Tangled Up In You (A Savioe Family Novel) (13 page)

“Ah you must be the boyfriend. Love the Harley. I use to have one when Jamie was in elementary school. Man, did that thing move.
Oh, is this all of your family? Hi, I’m Roxy’s grandmother Lizzy. Come on in. When Jamie told me she was going to have you over, I decided to come up and make sure you got a decent meal. Love her dearly but cooking and her just never meshed. Luke you know the way show them all in. Oh, is that a cheese ball? Do you use cheddar or swiss for yours?” She rambled on and grabbed my mother’s arm escorting her in the house.

I took my helmet off and placed it on the seat. Running a hand through my
hair, I sighed. Well it’s now or never. I headed in the door followed by the twins and the trio. Remi ran on in and excitedly shouted out. “Roxy! It’s been forever.”

She laughed and squatted down to give him a hug. “Heya Remi. How’s school been?”

“Cool! You can tell us apart. Marie even has trouble sometimes.” He gave her another hug. My chest tugged in a stab of jealousy and envy at the sight. I’d love to be able to run up to her that enthusiastically but I doubt her father would appreciate me mauling his daughter in front of him.

She had her hair pulled up in a high ponytail. A dark green fitted shirt hugged her tits and enhanced her waist. I swear the jeans she wore looked like they should be cutting off her circulation they were so tight. The shoes she had on had at least a
four-inch heel that did incredible things to that ass. I bit my inner cheek to keep my groan and lust in check. I’d get kicked out of the house for sure if her parents knew what exactly I was thinking.

Marie and Charles pushed passed me. Charles turned around and smirked after shoulder checking me. I flipped him off and headed over to Roxy. “Hey, chèr.”

She glanced up from talking to Remi and inhaled a large breath. Desire flared in her eyes. She reached her hands up and ran her fingers through my hair. “You cut it.”

I grabbed her hand and brought it to my lips gently kissing her palm. “Do you like it?”

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Roxy

He stood there looking vulnerable awaiting my answer. I honestly didn’t think it was possible for him to look more attractive than he already did. His shoulder length hair was shorn down to two maybe three inches. His bangs just grazed his forehead in a sexy just got out of bed manner. My voice was nothing but a husky whisper when I finally was able to shake myself out of my stupor to answer. “Oh yes. Very much so.”

He gave me a smile that made me melt. Oh, that turned me into putty in his hands. I leaned closer into him and gave him a feather light kiss. I heard a faint gagging behind me and looked toward Remi and Dev acting like they were about to throw up.

“Come on and meet my parents.” I grabbed hold of his hand and dragged him into the formal dining room that rested off the kitchen. We never used it unless mom was trying to impress someone. It had a fourteen person table in it along with my other
grandmother’s china and crystalware that she gave them as a wedding present stashed inside a cherry display cabinet. On the far end of the room was a fully stocked bar that my father got a few years back as a thank you gift from a client. He was currently standing there with Nate handing him a small tumbler of amber liquid.

He spotted me walking in with Luke in tow and waved us over. “Roxy, so this is the young man that has caught your attention.” My father tipped a glass to his lips and smiled. “Don’t worry I won’t bite him. Can’t say the same about your mother though.” I felt Luke stiffen behind me in unease. I tugged his arm gently forcing him into the corner of the room toward my dad. “Speaking of her. Why don’t you leave him here and go find out what is taking her so long.”

I squeezed Luke’s hand before leaving him there and went in search of my mother. My grandmother stood in the kitchen with Eva and Marie talking about different recipes. Charles, the twins and Beau were lounging in the living room. “Hey. I have an X-Box if you four want to play a few games while we wait for dinner to be ready. Even have four controllers. Here I’ll show you.” I kneeled down next to the entertainment center and pulled out the controllers. The games were hidden under the TV. “Just turn the TV to HDMI one and you’re good to go. Beau the remote is right beside you. I have to go find my mom.”

“Thanks, Roxy.” Dev giddily exclaimed grabbing a controller while Remi hunted through the games.

