King's Reign (Sydney Storm MC #6)(71)

Lily: My thoughts exactly. She has a new boyfriend. God let me down.



I had no fucking idea what she meant about God letting her down, and I wasn’t about to get into it with her.



Me: I’m on my way

Lily: Hurry. And have a smoke on the way so you smell like cigarettes. You may save me from taking them up again.



Jesus, this woman.



“Lily,” Hannah was saying as I entered Lily’s kitchen an hour later, “do you have another dress I can borrow tomorrow?”

Lily had her ass in the air while she bent over searching the cupboard for a container. I settled against the counter, crossed my arms and enjoyed the view.

“Are you seeing the library dude again?” Lily asked while she rummaged. I could tell by the way her actions were becoming jerky that she was growing impatient trying to locate the container. Without waiting for her mother’s response, she muttered, “Ma, have you taken my red Tupperware container home? I could have sworn it was in here the other day.”

Hannah, who had her back to me, moved to another cupboard and opened it to search in there. “No,” she said, and then, catching sight of me, she stopped and hit me with a smile. “Hello, King. I didn’t see you standing there. Have you seen that red Tupperware container Lily always insists on using?”

Lily straightened and turned to me. Her eyes went wide and she pulled the face she used when her mother was driving her crazy. She then said to her mother in a snappy tone, “I don’t always use it, but it’s the best one I have.”

I jerked my chin at the cupboard next to the one where the glasses lived. “It’s in there.”

Lily located the container and shot me a smile and a “Thank you” before saying to her mother, “Ma, why don’t you go and hang with Brynn? I’ve got everything under control in here.”

Her mother lifted her brows. “I really don’t think you do, darling.”

As Lily pulled another face, I pushed off from the counter and said, “Hannah, I’ll help Lily.”

A smile spread across her face. “Oh, you are a good man, King. Thank you.” With that, she exited the kitchen, leaving us in peace.

Lily came straight to me, gripping my jacket. She leant in close and inhaled deeply. “Oh, good God, you smell good.” She then face-planted against my chest and said, “Between her and Zara, I’m not sure I’ll survive this weekend.” She lifted her head and met my gaze. “You’re free tomorrow, right?”

I curled my hand around her neck. “What for?”

“Ah, smart man. Don’t agree to shit until you know what it is. So, Zara has a date with this new boy, and I was thinking you could get eyes on her.” She bit her bottom lip waiting for my reply.

My lips twitched and I let her neck go. “Get eyes on her? When the fuck did you start talking like that?”

She smacked my chest lightly. “Since I met you I’m saying all kinds of shit I never used to say, thank you very much. You’re a very bad influence.” She paused. “So is that a yes?”

“Where are they going?”

“To the movies. I’m dropping her off and picking her up, and I’ve told her only one-hour extra time after the movie finishes. It’s that hour I’m concerned about.”

I didn’t tell her she should have been worried about a fuck of a lot more than that hour. I tipped her chin up. “Is this how you want every date she goes on to go down?”

Her eyes widened. “You were the one who told me you wouldn’t let a daughter out without eyes on her.”

“Yeah, but just because I would do shit a certain way doesn’t mean it’s how you would do it.”

“You don’t think I should do this with Zara?”

“You’ve started talking to her about this shit. You’ve got open lines with her. Don’t fuck that trust up.”

She thought about that for a moment. “That was totally not what I was expecting from you. You were supposed to be my go-to guy for this heavy work.”

I grinned. “I never said I wouldn’t take on the job of sorting out the kid she’s dating.”

Frowning, she said, “You’ve lost me.”

“I’ll drop her off, and while I’m there, I’ll find the kid and have a chat to him. I’ll lay the fucking law down with him. And if you’re not happy with how something goes down, I’ll handle it.”

She moved close, pressing her body against mine. “Now we’re talking. This sounds like a good deal.”

I placed my hand on her ass and bent to kiss her. “Fuck,” I murmured after I’d had her lips, “I’ve been thinking about that for hours.”

Pushing me away, she said, “Okay, you need to take your ass out of here so I can finish getting dinner ready.”

I watched her for a few moments while she located a saucepan and filled it with water. Fuck, I could watch her for hours and never grow bored, but I needed to leave the kitchen so we had half a chance at eating dinner tonight. My need for her body was intense tonight.

I grabbed a beer out of the fridge and headed into the lounge room.

Jamie was on his way out as I entered. He grinned at me. “Hey, man.”

I jerked my chin at him as he walked past, and sucked back some beer. I then took a seat on the couch next to Robbie who sat watching his favourite show on his iPad.