Page 59 of Little Fury

“Morning,”he says, releasing me. I approach the coffee maker, select my pod and all the extras, and request a dark roast coffee with cream. I turn around and face the guys as Iwait for my it.

“I hear you had a run-in with some men last night,”Alexi tells me in broken English.

“Yeah, it was very unexpected, that’s for sure. They must have been watching the house and waited until Marcus was gone. I’m glad for that anyway. It would kill me if anything happened to him while some assholes from God knows what family tried to kill me.” I say to Alexi.

“Well, I wish I had been here because they sure as fuck would not have been let off so easy. I would have made sure to get some names from them.” Marcus tells Alexi and me.

“Of course, you would have, Marcus. We have ways to make others talk. Someone tiny like Ava is better off taking them out fast instead of risking them getting the better of her,”Alexi says, staring at me.

I cock my head to the side and lift one side of my mouth. Alexi meets my eyes, and I give him the barest of eyebrow lifts and a look of ‘Don’t bullshit a bullshitter.’“Well, I did shoot off a couple fingers of the one guy. So at least he suffered a bit of pain before the bullet to his head.”I hear Marcus chuckle.

“How long till breakfast? I’m starving.”I ask.

“Sit down; it's almost ready. When this is all over and we’re home, we’re hiring a staff to feed you 24 hours a day.”

“That is the dream.”

He shakes his head at me.

“We have things to discuss, Marcus,”Alexi says in Russian.

Miss Bennett was a lot of things, but the next time I see her, I’m going to give her the biggest kiss on the mouth ever, thanking her for forcing me to learn so many languages. It’s obvious Alexi doesn’t know I speak Russian, and when I think about it I’m not sure if Marcus has any idea of the languages she had me learn. Biggest mouth kiss ever, coming her way.

He says nothing, just nods at Alexi.

“Ava, sit.”

“Yes, sir.”

Marcus looks at me and cocks an eyebrow.

He hands me my plate loaded with eggs, bacon, potatoes, and toast.“Sir, sounds good coming out of your mouth,”He whispers against my ear, sending a shiver through my body. I give him the slightest nod, then sit down and dig in. Marcus hands a plate to Alexi and sets one down for himself. We eat, listening to the sounds of the waves on the beach.

“What do you guys have planned today?” I ask them.

“Business,” Alexi tells me.

Marcus looks at him and shakes his head.“Our grandfather needs a few things,”he tells me.

“Okay. Well, I have a few things of my own that I’ll get done for us since we are only here for another two days.”I get up and clear my dishes. I open the dishwasher, put everything in it, and turn it on.“Have a good day, boys,”I call over my shoulder as I go to my room to get a few things before I leave.

My door opens, and Marcus walks in.“Thank you for breakfast. It was delicious.”I tell him.

“You’re welcome. What are you going to do today?”

“Just checking a couple of things for when we get to New York.”

“Have dinner with me later?”he asks, wrapping his arms around me.

“Sure, text me where and when. How long is Alexi here? Is he flying back to New York with us?”

“No, he’s only here for today. He flies back out at nine tonight. So, we'll have to have a late dinner so I can drop him off at the airport.”

“Works for me.” I look up at him and rise on my tiptoes to kiss him.

Marcus’s hand slides down over my ass, feeling my lack of underwear, and he groans into my mouth.“So, fucking hot.”

I smile against him. I reach down and slide the straps of my dress down my arms, letting it fall down my body, leaving me naked in front of him. He sucks in a breath and kisses me.

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