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My woman is so adorable.

“Want a bite?” she asks.

“No, thank you¸” I say, shuddering at the thought.

“Too good for my sandwich, are you?” she teases, one of her finely arched eyebrows lifting up.

“Now that you mention it…”

“This is quality cuisine!” she defends, poking her tongue out at me. A lock of hair falls on her face and she blows it away.

I lick my lips exaggeratedly. “I know all about quality cuisine,” I insinuate. A flush appears on her cheeks.

I fucking love this woman.

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Sasha

This night couldn’t get any better. Kade, Nikki, Chase, Layla, Jet, Trey, Ryder, Lexi, Tee and Sax all out at the pub with James and me, having beers, chatting, playing pool and just enjoying life. I watch Trey, Ryder and Jet laugh together, and my heart melts. Also, my cousins are a pretty damn good looking bunch, if I do say so myself.

I gasp out loud when I notice Sax checking out Tee, who is not even looking his way. Knowing Tee, Sax is instantly off limits because of his past with Lexi. What a shame. They would be kinda cute together. Sax has a good sense of humour, and he'd definitely need that to be with my cousin. He'd also need a huge pair of balls.

“What you thinking about?” James whispers into my ear. Goosebumps appear on my flesh, and I inhale slightly, wanting more.

“Sax,” I answer without thinking.

“I’m sorry?” James growls, any hint of gentleness gone from his tone. I turn to look at him, and can’t help the sigh that escapes. He looks particularly delicious tonight.

“That’s not what I meant. Never mind,” I say. James grabs the back of my head and pulls me in for a ravenous kiss. I can vaguely hear a few catcalls in the distance, but can’t make myself care. James pulls away, and I instantly miss his lips. Tee walks over and puts her arm around me.

“Let the girl breathe now and again, James,” she jokes, giving me a flirty wink.

Just the girl I wanna talk to. “I need to go to the bathroom, come with me,” I tell her. We walk to the bathroom and she stares at me, knowing something is up.

“Sax keeps staring at you,” I blurt out.

“And?” she asks.

“He’s hot. And sweet. And amazing,” I add so she gets the picture.

“He’s a dick,” she replies.

“Tee-”

“He hurt my best friend. Lexi may have forgiven him, but I’m not as nice as her,” she says, pulling out her dark purple lipstick from her handbag and reapplying.

“He fucked up, but he’s different now. He looked after me, Tee, when I was crying and broken over James. He's a good person, I know it,” I tell her. Her eyes flicker for a moment, but then her shield goes back up, guard in place.

“Fine,” I grumble, followed by a heavy sigh. Tee nudges me with her hip.

“Plenty of men out there, Sasha. Saxon just isn’t for me, alright,” she says, offering me a smile. She grabs my boob, and then walks out of the bathroom. I follow behind her, until I walk face first into a hard chest.

“Sasha?” a familiar voice sounds.

I look up into the eyes of my ex-boyfriend.

“Colton? Hi,” I say. Great, it’s always nice to run into your ex. Not. Colton was a sleaze and I didn’t find out until too late. He cheated on me and then I dumped his ass.

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