Page 101 of The Fate of Us

Mason strums along. “You’re already a part of our crazy family. It’s only a matter of time.”

I am still at a loss when my phone rings and I see it’s Noah.

I try to play it cool but Mason’s words have me acting like a mumbling idiot. “Hey Detective… Hi… umm how’s it going?”

“You okay, babe?”

“Me? Oh yeah, perfectly fine and dandy. Just sitting here—”

Mason pulls the phone from me and talks to his brother. “I told her you were going to marry her and now she is all flustered.”

I hear Noah talking sternly to his brother and Mason looks at me grinning from ear to ear.

I rip the phone away from him and hear Noah still scolding him. “…surprise.”

“What’s a surprise?” I ask him.

“Oh nothing,” he responds when he hears me on the phone.

I furrow my brow but let it pass. “Why are you calling?”

“Can’t I call my girlfriend whenever I want?”

“Of course. Sorry, yeah I am just—”

“Anna. Forget what Mason said. He’s a dick.”

“Okay,” I mutter into the phone.

I can tell Noah is smiling by his tone. “I wanted to see if you wanted to go to dinner tonight.”

I love it when Noah takes me on dates. With our crazy work schedules, they don’t happen very often but when they do they always feel special and they usually end in mind-blowing sex. “I would love to but—”

“You got called into work.”

I was supposed to be off tonight. “The girl that always covers for me is sick and I owe her one.”

He sighs into the phone. “You should just quit Jimmy’s.”

“I know.”

“I’m sick of all those cops eyeing you all day.”

I laugh at that. “Gosh, cops are the worst. Good thing I only like detectives.”

“Only one detective.”

I look up at Mason and he is gagging. I roll my eyes at him. “Mmm I’ve seen a few that are drool worthy.”

“Anna,” Noah says sternly.

“There is this one that I would love to rip his clothes off though. Lick down those abs I know are hiding under that suit. Kneel in front of him and take that fat cock into—”

Mason groans. “Stop talking like that about my brother in front of me.”

“You just don’t like hearing about blow jobs,” I tease.

“I am never living that down.”

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