Trials and Tiaras (Untouchable #7) - Heather Long Page 0,40

and loves us so fiercely, we don’t want there to be a time when it doesn’t.”

My face heated, and his smile softened.

“You showed us it was possible, and while I think we all competed for a long time, it only really started working when we worked together to win you.”

I laughed. “I’m not a prize.”

“Hush, you’re the best prize there is.” He pressed a kiss to my nose and then rested his forehead to mine. “What I’m trying to tell you is don’t be afraid to try to understand. The last thing any of us want is for you to be hurt, which means we’ll be with you every step of the way and if they look at you cross-eyed, well…you don’t worry about it. We have your back.”

“If you want to go and see your dad, I’ll get a passport and go with you.”

He blinked at me.

“What? You didn’t think this road goes two ways? You’ve avoided talking about your dad for years. Now you’ve brought him up twice in a couple of weeks. I’m absolutely on your side. If you want to go and see him, I’ll go with you and we can see Germany together.” Hopefully, we could afford the tickets. “Or at least, I’ll be there to buffer if you need it.”

A smile widened his mouth slowly as he cupped my cheek. “You would, wouldn’t you?”

“In a heartbeat. Though, can we wait until after AP exams? Or if not, I guess we could go spring break. If I can get a passport that fast.” I actually had no idea how long that would take. I’d done research at one point. I was pretty sure it would cost extra, but if Jake needed it, we’d find a way to make it work.

“I adore you, Baby Girl.” Then he was cupping my face and kissing me. The soft brush of his lips was so tender, it had me gasping a little, and then I sighed into the sweetness. I teased his tongue with mine, and his seat slid back as he pulled me out of mine and onto his. The seatbelt slid free because someone had already unlocked it.

“Smooth,” I teased him as I straddled his lap. He chuckled before claiming my lips again, and I ran my fingers through his hair as we played, nibbled, and tasted each other.

“I like to think so,” he answered, nuzzling my chin. “And thank you for offering to go with me. But if I stole you away to Germany over spring break, there would be a riot.”

I laughed. “The boys would understand.”

He gave me a look that said I was fucking nuts, but I tapped his nose gently.

“They would. If Archie needed me to go somewhere, or Coop or Ian, you would understand.”

Grunting, he made a face. “I wouldn’t like it. I’d hate the idea of you being far away where I couldn’t help either of you.”

“But you would understand,” I reiterated.

With a sigh, he nodded. “Yeah. Thank you, Baby Girl. Maybe not yet, but we should look into getting you that passport. Maybe Archie will want to take you to Paris or something.”

I knew he was joking, though with Archie…okay, maybe not. Still, I couldn’t resist tweaking him just a little. “Well, if we went to Paris, I could say hi to Mathieu.”

Honestly, the pinch he gave my ass hurt, even through my jeans, and he caught my lower lip in his teeth as he scowled at me. Finally, he said, “No Paris for you.”

I laughed.

While we should have been working, we didn’t. I stayed cuddled in his lap, and we kissed and nuzzled and just held each other. If I hadn’t been wearing jeans, I had a feeling I’d already be riding him, but Jake scowled at the lights all around us and then back at me.

Yeah, this was a little too public for him. On the way back to the apartment though, I decided I’d just wear a skirt and no panties next time. I’d surprise Jake, and the thrill of the idea left me tingling all over.

My life was so weird sometimes. I loved all four of them. I loved the time we spent together. And now I was actively planning how to seduce them. Not that I thought it would be hard, but they all loved surprising me and I adored it.

Now I wanted to do the same for them.

“When do I get to hear this new song of yours and Bubba’s?” Jake asked as he