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“Yeah, chocolate would be good.” She grinned up at him.
“I’ll go put some chocolate in it. So cheeky.”
“You like me cheeky.”
“I do, my baby. I really do.”
When he returned, she was mostly asleep. But she opened her mouth when prodded, sucking down the chocolatey goodness.
Ahh.
That really hit the spot.
“My precious girl. Such an amazing girl for her Daddy. So proud of you.”
She drifted off to sleep with the sound of his praises in her ears and chocolate milk in her belly.
Could anything be better?
Well, she could’ve done without the hot bottom, she guessed.
46
Cate snuck into the kitchen the next afternoon to get some coffee.
At lunchtime, which Ethan had insisted she come out of her office to eat with him, he’d told her no more coffee until she finished her bottle of water. But she needed coffee. It was essential for life.
And why he had such an obsession with her drinking more water, she had no idea.
As she stepped into the kitchen, she came to a stop.
Shit.
This was a bad idea.
She’d managed to avoid running into Samantha all day. Even though she’d heard her yelling from Rhodes’ room late last night. And Ethan had told her that Rhodes slept on the couch last night.
She’d feel bad . . . if it wasn’t all Samantha’s fault.
And I’m not going to apologize for something that isn’t my fault. My butt is still stinging from last night’s punishment.
Still, she’d rather not interact with the woman right now. Rhodes was in his office with Kevin. Ethan had gone to the airport to pick up a new bodyguard that Ink was sending out. They’d only found one local guy who’d been able to come on full time. So Ink was temporarily sending a guy called Butch until they could get someone else local to help carry the load.
She wasn’t sure where Seth was exactly, although she imagined he was near Rhodes or outside. The bikers were no longer around now, apparently they all had jobs to get to.
Cate nearly took the cowardly route and stepped back out of the kitchen, but then she saw that Samantha was looming over poor Polly, who had her head lowered, her shoulders slumped in defeat.
And she couldn’t leave her like that.
“For fuck’s sake, Polly! Are you an idiot? Why can’t you get anything right, you fool!” Samantha snarled.
What. The. Hell?
What a bitch!
Memories rushed at Cate. All those times when her aunt and uncle called her names, yelled at her, dragged her around . . . they all flashed through her mind.
Polly was one of the sweetest people she’d ever met. Sure, she hadn’t interacted with her much. Cate wasn’t good with social situations and Polly seemed to be painfully shy, which meant neither of them was willing to take the first step.
