โWe could go back in, and I could tell Masterson what I know,โ Caleb said. โI know weโre missing the funeral.โโItโs a mockery of a funeral,โ I replied, my voice hitching on the last word.His hand stilled in my hair. โI know, baby. I know it is.โI shook my head. โHe deserved better than this.โโHe
-Caleb-I brought up the information I had on Jacob Ramacher and handed my phone to Masterson. โHeโs the son of Gregory Ramacher, head of Ramacher Industries.โMasterson grimaced. โWhat are they worth?โโEnough to be expensive to buy, but not impossible,โ I said reluctantly.โGood. Call the lawyers
โYou kids have fun,โ one of the guards snickered before locking us in.Jacey was still quiet. I hugged her and rubbed her arms, trying to get a little life back in her. โHey, baby. Iโm sorry about Will Jr.โJacey looked up at me with wide, wounded eyes. โI donโt want Will going to the other side kno
-Jacey-โSpend lots of time pissing him off,โ I told Caleb as I hugged him before he went to work.The guard waiting in our doorway rolled his eyes. โCome on, letโs be on time.โ He tapped his watch.โI could start by coming in late,โ Caleb teased.The guard did not take kindly to that and dragged Ca
***Caleb returned several hours later at about 7:00 PM looking haggard. I quickly set my pizza rolls aside and went over to him.โToday I think I coordinated a mass kidnapping,โ he said to me when I went to hug him.I hugged him anyway. โThatโs not your fault. Thatโs Mastersonโs fault. Heโs just us
-Caleb-I stroked Jaceyโs hair gently in the morning hours before I had to go work for the devil incarnate.She stirred then snuggled into me more and tried to go back to sleep.โBaby,โ I murmured, my hand moving down her back. โIf we want to be together before I go to work, we have to start now.โJ
Masterson came out of his office to torment me. โI think thereโs a village in Brazil that needs clearing before we can pillage their resources,โ he chuckled to me.Doubtless heโd been listening to our conversation last night. I hadnโt meant to give him ideas. โCan we not? I mean, doesnโt your legiti
It boggled my mind how Lacy just rolled with everything. Like this was a normal workplace, and Masterson hadnโt tried to rape my girlfriend. โYeah, Iโm sure she was,โ I responded, bemused.โAnyway, I should get back to reception. Iโll catch you later!โ Lacy smiled and wandered off.I stared after he
โSo, I think youโve been doing some snooping,โ Ike said, leaning in the doorway.My eyes snapped upward, and I was sure I wasnโt hiding the hatred in them very well. โWhat the hell is all this?โโYour inheritance. You know, this makes it easier. Your grandfather and I were trying to figure out how t
I dropped the headphones and was about to go striding into the office to break up their nefarious little clique when I looked at Dawnโs screen. Sheโd left it unlocked.There was a folder open Iโd never seen on the server before.I glanced over the monitor to make sure Dawn wasnโt on her way back the
-Will-I sat behind my grandfatherโs desk, bored again. After private schools, Yale, and Harvard Business School, I was bored out of my mind. Iโd followed my expected trajectory. Iโd done everything expected of me.Only once did I ever step a toe out of line. Well, almost. I suggested, at one of my
-Jacey-โMom? Where did Uncle Billy put the Fruity Pebbles?โ McKenzie asked.Sheโd been home from her first year of college a week and had already settled right in like she owned the place. Billy had taken to hiding the Fruity Pebbles they both liked, one, because he thought it was hilarious, and tw
Shower. SHOWER!!! I stopped her jerking me off and helped her into the tub then followed her in and closed the floral curtain.Jacey went immediately for the soap, lathering up her hands and then starting to scrub me.โYouโre trying to kill me, arenโt you,โ I groaned when she washed my rigid cock.โ
I should have been overjoyed. On some level, I was ecstatic. But anger bubbled up in me as well, and I gripped her upper arms and pushed her just far enough away that I could look her in the eyes. โJacey, youโve been icing me out for almost a month.โHer eyes welled with tears, but she quickly dashe
-Caleb-A month later, Masterson was in prison, and Jacey and I were back on the farm. She had spoken to me less and less as the weeks passed and was now icing me out altogether. I didnโt blame her. Iโd given her false hope.But Iโd been so sure Masterson was going to bungle it with Will. A bad nann
โGood luck with that. Look, I really am on your side. This plea bargain is a good thing. Twenty-five years isnโt a short prison sentence, and maybe in that amount of time, heโll be able to reflect on his actions. Hell, I donโt know, maybe heโll find Jesus. What I do know is Masterson can provide for
โI hear what youโre saying,โ Officer Alexander replied slowly. โAnd Lord knows I agree with you, but thereโs nothing we can do, Jacey. Nothing. Do you understand? I want you to tell me you understand before we go back out there. You canโt make a scene.โMy hands balled into fists. โIf they donโt wan