Brick Brick (Knights Corruption MC - Next Generation, #4) - S. Nelson Page 0,144
liked, and when I tried to get her to wear a sweater, even shoving one at her before we left the house, she batted my hand away and scowled at me.
“Hey, honey.” She stood beside me and placed her hand on my shoulder, but the contact wasn’t good enough. She yelped in surprise when I wrestled her onto my lap, kissing her hard as she squirmed on top of me.
“You better stop, or I’ll lift your dress right here and sink inside you. There’s enough fabric to cover us both. No one will suspect a thing.”
“Except I heard every word, brother.” Stone tutted at me and shook his head. “Please don’t.”
“He’s kidding,” Sully argued, running her hand over my beard. I spotted a few more grays mixed in with the dark on my face, as well as around my temples. And there were some more lines around my eyes, but otherwise I felt I looked the same as I did twenty years ago. But I kept those thoughts to myself, because if these guys were good for anything, it was razzing. My wife told me she thought I looked more rugged, even sexier than the day she met me. All in all, I didn’t fret too much about getting older.
“I’m not,” I whispered in her ear, nipping the sensitive spot on her neck. She playfully smacked my arm, reaching across the table to snatch a brownie from one of the plates. She bit off half and offered me the other, smacking her lips against mine as soon as I devoured the chocolate. I really should’ve eaten more, my stomach grumbling with the small treat.
Addy joined us next, planting herself right on her husband’s lap. “You need to trim this thing.” She tugged on his long, dark blond beard. He had some gray too, but it wasn’t as noticeable with his lighter-color hair.
“I wanna see how long I can get it.”
“Not if you still wanna get it from me.”
“Nice. And in front of our friends.” Stone dug his fingers into her waist, and she laughed, gifting him a kiss when he released her.
“Hey,” Sully said, and at first, I thought she was talking to me, but she was looking directly at Addy’s husband.
“What’s up?” He moved his arm around his wife so he could take a drink.
“Thanks for not punching my son again.” I couldn’t tell if she was joking or pissy, but when her posture remained relaxed, I realized she wasn’t angry.
“Kaden’s paid his dues. Besides, he just committed to putting up with our stubborn daughter for the rest of his life. That’s more punishment than I could inflict on him.”
“I wonder where she gets that trait from,” Addy asked, shifting her weight on top of her husband.
“I don’t have a clue.”
If I’d been taking a sip, I would’ve spit out the contents all over myself, and my poor wife. Stone’s expression was serious, looking like he didn’t have a clue where Riley got her pigheadedness from. My buddy was the most obstinate man I knew, and that was saying a lot coming from me, who practiced those tendencies daily.
“Can you believe we’re gonna be in-laws?” Sully asked, her grin identical to Addy’s. “I’m so happy our babies are marrying each other. Then they’ll have babies of their own and we’ll be grandparents.”
Stone’s growl was indicative of him not appreciating the mention of babies. Even though he seemed happy about the kids’ engagement, I knew him, and he was still trying to wrap his head around the fact my boy was stealing his little girl away for good. So, he sure as hell wasn’t ready to start hearing about his daughter having babies. And I for one wasn’t ready for anyone to call me grandpa. Hopefully, that’d be a few years off.
“Let’s give them time to enjoy married life for a while before you have them saddled down with a brood,” I said, running my hand up and down my wife’s thigh, the soft material of her dress gliding under my fingers.
“I know. I just get excited at the thought of little ones.”
“You can borrow Silas for a few days if you want.” Ryder plopped down in the chair next to me, Braylen sitting next to him with the birthday boy in her lap. He’d come down from his earlier meltdown and was as happy as could be.
Sully looked at him adoringly. “Do you remember when Kaden was that little? It seemed like yesterday.”