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“I came in after Dex. He left me at home to rest up, but I had things to do today. I have three girls coming in to have their bellybuttons pierced,” she croaks out. I hand her the bottle and nod to her to drink.

“Sit. I’ll be right back.” I walk to the front desk and pull up today's appointments. Lucky for me, the booking is in one name, so I send them an email, cancelling today’s appointment due to illness. I know I do piercings as well, but not today. I’m off for the rest of the day. I have dinner plans for the three of us. I check out the bookings for today and see that I was the last one, so I flip the closed sign on the door because I know Dex will want to take Addy home and take care of her. Jay is off today and with Cassie, doing some dog walking shit they signed up for.

I walk back to Addy’s room and chuckle when I see she is now laying on her leather piercing bed, a low snore coming from her. I shake my head and turn to leave to go to Dex’s room. I knock on the door once.

“Hey, is it safe to come in?” I hear a scuffle and then Dex flings open the door. I try looking over his shoulder to see what my girl is doing.

“Yeah. All done. How’s Ads?” he says, but walks past me and heads towards his girl.

“Dude, she needs to go home. She looks like hell,” I call after him.

“Yeah, man, I know. I’m going to take her now,” he says, and walks into her room.

“I’ve cancelled her appointments for today. We have no bookings, so I flipped the ‘closed’ sign. Maybe close up early, it won’t do no harm.” I feel Ivy come up next to me, looping her arms around my bicep, holding me close. I lean down and kiss the top of her head, breathing in her scent. My dick twitches in my jeans.

Horny bastard.

“Come on, big guy, let’s go home,” Ivy says, and we walk to the front desk to grab her bag. Dex comes out of Addy’s room carrying her. Ivy slips both her and Addy’s bags over her shoulder and opens the front door for Dex. We all walk out, and I quickly lock up the studio. We both follow her brother to his car and help as he settles Addy into the back seat and puts the seatbelt on her.

“Call me if you need anything, Dex,” Peaches tells him.

“Actually, can you take Pheebs tonight?”

“Of course,” Peaches says, and I groan. They both look at me, and Dex chuckles. The fucker actually chuckles.

“Piss off, fucker. I wanted some time alone with my girl when Carter goes to bed. But I suppose Phoebe is lucky I think she’s cute.”

“She’ll be down for the count by seven-thirty, mate. You’ll have plenty of time with my sister. Chill.” We all say goodbye, and Ivy and I walk to my car before driving to Penny’s mum’s house to pick up Phoebe.

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The kids are sitting at the dining table, well, Phoebe is in a highchair eating some fruit chunks Ivy cut up for her. Carter is munching on some chicken nuggets and chips. So much for me cooking a nice meal for us. But friends need us right now. I see Ivy lightly rub her collarbone and I frown at her. Why is she doing that?

“Hey, you okay?” I ask her.

“Yeah, but maybe you can help me in the bathroom for a minute.” She nods her head in the direction she wants us to go.

“Mate, can you keep an eye on Pheebs for me, please?” I ask Carter. Lucky for us, the bathroom in Peaches’ house is downstairs and right off the kitchen. We leave the door open and Ivy jumps up onto the unit and I step between her legs, leaning in to kiss her. Our tongues duel it out for dominance, but I win every time. She breaks the kiss and smiles a sweet smile at me, a smile that says she’s up to something.

“Take your shirt off. I’ll clean up the tattoo.” I do as she asks and drop it on the unit beside her. With pure concentration, Peaches pulls off the clingfilm and tissue paper. I take in her face while she does this. Her brown hair is in big curls, stopping just below her shoulders. Her perfectly shaped eyebrows… Is it strange that I notice them? Her eyes take in the design as she carefully cleans around it. I still don’t look down at it because I’m taking in her beauty.

Her lips—fucking hell, her lips are perfect for kissing, biting, and perfect for sucking my cock deep into her mouth. They’re round and plump and suit her. My cock twitches in my jeans, and I know I need to stop him from taking over my thoughts.

I lean back slightly and call out, “How are you two doing in there, bud?”

“We’re good. Pheebs is making bubbles and silly noises.”

“That’s good. Call if you need us, okay?”

“Yep,” Carter answers back. I look back to my girl and see her smiling at me. I tilt my head.

“What?”

“You’re good with him.”

“Babe, he’s a pretty awesome kid. What’s not to like? If you let me, I’ll be the best father I can for him. That pathetic excuse of a man he used to have is old fucking news. I’m here now. He will know what it’s like to have a real man to look up to. Plus, he has Dex and Jay.”

“That means so much to me.” I really wanna tell her how I feel, but I don’t want to scare her away.

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