Page 64 of Three Stepbrothers Save Christmas

“If it’s anything these two have said about me, it’s all lies, I promise,” Jasmine laughs before looking at the twins. “I’m an angel,” she adds, fluttering her eyelashes at them.

“Shorty, we all know that is an absolute lie, and you know what happens when you lie,” Maximus growls, grabbing her ass and pulling her roughly towards him as she giggles loudly. I place an arm around Verity’s shoulders as she leans into me, laughing at her friend.

“Oh, behave, Daddy. We’re in public.” Jasmine walks out of Maximus’s arms and straight to Sean, who kisses her.

“You know that never stops him, Princess,” Sean laughs. “You were wonderful tonight, by the way,” he adds, kissing her again.

“You say that every night,” she laughs, but I can see how much his praise means to her. I turn my back to the three and focus on my own girl.

“Did you enjoy the show?” Verity asks, smiling up at me nervously.

“I loved it; you were amazing, Little Kitten. I felt so proud sitting there watching you. You took my breath away,” I whisper against her lips as she smiles up at me. I can see tears in her eyes and realise how much a little thing like us watching her performances means to her.

“Come on, let’s get home and see the others before they go to bed,” I smile as I take the bag from her and hold out my hand for hers.

“See you tomorrow, Jaz,” Verity calls as she takes my hand, and we turn back to the twins and Jasmine.

“See you tomorrow,” I nod at Sean, who salutes me playfully.

“What’s happening tomorrow?” Verity asks. I look down at her and wink.

“I’ll fill you in when we are in the car.”

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Verity

I’m walking from the car to the house when Ryan stops me by grabbing my hand. He spins me around and presses a kiss to my lips.

“I know you want to see the guys, but after, can I have you to myself tonight? I want to hold you close as you fall asleep if that’s okay with you?” he asks.

“That sounds perfect, but I need to speak to Travis about something first. Is that okay?” I reply, hoping he doesn’t think I’m putting Travis over him. But the smile on Ryan's face puts me at ease.

“Absolutely, I’ll meet you upstairs in your room,” he says, kissing me once before letting us into the house.

“I’ll be right there. I need a shower before bed, though,” I smile as we reach the bottom of the stairs. Ryan wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me against him as he leans over me, looking sexy as hell.

“Can I wash your back for you?” he asks, his lips brushing against mine as his voice deepens.

“Just my back?”

Ryan slowly shakes his head as his grin widens further.

“I can think of a few more places if you want me to.”

I can’t quite find the words to answer, so I nod whilst giggling happily.

“I’ll be waiting for you then.” He presses one long, hard kiss to my lips before winking and heading up the stairs, taking them two at a time.

I rush towards the lounge where I can hear the TV, eager to see Travis quickly so I can get upstairs where Ryan will be waiting for me.

“Hey, Sweetheart, how did tonight go?” Travis asks from where he is sitting on the sofa. I rush to him and throw my arms around his neck, holding him tight.

“Hey? What’s the matter?” he asks, pulling me onto his lap.

“Thank you,” I whisper into his neck before sitting up.

“What for?” He reaches up and runs his knuckles over my cheek.

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