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Seven

"Oh my god, this place is huge!" Nikki mutters softly to Lucas as he chuckles, leading her into the large foyer and sets the suitcases on the ground.

He rests his hand on her back as a man steps into the foyer with a smile. "Papa." Lucas hugs the man that shares the same eyes with him. "Nikki, this is my father, Daniel Bravo."

She extends her hand to Daniel, but he laughs, grabbing her shoulders to kiss her cheeks. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Bravo."

"Dan is fine, ma cheríe." She blushes slightly as he takes a step away, pointing at her as he smirks at Lucas. "Jolie."

Lucas laughs, returning his hand to her back. "We'll probably just retire for the night. See you in the morning?"

"Sure." He glances at Nikki once more before Lucas ushers her away toward the stairs, stopping just outside a bedroom door. "We don't have any other spare bedroom." He opens the bedroom door for her to step inside as he places both suitcases on the floor.

"Uh huh." Nikki glances around the large room with a giant four post, king sized bed and large wardrobe in the corner of the room. "This giant house, and there are no other empty rooms?"

He sucks in a quick intake of air, biting the corner of his lip as she laughs. "Sorry, but no. My older brother is married and with his kids, there won't be any extra rooms."

"Well then." She takes off her coat and shoes, placing her coat over a large chair in the corner of the room. "I can sleep on the floor."

"Don't be stupid." He rolls his eyes, placing his suitcase on the bed and opening it. "We can both sleep in the bed. We're adults."

She scoffs as he removes his coat with a smirk and tosses it on top of mine, setting his shoes beside mine on the floor. "Luke..."

He shrugs, going back to his suitcase, pulling out some pants and setting the case on the floor. He keeps his eyes on hers, removing his shirt and tossing it onto the bed. "Are you going to sleep in your jeans?"

"No," she huffs, removing her own shirt as Lucas's eyes shoot down to her breasts in her black lace bra. "You think you're so charming with your stupid accent and big blue eyes. And your stupid grin."

Lucas laughs, dropping his pants on the floor, cocking a brow at her on the other side of the bed. "You love my stupid accent and charming grin."

"I said stupid grin." Nikki drops her jeans to the floor with her shirt as she watches Lucas swallow hard, his eyes grazing down her body before snapping back up to her eyes. He clears his throat, slipping into the bed as she chuckles. She grabs his shirt he removed and pulls it over her head before slipping in beside him.

"I don't make fun of your silly accent. Especially when you're speaking your broken French."

"Hey!" She laughs, sitting up and pulling her knees to her chest under his shirt. "I try. Maybe I should take a class."

"But then I can't be your personal translator. I quite like that." He smiles up at her as he props his head up on his elbow. "Admit it, you love my stupid accent."

"I do." She giggles, watching him. "Can I ask you something?"

"Anything."

"What happened, Lucas? When you left me after my birthday, only to come back with a girlfriend."

Lucas groans, laying back to stare at the ceiling. "Truth be told, we were already sort of talking before your birthday. We grew close while I was away. I'm sorry, Nik."

"Then why did you kiss me?"

He chuckles, rolling onto his side as he pulls her to lay down beside him. "Because I wanted to." He sighs, bringing his hand up to her cheek. "Everything is so easy with you."

"I know." She rolls onto her back as she feels him do the same beside her. "What am I doing here, Luke? In your house, in your bed."

"I told you, Nik. You're my friend and I didn't want you to be alone for Christmas. And there is plenty of room here. As far as in my bed goes," he pauses, turning his head toward her, "I want to be close to you."

She feels him grab her hand under the blanket, linking their fingers as she turns her head toward him. "So, you grew up here? Tell me about your siblings..."

He laughs, squeezing her hand. "I did, yes. Though we did travel quite a bit because my father played for a few different teams. I have an older half-brother, François-Phillipe who is an attorney and a little uptight and snooty." He smiles at her giggle as he continues. "Adrian is my younger brother and is an animator. The baby is Marie, my sister, is a fitness instructor. You will meet them all tomorrow, along with my mother Eva."

"You have a big family. I was an only child for the longest time, and then it was just Michelle and me."

"I know. It will be fine. I promise."

"I'm nervous. Talk to me about something else." She smiles as Lucas laughs and they fall into an easy conversation.

***

Lucas smiles as Nikki moans softly in her sleep, rolling to face him. "Poupette," he whispers softly, bringing his hand up to her cheek.

She moans again, opening her eyes into his with a sleepy grin. "What does poupette mean?"

"It means..." he moves closer to her, hovering his mouth over hers, "doll. Ma poupette, my doll."

"Your bed smells like you. I like waking up wrapped in you," she whispers softly.

Lucas smiles, wrapping his arm around her waist to pull her closer to him. "Me too." Just as his lips graze hers, there's a loud knock on the door. "Merde..." he sits up just in time for the door to open and a pretty blonde enter the room. "Nikki, this is my sister, Marie."

"Hi!" Marie grins at Nikki as she sits up in the bed beside Lucas, blushing.

"Nice to meet you." She pulls the blanket up further as Marie looks back at her brother.

"Breakfast is soon. I was sent to wake you and your... friend."

"We'll be right down. Thanks." He watches her glance between them once more with a giant grin on her face before leaving. "Sorry, Nik." He stands up from the bed, grabbing his pillow to quickly place over his cock as she laughs. "We can continue this later."

She nods, watching him grab clothes from his suitcase before quickly rushing into his bathroom.