I smiled at him and walked down the hall to my parents rooms. I knocked on the door and gently cracked it open. “Hey Mom. Dad is requesting your presence in the dining room.”

She rushed out of her bathroom towel still wrapped around her hair wearing a pair of slacks; a black cami and her ‘do me’ heels. She stopped when she saw me staring at her incredulously. “What? You think this is too much?”

“Yes. Just be yourself, Mom. Lose the heels for a pair of flats. Toss on some jeans and put on a simple shirt. I’ll braid your hair so you don’t have to worry about drying it out.” I rushed to her closet grabbed a pair of classic blue jeans, a pale yellow blouse and a pair of slip on flats. “Put this on and I’ll go get your comb. Now! Dad is hitting the bar and Luke is with him.”

“When did you get bossy?” She laughed pulling on the jeans.

“I’ve always been bossy just never had the need to show it for a while.” I shouted from her bathroom grabbing her hairspray, comb and hair tie. She sat at her vanity table when I walked out shaking her head at me. “What? I’m just nervous that dad will somehow scare him off or try to cross-examine him.”

“Alright, S
weetie, just hurry up so you can go run to the rescue.”

I combed her hair until it lay flat and made quick work out braiding it down the center of her back. With a few sprays of the hairspray around her
temple, she was finished. “There now come on.”

She chuckled getting up from her seat. I opened the door for her biting on my bottom lip waiting for her to walk faster. “Are you sure this looks fine? I mean I don’t even have any make-up on.”

“Mom. You look beautiful and you know it.” I let out an exasperated sigh. She took my hint and walked out the door. I quickly shut it before she could change her mind and grabbed her arm steering her toward everyone.

“Is his mother nice?” She whispered.

“Yes, she is. Reminds me a bit of grandma just not nutty.” We entered the living room. I saw Charles eyes widen in surprise when he saw my mother! He nudged Beau and nodded toward us. I smiled at them. “Everyone this is my mom Jamie. Mom. The one with his mouth hanging open is Charles. The guy next to him is Beau. The little guy in blue with the freckle on his lip is Dev and the other one is Remi.”

“Oh! So that’s how you told us apart!” Remi smacked his forehead and nodded. He then glared at his brother mumbling. “I didn’t know you had a freckle there.”

“I didn’t either.” Dev said looking down his nose curling his lip up to try to see it.

Mom waved hello at everyone and headed into the kitchen. Beau kicked Charles when he noticed his brother had turned in the chair and was watching her walk away. “What? She’s hot! A MILF for sure.”

“Dude, that’s my mom.” I disgustedly shook my head.

“And she is a total babe. How old
was she when she had you like seventeen? Cause she doesn’t really look old enough to have a kid your age.” He excitedly rambled.

“She
had just turned twenty seven when she had me.”

As I entered the
kitchen, I heard him gasp. “Coo! Dat mean she like forty tree? Damn!”

I shook my head at him and nudged Marie. “I’m going to strangle your brother if he doesn’t stop ogling my mom.”

She laughed almost spitting out her drink. “Charles?”

“Yup.”

She rolled her eyes. “Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. Your grandmother is a trip by the way. I don’t think I’ve laughed this much in years.”

“Yeah, I love hanging around her.” I glanced over to the dining room and saw that the doors were closed. “Um… why are the doors closed?”

“I don’t know. Your father closed them after my dad left to find the bathroom.”

My eyes closed to hide my horror. “Shit. I guess I had better try to rescue Luke after all.” I walked over to the closed sliding doors and tilted my head to see if I could hear anything beyond them. Not a sound was made. I bit my lip nervously and slowly cracked the door to peer in
side the room.

Luke was seated at the bar. My father was standing behind it leaning forward quietly talking to him. Every now and then Luke would tense up. I cringed and slipped inside shutting the door behind me. Neither one of them heard me enter. I tiptoed closer to see if I could h
ear any of what was being said.

