Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 103413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 517(@200wpm)___ 414(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 517(@200wpm)___ 414(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
“Oh, um, I guess maybe one day.”
Liam frowned slightly and she felt like she’d let him down.
Ask him.
“Nico said you have to go out again tonight.”
“Yes, unfortunately, we’re no closer to figuring out who this rat is.”
“Are my brothers in danger?”
“This sort of business isn’t a safe world, baby,” he said softly.
“Right. I know. I just . . .” she put her hand over her tummy.
“Hey, your brothers know what they’re doing.”
“I just wish they’d go completely clean. But I know that it would likely create more issues than it would solve.”
“Likely. Everything okay?”
She bit her lip.
“Uh-uh, come here.” He crooked a finger at her, and she moved over slowly. He turned, then lifted her onto his lap. Reaching up, he pulled her lip from her teeth. “None of that. What’s wrong? Are you upset because of what happened earlier?”
“What? No! Of course not. I, uh, wouldn’t mind some more of that.”
“I think we could arrange that. What’s wrong?”
“I’m already asking so much from you,” she told him. “It feels wrong to ask for more.”
“Asking so much from me? I wish that you were. What exactly do you ask from me?”
“Well, you have to stay here to be with me. Your life would be easier if you were back in New York.”
“But then I wouldn’t have you,” he replied. “How would that make my life easier? When all I’d want is to be back here with you? When I’d be worrying about you?”
“Really? You don’t mind?”
“Fuck, no, I don’t mind. What else?”
“Well, I can’t . . . I mean, you have to go slow when it comes to sex because . . .”
“You think I’m going to become upset because I need to be careful with you because you were terrorized? You think that little of me?”
“What? No, of course not, I mean, I don’t . . . Liam, I think you’re one of the best people I know.”
“You don’t know many people.”
“Hey, if I’m not allowed to put myself down, then neither are you,” she complained.
“Is that so?” he said with amusement. “All right. You still haven’t asked me for what you need.”
“I wasn’t going to say anything, but Nico said I should. I just wondered if one night you could stay home. With us.”
“You want me to stay home with you?”
“Well, yes, of course. I mean, we spend lots of time together and everything, it’s just, at night, sometimes I miss you.”
“Then I’ll arrange to spend more nights with you.”
“I don’t want to be a nuisance.”
“Little girl, are you asking for a spanking?” he growled.
“What? No!” She scrambled off his lap, her hands going behind her butt. “Not me. No way. Uh-uh.”
“What’s going on? Ooh, is someone getting a spanking?” Nico asked as he walked into the room.
“Nope, I’m not!”
“She just keeps trying to make out like she’s a nuisance.”
“Ah, yeah, she does that.” Nico shook his head. “I mean, I think there’s only one way to get her to stop.”
“What’s that?” Liam asked.
“Fill her mouth.”
He did not just say that!
“Nico!”
He grinned and brought the fruit platter he’d made over to the table. Leaning down, he lightly kissed her.
“Next time you say anything like that about yourself, you’re getting punished,” Liam warned.
Oh, no.
“I’ve been very patient and lenient, but that stops now.”
He’d been patient and lenient? Really?
“Yep, he’s serious,” Nico told her. “I wouldn’t get away with half the shit you have been.”
“That’s probably been a mistake,” Liam said.
“Yep,” Nico said. “You’ve been spoiling her.”
“So, I have. I see that someone won’t be sitting much in her future.” Liam watched her carefully, as though trying to see if that would freak her out.
“That’s so not fair! You haven’t been spoiling me.”
“He totally has. If she does it when you’re not around, does that mean I get to spank her?” Nico asked. “I haven’t gotten to do that yet and I really want to.”
Liam raised an eyebrow at her. She just blushed, looking between them both.
“Yes.”
“Liam!”
“Yes?” he said calmly.
“This isn’t fair. You can’t both punish me.”
“Sure, we can,” Nico grinned. “It’s easy. We just tip you over our laps and smack your bottom.”
“You’ll always have your safeword,” Liam said quietly. “And at any time, you can change your limit. Spanking can be taken off the table.”
“Hmm, we could always tease her without letting her come. It’s only fair since that’s the punishment I keep getting.”
“Poor Nico. Are you feeling frustrated?” Liam said with false sympathy.
“Yes, I’m dying.”
“Then we’ll just have to take care of that tonight, won’t we? If you’re a good boy and take care of our girl while I’m out.”
“I will,” Nico said eagerly.
“Glad that’s settled. Come here, baby. Eat your snack.”
A few hours later, Lottie stepped back from her painting, looking over at where they were working.
She froze, heart racing as she took them in. Liam was working on his laptop, looking every inch the successful businessman while under the table, Nico sucked him off.