She’d probably try to help too much tonight, I figured. Not that I didn’t want her helping, but I wanted her to relax and have fun, and put work mode aside for a night. I made a mental note to mention this to Div in case he saw her loading the dishwasher or plating appetizers.
Tonight was important. I had invited a lot of people from town—my family, my friends, Avery’s friends, anyone influential. It was important that they saw us together in my home, and more importantly, that they saw me as a stable, dependable guy, who had his life together. Not the horndog who could barely keep his boner down like some teenager.
Did I have a thing for Avery? Sure. Of course. Who wouldn’t? I had always thought she was cute and fun to spar with, but I had never been turned on by her like this.
I gave
