Page 191 of Their Naughty Student
“Ximena,” I answered instantly, making Trent laugh again.
“Mistress X running the class.I like it.”
“She’ll do a great job.”
“She’s young,” he noted.
“Yeah, but she’s got more experience than most.”
He nodded.“Like I said, I hate to have you step down.But I expect to see your ass in here.”
It was my turn to grin.“I’ll stop by from time to time,” I told him.“Wouldn’t want to give it up completely.”
Trent refilled the glasses and passed mine back to me, and I lifted it when he held his up.
“To a new normal,” he said with a glitter in his eyes.
Yeah.I could toast to that.
Jamie
“Why am I so nervous?”I rambled as Edge pulled the car into his sister’s driveway.
“No reason to be, cupcake.”Cav peered back at me from the front seat.“She doesn’t bite.”
Edge laughed.“You’ve already met her, Jamie.”
“Yeah.At the bar.This is vastly different.”
Edge slipped out of the car, opened my door.He took my hand and helped me out.
Before he turned toward the house, he pulled me in close, bent his head, and kissed me.“She’s going to love you, Jamie.Almost as much as I do.”
My entire body warmed, my smile not as nervous as it had been.
When he released me, I smoothed my shirt and my skirt, took a deep breath, and nodded.“Okay.Let’s do this.”
By the time we made it to the front porch, I was trying to figure out the fastest escape route.If I scaled the bushes, perhaps I could be down the street before she opened the—
“There you are,” a familiar voice sounded from just inside the house.“I thought for a minute you were going to stand me up.”
“Gretchen, you remember Cav.”
“Hey,” she said sweetly, hugging him when he stepped inside.
Still time to scale the bushes, I thought as I shot my eyes to the street.Then run like hell.
“And this is our girlfriend, Jamie Lautner.”He urged me through the door.
Nope.Time just ran out.
“I’m going to greet you first.It’s very nice to meet you,” Gretchen said with a wide smile as she pulled me in for a hug.“Then I’m going to ask my brother to clarify that statement.”Her bright blue eyes returned to his face, curiosity reflected there.
“Later, Gretch.”He chuckled.“Where’re the rug rats?”
“Uncle Greg!”
“There she is,” Edge said cheerfully.
