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“Rain?” I stood abruptly, hand outstretched toward her even though I knew she was safe with Slade.
“Baby?” His tone was tinged with desperation.
“I’m just going to—”
Before she could finish, Rain’s eyes rolled into the back of her head, and she slumped into Slade’s protective arms.
Well, fuck.
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SLADE
Iwould never let her out of my sight again.
Ever.
It didn’t matter what Rain wanted or didn’t, I would stick to her side, carrying two sidearms and maybe a handful of knives.
Okay, I did actually care what she wanted, but fuck, she’d nearly killed me when she passed out in my arms last week.
I wrapped my hand around the refrigerator’s handle. Jameson mentioned, several times, that I needed to send the EMTs and hospital staff who’d attended to Rain a fruit basket for acting like an overprotective silverback gorilla.
His words, not mine.
Grabbing a bottle of water off the shelf, I headed back outside where Jameson and Rain waited, enjoying the beautiful early afternoon without Rain’s family hovering over their still-recovering daughter. Her mom, dad, and uncle arrived three days ago after learning about yet another danger their daughter had faced and were staying in the guest/pool house. That location was at Rain’s request despite having enough guest rooms in the main house. Apparently, the three of them were loud when cooped up together, and she didn’t want to hear any of that.
And when she put it that way, I readily agreed.
Plus, it gave Jameson and me privacy to show Rain how much we loved her and were so fucking thankful that she was okay by worshiping her body as often as possible. And I had no plans to stop anytime soon.
The second Mott disappeared into that house, I knew without a doubt that if she took the job in Dallas, I would go too. There wasn’t anything holding me in Santa Coasta. I didn’t love my job, the house would sell easily, and my parents… well, those two were never in the country, so it didn’t matter where I lived.
Stepping out into the warm air, I inhaled deeply and smiled at Jameson and Rain playing in the pool like two children. Thankfully, the other three were checking out the beach, meaning our trio had a few hours to ourselves.
“Here you go,” I said, offering Rain the bottle of water when she swam up to the ledge. “Keep hydrating. The doctor said—”
“I’m a doctor, too, you know.” She took the bottle, eyeing it with disdain. “And I say I’ve had enough water for four people.” Setting the water down on the stone, she blinked her dark lashes up at me. “Can I have my unicorn drink delivered now?”
“Come on, Slade. Like you can deny this woman anything.” Jameson swam up behind her and curled around her back. “A bit of sugar won’t hurt anything, right, Doctor?”
“You two are impossible.” Though the growing smile on my lips said I wasn’t as annoyed as I made it sound. “Fine. After you drink that bottle of water. Deal?”
She pushed her lower lip out in a full pout. “Fine. You’re bossy,” she said with a twinkle in her hazel eyes.
“You love me bossy.” I flicked my gaze over her shoulder at Jameson’s chuffed laugh. “So do you, jackass.”
“No complaints here,” he said, kissing down her shoulder, licking up the lingering water droplets. Rain’s head dropped back, her lips parted on a soft moan.
With a long look toward the glass doors, I calculated the time her parents left and how long they planned to stay at the beach. Smirking, I hooked both thumbs into my shorts and jerked them down, leaving me in my swim shorts.
“Fuck, I’ll never get tired of seeing you,” Rain whispered, eyes locked on the outline of my semihard cock.
“Same, baby. Now take off that scrap of lace and bend over so Jameson can fuck that perfect cunt while you remind me why your mouth is like fucking heaven.”
How was this my life?
After ruining everything I ever touched, I finally had it all.