seeing us.”
“I can’t do that while your mom stays home and cries all night.”
“Well, I don’t know what to say… If she apologized, it would fix everything.”
“Your mother is a very stubborn woman,” he said quietly.
“And when it comes to my wife, I’m a stubborn man.” I wasn’t backing down on this one.
My father patted me on the shoulder. “You’re putting Scarlet first, which is exactly what I want. She’s a very special woman. But we need to negotiate here. Pleas help me fix this.”
“How?”
“Let’s put the girls in a room and force them to work out their differences. We’ll monitor it and make sure if doesn’t get out of hand.”
“I don’t know…”
“I’ll do it.” Scarlet came down the stairs and approached my side.
“What?” I asked. “No. You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“She’s your mom, Sean. We have to try.”
Andrew smiled at her. “Thank you, kid. I know my wife is…”
“A fucking bitch,” I blurted.
My dad glared at me. “Talk about your mother like that again, and I’ll pop you in the mouth.”
Whoa…Dad was an alpha when it came to my mom.
He continued. “She’s difficult and hard to compromise with. But we have to try. I really want to spend time with my kids, especially the new one on the way. Life is too short to fight over nothing, and I won’t be around forever.” He stared at Scarlet’s stomach fondly. I hated when he talked like this. “An d I want to see the new Preston on the way.”
Scarlet nodded. “I’m willing to try if she will.”
“I’ll talk it over with her,” my dad said. “I apologize on behalf of my wife. I don’t approve of her treatment of you, for the record.”
“I know, Dad,” Scarlet said with a smile.
My dad hugged her and held her tightly. “You’re an angel.”
Her cheeks blushed while my father held her. He pulled away then clapped my back. “I’ll see you later.”
“Wait,” I said. “Mom came here asking about the money I borrowed from you…the five million.”
My dad glanced at Scarlet then turned back to me. “She did?”
“Yeah. So, she’s pretty angry about that.”
He nodded. “Now I know why I’ve been getting the silent treatment.” He walked out and shut the door behind him.
When Scarlet and I were alone, we didn’t speak to each other. We were still a team, but we were divided at the same time. She went back to her office and shut the door. I turned away and watched TV on the couch.
When bedtime arrived, I got inside the covers and felt my arousal come forth. My body naturally prepared for sex every time I went to bed because that’s what happened every night. It was a habit. I knew Scarlet’s body would behave the same way.
I hooked my arm around her waist and pulled her to the center of the bed. Wordlessly, I pulled her up until she was on all fours. We hardly had sex this way because it wasn’t intimate. I like watching her face when I made her come. But I just wanted to get off and go to bed. I held onto her shoulders and fucked her from behind, listening to her moan quietly for me. She didn’t say my name like she normally did, and she stayed quiet when she came. I only knew she was having an orgasm because she clenched around my dick. I found my climax quickly then came inside her, depleting myself until I was finished. When I was done, I returned to my side of the bed and kept my back to her, falling asleep immediately.
5
Mike
Cassandra and I had lunch with Sean and Scarlet. I really wanted to integrate Cassandra into our group because I fucking adored her. She was going to be a part of this family. It took some convincing to get Scarlet in New York, but she agreed when I said it was important to me.
I had my arm around Cassandra’s shoulders, and I glanced at her beautiful face every few seconds, making sure she was real. She wore a dark blue dress with silver jewelry. She looked good in bright colors. It really highlighted her eyes. She was