Beautiful Broken Rules (Broken, Series #1)(41)

I pushed past him and found Quinn buttoning up her shirt. I walked over and grabbed her arm as she reached the last button. “You’ve had your fun; you’ll have plenty of time later for this business. There are five of us and Jace is the only one that’s helped me so far. This wasn’t even my idea.” I walked her down the hallway to go out the door. She wasn’t saying anything, just had a satisfied smile on her face. While it frustrated me that I was left to take care of her party, I was still really happy for her and Cole. I loved seeing her this peaceful and happy.

“Hey, I resent that,” I heard Jaxon’s voice coming from the doorway. “I just supplied your whole party with booze.” He pointed down the hall. I lightly shoved Quinn toward the door to make sure she wasn’t going to turn around for more Mr. Cole West lovin’.

“Thanks, Jax, that was nice of you,” Quinn said, while walking past. He was still staring at me.

Before I could make a smart-ass comment to him, some random guy knocked on the open front door.

“Do you guys know the people next door, I have a delivery and they aren’t home?” He was wearing a shirt displaying a local florist shop but was holding a giant box of chocolates.

“We live next door,” I told him, gesturing to Quinn and me.

“Sweet, then this is for Quinn Montgomery.” She walked up to him with a confused look and took the box.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any cash for a tip,” she told him.

“No worries, I was paid a lot for this late-night delivery. He said you wouldn’t be home till about now. You guys have a great night.” He closed the door behind himself.

“What the hell, Quinn?” Cole stepped forward, now fully dressed.

“Don’t ‘what the hell’ me, I have no idea.” She slipped the little card out from the tiny envelope and read it. “It’s just from one of my students I tutor. Here, Ems, go ahead and take out the one piece that you only ever eat.” She handed me the monstrosity of chocolate.

“You’re so weird about that, Em,” Cole mentioned while he was trying to peek at the card Quinn was holding.

“Who needs this much chocolate?” I asked while sorting through for the lone piece that’s in every box.

“What does she mean ‘the one piece you only eat’?” Jaxon stepped up behind me to ask.

“They usually only put one chocolate raspberry truffle in these things, it’s the only one I care about. Why they would send this giant box and only one raspberry is beyond me.”

I finally found it and pulled it up to my lips. When I took a bite, my eyes rolled back in my head. I never buy candy, but every once in a while, someone will give Quinn or me a box and waiting for just this one piece is worth it. When I opened my eyes, Jaxon was watching me intently with his hands gripping the countertop.

“Fuck, you can’t keep doing that in front of me. At least not for the next two weeks,” he sighed. I darted my tongue out to taste the last half in my fingers and I heard him groan while leaning forward closer to me.

Cole’s deep voice shook me out of my Jaxon-seduction, “BRYCE!?! This is from that * Bryce, Quinn?”

“Babe, we literally got together like two hours ago, no one knows. Give me a break,” she said while hugging him around the waist.

He started dragging her toward the front door. “You better damn well believe everyone will know on Monday,” he grumbled and she patted his chest.

“Thanks again, Jax, for the alcohol,” she sang while continuing down the hall to our place.