Page 115 of The Doctor's Twins

“What? And miss out on the noise and the pollution of the city? Have you lost your mind, Mrs. Forbes?”

“Yeah, yeah. City life is good for business, I suppose. But you can’t blame a girl for dreaming.”

“I have a little gift for you, my beautiful wife,” I purred and kissed her naked shoulder.

“Oh? Careful, dear. You’re going to spoil me.”

“Is that a bad thing?”

“Hell, no. What did you get me?” she grinned.

“Wait here. I’ll fetch it.”

Peyton let rip and belted out quite a wolf whistle as I strolled across the living room in the buff.

“Why, thank you, Ma’am.”

“If the gift is that sweet ass of yours, it’s perfect,” she giggled.

“Honey, you can sink your nails into that anytime you like.”

“Damn right, Sensei.”

I returned to the fireplace holding a small box.

“Here you go, Mrs. Forbes,” I said and handed it to her.

“Ooh, how exciting,” Peyton said and opened the box.

Inside was a key. She took it out and held it up.

“Okay, I don’t get it. Is this a key to our home? You do know I’ve been living there for a while now.”

“Duhh. No, silly. It’s the key to your new home.”

“New home? Where?”

“This home. I bought it for you.”

“What? Are you messing with me Ben Forbes?”

“Would I? It’s yours, baby.”

“Ben! I…I don’t know what to say.”

“I’ll settle for ‘actions speak louder than words’, sexy.”

“Ben, I’m going toactionsyour brains out!”

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EXCERPT: MY BEST FRIEND’S DAD

Acrush on my best friend’s dad cost me my most precious years in college.

I couldn’t even consider another guy. I wasobsessedwith Edward.

Twenty years older, and a ruthless businessman.

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