“Are you okay?” Kelsey asked, shifting in the passenger seat so she was facing me. She’d fallen asleep soon after I’d turned around on the country roads to head to the lake house for the second half of our Christmas Day together.
“No, just focused on driving through the snow.”Her lips twisted. “You’re scowling, you know, the face you make when you’re deep in thought.”My shoulders sagged. “I’m just having second thoughts about the drive, that’s all.”She sat up straighter, her eyes passing over the dashboard to look at the oncoming snow. It wasn’t a blizzard, but it also hadn’t stopped snowing the past few days, and the backroads were proof of the winter weather.“Do you want to turn around?”I grinned at her. “No, we’re almost there. You were sleeping for a while. How’s your head?”She squirmed to get comfortabKelsey“What the fuck?!” Mack shouted, stumbling as he backed into me. I grabbed his bicep when he shifted his body to shield himself from whatever activity had startled him, confusion heavy on my face. Then, I realized why his mood had shifted from excitement to horror.“Oh my God!” Theresa shouted from underneath a naked Gary, shoving him away from her, causing a very naked Portia to tumble to the floor. All three of them were scrambling now, grabbing pillows, blankets, anything they could to cover themselves.I stood dumbfounded with my jaw hanging open, while Mack covered his face and clumsily bobbed and weaved searching for an escape. He darted past me, and my feet couldn’t move quick enough to catch up to him.He shoved open the back slider, and I cautiously followed him onto the snow-covered porch, thankful I’d kept my boots on.Pacing, he ran his hands through his hair, his chest heaving with each ste
MackKelsey and my perfect first Christmas had turned into any grown child’s nightmare. A million thoughts kept bogging down my mind, the vivid image of Gary sprawled on top of my mother haunted me over and over again. I’d almost pulled over twice on the ride home to puke from the terrifying sight that kept replaying in my head.How the hell did this happen? The past few months, I had wondered if my mother and Gary had a relationship that was overly friendly, but I’d never guess it were the three of them. Had they always been into those types of extracurriculars?I shuddered from the thought.When I shut the car off after pulling into my parking spot, I covered my face with my hands and let my head rest on the steering wheel. What a clusterfuck.Kelsey unbuckled her seatbelt and patiently waited. She’d kept to herself the whole ride home, not giving an input or comment during the two-hour ride on what we had witnes
I’d have to face them at some point, but how could we ever restore what we’d had? How was I going to look them all in the eye and dismiss what I’d witnessed? They wanted to talk, but I didn’t want to see them interacting romantically ever again. Were they going to tell me they were in some sort of three-way relationship? I shivered at the thought, and Kelsey noticed.“Are you cold? I can give you more blankets,” she asked, resituating.“No, it’s not that,” I sighed.She sat up from her cozy spot wedged against me. She knew why I was fidgety. “If you want to talk about it, we can, but I understand if you’re not ready.”I was the kind of guy who’d take what I saw to the grave, but there was something about Kelsey that had the opposite effect. I craved intimacy with her, and that included more than being physical. The emotional connection we shared was just as intoxicating as w
KelseyWhen I woke, I was saddened to feel cool sheets and an empty pillow beside me. Checking the clock, it wasn’t even five o’clock in the morning, and the room was pitch black. Mack must have pulled the blinds back at some point after I’d fallen asleep, hiding the never dull city lights.Sitting upright, I stretched my limbs and ran my hands through my hair, wincing when I caught the stitches near my temple. My headache was gone, but like always, the two babies twirling around in my stomach had their own morning plans. At least this time Mack wouldn’t hear my heaves.After expelling everything in my stomach, I brushed my teeth and washed my face, taking deep breaths until the woozy feelings passed. The second trimester could come any day now, because this sickness was an awful side effect.Now that I felt somewhat presentable, or at least had fresh breath and not as oily of skin, I sought out to find Mack. He’d had one hel
His head shot up and his scowl was in place. “No,” he snorted, but his brows smoothed over and his head tilted to the side. “Maybe.”I rolled my lips together while I debated how to react. Mack beat me to it, throwing his hands to his sides. “Yes, I’d like to be as far away from them as possible right now. Every time I’d drift to sleep last night, visions of her and Gary…” he shuddered, and I instantly felt bad for overreacting.“Alright,” I sighed, slowly walking back around his desk so we were standing in front of each other. “We’ll go, as long as my dad and Simon don’t mind us showing up, which I’m sure they won’t, but still.”Mack’s shoulder relaxed, but his scowl came back. “I’m sorry I booked them without you.”“I know,” I sighed. “I’m sorry I got mad, I wasn’t expecting you to do that, is all.” M
She squealed, jumping up from the booth and hugging him as if she hadn’t seen him in weeks. I held in my eyeroll, until a pleasant surprise scooted into the booth next to me.He smelled delicious from a fresh shower, his hair still damp. He was more appealing then the barely touched sandwich in front of me.“Cody thought we’d barge in on your girl time. I hope that’s okay,” Mack said, kissing me on the cheek.I grabbed his hand under the table. “More than okay.” He leaned in to kiss me on the lips, his hand cradling my face.“Wow, I’m really going to have to get used to this,” Mindy said, still hanging onto Cody. “Who knew you’d be so lovey dovey.”Cody laughed. “Yeah, you should see how much he hugs me after a few drinks.”Mack rolled his eyes but gave a lopsided grin.“As long as he’s not kissing you at Midnight, we won’t
MackWhen we walked out of the coffee shop, Kelsey had her arm wrapped around mine, and the easy public display of affection affirmed our reality. Kelsey and I were together, and she didn’t think twice when it came to touching me in front of our friends. I wondered if she’d be like this from now on, or if she’d have reservations when it came to other coworkers. I was so turned on by her simple touches while we were out in the open, that I ravished her when we got back to the condo, unable to keep my mouth off her.I kissed her until we found the couch, ripping clothing from her body with each step until she was bare, sprawling her on the ottoman and spreading her legs, divulging in her folds as if I were starved. She made the point to tell me to save room for when we got home, and I was going to eat her until we were both satisfied. She was a sweet nectar that made me drunk with lust. I loved it when she’d run her hands through my hair, her
“Did you know your father and I went to grade school together?”I shook my head. I had no idea how he’d known Portia, and assumed he’d met her because of Gary.She smiled as if she were recalling the memory. “We did, all the way through high school. We weren’t a part of the same group or anything like that, but we knew who each other was. It wasn’t until college that we became close.”I cocked my head at her, my eyes narrowing as she continued. “We were friends, your dad, Gary and I. Before he met your mother. All honesty, I didn’t have any romantic interest in Gary until he made a move. At first, my interest for hanging out with Gary was purely because of his best friend. Gary asked me out when your dad met Theresa. Besides having a crush on me, I think he wanted to keep up with your dad. They were both ready to start their business and their lives, and they wanted wives. That was what good businessmen did i