“Finally,”he said through our bond once we turned onto the main road that went past the neighborhood. I chuckled at that.
“See somewhere familiar?”
“Yes. I realize that the dealership wasn’t too far from home, but I’ve never been there before, and it was stressful. Why is traffic so much more hectic there?”
“Probably because it’s more central to businesses. We’re in the suburbs. It’s just traffic of people coming and going to where we just left.”I signaled that I was turning as I approached the road that went into the neighborhood. At least Duncan seemed to have mastered the maze that it was. Five minutes after turning off the main road, we were pulling into the driveway. I parked, and Duncan pulled in beside me. His SUV would fit in the garage, and we’d eventually park it in there, but for now, I wasn’t going to push that. Just the fact that he drove it home was enough for now.
I was out of the truck and opening the door for Duncan before he could even get his seat belt off.
“Hi, adorable,” I said as I leaned in and gave him a lingering kiss. We were home now, and I knew Duncan would be more comfortable with it here. “How was the drive?”
“Stressful.”
I moved back enough to frown at him. “I’m sorry, sweetie. You don’t have to drive it if it makes you that uncomfortable.”
Duncan sighed. “That’s not really it. I was terrified someone was going to hit me, and then you’d be mad because it’s brand-new.” He glanced over at his phone. “And Charlie was texting like crazy.” He reached for the phone and swiped up.
“That’s probably my fault,” I said.
“How does Charlie know about the new SUV?”
“I sent a pic to Silver before we left the dealership.” I reached in and unbuckled Duncan’s seat belt. “He messaged me to letme know that Flint met his mate today at work. She came in for something as a client.”
“What? Really?”
I nodded. “Yes. Come on.” I held out my hand and helped him out of the vehicle. “Eventually, we’ll have you parking in the garage. That way, when it rains, you don’t get wet getting in and out of it.” We might not get snow in the winter, but we did get rain. Quite a bit of it, in fact.
“You want me to park in the garage?”
“Eventually, yes,” I said.
Duncan looked nervous. I understood. Parking something inside a garage always brought new worries. Mainly…don’t hit anything on the way in or out.
“So what’s up with Flint? Did he sweep her off of her feet?”
I chuckled at that. “I don’t think so. I didn’t have time to talk to Silver. From the sounds of it though, Flint wasn’t exactly thrilled with it.” I pushed the button on the wall to close the garage door, and we entered the house. I took the opportunity to get a good look at his behind. I liked those jeans. They fit him perfectly, and they hugged his ass in all the right places.
“Really?” Duncan asked as he looked at me over his shoulder. I didn’t even try to hide the fact that I was staring at his ass.
“What? You have a fantastic ass.”
Duncan rolled his eyes at me. I wasn’t going to deny it. I was quite fond of all of him. His dimples got me every time I saw them though, and I’d come to the conclusion they were why I found him so adorable.
“So what do you think Flint is going to do about his mate?” Duncan placed his phone, wallet, and keys on the counter, where I had a habit of leaving them.
“I’m not sure. Silver didn’t say much, just that Flint met her when she came into the office.”
“I’m going to meet everyone this weekend, right? Including your parents?”
I pulled Duncan into my arms. “If you want. We can put them off for a bit longer if that would make you feel more comfortable.”
Duncan wrapped his arms around me and sighed as he placed his head against my chest. “I’m good to meet them. I already know Silver and Charlie, and I’d like to meet the rest of your family.” He held on to me for a moment. “Thank you for the SUV. You didn’t have to spend nearly that much on one, but I will admit that it’s insanely nice.” Duncan looked up at me and grinned. “Consider me thoroughly spoiled.”
I smiled down at him. “Sweetie, I’ve just started spoiling you. Just you wait.” I leaned down and kissed his forehead before I wrapped my arms tightly around him. “You’re welcome all the same. But you needed a new car.”
“Yeah, I did. But maybe let’s hold off on anything else that expensive for a bit, okay?”
I chuckled. “I can do that,” I told him. He didn’t request that I not spoil him, just that I didn’t do it with something that expensive. Understood.
