Page 30 of Crave

I’d do anything to make her happy.

The first cars begin to pull in the driveway. I catch a glimpse of Mikhail followed closely by Nikolai and Mila.

Uh oh. I better go check on Lara before she sees them.

More tires churn over the gravel marking Jax and Sofia.

At least everyone is here. That should make Lara smile.

Limping my way back towards the veranda, I pinch the tip of my dick one last time and try to dull back the pain.

It doesn’t hurt nearly as bad, and doesn’t hurt at all when I’m naked.

That wouldn’t be a good look here. Maybe I should have worn my silk boxers. I never thought about my zipper rubbing without any underwear on.

“Alexei, I think your bird looks excited. I heard vehicles, is everyone here?” Lara gets up from the lounge chair on the deck.

“Um, I think so. Let me just get her in her cage?—”

Lara opens the door to the patio, and Sheila rushes forward with a squawk.

“No!” I chase after her, grabbing my crotch to keep the chafing minimal as I try to run. “Sheila! Wait!”

She flaps her wings and hops into the large kiddy pool I had set up for the girls.

Everyone watches me, but I don’t care.

“Sheila, come here!”

I can hear Lara laughing at me. “Alexei, if she wants to swim, let her.”

Her footsteps fade towards where my friends are gathered near the bar.

But I have to rescue Sheila.

Circling from one side to the other just pushes her to swim away from me.

“Why did her brother get to go, and not me?” Lara’s voice carries to me as she jabs a finger towards Mila.

Crap, she sounds upset.

It looks like Mikhail is trying to calm her.

“I didn’t get invited either. Don’t take it personally.”

Lara glares at him. “You rarely go to anything you’re invited to. I’m surprised you’re here, to be honest.”

Mikhail shrugs.

Nikolai sighs. “Lara, it’s done. We’re just as married as if there were a million people there.”

I can hear Lara getting upset.

Maybe I can do something to stop them all from talking. Hobbling over to the balloons, I grab one and pull out my knife.

This should work for getting Sheila out of the water. She hates loud noises.

When I pop it, everyone startles.

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