Yeah right, and I would forget all about the pie, thekey that was in it, and the will, while I was at it, so horny for Suttonthat I would forget all of that.
I admit when we did reach Sutton’s house, and we endedup fucking, it was incredible. I couldn’t get enough of him, and he couldn’tget enough of me. But I wasn’t his. I wasn’t even his girlfriend. Lover. Iwasn’t exclusive with him. And he was acting as though we were.
Needless to say, I was a bit angry at him at themoment. He was supposed to have brought me back to Keystone Manor, dropping meoff, and then going off like the officer he was, not act like a jealous lover.
“Can I get you anything to drink?” Ash asked.
“Water?” I said, not used to Ash getting me somethingto drink like a guest.
“Right away, Babe,” Ash said smiling, clearly happy tohave me back again.
“Did you eat anything?” Thomas asked. “Have you eaten?You left the Café before finishing your dinner.”
I looked at Sutton. “I ate. Sutton cooked breakfastfor me.” I remembered how he did and how delicious it was, especially the wayhe fed me the breakfast. Everything the man did was hot.
Seb and Thomas frowned. Clearly they knew I spent thenight with Sutton.
Ash came back into the living room, carrying a glassof ice water with a sprig of mint in it. “Fancy,” I said to him, smilingapprovingly. “When did you learn to do that?”
“When I started living off on my own,” Ash said.“Touring with my band, enjoying some of the finer things in life…”
I smiled proudly at him. Ash had grown up since thetwo years I’ve seen him. He was still the devastatingly handsome boy I knewfrom our teenage years, but now he was bigger, bulkier, more masculine. A lotmore man than before.
It made him so much more desirable.
“Kaley,” he said so softly, his eyes were staring intomine with such longing.
I knew if I didn’t do something, I would end up in hisarms, being crushed to his chest with him kissing the life out of me. My God,how I wanted that, but I couldn’t.
I took a sip from my glass and exclaimed happily, “Ittastes as good as it looks, Ash. Did you add something besides the mint?”
“Yes,” he said, “my finger. Swished it around and…”
“Gross,” Seb and Thomas said.
I laughed at the same time Ash burst out laughing.
Seb and Thomas suddenly started laughing along with usuntil we were almost in tears.
“It wasn’t that funny,” we heard a male voice said.
Sutton. He was still standing by the door as though hewas about to go out, but couldn’t. Sutton. He said he was going to bring meback to the manor only if he can stay close by to keep me safe. Would that meanhe would be outside all night sleeping uncomfortably in his car then?
Seb, Thomas, and Ash looked over at him with a lookthat clearly said they were wondering why he was still at the manor. “Is thereanything we can help you with, Officer Sutton?” Seb asked, in a tone thatclearly meant we were done for the day. Now leave.
Sutton looked at me and said, “As a matter of fact,yes. I want you all to keep a close eye on Kaley. Make sure she’s safe. I’mentrusting her to you while she’s here so you better not do anything you’dregret to her. I’m close by no matter where you go. I’ll be watching you. Allof you so you better behave.”
Seb nodded. “Yes, Officer.”
I got up from the sofa and walked over to Sutton,taking his hand in mine. “I’ll be alright,” I said. “These guys care for me.You can see that with your own eyes. You don’t have to stay.”
“But what if the guys we talked about come sniffingaround?” Sutton whispered.
“Then we’ll be ready,” I said. “This is KeystoneManor. There are many secrets here, including passageways. If they come lookingfor us, we know where to go.”
Sutton took a deep breath and said, “I’ll feel betterif I’m close by.”
I sighed and then leaned up to kiss him on his nose.He moved up slightly to have my lips kiss his mouth instead, and soon his mouthwas devouring mine in a passionate kiss.
Wow. The way his lips and mouth moved against minemade my toes curl and my core heat up with white hot fire.
When we broke away, I was breathless, and the wholeroom was so quiet, I forgot the boys were there watching.
With that, Sutton opened the door, and walked out. Andthen I shut and locked the door.
Seb, Thomas, and Ash were staring hungrily at me,clearly aroused by the way Sutton was kissing me.
I wanted the same thing they wanted, but I also wantedto play the game of Keystone’s will correctly. Not going to haveromantic relations with any of them until the puzzle was solved. So moving onto solve the puzzle, we need the next step.
“Guys,” I said brightly. “Look what I’ve got!”
“What?” Seb and Thomas asked.
“What, Babe,” Ash said coming over to me.
I took out a small object hidden in my bra and held itup. “The key. The key hidden in the bottom of the pie tin of the keylime piefrom Majestic Café.”
“You’ve found it!” Thomas exclaimed.
“Yes,” Ash said.
“Excellent,” Seb grinned. “I knew you would.”
“So guys,” I grinned. “Let’s call Sloane to give usthe next part to the will.”
Chapter 5
Kaley
Sloane was already on his way to meet up with us atthe manor this afternoon.
“Your timing is perfect,” he said to me over thephone. “I figure one of you would have solved the first part pretty quickly.Less than a day or so.”
“Let’s just hope we can solve the rest fairly quicklytoo,” I said.
“How’s it going living with the boys?” Sloane asked,detecting the sense of urgency in my voice.
“You know,” I said, “I must have gotten used to livingaway at Harvard,” I said. “It takes getting used to.”
“The boys acting up? How are they treating you?”Sloane asked.
I laughed. “Actually, really
