5 Reasons To Love Again

Chapter 35

I managed a very small update but I figured that something was better than nothing. Work has been keeping me extremely busy and my coworker and I have been counting down the days until the boss dragon lady retires. 2 weeks to go! I hope to keep my sanity in the meantime.... Enjoy!

"Good God!" Preston groaned and rested his forehead against my shoulder still breathing hard. I could feel my cheeks turn pink and pulled my hand out of Preston's shirt. Jake stayed where he was and just chuckled and said, "You know, there is a door here and it could have been shut."

I had a sudden urge to throw something at him. Preston's breathing started to slow down but I couldn't get off of his lap when his hands were still on my butt holding me there.

"Jake could you please give us a minute?" I asked him without meeting his eyes.

"Sure thing baby." he said and walked away laughing.

I let out a deep breath and Preston seemed to remember where his hands were and let go. I moved off of his lap and stood up on shaky legs. I straightened up my shirt and smoothed my hair down.

Preston looked at me and said with a wry grin, "You go ahead. I'm still going to need a few minutes sweetheart." I was confused for a second and then saw the evidence of his arousal.

"Ok, I'll see you out there." I closed the door behind me and made my way to the living room where I assumed Jake was. He was there and didn't hear me come in. Lexine was still asleep. I was filled with devilish glee as I snuck up behind him and flicked his ear.

"Jesus!" he yelped and jumped up.

"That's what you get for sneaking up on people!" I told him.

There was a deep masculine chuckle behind me and I turned to see Brady standing there.

Brady said, "Jake is a bit of a prankster so it does my heart good to see someone else get the best of him."

He came over and kissed my cheek.

"Hey there buttercup. What did Jake do this time?"

"He interrupted....." my voice trailed off and I blushed.

Jake grinned and said, "I interrupted her and Preston getting it on."

"You could have knocked!" I said indignantly.

"What's the point of knocking on a open door?"

"I, I ..... to be polite of course."

"Ok baby, I promise to knock next time. But just to let you know, I don't forget to close doors." Jake said and winked at me.

I rolled my eyes at him and Brady just laughed.

"Seriously though, I'm sorry for not knocking but it was too much to be able to catch Preston off guard. Doesn't happen very often. Just when a certain beautiful woman is around." Jake said while smiling.

Coming over to me he swept me up in his arms and dipped me backwards. "Here is a preview of tomorrow." He whispered in my ear and gave me a playful kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck even though I was sure he wouldn't let me fall on my back. Jake took another little kiss and pulled me back up. He held me by the waist until I felt steady again.

Brady shook his head with a smile and said, "Can't wait your turn huh?"

Jake just grinned and had no answer. Stepping back from Jake, I said, "I really need to get started on dinner." Jake offered to help me and Brady opted to stay in the living room with Lexine incase she woke up. As I headed to the kitchen with Jake, Preston came into the living room to join Brady. We shared a long look and I turned away blushing.

In the kitchen, I asked Jake if they had a rice cooker. "Believe it or not, we do! Preston has every kitchen gadget there is. Besides, Chase insisted that we have one. Even though we are kind of limited with our cooking skills." He pulled it out of one of the cabinets. I went into the pantry and got the bag of rice and a bottle of BBQ sauce.

Jake looked fascinated and asked, "There's an unusual combination!"

"Watch and learn Jake!"

I had him chopping celery, mushrooms and onions along with sausage. It was a fast meal to put together and it finished cooking fast. Jake went to set the table and I started to plate the food. I started to carry out some plates and found the rest of my guys getting ready to sit along with Lexine. Chase looked like he was in heaven again. "I don't know what this is but it looks great!"

"It does look good. Smells good too. Barbeque sauce?" asked Preston.

"Yes, it's an east meets west thing I came up with. Sausage and veggies stir fried with barbeque sauce over rice." I went to get the rest of the plates out of the kitchen and Preston came in to help me. Before I could grab a plate, I was spun around and kissed soundly.