He grumbled.
Then she looked at me and giggled.
“What do I have to do?” I asked.
She brought her hand up and started to tap her finger against her chin.
Right below those lips of hers, I had woken up from dreaming of kissing, one too many times to count.
Then she winked, “Not a damned thing.”
“Lila,” I growled.
She growled, “Bronson.”
“I freaking love this. Most women either flaunt themselves at you or they walk away from you. Classic.” Madalyn cheered.
I narrowed my eyes at her, “Shut it.”
Lila looked at Madalyn and asked, “Wanna learn the secret sauce?”
Madalyn’s entire face lit up, “Would I ever?”
Cole gasped, “Hey! What about me?”
Lila winked, “This is a woman’s world. Didn’t you know?”
“So, the McKinnon household belongs to women now?” I teased.
She nodded, “Yep. And don’t you ever forget it.”
“But only these two women,” Madalyn teased back.
And then Lila taught Madalyn how to make it.
Once it was finished, Madalyn taunted, “Now I can totally make it for myself when y’all try to gang up on me.”
“I’m still her favorite,” Cole grumbled.
Madalyn snorted.
Lila grinned, “Honestly, I love you both equally. I couldn’t choose even if I was forced to.”
Good goddamned right answer.
***
It was three hours later, and we were sitting at a picnic table.
The food would be consumed in about thirty minutes or so.
Cole was talking to a few of his teammates who were the kids of cops on the force.
Madalyn was also talking to a few girls from her school who were also the kids of cops on the force.
Some guy I didn’t know walked over to us and started talking to Lila.
She was friendly, but not in the way she was with us, and when he reached out to wrap her in a hug, I growled.
