I’d made since then. Now I knew the truth, and my heart felt lighter.
“I believe you,” I breathed.
“Thank fuck,” he groaned. The distance between us disappeared, and he wrapped me up in his arms. His lips crushed mine, and I moaned as his taste exploded on my tongue.
It was a hungry kiss that left me dizzy by the time he lifted his head. I clung to him as he pressed his lips to my brow. “But seriously, Jags. Is this part of the video or what?”
He laughed, and the sound was so happy it caused my stomach to clench with need. “No, baby. There isn’t a video.” He kissed me again, quick and hard, before lifting his head. “Are you pissed?”
“Maybe. I mean, why did we have to get up so damn early?” I pouted. “I was sleeping so well.”
Kayla and Dana giggled then wrapped their arms around us both in a group hug. “Does this mean you’re going to be Jagger’s plus-one at our wedding?” Dana asked hopefully.
I blinked at the beautiful girl in surprise. “You’re getting married?” I looked from one to the other before Kayla flashed me her engagement ring, and I squealed in delight. “Congrats! I would love to come to your wedding.”
Someone coughing behind us had us all turning to find my parents, Cannon, and Piper standing at the “elevator.” All of them were grinning, but it was Dad who waved his hand in Jagger’s direction. “Maybe you guys should put some clothes on. There are some things a dad just doesn’t want to see when a dude is hugging his little girl.”
Kayla and Dana moved to stand in front of us like a human shield, blocking my dad’s view of the impressive hard-on Jagger was wielding. Grasping my hip, he pulled me into him for one more kiss before nuzzling my neck. “Give me five?”
I nodded, and he grabbed the backs of Kayla and Dana’a shirts, keeping them in front of him as he backed the three of them toward the door to what would have been his apartment. The two women laughed the entire way until they were safely behind the closed door.
“Does this mean you two are good now?” Cannon asked as he slowly swaggered up beside me, looking all kinds of smug that I wanted to slap his face.
“It’s a step in the right direction,” I told him, wanting to burst his bubble simply to fuck with him, but unable to completely deny that I was seconds away from jumping his best friend.
Chapter 34
Jagger
The high from the relief I was feeling that Shaw believed me was exhilarating. I rushed to get dressed then swept her out the door before anyone could stop us. Other than the show later that night, I didn’t have a damn thing to do except soak up every minute with my girl by my side.
As we got into the back of the limo waiting for the two of us, I shot a quick group text to my parents and Mia, letting them know everything had gone even better than expected. I instantly got a GIF from Mia of Rachel and Phoebe from Friends doing a happy dance, a heart exploding confetti emoji from Dad, and a congratulations picture from Ma. Even though they couldn’t be here for this, I knew they had been almost as invested in the outcome as I was.
They loved Shaw, and they wanted me to be happy. They had missed her being around and hated seeing how miserable I’d been over the past fifteen months without her. Now that she understood and believed the truth, she wasn’t ever leaving my side again.
The limo door closed behind me, and I grabbed her. She moaned as I laid her out on the long bench seat and spread her thighs so I could fit between them as I attacked her mouth. She stabbed her fingers through my hair, holding on to me as if she were afraid I might disappear if she let go.
Her lips tasted like coffee and cinnamon sugar, but there was something sweeter on her tongue that made me ravenous, and I kissed her harder, trying to suck up every last drop of that addictive nectar that was all my girl. Before I knew it, I was shirtless, and Shaw was in nothing but her bra and panties.
Breathing hard, I sat back on my knees and worshiped her with my eyes. “I didn’t plan on our first time being in the back of