“Never call me that again.”
“Aw, I think it’s cute.”
“Of course you do,” I say, attempting to ignore them as I build my dinner.
“Ah, this is going to be so much fun,” Ryder sighs. “Me, my girl, and the miserable fuck. Exactly what dreams are made of.”
I glower at him and both of them burst into laughter. And I can’t deny that the sound of it—or at least Kat—lightens something inside me.
Yeah.
Maybe it will be fun after all.
* * *
“Katrina,” I call from the master bathroom doorway.
“What? I’m eating ice cream,” she sulks. “Off Ryder’s abs.” That little announcement has my legs moving before she’s even finished talking.
If she really is licking it from them then I want in on the—
“You’re not funny,” I mutter, finding her sitting with a tub of ice cream in her hands and a spoon in her mouth, Ryder sitting fully dressed beside her, but he looks more than a little interested in her suggestion.
“Bro, I’ve never seen you move so fast.”
“Fuck you, I’ve got a surprise for you, Kitty Kat.”
“Offering up your abs, Styx? I should warn you, the ice cream is hella cold.”
“Trust me, I could cope as long as you’re licking it off me. But that’s not what I have in mind.” Walking over, I pluck the tub from her hand—much to her irritation—and hand it to Ryder. “Put that back in the freezer, yeah?”
He rolls his eyes at me but gets up as I reach for our girl and pull her to her feet.
“What are you doing, Styx?” she asks as I pull her in front of me and wrap my arms around her waist as I walk her forward.
“It’s a surprise.”
Dropping my lips to her neck, I pepper kisses there, loving the way she arches for me, tilting her head to the side to give me better access.
“Mmm, I missed you, Kitty Kat.”
She doesn’t say anything, but she doesn’t need to. Her body tells me everything I need to know.
I throw the bathroom door open when we get there and encourage her inside.
Flickering candlelight fills the room along with the scent of whatever we bought at the store to make the bath explode with bubbles.
“Styx,” she sighs.
“Arms up, Kitty Kat.” I wrap my fingers around the bottom of her hoodie and drag it up her body.
A groan falls from my lips when I find her naked beneath.
“I’m mad at you, remember?” she says, obviously feeling my dick hardening against her ass.
“You don’t seem to be allowing me to forget, Kitty Kat.”
“Good.”