Page 6 of The Engagement
“You have only a few more months to go, so just be patient. It’ll all work out in the end.” I pat her leg. “Now, let’s finish our food so we can get back to online dress shopping.”
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When Mack returns from having drinks with Shane, he gives Haley a ride home. By the time he makes it back to our place, I’malready in my PJs, ready for bed. I’m lying on the sofa reading, Lizzie curled up on my lap, when he walks in.
“How was your evening out?” I ask him.
“Good. Shane sends his love.”
Mack joins me on the sofa and puts my feet in his lap. He smiles with amusement at my fuzzy pink bunny socks.
“Guess who came by this evening,” I say.
Mack frowns. We don’t get a lot of unannounced or unplanned visitors. “Who?”
“Philip.”
He rolls his eyes. “That’s a shocker.”
“Stop it.” Laughing, I swat his shoulder. “He was on his way up to the penthouse for a workout session with Jason and Liam when he stopped in to say hi.”
“I suppose he knew Haley was here.”
“Doesn’t he always?”
Mack starts rubbing my feet. “That boy must have spies in the building.” It’s not a surprise since most of his friends live on our floor.
“He’s hardly a boy, Mack. And yes, he has built-in radar where Haley is concerned. Some would say you have the same for me.”
“Yes, but that’s different. We’re adults. We’re acouple.”
“And you don’t think they’re a couple?”
He gives me a wry look. “They’re not even dating yet.”
“Come on, Mack. You’ve seen how they are when they’re together. Of course they’re a couple. He dotes on her, and she’s smitten with him.”
Lizzie walks down the length of my legs and climbs into Mack’s lap. She rubs her face against his short beard, and absently he starts scratching her behind her ears.
“Haley is practically an adult, babe,” I remind him. “I think you need to catch up.”
“I know.” He sounds resigned and far from happy.
Mack pulls off one of my fuzzy socks and starts massaging my foot. His touch feels so good—just the right amount of pressure as he presses his thumbs into the tender sole. I moan. My other sock soon ends up on the floor as well.
Mack hauls me onto his lap so that we’re facing each other, and I’m straddling him. One of his warm hands slides up my back, and he pulls me close for a kiss. His free hand cups my cheek. His mouth is gentle and coaxing as his tongue licks its way into my mouth. We share lazy kisses for a while, until he finally pulls back.
The wayhe’s looking at me takes my breath away. And it’s impossible to miss his growing erection beneath me.
Mack kisses the tip of my nose. “Ready for bed? Because I sure am.”
I smile. “Yes.”
Without another word, he stands, lifting me with him. I wrap my legs around his waist, and he carries me down the hallway to the bedroom. With each step, my anticipation grows. I know where this is going.
Suddenly, I find myself chuckling.
“What’s so funny?” he asks.
