I nod tightly. I’m not prepared to offer him any floor but, even supposing I’m so relieved he’s right here that I may burst into tears at any second. Play it cool.

“And also you had been mistaken,” he goes on, wanting down on the flooring. “I feel you’re price it. You’re price all the things to me, Bailey.” Drew takes a step nearer, his voice thick. “You might be all the things to me.”

He takes my palms in his, tangling our fingers collectively. “I used to be drained. After my household… it doesn’t matter anymore. I do know what we’ve isn’t going to be straightforward. If we do that… should you’ll have me, I do know it’ll take work. I can’t promise I received’t get drained once more.” Drew lifts my chin along with his finger, forcing me to satisfy his gaze by watering eyes. “However I promise, Bailey, should you take me again I’ll by no means quit. Not ever once more.”

“Oh, shut up already.” I exploit his grip on my palms to yank him down for a kiss. It’s transient, and once I pull again I don’t know if the tears on my cheeks are his or my very own. Drew scoops me up, carrying me over to the sofa to cuddle me on his lap.

“I missed you,” he says, his palms cruising over my again. “God, I missed you a lot.”

“Missed you too,” I say, nonetheless battling tears. “However hey,” I say, knocking him again with successful to his shoulder. “We’re not finished but. What about Cooper?”

Drew groans. “What about him?” The quirk of his lips tells me he’s joking, however I haven’t fairly forgiven him that far.

“Have you ever seen the video?” I ask. He nods, his expression turning severe.

“I figured if he may man up and apologize publicly like that, the least I may do was apologize in individual,” he says sheepishly.

“Have you ever talked to him?”

Drew shakes his head. “You?”

“No,” I say, climbing off his lap. He pouts till I maintain out a hand to assist him get up.

“The place are we going?” he asks.

“To go get our boy,” I inform him, grabbing my coat.

32

Drew

I get up to tender loud night breathing coming from the pillow to my left. Cooper’s nonetheless sleeping arduous, as is Bailey, curled up on his different aspect. I slip off the bed as quietly as I can, making an attempt to allow them to relaxation some time longer. Contemplating how late we stayed up, I’m not shocked they’re worn out.

The reminiscence of simply how we wore one another out brings a smile to my face, so vast it makes my muscle tissue damage.

I duck into Cooper’s kitchen to start out some espresso, taking the chance to ship a fast e mail to Tyler letting him know I received’t be within the workplace at this time. Bailey and Cooper’s schedules may be extra versatile today, however Sizzle nonetheless has me punching a clock. No matter. They will deal with out me for a day.

I’m digging round in Cooper’s fridge to see if there’s sufficient components to place collectively breakfast for 3 once I really feel a heat hand slide throughout my ass cheeks earlier than getting a agency grip on one aspect.

“You introduced it on your self, truthfully,” says Cooper, his voice tough with sleep and overuse. The roughness makes me flush, reminiscences swamping me once more. “In case you didn’t wish to get groped you actually shouldn’t be dressed like this.”

“Rape jokes aren’t humorous,” I say, grabbing the eggs and setting them on the counter. His hand stays with me the entire manner.

“They’re actually not,” says Bailey, coming into the kitchen with a yawn. “However I’ve to confess, Coop’s obtained a degree.” She appears me up and down, not bothering to hide the lust in her eyes as her gaze strikes to Cooper’s hand fondling my ass. “Additionally, why are we off the bed? It’s chilly out right here.”

“Sustenance, lady,” I say. I seize Cooper’s hand and use it to spin him round, bending him again over my arm. “And good morning to you too.” I kiss him softly, grinning once I hear Bailey sigh.

“Let me up,” says Cooper, doing his finest to look disgruntled.

“I dunno, I type of such as you off stability like this,” I say, backing him up towards the counter. It offers him simply sufficient leeway to push at my shoulders, however I maintain transferring, hoisting him up on the countertop subsequent to the stool Bailey’s sitting on.

“Fucking chilly,” he says, his physique jerking as his again touches the marble.

“Ought to have considered that earlier than you left the bed room bare,” says Bailey.

“That’s wealthy, coming from you,” says Cooper. The stink-eye he offers her falls quick, contemplating he’s mendacity on his again bare as a jaybird on the counter between us.

“Hey, I’m carrying a shirt,” she says, earlier than pulling it over her head and dropping it on the ground. “Effectively, I used to be.”

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