I studied her face as the difficulty of whatever it was that she was going to ask etched over it. "Don't feel pressured to say it’s okay. If you are pissed off and upset with me, just tell me okay.”
I frowned. I had no clue what she was talking about. I had literally left her in bed naked, writhing from a third orgasm this morning, when that call had come in, and I had spent the afternoon at the office. "Sophie, what is it?"
"Before all this started, before I had signed the agreement and the NDA, I sort of told Jenna about this. It's been eating at me since the other night. That was why I was so stuck on taking our own vehicles and why I was somewhat upset when we had gotten home."
I tipped my head back and closed my eyes tightly as she spoke. It certainly wasn't what I wanted to hear, to know that someone knew what was going on between us.
"I'm sorry. I needed her help to shop and things. I was so nervous, and I never really thought that you would make me sign anything, but now I'm afraid that if you were to find out any other way, you'll be even more pissed off with me than you probably are right now. Please, Chase, don't hate me."
I sat there with my eyes closed trying to contemplate why I wasn't severely pissed off with her at this moment. I wasn't angry that her best friend knew. I also wasn't pissed that Matt probably knew too. I was shocked that with that revelation there was still nothing more that I wanted to do than to still be here with her. I let out the breath I was holding and looked over to her. She sat there, completely unsure of herself, biting on her thumb as I considered what I should tell her. When I saw the tear leave her eye, I quickly decided I needed to say something to her to calm her nerves.
I sat forward and placed my hand on her knee. "It's okay. Don't worry about it. I am sure that the information isn't going to go anywhere." I shrugged.
"So you aren't going to sue me?"
I let out a loud laugh. "No, Sophie, I'm not. However, you are going to owe me."
Her eyes lit up with surprise, catching me off guard. "What...what do you want?" she asked, biting her lower lip. "I have a little bit of money in investments. You can have that."
I let out a laugh at her suggestion. "I don't want money.” I laughed. “Instead, I'd like it if you join me Sunday night."
"What for?"
"Sunday night is family dinner night. You, my dear, are going to join me."
She let out a laugh as she shook her head. "I don't think so, Chase."
"You don't think so?"
She shook her head. "I don't want to give your brothers the wrong idea."
"The wrong idea? Hell. But it’s okay you told Jenna?"
She thought for a few moments, every once in a while glancing at me. "Okay, you might be able to sway me."
"What might you want?" I questioned, studying the playful look in her eyes.
She didn't say anything. Instead, she got up off the couch, turned the TV off, peeled off her shirt, throwing it to the floor, and started walking down the hall to the bedroom, stopping to turn and look back at me as she reached behind her and unclasped her bra. Instantly, my cock hardened and I reached for the lamp, shutting it off, and ran down the hall after her.
17
Sophie
Itrailed behind Chase as he climbed up the front steps of Hunter's home and rang the bell. We heard a loud commotion inside, and then the door opened and Kaylee and Paige came bounding out the front door. They grabbed Chase by the legs, hugging him. I couldn't help but laugh at the excitement in their faces as they hugged their uncle. My heart warmed as he bent down and wrapped his arms around them both, tickling them. They squealed with laughter, and once he had let them go, they both looked up at me.
"Who's that, Uncle Chase?"
"This, girls, is my friend Sophie. Do you remember her? She came and helped me get the gum out of your hair?" Both of the girls laughed and laughed, and then they went running into the house calling out that we had arrived.
"Come on, in you go," Chase said, as he walked down the stairs, placed his hand on my lower back, and guided me in.
"Hey, Chase," Autumn called and came over to greet us. On her hip she carried the newest addition to the family.
Chase leaned in for a hug, kissing her on the cheek. "How is Jessica feeling?" he asked, leaning down, and kissing the forehead of the baby she was carrying.
"A little better. No fever today," she said, brushing the baby’s hair off her forehead.
"That's good."