Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77730 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77730 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Tanner and Ty Jr. both rubbed their hands together as Hunter moved down to the front.
Rose pushed Bryson out of the way and yelled, “Come on, girls! Let’s kick some ass!”
“Don’t let us down, Maverick,” Brock hollered as he folded his arms over his impressively wide chest.
“Right,” I mumbled.
Turning to the paper, I fought to keep my hands from shaking. How in the hell had I ended up being the person to draw the tiebreaker? When I glanced over my shoulder at Tanner, I saw the smirk. I raised a brow, and he did the same.
That bastard. He set me up.
You want to play, old man? Let’s play.
I focused back on the paper and started to draw. First, I drew a little girl dressed up like a princess.
“A princess!” someone shouted.
“It’s an activity, Kipton!” Rose stated.
“Oh, right.”
“That’s called pregnancy brain, sweetheart,” Lincoln said with a smile directed at her daughter-in-law.
Kipton and Hunter had shared with the entire family that they were expecting a baby not long after she had told Lily and Rose at one of their lunches. According to Lily, Brock and Lincoln were beyond happy. The entire family was.
I drew another kid and attempted to put a mask on them.
“Dressing up?” Tanner shouted. I pointed to him and nodded.
I added a house and then a sidewalk, but it wasn’t until I drew a jack-o-lantern that Hunter jumped up and started shouting.
“Trick-or-treat! It’s trick-or-treat!”
I turned and smiled as I pointed to him. “That’s right.”
Lily jumped up and threw herself into my arms. I barely had time to catch her. Laughing, she said, “You did it!”
Hugging her, I said, “You lost.”
When she looked at me, her eyes sparkled with delight. “Oh, on the contrary, Mr. Prescott. I’m the luckiest woman in the room.”
I wanted to kiss her, but knowing her father was watching, I decided against it and settled for another hug.
Tanner walked over and I put Lily down.
“Your job is safe.”
“What?” Lily asked. “What does that mean?”
Tanner laughed. “Nothing, sweetheart. I was kidding and told Maverick if we didn’t win, he’d lose his job and you.”
Lily folded her arms across her chest. “Dad, that isn’t funny. If you can’t be nice to Maverick, he won’t come to any more family game nights.”
Oh man. Could it be that easy? Could I just say no and avoid this craziness in the future?
Tanner glanced at me as if he knew where my thoughts had gone. “Oh no, once you’re in, you’re in. Family game night isn’t something you just walk away from. Think of it like the mafia, there’s only one way out.”
Lily laughed, as did I.
“I had fun tonight.”
Tanner reached out a hand. “You know it’s all in good fun, Maverick.”
I shook his hand, but wasn’t about to say I didn’t believe a damn word coming out of his mouth.
After saying goodnight to everyone and having Lincoln send us off with leftovers, Lily and I headed back to my place on the ranch.
The moment the door shut, I pulled Lily to me and kissed her. She dropped the bag of leftovers and pushed her hands in my hair, pulling me closer and deepening the kiss.
“Maverick,” she whispered as I cupped her breasts and rubbed her nipples.
I peppered kisses down her neck as I said, “All I could think about all evening was our sleepover.”
She moaned and smoothed her hand down my chest. “Me too. Do you have any idea how sexy you are with a marker in your hand, drawing a princess?”
I tossed my head back and laughed.
“By the way, you can draw really good.”
“You think?”
“Did you see the way Hunter tried to draw a frog? Everyone kept saying it was an angel.”
That caused me to crack up again.
“You survived the first of what I hope is many game nights.”
“I had no idea your family was so…”
“Competitive? Oh yes. The guys all played Monopoly one time for two weeks straight, during Christmas break. They wouldn’t leave Uncle Brock and Lincoln’s house. They played for hours at a time and slept in the family room so they could make sure no one touched the board.”
“Holy shit. No wonder your mom didn’t want to play.”
Lily picked up the leftovers and walked into the kitchen to put them away. She turned back to face me, and when she bit into her lower lip, I had to fight the urge to walk over and strip her free of her clothes.
“Bradly and Blayze are the worst when it comes to cleaning everyone out, though. They get fierce.”
“Bradly? Quiet Bradly?”
“Oh, don’t let the shyness fool you with that one. He’s ruthless. Have you ever seen him bull ride?”
I thought about it for a moment. “You know, I haven’t.”
She smiled. “I’ve heard my father say more than once that Bradly is a better bull rider than Brock, Ty, and Dirk combined. He’s tough as nails.”