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Tian didn’t back down from the harsh expression. “As long as you’re treating her right, I’ll have your back, too.”

“I’ll be treating her so damn good you’ll be taking motherfucking notes, Michaels.”

Tian’s hearty laughter filled the space and bounced off the sleek surfaces around us. “Keep telling yourself that, Ortiz. I’ll be the first to know if you aren’t.”

Roxiee’s voice came from her desk, just out of sight. “Uh, actually,I’llbe the first to know.”

God, I loved these guys. With my heart bursting with fullness, I laughed and smiled up at Rafael, loving him so hard and grateful we had the guts to pave our own path to happiness.

Epilogue—Part A

-Greer-

-Four months later-

Clutching my clothes to my chest, I crept from our bedroom while Raf snored softly in bed.

The edge of excitement had me shaking as I stood in the darkened bathroom and wiggled my way into the skin-tight pants as quietly as I could. The gold top was a cinch—just a tie behind my back and it was sorted.

Smothering a nervous giggle behind my hand, I tip-toed to the end of the bed and bent to strap my feet into the stilettos. Once righted, I tousled the length of my hair and took a deep breath.

“Raf,” I whispered, despite wanting to wake him.“Rafael!”

Sleepy movements came from the bed as he rolled over. “What is it, mamacita? What you doin’ out of bed?”

“It’s time to get up.”

He reached for his phone with a heavy groan and squinted at the illuminated screen. “It’s after midnight!”

“And time to get up,” I repeated through a laugh.

I was vibrating with the adrenaline of doing something so out of character for me, and I felt like a little rebel. This wasn’t the first time Rafael had that effect on me, and I wasn’t one bit sorry.

“Why?”

“Because. Light’s coming on,” I warned.

Without giving him time to react, I flicked the bedroom light switch and laughed when he sat up in bed, wearing nothing but a scowl and a diamond earring. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust, and when they did, they widened and skimmed the length of my body.

He rolled his tongue over his lower lip. “This is one hell of a wake up call, baby girl. C’mere.”

I slowly made my way around the bed, reveling in the way he hungrily tracked my movements. The smirk I adored appeared, and warm hands wove around my bare waist when I arrived at his side.

Raf leaned close and grazed his lips across the valley between my breasts. I briefly allowed myself to indulge in his touch; running my hands over his short hair and massaging as he kissed his way back and forth across my cleavage.

I suppressed a hum of pleasure and forced my mind to return to the reason I’d woken him at this hour.

“Get dressed, slick. You and I have somewhere to be.”

He looked up at me while nestling his chin between my bust. “Do we just? And where would we be going in the early hours of a weekday morning?”

“Hmmm.” I tapped my pursed lips and feigned a deep thought. “Oh, I don’t know. Just adrivesomewhere.”

“Anywhere in particular? Or, do I have to use my instinct to make an educated guess?”

“I’m sure you’ll work that out for yourself.” I grinned widely and was gifted by a deep chuckle that reverberated across my skin.

“Get dressed, Raf.”

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