As I turned onto the road leading to the small town where the brewery was located, I struggled to get my head around all the information.
“You know what this means, right?” I said, defaulting to the man whore I was, especially where Jax was concerned. “While we’retechnicallyandprobablymarried, you’re going to have to perform your husbandly duties on a regular basis. You know, for health reasons.”
He laughed again. “I’ve never been one to shirk my responsibilities. Are you working tonight?”
My dick thickened again at the thought of fucking Jax against the door leading to the bar from my apartment.
“I am, but if you can swing by around seven, I can show you how sturdy my office desk is. I’ll even buy you dinner after.”
“Sex and food? Where do I sign up? Oh wait…” He chuckled. “See you later.”
My grin refused to leave my face as I reached the brewery and parked.
For the next couple of hours, I learned everything I needed to know about the brewery and shook hands with the owner. Pending a contract, Tanner’s would be distributing one of the best ales in the region.
Not only that, but I’d managed to only think about Jax a handful of times. Props for being a responsible adult.
I was reversing out of the brewery’s parking lot, with a selection of ales clinking in the back seat, when my phone rang again. A smile spread over my face, and I answered immediately. “You really can’t get enough of me, can you? You’re good for my ego.”
“I sense a story there.”
My foot hit the brake when I heard Jodie’s voice through the car speakers.
“Jodie!”
“Hey, boo. How’s it going? I’ll guess that from the way you answered the call, it’s going better than good.”
“Um…err…gimme a sec, just pulling out of a parking lot,” I semi-lied and grabbed my phone to mute my side of the call. “Fuck. Fuck. Think, Tanner.”
I took a few deep breaths and turned out of the lot. There was no way she would guess what I’d done by my voice, right? At least she hadn’t started a video call. One more breath to steady myself and I unmuted while navigating my way toward the road.
“I missed you, honeybun. How are you?”
“Nuh-uh, you first.”
There was no point arguing with her, but I could divert. “Fine. Yes, I spent the last twenty-four hours getting railed by the man of my dreams. Jodie, you should see the size of his?—”
“Enough. I don’t need to know more. You’re getting dick. Congrats.”
I chuckled.Victory.
“I’m calling because I have a couple of big projects coming to an end and need to get away. My apartment is making me claustrophobic, and sadly for me, there’s no distracting dicks here.”
“Are you still working on that television project?” When she mentioned she’d been approached by a streaming channel to star in her own home design show, I was so proud and happy for her, but it turned out those things take a long time to happen. It has also been a lot of additional work.
“Yes, we’ll start filming soon, hence the break.”
“What are you thinking?” I didn’t want to come right out and say it, but right now, I couldn’t really afford to get away from the bar, not to mention her brother.
She was going to kill me when she found out I was messing around with Jax.
“I was thinking of coming for a visit. See you and Jax. I miss you both. Maybe I’ll get to meet that new guy who’s got you answering your phone like a cat in heat.”
“I did not answer the phone like that.”
“You really can’t get enough of me, can you?” she said, mimicking my voice but making it extra breathless.
“I’m hanging up if you’re going to be mean.”
