Janet was mindlessly eating dried papaya strips. She was already showing. I couldn’t wait to tell my friends that I was carrying too but I had to tell Dev first. Soon, I decided .
It was kind of fun to have a secret all to myself though .
Sally tilted her head thoughtfully .
“They have to be stuck somewhere for a while. Just having them over for dinner isn’t enough. They could hide anywhere, or just leave. Giving them endless escape routes is not going to help .”
“Right. They’ll just avoid each other if we’re all there .”
“Maybe if they got stranded! Or locked in the supply closet at Mae’s ?”
I stood up, eyes shining. I felt like a superhero with a cape flowing out behind me in the wind .
“Sally, you are a genius !”
“We’re really going to lock them in the supply closet ?”
“No. We’re having a barbecue !”
Sally looked perplexed .
“But -”
“A barbecue at the cabin !”
Janet stood up too, nodding her head vigorously .
“And then we’ll have an emergency! Everyone will have to leave !”
“But we’ll forget to tell them !”
Sally was clapping her hands together .
“Until the next morning !”
“Oh, this is good. This is really good !”
“We are geniuses !”
I texted Dev and told him to invite the guys up to the cabin on Saturday. I told him to get Whiskey to drive the ladies up. Dev could bring our SUV and the rest of the guys could ride .
I felt relief that we’d come up with something to help our friends .
This was going to work. It really was .
It had to .
Chapter Thirteen
Donahue
“Y ou three are out of your minds .”
“We are not !”
Sally crossed her arms over her chest, distracting me from our argument. Her insane curves still made me stop and stare, even after two years of marriage .
“Trust me, doll. This is a bad idea .”
“Donnie! Focus !”
I tried to look innocent but I was practically salivating from looking at her. The way her luscious curves peeked out from the deep V of her shirt was so sexy it made my brain shut off. She drove me absolutely crazy, and she knew it .
Besides, with her so focused on recording her new album, I was feeling neglected .
Especially in the bedroom .
“Come here, sweet thing .”
She giggled as I pulled her softness against the hard planes of my body. I slid my hands up and down her back to cup her delectable ass. My wife really was almost too sexy for her own good .
She kissed me, but then she frowned, running her finger down the middle of my chest .
“This is serious, Donnie. We need your help .”
I moaned, my cock pulsing in my jeans. I was already hard and I really, really wanted to get some ‘us time’ in. More specifically, naked ‘ us time .’
My mom had the baby all afternoon and I wanted to make the bed bounce with my woman, dammit! I had to keep her focused on the fact that we were alone in the house for once, and not on her crazy plan. But I could see in her eyes that she was determined to help her friend .
I sighed, strategically deciding to change tactics .
“If I promise to help you, will you help me ?”
She nodded earnestly, her shiny blond waves bouncing .
“Of course. What do you need ?”
“Well, it’s in here …”
I led her into the bedroom and smiled, gesturing to the bed. She rolled her eyes at me. I jumped on the bed with my arms behind my head, giving her a suggestive look .
“What exactly are you doing, Donnie ?”
“You said you would help me with something .”
“I did. If you help me get Whiskey to the barbecue .”
“It’s a deal babe. I’ll get him there. Let’s do this .”
“Well, what did you have in mind ?”
“I really miss my wife .”
She giggled .
“I’m right here, silly .”
“I really miss my naked wife .”
“Oh, I see. What do you want? A striptease ?”
I nodded eagerly. Sweet Jesus, that sounded good. I doubted she would go for it though. She was still a little shy around me, even after all this time .
She said she was too ladylike to prance around naked. I said she was cruel to deny me the pleasure of her 24/7 nudity. It was a long-standing argument .
Still, I didn’t complain when she started wearing silky little slinky things to bed at night .
“Yes, please .”
“And if I take my clothes off for you, you promise to help us trick Whiskey and Becky into spending the night together ?”
“No fair, woman !”
She unbuttoned her shirt slowly, waiting for my answer. It took me less than a millisecond to cave .
“Oh lord, yes. Yes, I will .”
She shrugged coyly .