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I wink at her a second before I fire off four rapid shots into the milk jug as well. But with each one of my shots, it moves. Not that I missed. I learned a long time ago to move with the shot to keep the aim true.
My smile falters when my phone rings. I pull it out of my pocket when I hear Danny’s ringtone that lets me know something is wrong.
“What is it?” I ask quickly.
“Penthouse. Now. Bring the girl.”
He hangs up, and I look at Payton.
“What’s wrong?” she asks.
“We have to go.”
“Why?”
“We’ll know soon enough. Come on.”
I greet Marco, Bobby’s second, with a nod as we pass him in the lobby. Each of my brothers’ seconds are here. Dante would be here, too, if I were with him. Normally I would be—after all, it’s three o’clock on a Monday. But I took the day off. Fully.
I had planned to just spend it in bed with Payton, which we did for half the day, then went to the gun range. That would have been followed by more time alone, preferably on a soft, flat surface.
Instead, I’m heading to Vinny’s main office. Which in thefamigliais also known as the penthouse. The title is true, as it’s a vast estate high in the New York skyline.
The house we were at yesterday is the family home. This is the one we house thefamigliain. The business. That’s what this place is. All business.
I hold Payton’s hand openly, not afraid to show my possessiveness of her before announcing it. I made it known to my brothers when she came to lunch that she was mine. Now it’s about letting the men who work for us know who’ll be part of their protection focus. A formal memo will go out soon enough for those who don’t listen to idle chitchat like everyone else.
The private elevator is spacious, but I pull Payton into my arms, pressing her front to mine and resting my forehead against hers.
I don’t need to push a button to go up. This elevator only goes to one place, and once the doors close, it’s automatic.
“After we deal with my brother, I’m taking you home to eat dinner off you.”
“That doesn’t sound very sanitary. I also think it’s against like six FDA rules.”
“Who said I was talking about food?” My hand finds the heat between her legs, and she gasps. “Your pussy is delicious, and I intend to get full from eating it out,” I whisper into her neck, watching the goose bumps spread across her skin a second before the doors open.
“Brother.”
Payton backs away quickly at the crisp greeting Danny gives us. I expected one of my brothers to be here the moment the door opened; they’re as predictable as they are good at cockblocking. I just didn’t care enough that they would see me close to her to put any distance between us. Not when I can enjoy her being all flustered with worry that they might have heard what was being said. Even if they did, they’d keep their mouths shut. Some things aren’t on thetable for teasing a brother about, and a woman’s pussy is one of them.
“Danny,” I say with a wide smile.
He raises an eyebrow at it, since I doubt he’s seen me like this in a while. And it’s been even longer since it was genuine and not fake for those watching.
“Vinny is waiting for you in the study.”
I grab Payton’s hand once more and pull her along.
“Alone,” he says in a commanding tone that has me stilling and turning to look at him.
Payton follows my gaze, but like me, she sees nothing on my brother’s face to give her a clue as to what’s going on. He’s always had the best poker face.
And if I know my brothers, if any of them wants to be alone when they talk, it’s for a reason I won’t question. So I nod.
“I’ll be back soon.” I lean in and kiss Payton’s cheek before leaving her with my brother, trusting he’ll make her comfortable for however long this will take.
When I get to the study, I barely make it inside before Vinny tells me to shut the door.
