“Kingston. How’s it going?” He answers on the second ring.
“I’m ready to come out of retirement,” I say.
“Didn’t see that coming. Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
“I’ll be at the gym Monday morning,” he says.
“Thank you, Uncle Dante.”
“No problem,” he replies as he hangs up.
I put the phone back in my pocket and walk back to Briar.
I’m ready to be the one that shows Lane who’s King. I’ll see if Dante will train the others, Thorn mostly. I’m sure he will. Tristan is a good coach as well. I want them at Lane’s level, coming at him from all sides. I’ll talk to them Monday because today I’m enjoying the woman I’m falling for.
I can see myself loving her.
Did I just say love?
I did. I’m definitely falling for her, still taking it slow, getting to know her.
“Shall we go see if we can find everyone else? And see where everyone wants to eat?”
I offer her my hand and she takes it. I love how we fit together.
“Bye, duckies,” she giggles and I love that, too.
She has such a good heart.
I text everyone to meet up at the front.
Tana and Embry took the kids home, they were tired. Viktor and Remo were going to take my mom out for dinner.
Holden, Caleb, and Dasher want to go to a dance club and ask if Thorn wants to go.
“You should go,” Briar urges him to go have fun. I call them an Uber and tell them to stay out of trouble. Tristan goes with them to do just that, keep them out of trouble.
And soon it’s just me and Briar.
“Why are you looking at me like I’m dessert?” she asks.
“Oh, sweetheart, you are,” I lick my lips to emphasize as I help her into the Expedition, deciding to take her home.
“Just wait until we get home,” I whisper in her ear and she shivers.
I head for home, fast as the speed limit allows me, but I really want to get her naked.
Briar
He knows how to get me going. I think he does it on purpose, I’m sure of it. I’m glad his family wasn’t around to witness my panties getting wet over him whispering in my ear, how embarrassing.
Before she left, his mom hugged me and insisted Thorn and I come for Christmas. I promised her we would.
Thorn texted to tell me he would stay at Tristan’s for the weekend and could someone bring his bag Monday morning.
I get Kingston all to myself for a couple days.