Page 53 of Don't Hurt Us
“You need to pick where you want to be.Whatever you want, I'm ok with it.”
“I miss Mulberry Lane so much, but I love Maple Springs too.Why can't they be closer?”
“Because one is in Pennsylvania and the other is in Maine?”Danny offers with a grin.
“Maybe we should buy an airplane so we can visit whenever we want.”She blinks up at Pecker.
“Is Papa Robinson funding this gift?Because I hate to break it to you, Soph, but I'm a cop, I don’t make that kind of money.”Pecker arches a brow at her.
“Maybe Jax, Cody, and Wyatt can go in on it for our wedding gift,” she grumbles under her breath, making Pecker chuckle.
“Well, you guys are always welcome to stay here when you come to visit.We can get a bed for the office,” Maverick offers.
“You don’t need to do that.We can kick Bree out of her room.”Peck winks at Bree, making her stick her tongue out at him.I know she’d give up her room in a second if it means she gets to see her Uncle Peck though.
“Yeah, we don’t need to change anything else.You’ve already done more than enough for us.”I squeeze Maverick’s hand.
“This is your house too.I told you, you’re free to change whatever you want.I don’t care.I just want you here.”
“I'm getting tired,” Sophia yawns.“Who knew packing up an entire house and moving in one day would take so much out of you.”
“Do you want to go to bed?Or go in the hot tub?”Peck arches a brow.
“Hot tub!”She grins.
“Why don’t you all go get your bathing suits on and get in the hot tub.I can clean all of this up, then I’ll meet you out there.”I begin cleaning up dinner and pile the plates in the sink.
“Thank you, Syd.”Peck presses a kiss to my cheek before taking Sophia’s hand and leading her towards Bree’s room, where they’ll be sleeping tonight.
“Leave the mess, baby.We can clean up later.”Maverick closes the pizza box and sticks it in the fridge.
“It’s fine.It will only take me a few minutes to wash these up.”I wave him off and begin filling the sink with hot water.
“Nah, I want you spending your time with us, not with the dishes.They can wait until later.”He snakes his arm around my waist and tugs me away from the sink.He quickly flicks off the water and continues backing me away from the counter.
“Maverick!”I chuckle as he lifts me into the air and cradles me against his chest like I weigh nothing at all.
“What?You weren’t listening to me.I want you in that hot tub with me, not cleaning.”
As soon as we step foot inside his room – our room – he kicks the door shut and gently settles me onto the bottom of the bed.He leans over me and presses a few soft kisses to my lips.
“Do you know where your bathing suit is?”
“I put it in the black bag.”I point in the direction I think my bag is, but I'm not sure if that’s where it actually is.
Maverick scoops the bag off the floor and rifles through the contents.He pulls my black bikini out of the bottom and grins.
“This is your bathing suit?”He arches a brow.
“Yes?Is there something wrong with it?”
“Absolutely not.I guess I expected a one-piece.Something a little less revealing.”He eyes the pieces of fabric.
“You’re making me feel self-conscious,” I pout.
“You absolutely shouldn’t.I just didn’t expect a bikini.I'm more than happy to be wrong with my assumptions.”
He reaches behind his head and tugs his shirt off with one hand.My eyes roam over his bare torso, taking in the tight muscles covering his chest and abdomen.His body is like a work of art, especially with the tattoos covering much of his skin.
