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“Yep”

“It’s a good thing I love you then,” hethe bed

I watched him as he walked into the bathroom J had one of the best asses I’d ever seen and he’d been working out a lot lately Between his ass and his other muscles, I could happily watch him for hours and not tire of the view I really was lucky Not only did my husband love me, but he also put up with ether as often as possible This Christmas party was about more than just my love of Christmas It was a chance to reconnect our family after the awful events of the year The events that had threatened to shatter us

And there was no way I would let this opportunity pass

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Chapter Two

Velvet

“God damn it!” I kicked the flat tyre onto shit very fast I’d slept through ument with Nash on uments that should never

have even started in the first place But because ere both tired and rushed, it had escalated pretty quickly and there was no fixing it before I had to leave for work And now, this bloody tyre I raked , frustrated breath This time of year was so damn stressful and I was all tied up in knots on the inside The fact Nash was dealing with Storm problems at the moment didn’t help either Worry for him and the club filled my mind daily

“Kicking it won’t make it better,” Roxie said from behind me

I spun around and glared at my boss “No, but it made me feel better”

She eyed the tyre “You got a spare?”

“Yeah, but I have no idea how to change it, and besides, don’t we have customers to look after?” It was the Tuesday before Christmas and I was fairly sure ere both flat out this week

“Bobby and Tahlia have customers You and I are blocked out because Madison, Harlow and Layla are co in today for haircuts and facials They haven’t arrived yet so we’ve got ti it until the end of the day That would be the last thing you’d want to do after working all day”

I’d forgotten today was the day the girls were all co in “I don’t think you heard e a flat tyre”