Page 99 of Grand Love

“Probably.” He laughs. “You’re going to confront him about it aren’t you.”

“Yep.”

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It’s beenthe longest day and as Elliot pulls up outside my apartment in his Aston Martin, I yawn wide, not feeling the evening ahead at all.

Scarlet has requested us all at the estate tonight. She wants to finalise the plans for the ball. With only a week to go before the event, she’s been crazy busy working on the small details. We have helped her through every bump she has found herself at so far and I know that tonight will be no different. Elliot, Lance, and Charlie have been heavily involved and a massive help. We all agreed not to tell Mason about the ball until a few days before. He should be planning it with us, but we all know he wouldn’t, and Scarlet refuses to give him the opportunity to disappoint her.

Lucy and Megan are already in the back of the car when I climb in, and I can barely see them past a sea of garment bags. “Really? Did you bring the whole shop, Luce?”

“If Elliot had listened and brought the Audi, we wouldn’t have a problem. Would we Elliot.”

“You don’t get that purr in the Audi, baby. I know you love it.” He revs the engine, making me and Megan chuckle.

Elliot’s seat is jolted from behind, but he doesn’t acknowledge it. He just looks at me with a smile and gives me a wink.

“I think we should call Mason, you know, he’s been much happier in the office this week. He told me you kissed him by the way.” Elliot gives me a pointed look, waiting for me to do up my seat belt, and pulls out onto the road.

“What?” Megan’s head pops out from the back seat.

“You never said!” Lucy bolts forward.

“I didn’t kiss him! He kissed me. And it wasn’t even a proper kiss.” Not by mine and Mason’s normal standards anyway.

“You kissed?” Lucy asks, sounding hopeful.

“No! Barely. And it was nearly two weeks ago, so calm down.”

“I heard it got pretty hot and heavy. Lowell said he had to jack off in the car after he left. Had your tits out and all in the bathroom.”

“Fuck!” Megan exclaims.

“Ell!” I shout, my stomach knotting at that snippet of information. “You’re winding it up and making it worse.”

“What? I’m just saying what he said.” He has a stupid look on his face, telling me he knows exactly what he’s doing.

“Yeah, Nina, Mason doesn’t hold out on his boys.” Lucy glares at me over the top of the bags.

I take a deep inhale and blow it out through my nose, knowing I need to explain. “He got all over the top about Joey.”

“Shock.” Elliot sniggers.

“He got himself all worked up, I didn’t do a thing. Then he stayed to bathe Ellis. Your mum turned up, Luce, she thought Mason was getting handsy with me.”

“No!” she says, shocked.

“Yep. I told Mason to bathe Ellis to get him out of the situation so I could explain, and then he ended up in the bath with him. He had to dry his clothes, so he stayed for dinner.”

“You’re getting back together!” Lucy smiles.

“What? No!”

“When and where did the kiss happen?” Megan asks, not missing a thing.

“What does it matter?” Elliot snorts.

“It matters,” Lucy tells him.

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