Page 32 of A First for the Playboy Dragon

She looked over at Stella. “You mean…all of you…” she stammered. “You’re all pregnant?”

Stella nodded, “I guess I should have thought about warning you,” she said, then grinning. “But I think it would have been too late.”

“How am I going to tell him?” she asked. “There’s so much else going on, I don’t want to distract him.”

“You’ll find the right time,” Stella said, patting her hand. “It will all work out, you’ll see.”

Marie came back in and handed her a cold glass of juice. “Drink that, you’ll feel better, and then it’s makeover time,” she said. “We’re going to dazzle that man of yours so much it won’t matter what you say to him.”

An hour later, she was sitting in a chair, a towel draped around her neck, her hair falling down her back as Marie slowly brushed it out. “We’re just going to take off some length and put a few layers in,” she said, holding the scissors up. “Frame your face with some bangs, maybe; you’ll love it.”

“Okay, I’m ready,” she said, closing her eyes. “Go for it.”

When she was finished, Marie let out a grunt of satisfaction. “You’re perfect,” she said, pulling Juliet up out of the chair and over to a mirror. “Look at the beautiful woman we found under all that.”

In her new clothes, her hair falling in waves over her shoulders and down her back, she almost didn’t recognize herself. “Oh, is that really me?” she asked, turning her head back and forth. “I look so different.”

Both women laughed. “You look beautiful,” Stella said. “Harrison is going to lose it when he sees you.”

When they walked into the community center, Max, Harrison, and Keith were waiting for them in the lobby, lounging on the couches and watching Jordan playing with a pile of toys. At first none of them looked over at the two women, but thenHarrison picked up his head, his eyes widened with surprise, then quickly filled with desire. The other men noticed his reaction and turned around, then looked back over at Harrison, a smile on their faces.

Harrison slowly got to his feet, an uncomfortable look on his face. He marched over to her, grabbed her by the hand, and started dragging her down the hallway. “Excuse us for a second,” he barked. I need to talk to Juliet.”

CHAPTER 20

***HARRISON***

Harrison dragged Juliet down the hallway, trying every door that he came to, until he found what he was looking for. Then, he pulled her inside and flipped the lock. “You could have warned me you were going to do that,” he said, pulling her into his arms. “I just about attacked you right there in the lobby. It took all my control not to.”

Juliet’s cheeks turned pink. “You don’t mind?” she asked. “I know it’s a big change. I just thought it was time.”

“You were gorgeous to me before,” he said, nuzzling her neck. “Now you’re just irresistible, and I can’t wait another second to have you.”

Juliet gasped, “Harrison, everyone is waiting for us,” she said. “We can’t do that right now.”

“It won’t take long, I promise,” he said, sliding his hand under her skirt. “Did I tell you how much I like this dress?”

“Hmm…no,” Juliet sighed, parting her legs when his hand slid between them. “Marie picked it out.”

“She’s a genius,” he said, pushing her toward the couch, then down onto the cushions. “Remind me to thank her later, but first, we have some business to take care of.”

When they stumbled out of the room ten minutes later, Juliet’s legs were still a bit wobbly and he hadn’t quite caught his breath. “Sorry about that, you all, I hope we didn’t keep you waiting too long,” he said, trying not to smile when a blush spread across Juliet’s cheeks. “What are we doing for dinner? I’m starving.”

“If you two can control yourselves for a few hours, we’ll all go back to my cabin,” Max said. “We need to bring the girls up to speed on what we’ve got planned.”

Juliet groaned and buried her face in his arm, but everyone just laughed, then got up and headed for Max’s cabin. “After dinner, we’re going to move your stuff to my cabin,” he said. “I don’t want you staying there alone, it’s too dangerous.”

“Is that the only reason?” she asked, smiling up at him. “I was hoping it was for more than just safety.”

“Behave yourself, princess, or we’ll be making a detour to my cabin right now,” he said, grinning down at her. “I want to strip that dress off you, then run my hands over your body until you're begging for more, but that’s going to have to wait until after dinner.”

Juliet gasped, “I think you won that round,” she said, slightly breathless. “I’m going to hold you to that, by the way.”

“Oh, there’s going to be that and much more,” he said, feeling his body beginning to respond to her teasing. “I have big plans for you, princess, just wait and see.”

The sound of someone moaning softly woke him much later that night. It only took him a second to figure out that it was Juliet. “Sweetheart, are you okay?” he asked, leaning over her. Is there something wrong?”

“I’m sorry I woke you, but my stomach hurts,” she said. “I think I’m going to be sick.”

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