Total pages in book: 152
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
He follows my eyes to the ceiling and smiles. “Nice ceiling, huh? The rest of the place is pretty dated though. I’m not really a fan.” I raise my eyebrows, if he doesn’t like this place what in the hell is his house like? “Actually, can you get a week off work the week after next? I want to take you to LA to see a few houses.”
I frown. “What’s wrong with the house you have?”
He smiles and puts his hands in his pockets. “Nothing. I just want to start our new life together in a new house, one that you pick. I want you to be happy.”
My heart swells. “As long as I’m with you, baby, I’ll be happy,” I breathe.
He smiles and bends to run his lips gently over mine. “Me too,” he whispers. We walk through large double doors out into a massive kitchen and lounge area. Adrian is sitting on a barstool at the kitchen bench in a pair of boardshorts. Cameron is lying on the lounge in a pair of boxer shorts and Ben looks as though he has been for a swim and has a towel wrapped around his waist. Jeez, these guys are buff. This could easily pass as a scene from Magic Mike. Josh grabs me by the hand as we enter.
“Hi.” He smiles at his friends.
“Oh yeah. Mike Tyson is back.” Cameron laughs in a husky I’ve-had-too-many-tequilas voice. He’s talking really loudly, obviously still a little deaf from the loud music last night.
Adrian smiles as he walks over, puts his arm around me and kisses me on the temple. “Good morning, beautiful. How did you put up with this idiot last night?” He smiles and winks at Josh.
“Ha, ha.” Joshua fakes a smile as he pulls me from Adrian’s grip and sits me up on the counter. His little burst of possessiveness doesn’t go unnoticed and I have to say I kind of like it.
“The girls are coming over to go out for breakfast,” states Adrian.
Joshua frowns. “What girls?” he asks.
“Bridget and Abbie. I like your friends, Tash. They’re good value.”
I roll my eyes. “Of course, do you think I would have boring friends?”
Joshua laughs. “Why not? I do.” Adrian whips him with a tea towel. Cameron is lying on the lounge with the back of his forearm over his face. I never realized how hot he actually is. He has the same olive skin as Josh, same height, same dark eyes, but his hair is longer on top with a bit of a curl to it. He’s not as big as Josh and he doesn’t have the tattoo—that tattoo that I love. But jeez he could definitely hold his own. I smile at the thought of all the poor women out there that end up having Cameron as their doctor. They don’t stand a bloody chance.
Abbie and Bridget come through the door laughing and Abbie trips over her own feet and stumbles into the kitchen.
“Crap,” she snaps.
“How did you go last night?” Joshua smiles at the girls but continues his conversation with Cameron.
Cameron shakes his head. “I went to bed with a ten and woke up with a two.” Everyone laughs. “I’m not joking, man. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough when I woke up this morning. I left my fucking shoes there.”
Joshua laughs out loud. “What was so bad with her?”
“It was total false advertising. When a girl bats her eyelashes at me, I kind of expect them to be real. She must have been really good with the makeup shit because the girl I went to bed with looked nothing like the monster I woke up with.” He scrubs his hand over his face and does a fake cold shiver.
Adrian winces. “I hate to break it to you, but those beer goggles you had on last night didn’t help.” Cameron screws up his face and nods with his eyes closed.
“Oh my god!” Cameron yells way too loud. “How big were that dude’s balls last night telling Tash to think of him when she had sex?” Everybody, including myself, laughs out loud. I do have to admit it was pretty ballsy.
“That fucker is going to die next time I see him,” Josh says, deadpan.
Bridget walks over to Adrian and affectionately cuddles him. “Thanks for getting me home safely.”
He smiles and kisses her temple. “No worries, baby.”
“Abbs, what went on with those two guys last night fighting over you?” Cameron asks as he makes his way over to the fridge. Joshua has now settled in between my legs as I sit on the edge of the counter. He discreetly pulls my hips toward his groin and gives me a sly smile.
I do wide eyes at him. “Stop it,” I mouth. Abbie rolls her eyes.
“What? Tell me what happened?” I ask, the shock in my voice evident.