Total pages in book: 37
Estimated words: 37751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 189(@200wpm)___ 151(@250wpm)___ 126(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 37751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 189(@200wpm)___ 151(@250wpm)___ 126(@300wpm)
“That’s cheating, Taryn.”
“I know.” She smiles. “You taught me well.”
I laugh and take off my coat. “Pass me a box.”
“Where’s your fiancé?”
“He’s feeling exhausted from the flight, so he sends his regards.”
“He’s become quite the topic of conversation around here.”
“Less chatting.” I shake a package, sensing a luxury bathrobe. “More subtle unwrapping.”
“He might be the sexiest man I’ve ever seen.” She’s not focusing on the gifts. “And that’s saying something because Savannah’s fiancé is pretty damn hot.”
“I’ll tell him you said that,” I say. “He’ll be back on the market after the holidays.”
“Huh?”
“I mean, if the two of us don’t work out, I’ll give him your number.”
“Ha!” She laughs. “The way he looked at you when you got here tells me that he’ll be yours forever.”
Right… “Pass me that maroon box.”
“I’m serious, Georgia.” She leans over and hugs me. “It’s good seeing my little cousin in love, and I’m really happy for you. I can’t believe you’re about to marry a sexy billionaire!”
“You shouldn’t believe it at all.”
“Maybe I need to find a terrible job with a good looking CEO and see if I can make that magic work for me, too.”
“Okay, look,” I say. “Can I trust you to keep a secret?”
“Only if you want me to share it.”
“That’s literally the entire point of—Wow.” I shake my head. “Thanks for being honest.”
“You’re welcome! How good is Dominic in bed?”
“What?”
“I need to know.” She lowers her voice. “I haven’t gotten laid in forever and he has total big dick energy, so you need to spill the tea.”
“There is no tea, Taryn.” I roll my eyes. “We’ve never had sex, and we will never ever have sex.”
“Why not?”
“Because he’s impotent.”
She gasps. “You’re kidding!”
“Nope,” I say. “That’s the big secret. We’re with each other because we get along intellectually, and I understand that no matter how much money he makes, he’ll never be able to perform in bed. He’s super sensitive about it, so keep that fact to yourself.”
“Okay.” She looks distraught. “I’m so sorry, Georgia.”
“It’s okay.” I pat her knee. “We can’t have everything we want in this life. Pass me that pink box.”
She obliges, and I shake it.
“Tea cups?”
“Sounds like it.” She nods. “Pass me the teal one.”
I oblige and notice my phone glowing with a new message.
Dominic
I left the cottage to take a tour. I’ll be back within the hour, so you need to meet me there with the key.
No…You need to wait until I FEEL like coming back since you broke the only rule I have you to follow.
Annoyed, I set my phone on silent as Savannah and my other cousins arrive for the game.
As if she can read my mind, she hands me a bottle of wine and motions for me to drink it alone.
Somewhere between several boxes of cheap playing cards and a design Coach bag, Dominic walks into the room.
His eyes immediately find mine, and I jump off the couch.
“Oh, hey!” I rush over to him, then I lower my voice. “What the hell are you doing here?”
“I came here for the key.”
“You don’t get to hold onto it,” I say. “It’s mine until you leave.”
“I’m not your goddamn prisoner, Georgia.” He glares at me. “Give me the key. Now.”
“Hey there, Dominic!” Savannah calls out. “Would you like to join us for a few rounds of Dirty Santa?”
“I can’t,” “He can’t,” we say in unison.
“You can at least play one round then,” she says. “We’ll make it super quick.”
“This is a family game.” I shake my head. “Dominic is not a part of it.”
“Um…” She tilts her head to the side. “Isn’t he about to be, though?”
“No,” we speak in unison again.
“I mean, you never can be too sure about relationships these days, you know?”
I try to laugh it off, but Dominic doesn’t join me.
“Anyway, he got lost,” I say,”so I guess I need to show him back to our cottage.”
“Wait, Georgia!” Taryn stands up. “Aren’t you forgetting something?”
“How to tell the truth, sadly.”
“You’re under the mistletoe.” She points up at the white and green bough above us.
“So?” I scoff. “I’ll be back in a few. Can you hold off on that polka dot gift?”
“After you kiss your fiancé, sure.” Savannah leans forward in anticipation. “You made me and Garrett do it when we checked in. No big deal.”
“I did that because you two are actually engaged.”
“Just like you and Dominic, right?”
“I meant to say that he’s not that good of a kisser.” I try to save myself. “I don’t enjoy kissing him and he doesn’t enjoy kissing me.”
“He’s also impotent!” Taryn slurs loudly. “They have an asexual relationship because he can’t get it up, so she doesn’t like to tease him with any type of sexual behavior. Not even kissing because it gives him ‘The Sads.’”
“I’m fucking what?” Dominic looks at me like I’ve lost my mind.