Page 219 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 8
Ash’s eyes grew round. She must have come through the closet portal.
“No, you mis-saw,” I said without really looking at him.
“Did I mis-see?” he asked.
I ignored him. “I’m glad you made it.”
Ash nodded.
“Because I had one more thing to say in my toast.”
Jacob stopped chewing.
I smiled. “I always like to reflect on what I’m most grateful for. But looking at the past decades...my life was kind of empty.”
“Like...a lot of decades?” asked Rob. “He definitely just implied that it was a lot. And he’s not even thirty, right? Am I right?”
“Rob, stop it,” said Matt.
“But I...”
“Dude seriously. If you’re planning on setting anything on fire tonight, you’re going to have a problem. You’re lucky that Tanner laughed it off last time. But no one’s going to be laughing this time. And I’m going to force you to pay for any damage this time.”
“Someone’s touchy,” said Rob.
“Yeah, it’s fine,” I said. “It’s just pennies.”
“You just bought a soccer team,” said Matt.
I shrugged. “Sure.”
“See,” said Rob. “Tanner liked it.”
I ignored him. “This year is the first year I realized what I was truly missing in my life. And I’ve never been more thankful.” I looked down at Ash. “I’m most thankful for you.”
She smiled up at me.
I leaned down and kissed her.
Ash melted into me.
Brooklyn whistled.
Ash’s cheeks flushed even more as she pulled back. “Everyone eat, please.” She grabbed my hand and quickly sat down. As everyone started passing around fish platters, she turned to me. “I’m most thankful for you too.”
“Is that so?” I raised my eyebrow at her.
“Of course.”
“Hm.” My hand fell to her thigh under the table. “Are you sure about that?”
“Of course I’m sure about that.”
While everyone was busy getting food and chatting, I leaned over to whisper in Ash’s ear. “It just seems like you had a lot to be grateful for today.” I slid my hand under the hem of her dress.
“What are you doing...”
I slipped my fingers beneath her thong and brushed my thumb across her clit.
