Love Restored (Gallagher Brothers #1)(24)

“Hey, you’re here.” He stepped in and she followed, and then he gave her a hug, surprising her. “I’m glad. Now Maya won’t be alone with all that cake.”

“I heard that!” Maya yelled from the back. “No blowjobs for you!”

“That’s what Jake’s for,” Border called back.

Blake might have blushed at the exchange, but she also laughed hard. These three were clearly in love, and sexy as all hell.

Border winked and closed the door behind her. “Sorry about that.”

“Never be sorry for a blowjob,” Blake said dryly.

“What are you two cracking up about?” Jake said as he prowled into the room. The man seriously prowled; he was that sexy. Maya was one lucky woman.

“Blowjobs,” Border said with a straight face.

Jake put his hand over his heart and took a step back. “How are blowjobs funny? Do I need to show you how not funny they are right now?”

Blake held up her hands. “As sexy as f*ck as that would be, I’m pretty sure no matter how strong I am, a pregnant Maya Montgomery can still kick my ass.”

“Damn straight, I can,” Maya said as she came into the room. “And don’t you forget it.” She slid in between her men and wrapped her arms around their waists. She wasn’t too tall, so she only came up to their shoulders, and it was damn cute.

“I’d never hit a pregnant woman,” Blake said. “Anyway, you promised me cake. What kind of cake is it?”

Border rolled his eyes. “Queen Maya over here craved a chocolate fudge cake, so I got that, but I also got a zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting and fruit on it from the bakery downtown that she loves since cravings change.”

Maya narrowed her eyes, and Jake threw his head back and laughed.

“And guess which kind of cake she had already?” Jake winked, and Blake held back a laugh though she smiled. “The fruity one.”

“I hate you. Both of you.” Maya growled between them before going on her toes to kiss each of their jaws. “Now, go do boy date things so Blake and I can have girl time.”

Jake wiggled his brows. “What kind of girl time? I don’t think I want you doing what I plan to do to Border later.”

The sex vibes between these three were killing Blake. Damn. She was going to have to deal with that when she got home since she wasn’t about to ask Graham for help in that area, ever.

“You three are too much,” Blake said after a moment. “Want me to leave the room so you guys can make out? Better yet, I’ll sit over here and watch. Don’t mind me.”

Maya grinned. “I knew I liked you. Don’t worry, they’re leaving.”

She smacked each of their butts, and they gave her a kiss before walking to the door. Blake held back a sigh at the sight. She wasn’t jealous, not really, but damn if she didn’t want something like that in her life. She didn’t need two men, but one who didn’t have an ex-wife that wasn’t so ex or a drug problem that threatened to take down everyone else around him would be nice.

Before Jake walked out, he gave Blake a look and sighed. “If my brother put that look on your face, let me know, and I’ll kick his ass.”

Blake stiffened. “Excuse me?” Her tone was ice.

Jake held up his hands. “I won’t interfere, but Graham has some issues because of things that he should really talk to you about. So if he put that look in your eyes, I’ll take care of it for you.”

Though his words intrigued her, she didn’t fall for the bait. “I can handle myself. Thank you.”

Jake snorted. “That ‘thank you’ sounded like a f*ck you, so I’ll be going now. Just keep that in mind.”

Before she could tell him where he could stick his help, he closed the door behind him, leaving her in the room with Maya, and hopefully soon, cake.

“Well, that was interesting,” Maya said after a moment. “I need cake. Chocolate this time. Which one do you want?”

Thankful for the reprieve, Blake turned to Maya. “Chocolate, of course. If I wanted fruit, I wouldn’t have cake.”

Maya shook her head as she pulled the chocolate cake perfection out of the fridge. It looked divine, with two layers, fudge frosting, and little cream cheese fudge decorations. Blake might have orgasmed right then if Maya hadn’t been there. Hell, once she took a bite of this thing, she might not care if Maya were in the room.

“You’ve never had the Spring Fling cake if you think it’s just fruit. That’s okay for now, but one day, we will bring some into the shop, and you will bow before me, knowing you have found the one true cake in all its glory.”

Blake stared at her blankly. “You take cake seriously.”

“I’m a woman, and I’m a Montgomery-soon-to-be-Gallagher since we’re taking Jake’s name. Of course, I take cake seriously.”

She cut two large slices of chocolate nirvana and set them on the plates that had already been on the kitchen island. “Do you want milk, booze, or something else to drink with your slice?”

“As that looks like a mini cake and not a mere slice, I think milk sounds good. I need to drive, so no booze for me.”

“Sounds like a plan. Glasses are in the cabinet next to the sink if you don’t mind helping.” Blake shook her head and went to get the glasses before finding the milk in the fridge. Anything to keep her hands busy and her mind off the fact that she’d had Graham in her life for a moment. But then it had gone haywire, and now he was gone. She couldn’t help but be a little angry about it.