My Vegas Groom (The Greene Family #3) - Piper Rayne Page 0,65
is the time to ask her.
“I know we’re only dating.”
She laughs and looks up.
“But I’d like us to discuss what’s going to happen after the fight.”
“Me too.” she says, her gaze growing serious.
“Do I come back here? Do you stay in Vegas? Do we continue to date? Do you change your name finally?”
“That’s a lot of questions.”
I nod, not taking my eyes off of her. “Let’s try one at a time. Do I come back?”
“I don’t hold the keys to the gates of Sunrise Bay.”
I push a strand of her hair behind her ear. “You know what I’m asking.” My heart is in my throat as I wait for her to answer.
“I’d like you to come back here, but I understand if—”
I put my finger to her lips. “That’s all the answer I need.”
I replace my finger with my lips. We get carried away, and soon I’m lying over her on the couch.
“I think that made Logan Stone happy.”
I draw back and stare into her eyes. “Very happy. Now we have to figure out where we’re going to live and how long it will take for you to change your last name.”
She laughs. “We’re still dating, Mr. Stone.”
“Not according to the world.”
She shakes her head and rolls her eyes. “You have an answer for everything.”
“That’s right, I do. Oh, and I have some news for you. I solidified your first guest for your podcast.”
She shoves at my chest in a playful way. “You know you don’t have to do that anymore now that we’re… you know…. a real couple.”
I hold up my hand. “I’m a man of my word.”
“That’s very sweet.” She opens up her legs and my hips fall between them.
“I’m a sweet husband.”
“Yes, you are.”
“Are you going to ask who it is?” I kiss her neck and my lips move down to her collarbone.
“Who?” she asks a little breathily.
“Gavin Price.” I draw back to see her expression.
Gavin Price is an actor and a friend. He agreed to come up here and let Nikki interview him. It helps that he just got blasted in the magazines for not being easy to work with and the press is saying he’s washed up. She could do the interview remotely, but he said he’d be happy to get away from Los Angeles for bit and come visit.
Her mouth falls open. “But he’s so famous. He’ll come up here?”
“Try not to hurt your husband’s ego.” I pretend I’m hurt, but I understand her feelings. Gavin is pretty famous, and luckily, he loves coming to MMA fights, which is how I met him. “Now how could you make it up to me…”
“I can think of a few ways.” She unbuttons her blouse, teasing me with a glimpse of her bra. She almost has it completely open when her phone rings on the coffee table.
“Forget it,” I say, my head dipping to her cleavage.
“It’s Mandi, give me a second.” She snatches up the phone and answers.
I don’t stop my exploration of her body and she smiles, swatting me away with a giggle, but we both know she loves it.
“What?” She bolts up and I fling back across the couch. “Seriously?” She’s quiet for a second. “How do you know for sure?” She gives me these wide eyes like I’m not going to believe it. “Okay, thanks for letting me know. Yeah, he’s here. I’ll tell him. Bye, Mandi.” She hangs up and her head falls in her hands.
“What is it?” She doesn’t answer, so I pry her hands away. “Nik?”
She lets me see her face, and she looks as if she might cry. What the hell happened? “Mandi said she had two people from the press check in. They were asking questions about you and me. Whether she knew me and where they might find us.”
I close my eyes. Why the hell did the press wait this long to come here? And of course, just as I’m making progress with Nikki. I wish I knew for sure she’ll take this okay, but I’m not sure she will.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
“Nik, this family has weathered worse storms than this.”
Nikki
I should’ve known the press would eventually find us. We’ve been in this bubble for so long after our marriage that you’d think someone paid them off not to bother us. Why are they just now showing up in Sunrise Bay, and why didn’t they do enough of an investigation to know that Mandi is my sister?
“Hey.” Logan pries my hands away from my face. “We can handle this. We’re