The Sullivan Gray Series Box Set #5 - 7 by H.P. Bayne

Author:H.P. Bayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781999147563
Publisher: Bayne Independent Publishing
Published: 2020-01-21T22:00:00+00:00

“Ow.”

“Stop being such a baby.”

Dez did his best to sit still in the SUV’s driver’s seat as Eva applied what she’d called concealer to his under-eye area. Sully had gone inside Dez and Eva’s to keep their mom occupied, and Eva was thankfully on a day off. She was also much cooler about Dez and his injuries than his mom was likely to be.

At last, Eva sat back to check out her work.

“How’s it look?” Dez asked, not sure he wanted to see.

“Much better.” Eva smiled coyly at him. “You look really pretty, actually. Wanna get in the backseat?”

Dez quirked up the side of his mouth and moved in for a kiss. He succeeded in a light lip-lock, but found himself shoved back when he tried to deepen it.

“Don’t,” Eva said with a smirk. “You’ll smear your makeup.”

Dez growled and turned to check out his reflection. It didn’t look as awful as he thought it would. Honestly, he could barely tell he was wearing makeup. The best part was the black eye was barely noticeable now. Eva had also touched up the lump on the side of his head, a bruise on his jawline and a few scrapes on his knuckles. It wasn’t perfect, but he was nowhere near as startling.

“Thanks, babe. That looks pretty good, actually.”

“I know,” she said. “I’m the best.”

Eva slid out of the SUV and Dez joined her, taking her hand as they crossed the driveway toward the front door. “I’m bringing Sully upstairs to check him out next,” Eva said. “Keep your mom busy.”

“I already checked him. I would’ve taken him to the hospital, but that’s not possible. Besides, it all looks good for what happened to him.”

“Yeah, well, I don’t trust your judgment. With guys, as long as things aren’t oozing green puss or spurting blood across the room, you figure everything’s okay.”

Dez shrugged. He figured he’d been careful enough, but no sense arguing with Eva. He’d only end up paying for it later.

They found Sully and Mara in the kitchen, Pax sitting flush against Sully’s thigh as if to show he wouldn’t allow any further separation.

Eva plucked at Sully’s sleeve as an indication to follow. “Come here. Something I need to talk to you about.”

Sully turned slightly panicked eyes on Dez as he stood from the table. It was clear he thought he was in trouble. Dez smirked, not about to tell him any different.

With Sully and Eva gone, Pax at their heels, Dez joined his mom at the table.

“What happened to your eye?” she asked.

Dez huffed out a breath. “It’s fine.”

Mara reached out for his face, and Dez sat back to avoid a touch that would smear anything. “It’s fine, Mom.”

“Okay, but I’d still like to know what happened.”

“Got in a bit of a scuffle. No big deal.”

Mara sat up a little straighter. “With Lowell?”

“No, we haven’t gone anywhere near him. Don’t worry.”

“Sully told me you two are planning on going to Lockwood tomorrow.”

Dez’s stomach dropped. “He told you that, huh?”

“I didn’t give him much choice.

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