the tent.
Thankfully, we’d found two babysitters who would watch the kids tonight. We paid them twice their normal rate because of the number of kids and the short notice. By now, the two girls had to be ready to pull their hair out, but I was sure it was nothing they couldn’t handle.
As soon as I went back outside, I sat down with Suzy, Max, Mia, and Angel, along with Ma, at a table under the tent. Even though the sun had almost set, it was blazing hot, and I didn’t want to start sweating before anyone arrived. There was nothing worse than hugging and kissing on someone who was stickier than the morning grass.
A motorcycle pulled into the parking lot, Kat’s long hair blowing in the breeze as she clutched the man on the front. From a distance, it would have been hard to tell who was on the bike with her if I didn’t know any better. His dirty-blond hair was going every which way but forward, and his sunglasses hid his signature green eyes perfectly.
“Well, she’s not a lesbian,” Max said with pursed lips.
“Nope.” I smiled.
“But at least she has a man,” Suzy said, always trying to stay optimistic.
I was dying for this moment. There had been so many times this week that I’d wanted to spill the secret, but it was just too good not to be there to see their faces when Cypress was standing right in front of them.
“Maybe they’re just friends with benefits,” Mia quipped and shrugged her shoulder.
“For the love of God. You guys need to zip it.”
Kat climbed off, her hands on Cypress’s shoulder as she bent forward and shook her hair out. She had wild, messy hair that looked like she’d just gotten fucked, and she looked more beautiful than normal.
“Couldn’t hire an ugly bitch, could ya?” Max barked.
“She’s not that pretty.” Suzy sighed. “Is she?”
