Page 76 of Mayhem
This time, he didn’t stop and let her come down, he continued to fuck her, and Erin leaned back over the couch. He wasn’t sure if it was an attempt to get away from him or change the angle. Either way, she hadn’t given him a temperature. So, he knew she was okay.
“So good, baby,” he praised as he slid his hand under her shirt and pinched her nipple. “Now, give me another one.”
By the time he finished with her, her body wouldn’t know whether it wascummingor going.
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Paetyn walked through the front door with two grocery bags. He placed his keys on one of the spare hooks, closed the front door, and locked it back. He looked into the living room from the foyer, finding it empty. The next place he checked was the kitchen, which he found empty. He placed the bags on the counter.
“Lena! Papa!” he yelled. Doing the exact thing he and Cruz constantly got reprimanded for when they were boys. He knew this time would be no different.
Paetyn began unpacking the ingredients he’d picked up to make them lunch, and a minute later, he heard footsteps coming down the hall.
“Paetyn Ancelio Silva. I know you aren’t yelling in my house.”
He turned to her to find her hands on her hips, and her eyes narrowed at him. His father stood behind her with an amused look, but that had always been the case when he or Cruz received Lena’s scolding.
“Lo siento, Lena,” he apologized.
“I swear, you boys.” She dropped her hands from her hips, and Paetyn walked over and kissed her cheek before hugging his dad.
“You came bearing gifts,” his father stated, walking to the bar and pulling a chair out for Lena. “What are you cooking today?”
“I have a few options. So, I’m cooking whatever you want me to,” Paetyn responded, finishing unpacking the bags.
They looked over the ingredients. One chose bacon-wrapped dates and the other picked chicken gyros. They started arguing about which one to have, and Paetyn decided to cook both. It wasn’t as if it would take him all day.
He placed the things he wouldn’t need into their refrigerator before washing his hands and starting on the marinade for the chicken. He’d let it sit while making the dates. They caught up on the past week. There was a lull in the conversation, and as he placed the dates on a tray to put into the oven, Lena broke it.
“I’ve already asked Cruz, but I’ll ask you too. When will you bring your girlfriend over and introduce us to her?”
“You’ve already met Erin,” he responded, placing the last of the dates.
“Cruz said the same thing, but you know what I mean.”
He did and didn’t mind introducing her to their parents, but he wanted her to be comfortable. Paetyn also didn’t want to rush to that stage. It usually took them six months to a year before they introduced who they dated to their parents. They liked to take that precaution if the relationship ended sooner than that timeframe.
It wasn’t unusual for a woman to like the sound of what they were saying, but after a few months, it proved to be too much. That had been the case a few times, and they didn’t count those among their relationships because they were still in the dating phase.
Paetyn supposed it was different with Erin because they’d skipped that phase altogether and entered the relationship. Not that he or Cruz cared. They’d wanted her for a year or more, which was different because they didn’t usually wait that long. He knew why they had, but honestly, he wished they’d made that move sooner with how she responded to them. They wouldn’twaste any time calling what they were doing now simple dating because it was far more than that.
“I’ll ask her,” Paetyn responded. It was the only thing he could do because whether or not it happened depended on how comfortable she was with the idea. He felt she wouldn’t mind because she’d met Lena at Thanksgiving, and they’d spoken at the wedding.
“I’m sure she won’t mind. You can bring her here for dinner,” Lena stated as Paetyn placed the baking sheet in the oven.
He continued cooking, asking them how the bed and breakfast business was going. They both only checked in a couple of days a week but, for the most part, allowed their small staff to run it. They still referred to it as a bed and breakfast, but Paetyn would hazard to say it was more of a small hotel.
It started as a five-bedroom home, but over the years, it expanded. It now had fourteen bedrooms with ensuites, a dining area, a large kitchen, a pool and a jacuzzi for guests, a library, and a bar room.
Their parents had been adamant that he and Cruz would not spend obscene amounts of money on them when they became well-off. So, they’d agreed they could buy them a house and makeover their business. The second was a request from Lena; she wanted to be able to house more guests, and it was a great idea. There was seldom a time when they weren’t fully booked, and when they weren’t, there was only a room or two empty.
Cruz, of course, had volunteered to help them set up all their bills, and naturally, they were coming out of an account they had money transferred to each month. Paetyn was sure their parents had figured it out since it had been years, but they just hadn’t said anything. He knew that he and Cruz wouldn’t stop if they did. Their parents had worked hard to take care of them, and they wanted to ensure they were taken care of now.
When the food finished, they sat and ate together, and once done, he spent a couple more hours with them. Lena reminded him before he left to ask Erin if she wanted to come to dinner. Paetyn decided he’d ask her when he saw her over the weekend. He knew he and Cruz would continue to hear from Lena about it if they didn’t.
Erin thanked the security guard after receiving directions. With smoothies in hand, she stepped onto the elevator and rode it to the top. She was a bit frustrated after her meetings, and while she’d texted Alijah and Chayse about it, she decided to stop to visit Cruz at work. She was hoping that he wasn’t too busy. She probably should have called first, but before she knew it, she’d stopped and grabbed two smoothies and was pulling into the parking lot of his building.
When she stepped off the elevator, she entered an open waiting room. A woman sat behind the reception desk, and Erin walked over, returning the smile the woman gave her.
