Total pages in book: 84
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78799 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
“Get ready or we’ll be back in the bed and Kade will be banging on the door again. This time it will end with the two of us fighting.” He gives my ass a smack and I jump because I know he’s right. Those brothers will full-out fight and then act as though it’s no big deal while their noses are busted and bleeding everywhere.
I dart into my closet and pull on a pair of white shorts then grab a bra and shirt before slipping on some shoes. When I come out Xander is dressed in his clothes from yesterday and somehow looks even sexier.
“Almost done.” I go to the bathroom and get myself together then settle with pulling my curls up because they are not going to be tamed quickly. “Let’s roll,” I say when I walk out.
He takes my hand as he leads me out of the house and over to the golf cart. It takes no time to get to the infirmary and grab what I need. Within just a few moments we’re at Kade and Collins’s house and we barely get the cart to a stop when Kade rushes out to us, looking irritated.
“I got it.” I hold up the pack of pills. “I’ll check on her.” I walk past him.
“She’s in the master,” Kade says, and I nod and open the screen door. “You. In my office.” I look over my shoulder to see Kade stepping into Xander’s path.
“I’ll see you later,” I tell Xander. He doesn't look like he’s okay with that, but he gives me a soft smile before he turns his head to glare at his brother. “No fighting,” I shout as I head up the stairs to find Collins.
The bedroom door is open so I knock on the frame. Collins sits up immediately and her eyes widen.
“You slept with Xander,” she hisses in a low voice. I guess Kade likes to gossip.
“I thought you were sick?”
She waves her hands at my question. “I threw up a little bit but I’m fine now. You know how he is.” I step into the room and walk over toward her.
“Well, if it happens again you can take one of these. It dissolves in your mouth so you don’t need to swallow,” I say, setting the pills down on the nightstand.
“Forget about the pills.” She grabs my hand and pulls me down onto the bed to sit next to her. She wiggles all around, clearly excited about Xander and me sleeping together.
“Tell me everything.”
“Ahh…” I stall, not sure what I should say.
“Come on, Lula. I need the girl talk, so spill. I want to know everything,” she says, leaning closer to me. “You don’t have to tell me all the dirty details but give me something. I can’t even picture Xander with a woman.”
That makes me smile so I tell her some of the details and actually enjoy having a friend to talk to. In the past twelve hours I’ve gone from feeling so alone to feeling like I have people. It’s almost like having a family, but as much as I love it, I’m scared. I’m getting a taste of what life can be and I know I could easily lose it all.
CHAPTER NINE
XANDER
“You care to tell me what the fuck you think you’re doing?” Kade crosses his arms over his chest as I take a seat in the chair next to his desk.
“You walked in the room, Kade. If you don’t know what that was I’m afraid to ask how your wife got pregnant.”
His anger builds and I watch his face redden as he uncrosses his arms and stomps over to his desk. “This is serious, Xander.”
Normally I’m not the one that needs to be told to take things seriously, so this is a bit of a role reversal for the two of us. “It’s also none of your goddamn business.”
He begins to pace as he talks, which is what he does when he’s trying to process information. “I can’t believe you. I brought her here to care for my wife and then you’re going to fuck her? Are you completely without self-control?” He’s not really asking me the question as he continues to pace. “There are plenty of women on the island that would be more than happy to keep you company, but no, the one woman that I absolutely need here to make sure nothing happens to Collins, you have to go and fuck her.”
“You do realize Collins is only having a baby. Millions of women do it every day.”
He stops his pacing and turns his glare on me. “Only having a baby? Do you have any idea of all the things that could possibly go wrong? Did you think about how impossible it was for me to find the best doctor out there to agree to come live here and be on call twenty-four-seven? Do you have any idea the danger you could put my wife in if Lula decides to quit because you change your mind and go back to being an asshole, or did you just think about getting your dick wet?”