Page 77 of Laws of Love
He removed the broken condom and threw it away in the bathroom, took one of the towels off the shelf, and ran it under warm water. He would clean her up, hydrate her, and then she would quench his thirst.
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“You look like you got thoroughly fucked this weekend,” Meila stated as she walked into Aiva’s office.
Aiva looked up from her computer with a raised brow at her sister. “We need to talk about this lack of filter you have in the workplace.”
“It’s not like I’m going to get fired, and don’t change the subject,” Meila said, taking a seat. “Spill the tea.”
“There isn’t much to spill. Knox and I went to a vineyard on Saturday, and he spent the night with me.”
“Spent the night with you or in you?” her sister asked with a sly smile.
“Both.”
“I knew it. You have this ‘I’ve been sufficiently satisfied’ aura to you. I could almost smell the sex on you.”
“Now you’re just being overly dramatic,” Aiva scoffed.
“Maybe, but I wasn’t wrong. So, I take it, it was good?
Her sister was fishing for details, and she would not give them to her at work, especially when she had a client due in ten minutes. “You said yourself I looked like I’d been thoroughly satisfied,” Aiva said.
“We are having dinner tonight, my dear sister, and you’ll give me the sorted details. I need to live vicariously through you.”
Meila rose from the chair and exited the office before Aiva could respond, and she returned her attention to the proposal she’d received. She had a client trying to set up a custody agreement with their ex-husband, but they weren’t having much luck. He wanted the children every other weekend, which her client was fine with, but he also wanted them on their birthdays and holidays. That her client was not having, and Aiva couldn’t blame her. She saw no reason for him to get all the significant days in the children’s lives.
Her client wanted to rotate the holidays, come together, and be cordial on the children’s birthdays, so they had both parents with them. It was a fair offer, and the man was being stubborn. Aiva was tired of going back and forth with his lawyer because they were each reiterating their client’s position. However, she could tell the opposing council was tired of their client. At this rate, they’d be going before a judge, and she didn’t see them giving the man what he wanted. She was sure that was why he’d tried extending negotiations and had done more mediation than she would have liked.
Aiva responded to the current proposal in much the same way as the previous ones. However, she let it be known that the upcoming mediation would be their last, and if they couldn’t agree, she would file a petition with the courts to go before a judge.
Once she sent her reply, she double-checked that she had everything she needed for her upcoming meeting. It wouldn’t take too long for them to go over everything. They were due at court tomorrow morning, and she wanted to let them know what to expect and go over the process with them again. She’d just finished checking when Finx buzzed her and stated her client had arrived.
“To have been a fly on that wall,” Meila stated as they had dessert. “I’m surprised that you aren’t exhausted.”
“I spent the better part of Sunday lazing around. He made us breakfast that morning, and then he had to pick up Yasmine. After he left, I grabbed a throw blanket, made myself comfortable on the couch, and watched Law & Order damn near the entire day.”
“Nights that leave you like that the next day are the best. I take it those flowers delivered to you this afternoon were from him.”
“They were.”
Meila laughed. “That thing is so good; my man is sending thank you gifts.”
Aiva couldn’t help but laugh with her. “Shit, I should send him a thank you gift if that’s the case.”
“Ooh, you should invite him on the cruise with us. You went on vacation with him and his daughter. Now, it’s his turn to meet the family.”
“I don’t mind inviting him, but I didn’t go on vacation with his entire family. Aside from mom and the little ones, all the siblings will be there,” Aiva reminded.
Meila shrugged. “So. I’m sure he won’t mind, and you can always give him the option of inviting some of his friends to come if he wants. I checked the other night, and several rooms were still left.”
Aiva thought about it. She wouldn’t mind him going with them, and she knew her siblings wouldn’t either. Her concern was that he would be away from Yasmine for a week. She would feel selfish pulling him away from her for that long since the cruise didn’t allow children. That was the only reason she hadn’t invited him already: the thought had come to mind while they were on vacation together.
“I’ll extend the invitation.”
“Aren’t you glad now that you booked a room for yourself?” Meila questioned teasingly.
Aiva rolled her eyes playfully at her sister as she drank her cocktail. Their brothers had decided to get a two-bedroom suite to share, and the younger three women had followed suit. She and Meila had briefly entertained getting a suite together but surmised that they didn’t need all that space and wouldn’t be in the room most of the time. So, they’d each booked their rooms next to one another.
