Page 152 of Indecent Lies

“I said that.”

“You said racoon.”

“Hello, will you stop ignoring me, I’m standing right here, it’s late and cold. Tait, please.”

Then it was Poppy to round on Addison again and she pointed her finger this time. “Don’t interrupt me when I’m having an important talk with my man, you attention seeking cobra. We don’t care if you’re standing in the middle of the Andes freezing your bottom off and being peed on by snowmen.” She was not done and Texas couldn’t stop his chuckle.

He was fucking tickled pink, swear to God, he couldn’t love her more. And just when he didn’t think her drunk ass could get more adorable, she turned into a cute, possessive rottweiler. “Has something happened to Tait’s twin?”

“Well.. no.” Addison looked both uncomfortable and put out that she wasn’t getting her own way. Now that he let his eyes look at her and beyond, he saw the big silver Rover parked across the street, it must only belong to her.

“So then you have no reason to be here atourhome where our babies are waiting inside for us, in the place where we make maple bacon pancakes every Sunday morning because my man loves them, I bet you didn’t know that.”

“I need to talk to Tait a minute.”

“At 11 at night?” Laughed his woman and he slid a hand to the back of her neck. A move Addison witnessed with a sour tightening of her lips.

This time she turned her eyes on him and ignored Poppy, which he didn’t care for.

“It’s important, Tait.”

If he cared even an inch, he’d ask why.

He’d want to know why a woman important to his brother was out this late, and was here so far from home, he’d ask those important questions, he’d take her inside and make sure she was fine.

For anyone else, he’d do that.

Not this woman.

He didn’t care about her reasons because her reasons were always self-serving, always had been and from the looks of her, she wasn’t having a personality makeover any time soon.

“Baby,” he lowered his head for Poppy to meet his eyes, her lower lip was shaking but it wasn’t because she was upset. “You’re freezing, go climb into our bed, I won’t be a minute.”

She didn’t argue, but she did look him deep in the eyes like she was checking for lies or doubts.

He hoped she saw none, because he didn’t have any.

He was 100% in this with her, she should know that by now.

No amount of his past mistakes turning up out of the blue would change that.

He quirked a half smile just for her and watched her eyes soften.

She put both her hands on his belly then turned to Addison who’d watched their exchange.

“I’m going inside to our kids, to our home where it’s warm and where me and my man will curl up in our bed, so you savor this minute I’m giving you with him alone, you vapid banshee,” this he grinned at and wanted to bust out laughing and then call the boys to tell them about Poppy’s tirade.

She could give Luxe a run for her tempers.

Fuck, she was cute as hell all riled up.

“You don’t deserve his time and you don’t deserve to interrupt our time either, but know that I’m giving this to you,me, Tait’s woman, because there’s no one on earth who I trust more than him. Even with someone like you who turns up at another man’s house in the middle of the night without her husband.” Poppy made a disgusted noise and stroked his belly before turning to the door, he’d already unlocked it for her. Her teeth were clacking now and he frowned, wanting to get her ass inside. “I’ll tell you; I feel sorry for Malachai if this is his marriage, poor guy. You had your chance with Tait so long ago and still you pester him like a petty woman. Move the fuck on, Addison, because Tait has, and he’s never been happier.”

The top of his head nearly blew off, and his chest ached in a good way when she kissed his cheek and sauntered inside. She’d said her piece and was content in the fact that he was about to follow her.

“You have kids?” Addison questioned.

She came closer to the curb.

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