Page 98 of For the Promise

“Wrong.” I giggle. “I know I’m funny.”

He palms my neck and draws me near until our lips meet. His scent of whiskey and ocean and something undeniably Jaxon surrounds me and I sink into the kiss. Our tongues meet and we duel for supremacy.

Jaxon growls and his hand on my neck squeezes as he deepens the kiss. I dig my—

Honk!A car whizzes past and blares its horn at us, startling us apart.

Jaxon’s glasses are all fogged up and his face is soft as he smiles at me. There’s no denying it. I am totally falling for this man who struggles to understand his emotions.

My phone alarm beeps. “We’re late.”

He chuckles. “You are obsessed with time.”

I shrug. “I make no apologies.”

He puts the car into gear and we drive the remainder of the way to his parents’ house. He glances around as he parks in the driveway.

“What’s wrong?”

“None of my brothers are here.”

“Is it a problem if they aren’t here?”

“My mother will ask you a million questions.”

I pat his hand. “Don’t worry. If I can handle her nerdy son, I can handle her.”

I open the car door and—

Splat!

A water balloon hits my chest and explodes.

“First point for me!” Kai shouts.

Jaxon shoves me behind him. “No throwing water balloons at my wife.”

“We’re pranking you,” Zane says.

“This isn’t a prank,” Jaxon declares.

“Why not?” Miles asks. “We shocked you and Blossom.”

“Surprising us is not a practical joke.”

Zane smirks. “But it is mischievous.”

Jaxon sighs. “I’m never going to win this prank war.”

Wrong. He has me on his side now. I’ll help him win the prank war with his brothersandshow him it’s okay to have fun. You can be a serious person with a serious job and still have fun. Life doesn’t have to be about work all the time.

Jaxon doesn’t realize how lucky he is to have married me.

He lifts his t-shirt up to wipe water from his face and exposes miles and miles of toned, tanned skin. Correction. I’m the lucky one.

Chapter 31

“It was the perfect plan.” ~ Blossom

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