Page 27 of Worship Me (Men of Inked 7)
“Even anal?” I quirked an eyebrow, which earned me a very sour and unhappy glance from Max.
“Anal? Really? That would be amazing,” Anthony said. “You sure know how to spoil a guy.”
“Fuck you, Izzy, and you too, Anthony.” She pulled away from him and glared at him. “You know how I feel about that.”
He grabbed her hips and pulled her close. “You love when I put my finger in there.” He waggled his eyebrows, and her face reddened. “My dick isn’t much different.
“I can’t,” I said and walked away.
Max laid into him something fierce. I couldn’t stop laughing. Poor Max. She always liked to seem like she was in control, and Anthony always had a way to throw her off-balance. I think it was why they worked so well.
Suzy tugged me off to the side. “Are you sure she’s coming?”
“I’m sure.”
She pulled at her top lip and gave me a halfhearted smile. “Okay. I trust you.”
I rolled my eyes and walked over to Joe. “Handle your woman,” I told him before I went to find where James had wandered off to.
He was sitting in the shop, occupying my chair as Thomas sat across from him, and they were talking about business. What else would they talk about?
I slid into James’s lap and ran my fingers through his hair. “No talking about work tonight. Got me?” I glanced between the two of them. “This is a work-free zone.”
“Said the woman who’s still at work,” Thomas replied with a slight smile.
“It may be where I work, but tonight is all about fun,” I reminded him. “Anyway, I thought you two were going to cut back a little.”
James tightened his grip on my ass and nuzzled his lips against my neck. “We were just talking about some applications we received this week.”
“You’re going to hire new people?” I gawked at him.
He nodded and winked. “I made a promise, doll, and I intend to keep it.”
“You’ve made me a happy girl.” I kissed his lips, holding his face in my hands as I did it.
“We’re both going to cut back at work and spend more time with our families,” Thomas said.
“If you need help, I can go through your applications,” I offered.
Thomas and James laughed.
“We’ve got this,” James told me. “You worry about your business, and we’ll handle ours.”
Burn. “You’re lucky I love you so much.”
“I am.” James squeezed my ass tighter. “There’s no one else I could ever love more.”
“Not even Sofia Vergara?”
He thought about it for a minute until I hit him. “Not even her.”
“Good answer.” I kissed his lips again before hopping to my feet. “Outside, both of you. No hiding and no work.”
“You’re the boss,” Thomas said.
James patted my ass with a twinkle in his eye that said “I am going to get some later” as he passed by. I checked my hair and makeup and locked up the office before joining the rest of the crew under the tent.
Thankfully, we’d found two babysitters who would watch the kids tonight. We paid them twice their normal rate because of the number of kids and the short notice. By now, the two girls had to be ready to pull their hair out, but I was sure it was nothing they couldn’t handle.
As soon as I went back outside, I sat down with Suzy, Max, Mia, and Angel, along with Ma, at a table under the tent. Even though the sun had almost set, it was blazing hot, and I didn’t want to start sweating before anyone arrived. There was nothing worse than hugging and kissing on someone who was stickier than the morning grass.
A motorcycle pulled into the parking lot, Kat’s long hair blowing in the breeze as she clutched the man on the front. From a distance, it would have been hard to tell who was on the bike with her if I didn’t know any better. His dirty-blond hair was going every which way but forward, and his sunglasses hid his signature green eyes perfectly.
“Well, she’s not a lesbian,” Max said with pursed lips.
“Nope.” I smiled.
“But at least she has a man,” Suzy said, always trying to stay optimistic.
I was dying for this moment. There had been so many times this week that I’d wanted to spill the secret, but it was just too good not to be there to see their faces when Cypress was standing right in front of them.
“Maybe they’re just friends with benefits,” Mia quipped and shrugged her shoulder.
“For the love of God. You guys need to zip it.”
Kat climbed off, her hands on Cypress’s shoulder as she bent forward and shook her hair out. She had wild, messy hair that looked like she’d just gotten fucked, and she looked more beautiful than normal.
“Couldn’t hire an ugly bitch, could ya?” Max barked.
“She’s not that pretty.” Suzy sighed. “Is she?”
“No. Not unless you’re into the big tits, long hair, and killer body thing. What guy wants that?” Angel said, yanking everyone’s chain and earning a laugh from me.
Cypress pulled Kat closer, pressing her tits against his chest and kissing her lips while he stayed seated on the bike. He whispered something in her ear, and she tipped her head back and laughed.
“I hate her,” Suzy said. “I want to be that young again.”
“Can’t go back, girl. Do you really want to do your early twenties all over again?” I asked because I sure as hell didn’t.
“I want to start over right when I met your brother on the side of the road.”
“Yeah,” I said, remembering the night I met James.
The man swept me off my feet. At least, that’s what I told the kids. They never needed to know their father and I had a one-night stand, and I hadn’t wanted to see his mug after that. He’d chased, though, and I was powerless to resist his charms. Who was I kidding? He was relentless, and he kicked ass in bed. Charm was an entirely different story.
When Cypress climbed off his bike and stretched, I pictured him on stage, microphone in hand and the crowd cheering around him. He had it. That quality that commanded the attention of everyone in the room. The girls around me saw it; they were drawn in and couldn’t stop staring. At least they weren’t glaring at Kat anymore.
When he took off his sunglasses, I knew they recognized him immediately. You would have had to have been blind not to notice his eyes, and the band T-shirt was a dead giveaway.
“Is that…?” Suzy leaned forward and squinted.
“Can’t be.” Max’s mouth dropped open, and for the first time in forever, she was rendered speechless.
“Oh. My. God,” Mia whispered.
“Holy fuck.” Angel started to choke on her drink.
