Reckless (Mason Family #3) - Adriana Locke Page 0,87
in the sight before me. It’s hard to believe that this is my life.
A few months ago, I never would’ve thought this kind of life was even a possibility for me. It was something my brothers had. Other people had. I wasn’t even smart enough to know I really wanted it.
Maybe I needed it.
But then this woman drops like a gift from above who proved to be the missing link in my life. It’s as though the heavens sent her to me so the other things—the good things, the important things—could find me.
I’m so fucking lucky.
My gaze snaps to the side, and I see Jaxi walking toward me. Her hair is blowing in the breeze like an old music video. I’m grinning when she gets to me.
“What are you doing over here?” she asks, wrapping her arms around my neck.
“Oh, just thinking about how attractive you are.”
In so many ways.
She licks her lips. “So, I had a thought …”
“And?”
“And I’ve decided my love language is physical touch. And maybe since everyone out here is busy and Libby winked at me and started playing with Rosie like she knows what I’m thinking …” Her hands slip over my shoulders and onto my chest. “Maybe we could run inside and—”
“Say no more.” I grin wickedly. “Let’s go inside and get naked. I’m going to bend you over the—”
“Boone!”
My forehead falls to Jaxi’s.
“Again?” I ask. “How does she do that?”
Jaxi giggles. “At least she sleeps in her bed now.”
“Excellent point.” I kiss my fiancée on the lips before looking up. “What’s up, Rosie?”
“The puppy licked my watch!”
Jaxi makes a face at me. The light in her eyes, the happiness there, makes everything worth it.
“I got this,” she says, patting me on the stomach as she walks away. “I’m coming, Rosie.”
I lean against the fence.
The sun is shining. My family is gathered. There is a ton of food that, thankfully, Jaxi did not fix.
This is what life’s about.
I still don’t really understand my brothers’ love of spreadsheets. I don’t get off on numbers, and I don’t spend nearly as many hours at the office as they do.
But I get it. I get it now.
It’s not about the work or the reports or the success at the end of the day. It’s knowing that you showed up for your family. You contributed to the cause. You put your time and effort into something that will benefit the whole team. And I’m a part of that. I contribute to that. I have my part to play.
My brothers show up the same way to life—their individual lives, my life, each other’s lives. They’re all in. They’re as committed to my happiness as they are their own.
And that’s what life’s about.
So, yeah, I get it now.
I push off the fence to find Jaxi.
In the spirit of family, I should try to expand ours. And there’s no better time to start that than now.
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Notes from the Author
Notes from the Author
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Chapter One: Sway
Sway
Landry Family Series #1
Chapter One
Alison
“This is a single girl’s paradise.”
“No,” I grimace, blotting the spilled cheese sauce from my shirt. “Paradise would be a tropical island with a hot cabana boy at my beck and call ... and an endless supply of mojitos.”
Lola laughs, the sound barely heard over the chaos of the kitchen. Chefs shouting instructions, event planners panicking, plates being dropped—the world of catering is a noisy endeavor.
I step to the side to allow Isaac, a fellow server and Lola’s gorgeous friend with benefits, to scamper to the ballroom a few feet away. He’s tall with a head full of dark curls and a laugh that makes you involuntarily smile. Lola is crazy for keeping him at arm’s length, but that’s how she operates. He has little money; she has limited interest.
“Cabana boys may have hot bodies and virility, Alison, but they lack two very important qualities: fame and fortune.”