Page 86 of The Maxwell Brothers
Travis winked at me. "I like you even more, Lexi."
"Back at you," I replied, looking at Tate and wiggling my eyebrows. He made me feel like part of the family so effortlessly.
“I can’t believe everyone’s on time,” Kimberly exclaimed.
"Except Tyler," Reese pointed out. "He says he's coming with a surprise. I'm very curious what it's about."
"Probably a present for me," Travis said, looking very self-assured.
"Yeah, you wish," Reese teased him.
"Come on, let's say hi to Mom and Dad," Tate said, looking around the huge garden for them.
Lena and Emmett were at the edge of the lake with Paisley. Emmett was skipping stones with her, and he was quite impressive at it. He managed to throw them at such an angle that they bounced two or three times on the surface of the water before sinking to the bottom.
As we walked toward them, Tate kissed my temple, and his hand went so dangerously low on my back that I swatted it away.A low growl reverberated in his throat as he slid it back down again, though not as low as last time.
"You can't behave, can you?" I whispered.
"Not today. Not when you look like this. Not when I want you this much," he said into my ear.
Heat coursed through me.Holy shit, how can he do this to me with just a few words?
"Since when are you so shameless?"
He looked at me with a stern expression, "I’m Shameless Tate. I’ve got a reputation to live up to.”
"Yes, but you're being extra shameless right now. Before, you were kissing me behind corners. Now you're shameless out in the open."
"I want everyone to know you're mine, Lexi. I don't want them to have one fucking doubt."
Oh wow, the way he spoke made me feel like I was the only woman on the planet for him. Emotion grew in my chest, snowballing. I couldn’t let it out now, though, or I was going to make a spectacle of us.
I tilted closer, kissing his cheek. "All that talk about Travis not being sensible, but you aren’t either."
"I'll show you sensible." Pulling back, he looked straight into my eyes. They’d darkened a notch.
I backtracked a few steps before bursting into giggles. "You want to greet your parents, remember? Can you behave long enough to do that?"
"I'm not sure, Lexi. You might have to keep me in check." His eyes traveled down my body, lighting me up even more than before. It was as though now, after we openly told Paisley we were together, it was even harder to keep our hands off each other, but we had to try.
We headed toward his parents at the same time as one of the other Maxwell brothers—the only other one I hadn't met—Sam.
In contrast to Travis, he looked exactly like the photos Paisley showed me: dark hair cropped short and blue eyes standing out against tanned skin. He straightened up at the sight of Tate and me.
"You’re the mythical Lexi, yes?"
"Yes, I am," I confirmed.
"I’ve heard so many good things. I wondered if you were real."
"She's very real," Tate said. "And mine."
"Yes, brother. I think everyone saw that by the way you’re glued to her."
I felt my face get hot.Oh my God. Did anyone else see the possessive way he was holding me against him?I'd given him shit, but in truth, I thought no one was paying enough attention. I’d underestimated the Maxwells.
Lena joined us right away, leaving Paisley and Emmett by the lake.
