Playing Hard to Master by Sparrow Beckett

Author:Sparrow Beckett [Beckett, Sparrow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780698198531
Google: dPbdBAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00NGZOGNI
Barnesnoble: B00NGZOGNI
Goodreads: 23432392
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“This is the act of a desperate man.” Kate laughed as she followed them up the stairs.

“When you meet her you’ll understand.” Ambrose grunted and hefted his end of the desk.

Banner almost dropped the other end, but caught it before it hit the metal stairs. “If a girl is the one, Trouble, a guy will go to ridiculous lengths to win her.” He and Ambrose exchanged glances, and Kate grimaced.

“You just wanted to stick your dick in me.” Kate snorted.

“Yes,” both men replied.

Banner growled. “I’ll drop this fucking desk on your foot, you bastard.”

“Oh, like that was a big fucking secret.” Ambrose rolled his eyes and shuffled backward when he got to the top of the stairs. If Banner thought any straight man on the face of the planet didn’t want to fuck Kate, he was a moron. “Things happen for a reason though. For me, I think Everly might be that reason.”

They moved into the main loft area and set the desk down to rest for a minute. “This fucker is heavy. There’s no way you’ll break this one.”

“Break it? You’ve broken desks before?” Kate asked.

“You don’t want to know.” Banner raised his eyebrows at his wife, and she blushed. How Kate could still be blushing after hanging out with them so long was a mystery, but it was also adorable. “Wow. This place is a complete shit hole, Ambrose. She might leave your ass so she doesn’t end up having to support you.”

Ambrose shrugged, looking around the rough space. He’d signed the lease only this morning, and managed to get everything else in without help, but the desk was too heavy.

It was more of a warehouse than an apartment, but it was warm, and he liked the open feel to it. There was a lot of room to cook, too, especially now that his new stove, fridge, table, and chairs had been delivered. There was a TV and a couch, too, but he’d been careful to choose things that made it look like he had a modest income. The bed was tucked into a corner, and he’d been hard-pressed not to buy top-of-the-line linens for it. Maybe having money was starting to make him a little snobby about some things.

They moved the desk into a big, empty space in the center of the room, and Banner walked around it. “This might be too much of a message, having it front and center here, don’t you think? And did you bring anything to put in the drawers or in your closet?”

Ambrose gestured to a stack of boxes piled off to one side.

“It smells like new furniture in here.” Kate shook her head. “What are you going to do about that?” She laughed.

“Well, I’m cooking dinner, so hopefully that’ll disguise it.”

“Why don’t you just tell her the truth? This is crazy.”

Ambrose frowned, guilt niggling at his conscience. “I just can’t, Kate. Not yet. If she finds out now that I’ve got money, she’ll write me off in a heartbeat. I have to make sure it’s safe to tell her before I out myself.

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