Page 57 of Breathless With Her

“Well, that’s one thing. But I am not going to let you have a stool on a rope.” This was a ridiculous conversation, but it was making her smile. Me, too.

“Anyway, it’s my normal day off, and you were able to actually take some time off for yourself, and everyone else sort of just worked it out. My friend Tucker is the one that got us all the tickets, so we were able to make it all work. Only Dimitri and Thea aren’t coming up because they have something going on today with Thea’s family.”

“The infamous Montgomerys.”

“Infamous is a good word for them.”

“You know, now you’re making me a little worried about meeting them.”

“Oh, you’ve probably met one or four. They’re Montgomerys. They’re just everywhere.”

She shook her head and laughed and reached for her purse. She slid it over her body, and I tried not to look how it pressed her boobs apart ever so slightly. I really needed to calm down. We had a long day of being near family and in close proximity to others ahead of us. I really didn’t need a hard-on the entire time.

“Okay, so who’s going to be here?” she asked, sliding her hand into mine.

“Well, Caleb is coming.”

“Really?”

“Yep. He’s actually gracing us with his presence.”

“You said he hadn’t been to a couple of your family dinners recently.”

“Not the last two. But it was mostly for work. We don’t let him sulk for long.”

“Do you know why he’s sulky?” she asked.

“Nope. We’ll figure it out. I think Dimitri and I are the first wave, and if we can’t figure it out, Amelia can.”

“Aw, that’s kind of nice that you save her for last.”

“Nice? She’s dangerous. We save her for last because we don’t want her to come after us.”

“That’s so sweet for your little sister.”

“You say sweet, I say she’s evil. But she’ll be here. And so will Tobey.”

“Are they dating?” she asked as we handed over our tickets. They took her bag to search inside it, and then we walked through the metal detectors.

“Not that I know of. But she wouldn’t tell me if they were. But they’re chummy and nice and snugly. I don’t really know. And I don’twantto know. If he hurts her, I’ll castrate him. That’s pretty much all I need to know.”

The guy walking near us winced and then gave me a tight nod.

Either that man had younger sisters and understood, or he had daughters. Either way, he got it.

“I don’t think you need to castrate him. I think Amelia can handle that on her own.” Erin grinned, and I shook my head.

“You know, that’s true. Oh, by the way, Zoey will be here. And Tucker, of course.”

“How have I not met Tucker yet? I thought he was one of your best friends.”

“He is. He just works a lot. He’s a diagnostic radiologist?”

“Are you asking me?” she asked with a laugh.

“No, but I always forget exactly what it’s called. All I know is that he’s fucking brilliant and works longer hours than we do. And Zoey’s coming because she’s friends with all of us, and it’s nice to see her around.”

“It is nice to see her around. She’s been a good friend.”

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