Page 4 of My Boss's Sons

“I went too far calling it magic, right? Is that where I lost you?”

I stretched up to plant a kiss on his cheek. “No, I think it’s so sweet that you called it magic. It needs that kind of ego boost. After a year of celibacy, it's not so sure of itself anymore.”

“Well, that’s unacceptable.” Jack looked around the bar. “There are plenty of men here to pop that regrown cherry.”

I slapped his shoulder and shook my head. “No freaking way, Jack. These guys are too young for me and I’m pretty sure they’re not looking for a single mom who lives with her sister and her sister’s chainsaw loving boyfriend.”

“God, babe, get out of your own way. You need to get laid, not remarried. The man you meet here is never going to know you have a kid or a sister or anything other than tits and a vagina. It’s a hook up, Soph.”

“You’re so romantic.”

Jack looked at someone over my shoulder and grunted. “Oh, yeah, he’ll do. Hang on, babe.”

I realized what he was doing too late. He spun me away from him and the smile on his face was pure shit-eater. I gasped as he let go of my hand and found myself falling backwards. The scream forming in my throat never had a chance to escape before I landed on a hard lap. The lap’s arms wrapped around me before I could fall farther and the muscles I felt rippling against my body felt too good.

“I’m so sorry! I didn’t-” I lost my train of thought in the middle of apologizing when I saw the man I was sitting on. I could practically hear my brain screech to a halt.

He was gorgeous. The first thing that I noticed were his ice blue eyes. They were surrounded by thick, dark lashes that softened the sharp angles of his face. The second thing I noticed was his sharp jaw and the shadow covering it. I had a weakness for a man with a beard, anything from shadow to ZZ Top style.

Clearing my throat, I reached up and pushed my hair behind my ears. “God. Sorry! Sorry about this. I’ll just get off now.”

“Your boyfriend should keep a better hold on you. The next lap you fall into might not belong to a gentleman who can keep his hands to himself.” Deep voice. Check. Lap man was definitely younger than me, but I couldn’t place his age.

I found myself smiling and looking down at where his hands were still gripping my side and hip. “You didn’t keep your hands to yourself, though.”

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***Sophia***

The younger man glanced at my mouth before slowly lifting his eyes back to mine. I would’ve paid money to know what he was thinking at that moment because I felt his fingers flex on my hip before his grip on me vanished.

I forced myself out of his lap and smiled at him. “Such a gentleman. Thank you for the catch.”

I turned around to find Jack and all but ran to where he was watching from the other side of the dance floor. I lightly punched him in the stomach when I got to him and he pretended that it hurt.

“I can’t believe you did that!” I glanced over my shoulder and found the man still watching me. Jerking my head back around to Jack, I widened my eyes and whistled. “Holy hot man, Jack. You really did pick well when you decided to toss me away. He’s too young, though. And he thinks you’re my boyfriend.”

Jack leaned into my space and pressed his lips to my ear. “Oh, he’s not a fan of me. His eyes are glued to your ass.”

I gasped when Jack patted my ass. “Jack Michael Henry!”

He laughed and pulled away. “I’m sorry! I couldn’t help myself. I would give my bank account for that man to be gay. He’s something else. Those eyes are intense.”

I glanced back again but the man was interacting with two other men who’d just joined him. He’d already moved on from me, just like I needed to do from him. Brushing the whole interaction out of my mind, I rested my hands on Jack’s shoulders and smiled up at him. “Just a couple more dances with me and then you can run off to your cutie in the corner.”

Jack pressed his forehead to mine. “Babe, you can have the rest of my dances. You know that.”

“You make everything better. Thanks for making me come out tonight. I would’ve just stayed home and felt bad for myself. This is much better.”

“Of course, it is. Especially considering the fact that you could get laid tonight if you wanted. Your boy toy is still watching you. He’s got friends with him, too. All three of them are appreciating those curves of yours.” Jack spun us so I could see the table over his shoulder. “You have their full attention.”

My stomach fluttered deep down when I saw the three guys watching us. Before I could make out what the other two looked like, Jack spun us again. “Hey, wait-”

“Hush, babe. I’m giving them a show for you.” Jack dipped me, despite the fact that he was definitely tipsier than he’d been for the first dip. He even dipped me lower than before and it took me a few beats to realize that anyone behind me would’ve been able to see straight down my top.

“Jack!” I laughed as he pulled me back up. “You’re terrible!”

“They want to devour you, babe. You’re welcome.” He grabbed a few shots from a passing shot girl and we both tossed them back. “Let’s really put on a show for your admirers.”

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