Page 329 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
I smiled down at him. "You can't flatter me out of this one. I think Scarlett picked up this lying fix from you."
He shook his head. "A trick is different than a lie."
"I thought you were really hurt."
"No. I just wanted you on top of me." He reached up and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "But really. We used to come back from events and have sex right when we stepped into our apartment. Do you remember that?"
I bit the inside of my lip. How could I possibly forget? "I might need a reminder."
He ran his thumb along my lip so that I'd stop biting it. "Kiss me, Penny."
I leaned down and placed my lips against his.
He grabbed the back of my head to deepen the kiss. And he wasn't kissing me like our house was filled with company. He was kissing me like we had just gotten back from a gala where we both had too much to drink.
"I remember," I whispered.
I could feel his smile in the kiss. I could feel every emotion when our bodies were intertwined like this.
"What on earth are you two doing on the floor?" Ellen said as she came into the apartment. "James, you're going to throw out your back again."
"We were just getting up," he said and slapped my ass.
"Ellie!" Scarlett yelled as she ran into the foyer. "The ice cream is here!"
"Ice cream!" Axel and Sophie yelled in unison.
"Do you really think that's a good idea?" I asked James as I got up off the floor. "They're going to be wired up all day."
"You try telling them no. It was three against two down here for a couple of hours. But now that you're up at least we won't be outnumbered."
I watched the kids run into the kitchen after Ellen. "Thanks for saving me a banana."
"Mhm." He placed a soft kiss against my lips as he pulled me back into his arms. "Ellen said she'd grab some more at the store too."
"Did you know you were still wearing this?" I asked and touched the silly pink necklace.
James laughed. "No. Do you like it?"
"I've never seen it worn better. So they're still refusing to learn the actual rules of Pretty Pretty Princess? It's just a free-for-all with jewelry?"
"They have no idea how to play, but Scarlett and Soph insist that it's their favorite game. I think they just like torturing Axel."
"Speaking of Axel. What did he whisper to Scarlett to calm her down? She's an extremely sore loser and I know she was about to throw a fit."
James laughed. "That kid's a bad whisperer. He said that she was the prettiest princess he ever saw."
"No way. Did he really?"
"That's a direct quote."
"Aw," I said. "That's the most adorable thing I've ever heard."
"Tyler can joke around all he wants about Scarlett being in love with his son. But that boy is just as smitten with her."
I laughed. "I think they make a cute couple."
"They're only three and a half."
