She hopped off her stool and went to David. “All this talk is making me realize it’s been too long since I kissed either of you.”
Reese crossed the kitchen and kissed the breath out of her, pressing her back into David’s side. David groaned. Mati held on for dear life, tilting her hips against Reese’s hardening cock.
David twisted behind her and a moment later his teeth nipped at her neck.
She moaned.
David’s phone rang.
“That’s it,” she snapped, “we are throwing away every goddamn phone in this house.”
David shook with silent laughter, his lips still against her skin.
Reese lifted his head. “Is your phone still set to ring only for Chance and Hodges?”
“Yeah,” David muttered.
Mati came down to earth with a thud, sighing when David stepped away.
David held up his phone. “It’s Hodges.”
Reese took the phone from David and answered it with a bitter, “Your timing seriouslysucks.” He listened, then turned to Mati. “He needs to talk to you. Your brothers are looking for you.”
She grabbed the phone. “What’s happened?”
“Nothing bad,” Hodges assured her. “But Mike showed up here earlier.”
“What?” Mati asked. “He was at the house? Why would he do that?”
David ducked to get a better look at her face, clearly trying to gauge if they had a situation.
Mati put her hand over the mouthpiece. “Just stupid family stuff.” She pulled her hand away to ask Hodges, “Is it my parents?”
“Your parents are fine. I asked right away.”
She released a deep breath. “Okay. So, what did he want?”
“He said he needs to speak with you, and was concerned you weren’t answering your phone. He thought I’d know how to reach you.”
She had to give Mikey credit for figuring out that much, although he was lucky Hodges wasn’t with them. “Is he still there?”
“No. I didn’t want to put you on the spot, so I said I wouldn’t be able to reach you for a while. I don’t think he believed me.”
Mati didn’t care if her brother had believed Hodges or not. “I’m sorry he bothered you. I replied to his email, but he probably didn’t like my answer. I’ll call him and tell him to knock it off.”
“You don’t have to apologize. You know I’m happy to do whatever you need.”
“I know. Thank you.”
She honestly loved Hodges. Not the way she loved Reese. Or the way she wanted to love all over David. But like the supportive, caring older brother, or even the father, she’d wanted and never had. Like family.
She needed to figure out a way to tell him that sometime.
She said goodbye to Hodges and checked with David if it was okay to use his phone to call her brother. She didn’t have his number memorized, so she dialed the main business line.
Her older brother answered right away. “Viveiros and Sons.”
“Stephen?” she asked, surprised. “Why are you answering this number?”
