Page 194 of The Maxwell Brothers
Kendra: Thank you so much!!!
Tyler: My pleasure. Can’t let my woman forget about me, can I?
Kendra: Fat chance of that happening.
Tyler: Don’t want to take any chances.
Kendra: My sister also says thanks. FYI, you’ve charmed her.
Tyler: Good. I like having a champion. Call me once you’re done.
I was all giggly as Emma opened the boxes on my desk. Mine was with a lot of cheese, and hers was with pepperoni. We devoured them within minutes.
Once we were finished, I stood up. It was time to head out to meet Luke and Declan.
Emma sent me an air kiss before sitting at her desk and putting on noise-canceling headphones. She had an important call, so I tiptoed out of the office and into the entrance hall. The whole office was empty today. It was a sunny day, but the end of November was tricky, and I knew better than to leave without a scarf. I also put a sweater over my shirt.
Just as I was about to leave the office, my phone lit up with an incoming call from Tyler. I answered right away.
"Hey, beautiful," he said. “How was your lunch?”
“Delicious. A certain sexy and thoughtful goalie spoiled me.”
“You deserve it.”
“Are you still with the team?”
“Yeah. We’re probably going to be here until late this evening.” They were at a hotel outside the city for a team-building day.
"How was your day?" I asked.
"Same craziness as usual."
I heard the smile in his voice. "Good crazy?"
"Fuck yes. I can't believe I'm back in the middle of things. What are you doing in the afternoon?”
I could just tell him I was meeting his brothers, or I could tease him a bit.
"I'm having a double date with two gorgeous hunks."
"What?"
Oh sweet Lord, that was Tyler to a tee.
Hot? Check.
Sexy? Double-check.
Delicious? Triple-check.
I burst out laughing. "I'm meeting your brothers."
"My brothers. Very funny. I'll get my payback once I'm in Chicago."
I shivered, checking my appearance in the mirror. I was fairly certain it was going to be a delicious payback. "I can't believe your brothers are doing this," I said.
"You're one of us, Kendra. Of course they’re doing it." His words moved me deeply, but I still didn't fully believe it. Every once in a while, though, I hoped this could be forever.
