Page 63 of Sweet Whiskey
Brielle’s cheeks flush a bright pink and her eyes flicker to someone behind me. I turn, noticing Maverick waiting in a truck. Giving him a small wave, I face my best friend again.
“Does he know? Because I’m sure he’ll find out eventually since they all work together.”
She sighs. “I don’t know. How do I randomly bring that up? What even is his name again? Cody?”
“You kissed Cooper?” Brooks says, astonished. “When even was this?”
“Shh!” she whispers harshly, checking to see if Maverick is near. “It doesn’t matter. Just keep your mouth shut. I’ll handle it.”
I entwine my fingers with Brooks’s as he stares at my best friend in disbelief. “Kinsey is right. It will be better coming from you than him finding out from around the ranch.”
Brielle groans, then we all startle when a truck’shorn goes off. Brooks scowls, flipping Maverick off as he glares at us from his driver’s seat.
“Sorry, I promised him I’d be real quick. We’re going to visit Levi before he has to check in,” Brielle says, holding up one finger to signal a little more time before she wags it at Brooks. “Swear yourself to secrecy right now.”
He zips his lips and throws away the key as I smile. She gives me another side hug and kisses my cheek. “Don’t think I missed that bite mark. You coming back to the room tonight so we can talk?”
I nod. “Yup. I’ll be there.”
She grins, running back across the street while cursing Maverick out for honking at us. He has the decency to look ashamed while also appearing amused.
Brooks shakes his head. “They are something else.” He tilts his head toward the sidewalk. “You still want that coffee?”
Rising on my tiptoes, I give him a peck on the lips. “Yes and thanks for keeping that secret for her. It means a lot.”
He snorts. “I just hope I’m there the day he finds out. It will be entertaining.” Brooks gives me another kiss before leading to the café.
Connie smiles at us when we enter, waggling her eyebrows as we get closer. “Everyone is talking about how you four all disappeared for a few days.”
I groan as Brooks laughs, holding me closer.
“Now, now. We don’t kiss and tell,” he says with a wink. “Her usual but small size and I’ll take the same with some extra chocolate croissants."
An annoyed huff escapes my mouth at the purposeful ordering of a small, but I don’t say anything because I know Colt is more than likely going to scold us both later on.
“Got it. Give me a few minutes.”
Brooks says thanks and pulls me to the side, wrapping his arm around me to hold me against his chest and rest his hand on my stomach.
I roll my eyes at his possessiveness and clear show of marking what is his, even if it sends fluttersto my belly. “Calm down. I think I’ll be smelling like the three of you for weeks.”
He lets out a low growl. “You do, but my alpha is riding me to make you mine like Dallas has.”
Turning in his arms, I stare up at him, resting my hand over his heart. “I want that too, Brooks.”
Affection flashes in his eyes. “Right now?”
I frown in confusion. He nods toward the bathroom, and I glance at Connie before following him into it. Brooks grabs me around the waist and lifts me onto the long white sink. I gasp into his mouth as he kisses me, groaning at the sweet vanilla taste of his lips.
“Brooks, we shouldn’t…” I try but lose myself back in his kiss when his tongue strokes along mine. When we pull away, we’re both panting, and his forehead rests against mine.
“Can I claim you here? At the place I first saw you?”
My heart squeezes, and my mouth waters at the thought. “You want to claim me in the bathroom of the coffee shop?”
Brooks shrugs. “Believe me, Connie cleans it religiously. And I don’t think you’re the girl who needs candles, roses, and a fluffy bed, right? That morning I saw you outside the coffee shop, I knew you were mine. Ours. And I want it to be the same place I bond with you.”
Tears well in my eyes, even if it’s a little ridiculous, I love how much it means to him. “Yes. Please bond with me, Brooks.”
