“You are certain this plane is safe?” Salem’s mum asked. “It’s not very big.”
“It’s bigger than I thought it would be,” Con said.
“And so fancy,” Erica added. “I’m so excited. I’m going to lay on the beach or by the pool. I wish we had a cocktail.”
“Ooh yes, cocktails.” Charlene clapped her hands. “Tamsyn, do you need a cocktail?”
Tamsyn tilted her head to the side. “I don’t believe I’ve ever had one.”
There was silence.
Oh no. Had she said the wrong thing?
She gave Salem a panicked look, but he just winked at her.
“Oh my God!” Erica cried. “It’s time to corrupt you!”
“I loooveee cocktails!”she cried as Alexei carried her down the stairs.
A wave of heat hit her.
“They are the best. They are the best. And so are Erica and Charlene! They are the best!”
“Wow, she really can’t handle her alcohol, huh?” David commented.
“I can too. I held it all by myself. No bottles or sippy cups needed.”
Suddenly, Alexei pressed her face into his chest.
“Be quiet now, Bunny, before you go revealing anything else you shouldn’t.”
She didn’t know what he was talking about.
“It’s a game,” Roman whispered to her. “If you can stay silent until we get into our room, you get a prize.”
“Like I get to suck-on-your-cock sort of prize?” she asked.
Someone gasped.
Oh no, she hoped they hadn’t seen a crocodile.
They were scary!
“It’s not a crocodile,” Salem soothed. “But you do need to play the silent game, now.”
“Okie-dokie, Daddy.”
Alexei was findingit hard not to burst out laughing.
“Stop it,” Roman told him. “This is serious. She basically just outed Salem as her Daddy.”
“Yeah, so? I don’t know why we are hiding it from them. They know everything else.” He slid into the waiting limo and Roman slid in beside him. To his surprise, Salem’s parents opted to come in with them along with Salem, who was looking a bit red.
“Has she fallen asleep?” Jad asked.
“Yeah.” Alexei tightened his hold on her. Usually, he’d prefer she wear a seatbelt. But he wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her while his arms were around her.
“She calls you Daddy,” Sara said without a hint of emotion in her voice.