Page 255 of The Billionaire's Obsession: Florida

“Oh my God!” Mia squealed. “You and Travis have been burning up the sheets? I should have known when he was in such a panic about the necklace. But I thought you were engaged?”

Ally hadn’t really had a chance to tell any of the women that she wasn’t engaged anymore. Only Asha knew. She explained what had happened with Rick and that she was no longer engaged, but she didn’t mention Travis. Maybe because the relationship was so new that she couldn’t really explain what they were to each other.

“Snake!”

“Asshole!”

“Slimy bastard!”

“Dickhead!”

Each woman interjected a derogatory name for Rick as Ally explained.

“So you’re free, and Travis pounced. Smart man, my brother,” Mia said with a smile as she took a huge bite of her club sandwich.

Ally shook her head. “I wouldn’t say he pounced exactly.”

“How long did it take him to get you into bed?” Asha asked, amused. “He’s had it bad for you for years.”

“Who says I slept with him?” Ally said with false indignation. “Maybe we’re just becoming friends.”

“Bullshit,” Kara remarked as she popped a fry into her mouth. “You haven’t denied it, so that means you definitely did him.”

“Travis is hot, but he’s always been so dark and broody. But I bet that makes him good in the sack?” Maddie said thoughtfully.

“Stop!” Mia held up her hand. “There’s an ‘ick’ factor for me here. He’s my brother. I absolutely do not want to know if he’s a good lay.”

All the women laughed uproariously, and Ally smiled.

Mia lowered her hand and leaned slightly across the table and asked in a loud whisper, “Butdidyou do him?”

There was something really embarrassing about being questioned about her sex life by the sister of the man who rocked her world every time he touched her, so she merely nodded reluctantly.

“Oh, thank God,” Mia answered, straightening up to continue her lunch. “No wonder he’s smiling.”

“We aren’t really serious,” Ally told Mia nervously. “I mean, we’re just dating, getting to know each other.”

“Carnally,” Asha added with a smirk.

Ally elbowed her friend lightly. “It’s nothing serious.”

Mia’s brows narrowed and her eyes danced with mischief. “You don’t know Travis well enough then. Even when he was a boy, if he decided he wanted something, he got it. He’s annoyingly persistent when he covets anything. He’ll have a ring on your finger within a month.”

“I don’t think he’s like that with me. I’m sure he won’t,” Ally denied, embarrassed.

“He will,” Asha agreed with Mia ominously.

“Do you care for him, Ally?” Mia asked, concerned.

“I do. Probably more than I should at this stage of our relationship,” Ally admitted, knowing she was beginning to care way too much, too fast. “I’m just a little scared. I just got out of a bad relationship.”

“Travis isn’t like that, Ally,” Mia replied softly. “When he cares, he cares deeply. His affections might not be easily gained, but once you have them, he’ll never betray you. And he wanted the unicorn for you to show he cares because he isn’t good at giving or receiving affection. Honestly, I’ve actually never seen him care about a woman this way, and I knew when he finally fell, he’d fall hard. Please don’t hurt him. No one deserves to be loved more than Travis. And when it’s the right woman, he’ll love her obsessively and forever. It’s just the way he’s made.”

Ally’s heart squeezed inside her chest, knowing she’d give anything to be that woman. In the week since she and Travis had first made love, his affection was already changing her, making her hear his voice inside her head instead of all the negative things she’d always believed about herself. “I wish I could give him something,” she mused quietly, thinking about his unrelenting support, his faith in her.

“I think you already have,” Asha assured Ally. “He’s happy.”

Mia nodded her agreement and the group of women launched into more general conversation. The lunch was a totally enjoyable interlude, and Ally had fun getting to know Maddie and Kara better. It was obvious to her that all the women at the table loved their alpha male husbands to death, even though they good-naturedly complained about them being overprotective and overbearing at times.

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