sister—not me—so behave.”
“Like that’s supposed to make me feel better?”
L lifts her brow as a warning and it’s the same look I’ve seen my mum give me a thousand times. “We’re here to celebrate your birthday and I’d appreciate you not getting into a brawl.”
“I won’t, love. I swear.”
We go out to the patio and I stand with my arms crossed as I wait for what he has to say. I can’t think of a single thing I’d like to hear from this guy.
“I want to start by apologizing for my behavior with Laurelyn.”
He’s telling the wrong person. “Maybe you should apologize to her instead of me.”
“I plan to, but I knew it wasn’t possible if I didn’t go through you first.” He’s right. I’m not sure I’d allow him to get that close to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t give you the information you needed to find her, but it all seemed really weird to me. You were with Laurie for months and didn’t know her last name. I assumed there was a reason for that and it was her own decision. I thought I was protecting her.”
Protecting her, my ass! I know how much pleasure he took in denying me what I needed to know. “You did it while wearing a shit-eating grin. You loved seeing me grovel.”
“I won’t say I didn’t enjoy it. I wanted Laurelyn, and you came between us. I couldn’t see then that you were the one for her, but I realize that now. It was always you. I never had a chance.”
I’m not interested in discussing how much he wanted to fuck my wife. That much I already know. I’m more interested in what his intentions are when it comes to Chloe. He stands to gain a lot professionally by being associated with this family. Or he could just be a bastard looking to give me a jab since he was unsuccessful at closing the deal with my wife. “What about my sister? You going out with her to piss me off or do you see her as an opportunity to further yourself?”
“I like Chloe a lot and our relationship has nothing to do with you or your family.”
“Just how did this relationship come about?” I ask.
“I’m in Sydney with my internship, so Addie introduced us a few weeks ago and we hit it off. I asked her out and we’ve practically been inseparable since.” A mental picture of an inseparable Ben and Chloe isn’t something I need in my head. “I have my own business connections. I grew up in a family of winemakers just as you did, so I stand to gain nothing in that aspect by having a relationship with Chloe.”
I still don’t like this fucker. “I’m not gonna bullshit you. I do not care for you at all—and I really don’t like you being with my sister—but she’s old enough to make her own decisions. If she chooses you, then that’s her mistake, but I’ve got my eyes on you. You fuck with my sister—or my wife—and you’re mine.”
“I have no intentions of doing either, but you need to get used to the idea of me being around. I don’t plan on going anywhere as long as Chloe wants me here.”
Fucking perfect. I’ll need to thank Addison for this shit later.
The party wasn’t a total bust. L met three of my mates—Trevor, Ellis, and Wade—which made her extremely happy. I guess she feels like that’s an area she knows nothing about since she hasn’t met them before. But there are reasons. They’ve been thick as thieves this year. I’m not sure I want to know what they’ve been up to because it can’t be good. And I’m sure I’d have been part of whatever they have going on if I hadn’t been so wrapped up in finding Laurelyn, but I have my priorities in order. They have theirs too: T and A—tits and ass.
All three were checking out my wife right in front of me, but Ellis was shameless in his adoration of her breasts. They looked awesome in the dress she was wearing but I still ended up telling them all to fuck off. Doesn’t matter who it is, no one looks at my wife like that. Assholes.
They cackled, thought it was fucking hilarious. I
“Like that’s supposed to make me feel better?”
L lifts her brow as a warning and it’s the same look I’ve seen my mum give me a thousand times. “We’re here to celebrate your birthday and I’d appreciate you not getting into a brawl.”
“I won’t, love. I swear.”
We go out to the patio and I stand with my arms crossed as I wait for what he has to say. I can’t think of a single thing I’d like to hear from this guy.
“I want to start by apologizing for my behavior with Laurelyn.”
He’s telling the wrong person. “Maybe you should apologize to her instead of me.”
“I plan to, but I knew it wasn’t possible if I didn’t go through you first.” He’s right. I’m not sure I’d allow him to get that close to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t give you the information you needed to find her, but it all seemed really weird to me. You were with Laurie for months and didn’t know her last name. I assumed there was a reason for that and it was her own decision. I thought I was protecting her.”
Protecting her, my ass! I know how much pleasure he took in denying me what I needed to know. “You did it while wearing a shit-eating grin. You loved seeing me grovel.”
“I won’t say I didn’t enjoy it. I wanted Laurelyn, and you came between us. I couldn’t see then that you were the one for her, but I realize that now. It was always you. I never had a chance.”
I’m not interested in discussing how much he wanted to fuck my wife. That much I already know. I’m more interested in what his intentions are when it comes to Chloe. He stands to gain a lot professionally by being associated with this family. Or he could just be a bastard looking to give me a jab since he was unsuccessful at closing the deal with my wife. “What about my sister? You going out with her to piss me off or do you see her as an opportunity to further yourself?”
“I like Chloe a lot and our relationship has nothing to do with you or your family.”
“Just how did this relationship come about?” I ask.
“I’m in Sydney with my internship, so Addie introduced us a few weeks ago and we hit it off. I asked her out and we’ve practically been inseparable since.” A mental picture of an inseparable Ben and Chloe isn’t something I need in my head. “I have my own business connections. I grew up in a family of winemakers just as you did, so I stand to gain nothing in that aspect by having a relationship with Chloe.”
I still don’t like this fucker. “I’m not gonna bullshit you. I do not care for you at all—and I really don’t like you being with my sister—but she’s old enough to make her own decisions. If she chooses you, then that’s her mistake, but I’ve got my eyes on you. You fuck with my sister—or my wife—and you’re mine.”
“I have no intentions of doing either, but you need to get used to the idea of me being around. I don’t plan on going anywhere as long as Chloe wants me here.”
Fucking perfect. I’ll need to thank Addison for this shit later.
The party wasn’t a total bust. L met three of my mates—Trevor, Ellis, and Wade—which made her extremely happy. I guess she feels like that’s an area she knows nothing about since she hasn’t met them before. But there are reasons. They’ve been thick as thieves this year. I’m not sure I want to know what they’ve been up to because it can’t be good. And I’m sure I’d have been part of whatever they have going on if I hadn’t been so wrapped up in finding Laurelyn, but I have my priorities in order. They have theirs too: T and A—tits and ass.
All three were checking out my wife right in front of me, but Ellis was shameless in his adoration of her breasts. They looked awesome in the dress she was wearing but I still ended up telling them all to fuck off. Doesn’t matter who it is, no one looks at my wife like that. Assholes.
They cackled, thought it was fucking hilarious. I
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