McKenzie Cousins Box Set Two: Books Three, Four, Five by Buchanan Lexi

Author:Buchanan, Lexi [Buchanan, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

38

Derek

Dee has arrived for dinner and I can’t help the longing I feel for it to be Madison who is sitting beside me instead of across the table with her cousin.

All afternoon I’ve been unable to forget the feel of her under my hands or the way her soft skin had broken out into goose bumps when I’d brushed my lips over her shoulder. I’d wanted a lot more, and as my eyes stray across to Madison, I know that I’ll always want a lot more.

“Dad,” Tanner hisses under his breath.

When I pull my gaze to his, he looks between Madison and Dee with a frown marring his brow. “So, Dee, Dad tells me you haven’t been in town too long,” Tanner states. “How are you liking it? Not too quiet for you?”

Dee gives a sly smile and replies, gripping my arm, “I was afraid I might get bored, but luckily for me, I’ve found your father, who keeps me plenty entertained.” Her reply is smooth with a hint of sugary.

Tanner opens his mouth to say more when Charlotte grabs his jaw and brings her mouth to his before whispering soft words.

Madison looks embarrassed and keeps her face turned away while she continues to play around with the food on her plate. I frown as I realize she hasn’t eaten anything, but just spent dinner moving it around her plate with her fork.

Dee wraps herself around my arm and I have to fight the urge to shove her away. She isn’t the one I want, and I hate having someone clinging to me. So very slowly, I untangle myself and get to my feet so there is no other choice but to let me go. She frowns, which I ignore.

“I have a few phone calls to make, so I hope you don’t mind me excusing myself.”

Dee is the only one to respond. “I’ll come with you,” she says smiling. “We need time to ourselves for a change.”

Inwardly wincing, my eyes immediately search out Madison who has gone pale under her light tan. I sigh heavily. “I’ll see you to your car.”

Not giving Dee much of a choice, and knowing I’m being extremely rude to a guest, I can’t stop myself from propelling the woman outside.

“Why are you always so keen to get rid of me, yet always asking me to come to dinner?” She digs her heels in.

“I’m sorry, Dee. My head is all over the place and I’m not sure I can do this—whatever it is—with you anymore.” I bend and kiss her cheek. “You’ll find someone else.” I awkwardly pat her on the shoulder, not feeling a thing for the woman in front of me.

My heart already belongs to the woman in my kitchen, who I can’t ever have.

Dee’s mouth tightens in anger, but then a false smile appears on her lips. “I don’t give up that easily.”

I’m left watching her drive away wondering how I got myself into this mess in the first place. In fact, I know how.

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