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“You’ve always been good for a laugh, Dev honey. Now for the real reason I called.”

“Are you saying you lied, Mom, and the reporter story was a ruse?”

“Leave her alone, Dev,” I said.

“I’m used to him, Samina. What I wanted to say was you two need to come to Jacinta’s Fourth of July party on the river. She’s chartered a riverboat to sail the Colorado River to watch the fireworks.”

Ever since Jacinta had moved to Austin to pursue her law practice and possible political career, she’d thrown an annual party. She loved to say a little bit of liquor mixed with apple pie opened the purse strings.

I wanted to go, but with everything going on with my case, not to mention Devin, I’d declined Jacinta’s invitation.

“We’ll be there. Sami and I’ll take a flight out this Thursday.”

He squeezed my leg again and somehow moved higher.

“No,” I said through a breathless whisper as I tried to pull his fingers away, but he reached the center of my soaked underwear.

Hetsked in my direction and returned his gaze to the road.

“I’m so happy you two will be there. We’re driving down on Wednesday. Your father wants to get in early to reconnect with some old friends.”

I gasped and then held in a moan as Dev touched my clit and a spasm shot through my core.

Embarrassment hit me as I realized Dev’s mom had heard me.

I smacked Dev’s hand, which only made him push past my minuscule thong and rim my dripping pussy.

I threw my head back and bit my lips to keep in the orgasm about to erupt.

“Devin James, you better not be doing what I think you’re doing.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he responded as his thumb started a rhythm that would send me over.

“Leave her alone and concentrate on driving. I expect a teenager to be a constant horndog, but you’re thirty-five. Let go of her and put both hands on that wheel. Don’t you have any self-control?”

I wanted to protest. I was almost there, but Dev followed orders and pulled his hand from between my legs, licked his fingers clean, and then grabbed the steering wheel.

“When it comes to Sami, I have none.”

I closed my eyes and tried to calm my body.

Dammit, I wasn’t supposed to do anything sexual with him. Now my body was on fire. He knew every button to push, and my clit was screaming for some attention.

“Devin, when you get to Texas, we’re going to have a very serious conversation. One where you won’t be able to talk your way out of the hole you’re in.”

“I hear you, Mom.”

I lifted my head and glanced at Dev, giving him a “what was that about?” look.

“Samina dear, I look forward to seeing you. And maybe if my son gets his head out of his ass, you’ll give me a grandbaby one of these days.”

She hung up before I could respond.

“If I had my way, you’d be pregnant this very minute.”

“Until an hour ago, no one knew we were together. What was I going to be, your secret baby mama with your secret child? No thanks.”

“We are together, Sami. And I’d never hide our child from the world.”