Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 74916 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 375(@200wpm)___ 300(@250wpm)___ 250(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74916 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 375(@200wpm)___ 300(@250wpm)___ 250(@300wpm)
But it wouldn’t be polite to point that out, so we stayed quiet as she came over and made us move apart so she could sit between us on the couch. When she was all settled and holding our hands, and Brady was perched on Jude’s lap as the silly Dom pouted over something, she took a breath.
That wasn’t good.
“We didn’t do anything wrong. We’ve been polite and we’ve done our homework and our chores. I’ve even done Brady’s too because he tricked me and I forgot to tell Bates it happened again so he could protect me from Brady.” After being held hostage, I decided tossing Brady under the bus was fair.
Cash snickered as Brady huffed and looked offended. “Tattletale.”
Maybe, but he hadn’t been held hostage.
“It sounds like you’re very fond of Bates.” She smiled, looking back and forth between me and Cash. “Would he save you from being Bradied?”
“Yes.” Cash ignored Brady’s pout and nodded. “He’s very good at taking care of us.”
“There’s an us. In case you didn’t know.” I figured Brady had tattled, but I wasn’t sure until she nodded. “He decided me and Cash should date too so we’re all dating together.”
I wasn’t sure if she knew how fast he’d realized that, so I kept explaining.
“He’s smart too.” Hmm, I might’ve left out the important bits. “And not just because he knew we should date right away. He’s, like, math smart, not just people smart.”
Cash was nearly giggling as he leaned back against the couch and looked up at the ceiling. “What the genius over there is trying to say is that Bates is getting his master’s in mathematics and he’s actually really smart. Like genius smart.”
“Ah.” Smiling, Brady’s mom squeezed our hands and patted them on our knees like they were exclamation points. “Well, that does explain a lot.”
For some reason that made Cash snicker, but I nodded. “Yeah, smart people are weird, but we like his weird and he likes ours, so it’s working pretty well.”
“I’m so glad.” She might’ve been glad but she was looking at us like we’d done something sketchy and wasn’t sure how to say it without being rude. “But it seems like Brady and Jude are worried about how quickly he’s become important to you?”
That was probably an understatement.
Cash didn’t seem to trust me with this part because he jumped in and was finally helpful. “Yeah, he came up to talk to us last week and introduce himself and we just clicked. We’ve gone out a few times and he’s nice. Like the good kind of nice, not the creepy kind.”
Jude snorted, but she smiled like Cash was brilliant. “That’s wonderful. He sounds lovely. But do you know why the boys might have concerns?”
Cash looked like he was trying to find a polite way to answer her, but after being held hostage, I wasn’t in the mood to be nice.
So I was helpful instead.
“Jude might not like that me and Cash are dating the same guy.” There was kind of a long list of stuff he’d gotten worked up about, so I just told her all that I could think of. “Or that our guy is a Dom and he’s our Dom. Or that he’s going to spank me. I’m a sub, but not like Brady, I don’t need toys and to cause drama to get attention. I’m a grown-up sub so I can just ask for attention.”
I’d probably missed a few important parts but I remembered not to tell her that asking for attention usually involved blow jobs.
She probably knew that already…she had a million kids so sexy time couldn’t have been a mystery.
“And we’ve kind of already spent the night.” I shrugged when she frowned. “We knew his name first and he’s really good at cuddling and we haven’t had full sex yet. We’re getting to know each other and taking that slow.”
Technically, I hadn’t lied.
Cash was groaning, no help at all, and Brady and Jude were just sitting there with their eyes getting bigger, but Brady’s mom was back to smiling. “You’ve really thought about your relationship. I’m very proud of you.”
Well, it was good that somebody was.
“Would you like to meet him?” Once Cash stopped being dramatic, he had good ideas. “He’s downstairs studying and he wouldn’t mind. He’s been excited to meet you.”
Oh, that was perfect.
Even Brady groaned.
“That sounds lovely.” Beaming, she did the pat our knees thing again. “Let’s do that. I would love to meet your partner. It’s always nice when you find your Mr. Right early in life…and you’ve got two.”
I knew I liked her.
Chapter 2
Cashel
I loved Brady’s family, but Bates looked like he was shaking hands with a Hollywood celebrity. “It’s wonderful to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you.”
That just made Jude glare more, Brady sigh, and me almost giggle.