We reach my car, and instead of getting in, Reid gently places a hand on my stomach, pushing me against the passenger side door.He slides my hair over my shoulder so it falls down my back.“We could have stayed.I’m sorry if I did something that made you think otherwise.”
My fingers press into his hips.“I know we could have.You’ve done nothing, Reid.I promise.It didn’t feel right being here.I should have cancelled but I knew you really did want to come.We’ve eaten, and they got to spend some time with you, but maybe you should check in with your brothers.”
He nods and cups the back of my neck, bringing his lips down to mine.The slow, sensual flick of his tongue makes me melt into him.I will never tire of his kisses.
He lowers his forehead against mine.“I truly don’t deserve you.”
I press my fists to his hard abs.“Funny.I don’t think that’s your choice to make.It’s mine.And I think you’re deserving of a lot of things, Reid.Especially this.”
His eyes flare, and his voice is husky when he replies.“I want to fuck you.”
I arch an eyebrow.“Handsome, as hot as car sex sounds with you, I will not be doing it here when we’re out in public and my parents’ car is over in the corner.Let’s go home, and you can do whatever you want to me when we get to your room.”
He slams his mouth down on mine, and I hear the car door open behind me.“Sunshine, you should really get in the car then.”
Maybe we could find a secluded spot on the way home.
Maybe we could...I shake my head and those thoughts away, and lower myself into the passenger seat.I clench my thighs together as he gently closes the door behind me.
Sex with a new person is always exciting the first couple of times you fuck.I’ve never been in a relationship where each time feels new and exciting.It made me feel like something was wrong with me.I just didn’t realise I never had therightguy.Reid has me so fucking turned on, I am contemplating whether or not to fuck him in a public place.This has to be worse than the lunch break I spent hanging out in the Hayes offices and I had images of him fucking me on the desk.Not even hearing his brothers in the other room, outside or at their desk on the other side of the room dwindled my desire.
One thing I can say with certainty is that life with Reid will never be stale or boring.
*** *** ***
We walk into the Hayesfarmhouse to utter chaos.The twins are sitting wide-eyed on the stairs, their bags placed on the step below their feet.
“I wouldn’t go in there,” Theo warns, gesturing to the living room with his head.
“Max is back,” Colton informs us.“I’ve been waiting for one of them to punch him.Hasn’t happened yet so you’ve not missed anything.”
My eyes widen because aside from Max’s wife, no one has seen him.It’s still unclear whether he’s been back home, but she has definitely heard from him since Lily was taken into hospital.Hayden arrived back that night, seeming more relaxed and in control than she did when I first arrived that day.She also smelled of burnt plastic, and I’m pretty sure I witnessed Charlotte passing her a baby wipe to clean something off her neck.
Reid takes my hand, dragging me into the living room, where not only Jaxon, Eli and Wyatt are standing, but Liam and the Carter brothers.None of them have their wives with them, and the only child of theirs present, is Landon.
“You couldn’t fucking find him?”Maverick bites out, glaring at Liam.
“He asked me not to tell you,” Liam argues.
“No, he made you think it was a good idea not to tell us because you knew we would talk him out of doing whatever fucking shit he was doing,” Maverick snaps back.“There’s enough going on in our lives right now.We didn’t need to spend nearly two weeks worrying about his whereabouts.Our fucking focus should have been on Lily.”
“Lake knew where I was,” Max points out, seeming unbothered by the hostility in the room as he eats whatever Liza has clearly cooked up for him.She’s a mum through and through, and despite Max being an older man, she still treats him like he’s her child.
Malik glares at the man with so much anger, I flinch.“You gave her enough fucking information so she wouldn’t kick you fucking out.You’ve got no idea what has been fucking going on.Would it fucking kill you to stick around instead of disappearing?”
Max carefully places his plate on the arm of the sofa, getting to his feet so he can shove his brother.“Don’t bloody do that!Don’t tell me I’ve got no fucking idea.My son died, Malik.He fucking died.My daughter was nearly killed.I’m getting fucking sick of watching our kids get hurt.I had to do something.It might not have beenapprovedby you, but I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.So don’t fucking stand there spewing shit like I went on a joy ride to get likes on a TikTok video.After all these fucking years, I thought you would know me better by now.”He glares at Malik, breathing heavily.“You know who didn’t ring me?Myles and fucking Mason.I think that says a lot, because between you two, my phone didn’t stop ringing and it felt like the entire family was calling me.”
“Pretty sure the reason Mason didn’t call is because he didn’t give a shit what you did,” Maverick points out.“Don’t mistake it for him trusting you.”
Mason clears his throat.“Actually, and I hate to say this, but he gets results most of the time,” Mason mutters.“I didn’t see the harm.And he always comes back when he needs feeding.”
Max drops to the sofa, reaching for his plate, still glaring at Malik.“Get off my fucking arse.I didn’t see you laying into Maddox the night he got shit-faced because he saw the video.”
“How did you even know about— You know what, I don’t fucking care,” Malik breathes, dropping down onto another sofa.
Max arches an eyebrow at him.“You have a funny way of showing it.Seems to me you care a littletoomuch.I get it, I’m your favourite, but give me room to grow, for fuck’s sake.”
“Don’t make me knock you out,” Malik warns, his words harsh and blunt.