“Ah there she is! Roxy, you have yourself a fine young man here.” My father winked at me before leaving the room.

I stood next to the table gaping after my father. “What was that about?”

Luke stood up and walked up behind me. “He asked me a few questions. Typical dad stuff
. I guess he liked my answers.”

He stood just inches from me. I could feel the heat from his body on my back. I closed my eyes and chewed on my lip to keep myself from leaning against him. His breath flitted across my neck sending goose bumps cascading down my body. Those soft lips barely touched the sensitive spot behind my ear. With a small whisper of a moan, I gave up my fight and rested back against his lean muscled chest. His arms wrapped around me pulling me tighter against him. My heart pounded in my chest. I don’t know if it was from his touch or the fact our families were just on the other side of the door or
a mixture of both.

I turned around in his arms and pulled his head down so I could capture those teasing lips. My tongue delved into his mouth and dueled with his. I could not get enough of him. With another moan, I ran my hands into his hair and scraped my nails against his scalp eliciting a grunt from him. I smiled against his mouth and took a step back. “Sorry, I’ve
wanted to do that since you showed up with that sexy new hair.”

He grabbed hold of the back of one of the table chairs and let out a ragged groan. His head tilted upward as he squeezed the chair. “I wanted to run up to you like Remi did and just well… your dad would not have appreciated what I would have done to you.”

I swallowed hard and took a step back. “I had better open the doors before they think we are… well you know.” I slid open the door to find my grandmother smirking at me.

“They are all in the living room. I told them I’d keep an eye on you. Have fun?” She handed me a few bowls to set on the table. “Oh, I’m just teasing you. I know you couldn’t have done anything more than kiss. It’d take you at least twenty minutes to peel out of those jeans.”

“Amá sání!” I exclaimed my face turning at least twenty different shades of red as I walked back into the dining room and placed the bowls on the table. I winked at Luke and went back to help her.

             
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Luke

After that talk with her father and that
mind-blowing kiss, she gave me that made me forget my name the rest of the evening was surprisingly sedate. The twins were on their best behavior and simply adored that Roxy could tell them apart. Charles and Beau finally got around to meeting Lizzy and did not leave her side once during the night. They even sat by her side during dinner. Father and Daniel tried to keep courtroom chatter to a minimal and retired after dinner to Daniel’s study. According to Lizzy, Daniel was going to go burn a stogie and didn’t want to aggravate Roxy’s asthma.

My mother and Jamie seemed to get along.
Apparently, Jamie was just as nervous as Momma was when it came to meeting each other. Marie and Roxy seemed to be inseparable as well which started to piss me off. I think that was the plan because any time I tried to get just a few minutes alone with her. My sister would show up and put a serious damper on things. That was until I noticed Marie and Roxy were actually getting along. Just the little bit of time spent together seemed to bring out the other’s better qualities. Roxy became more outgoing and this one shocked me. Marie acted more like a girl.

Around nine thirty the twins passed out on the couch. Jamie suggested to my mom that they could sleep in the guest room until everyone was ready to leave. My father, siblings and myself included loved that idea. Beau and I helped pick them up and carry them to the spacious room with a trundle bed. After tucking them in and closing the door my mother actually took a drink of whatever my father had. I looked over to Beau who just shrugged.

Lizzy stretched out where the twins were just vacated from and loudly announced that us kids should go back to Roxy’s rooms and let the adults have fun. Daniel looked over at Roxy and me and gave us that look. The one that said I was to keep my hands to myself at all costs. Jamie elbowed him and whispered in his ear. He looked taken aback and furiously whispered something back to her. She just gave him the same secretive smile I’ve seen Roxy use and shrugged walking off to talk to my mother.

“Wait rooms? You have more than one room?” Charles asked in confusion.

“Yeah, I’m an only child. So they tend to baby me. Come on it’s this way.” She sighed and walked down the hall. Marie whispered something in Roxy’s ear that had her giggling. She glanced over her shoulder to look at me her eyes twinkled in amusement.