Nothing to do that day but the engagement party. She’d spent pretty much every moment of the last week preparing for it, which was good because it kept her mind off what had happened when she’d gone down for her nephew’s birthday weekend. In the two weeks since she’d confessed the situation with her mother to Cal so much had happened. Thank goodness for him and Gideon to help her work past the bloody strips Ethan’s words had cut into her heart. They’d all stayed over at Cal’s place. She loved it there. So big and bright. Always a total mess, especially when the three of them were there so often. But his bed was more than large enough for everyone and she felt at home. Her stuff was in his bathroom. That made her smile. How long had she fantasized about this? He was still sleeping, his dark lashes against the olive tones of his skin. He held her tight, an arm wrapped around her. Gideon snuggled behind, warm and solid, holding her quite like Cal did. She knew Gideon was awake, given the cock pressing into the flesh of her backside.
