to be of higher quality in comparison to the other girls. She was standing right next to the man, her arm hooked around his as she gave a sultry smile while pressing her breasts against the man's arm.
My ears worked hard to catch onto what she was purring to him.
"Oh, Papa. Can we go now?"
The man looked down at her before he seemed to look further. "Where's your sister?"
The question seemed to disappoint the woman as she moved her arms from him and looked away. "Leia's going to the beach or something. She needs air after being humiliated. I'm sure it's over being carried by those drunk dancers who threw her in the fountain."
"Tell her to hurry up and get back here when she's done with getting air. Hmph. I don't pay her to do nothing."
"I'll let her know."
"Good," he huffed.
I looked at Connor to feel his emotions. It was tricky to decipher, but it only took him a few seconds to seem to come to a conclusion.
"Let's go, guys," Connor encouraged as he tightened his hold around us. "We should enjoy one final toast when we get home."
I noticed the man's gaze suddenly move our way, and I decided to play along with whatever Connor was leading us into.
"Are we going to do other things?" I asked and leaned up to kiss his cheek.
"Anything you want, babe," he assured me and looked into my eyes with loving grace.
"Better save some of that energy for me," Jax pointed out, grabbing Connor's attention. "You guys always love to leave me out."
"Who said we were leaving you out?" I asked with a teasing grin. "You're always welcome to join."
"Exactly," Connor declared and surprisingly moved in right for the prize: Jax's lips.
More than one person gasped, but the sound was more of in awe and praise. I knew by then we'd caught Connor's dad's attention, but that was exactly what we wanted.
"Good morning, Miss Harlow, Mr. Morgan, and Mr. Giovani."
Connor broke the kiss with Jax before the three of us moved our gazes to Fuwa, who was now in a perfectly white suit with his hair gelled back. He was even wearing white gloves like he was a limousine driver, and he bowed when our attention was focused on him.
"Your ride home awaits."
"Perfect timing," I praised and looked at my two men. "Ready to go?"
"Definitely," Connor replied and gave me a kiss. "About time we ditched for somewhere quieter."
"I call in between," I proudly declared.
Jax chuckled. "Sweetheart, there's only in between for you."
"C'mon," Connor encouraged. "We're wasting time."
We began to move, but I noticed the way Connor's eyes locked onto his father’s. The man was doing a fine job of hiding his anger, but it was obvious in his eyes.
I knew right away which side our "sponsor" was on, but this was only confirmed as my eyes drifted to the taller blonde, who gave me an envious look.
Her piercing eyes only motivated me as I held Connor's arm a little tighter as we reached the automatic doors to the exit.
There was indeed a white limousine waiting for us, and I gave Fuwa a look as he opened the door for us.
Fuwa, did you steal a limo?
"Borrowed, sister. Borrowed."
Smooth.
We entered the vehicle and played our roles until we were out and onto the streets.
"I can't believe we just did that." Jax took the words out of my mouth as he melted into the soft leather seats. "Fuck. That was tense."
"Fuwa? Do you even know how to drive?"
"I do," he replied as we came to a stop at the lights. He looked over to give us a pleased grin. "Good work in pissing that douche off."
"You know him?" Connor asked.
"I wish I didn't, but he's on Professor Phoenix's radar. I saw the resemblance but figured it was a coincidence."
"Sadly, it's not," Connor admitted, but seemed relaxed.
"Why do I have a feeling you made your decision?" I asked him.
"Because I have," he replied. "He doesn't have good intentions for me, or us, for that matter. All I sensed was anger, retribution, and disappointment. He closed off his emotions a second after that initial blow."
"So your mom is the good side, huh?" Jax concluded.
"Looks like it." Connor smiled in relief. "It makes me feel a bit better."
"Even though your dad's a douche?" Fuwa asked as he focused on the road. I gave him a look but returned my eyes to Connor as he chuckled.
"Yup," he replied. "It's not like I haven't lived and grown without my parents.