Haley laughed. “You have got it bad.” She shook her head. “I almost never would have seen this coming, only…having met Cammie, I completely get it.” She gave him a quick hug.
“Oh, is that all?” Sam softened. “Let’s all go relax in the study. Neville?” He invited the butler to join them.
“No thank you, sir,” Neville said as he backed out of the room.
The three went to the study to talk. As soon as they were seated and drinks were poured, Adam asked about the trial. “Think that it will be done soon?”
“Yes, actually. It looks like it will be over before the holidays. The prosecution rested the other day. Now we’re listening to the defense. And let’s face it, there isn’t much of one.” Sam frowned. “Oh, but you should see Haley. She has held up beautifully. I am so proud of her.” He hugged her close. Adam watched as Haley closed her eyes and clearly savored the closeness. All he could think was that one day…one day this could be Cammie and him.
“So, how have things been going around the office?” Sam asked.
“Great. I had lunch with Jake today.” He said with a smile.
Sam looked at him a moment. “So, you had Jake check out Cammie’s sister. Will you never learn?”
Haley laughed. “Oh, like he’s the first brother in this house to misappropriate company resources. He learned it from watching you,” she joked.
“Yeah, Sam.” Adam scowled at him. “It’s a good thing I did, too. I told you I didn’t sleep with her.”
He spent the next few minutes relaying the story of his only interaction with Cin. While he had technically seen her boobs, he hadn’t touched and he definitely hadn’t initiated any of that. “So, really. I don’t see how I can be held responsible at all. What I don’t understand is why Cin is lying to begin with.” He frowned.
“Well, I get it,” Haley said. “I think you embarrassed her.” Adam started to protest, but she stopped him. “I know you didn’t mean to. I know you thought you were being a gentleman, doing the right thing and all, but I bet you bruised her ego. Now it has gone on so long that she is too ashamed to take it back. I’d bet anything on it.”
Once again, Adam felt better. “I’m so glad to have you in this family,” he said sincerely. “We need you.”
When he walked into his loft an hour later, he found Cammie asleep on his couch. Happily, he walked to her side, knelt next to her, and kissed her forehead. He wanted to talk to her. He just knew that would make everything right. Of course he knew that she needed sleep more. Carefully, he picked her up and carried her to his room. Slowly, lovingly, he undressed her. When she was down to nothing but her panties, he pulled the blankets up around her, walked to the other side of the bed, undressed, and joined her.
Wrapping himself around her, he murmured in her ear, “I didn’t sleep with your sister. We’re going to make this right. We can be together.” Then he joined her in her slumber. The last thought that crossed his mind as he drifted to sleep was that he certainly did sleep better with her around.
When Cammie woke, she was surprised to discover she was undressed in Adam’s bed. She was pleasantly surprised to see that he was awake and staring at her.
“Morning, doll,” he said sweetly. “Let’s get this day started right. It was wonderful coming home to you last night. Sorry I wasn’t here when you arrived.” Just from the look on her face, he knew that she was curious as to when he returned home and where he had been. Hell, if the shoe had been on the other foot, this morning would have started something like the Spanish Inquisition. “I went over to Sam’s and had dinner with them. They asked about you.”
He started kissing down her neck. While he kissed, he could feel her body respond. She moved her head to give him more access. Her cheeks rose in a smile. As he closed in on her breasts, she moved her hands and he began to kiss her around her nipples until she groaned in agony.
“Adam,” she moaned.
“Yes, Cammie,” he murmured with a smile.
Her eyes flew open. “Say it again. Say my name.”
“Cammie,” he said then he slowly and deliberately licked her nipple, playing with the hard peak