Chapter Seventeen

Declan heaved Ria's suitcase into the villa after kicking the door open with one foot. Ria walked in with her tote bag and a wide summer hat on top of her head. Lawson came in soon after with a small backpack, and he disappeared to look through all the rooms and check if everything was in order.

"Bayside!" Ria exclaimed. "I always wanted to vacation here."

Bayside was in between Rainer and Stalton, and residents from either town often came to it to have fun. It was similar to Hawaii, with clear seas and sandy beaches. People enjoyed vacationing here because of how beautiful it was. The sun was strong in the morning and the nights were cold, but more importantly, the food here was to die for.

"Where do you want your suitcase, Ria?" Declan asked her.

"In my bedroom, please," she said and he nodded, pushing it towards one of the bedrooms. He reemerged later and found Lawson standing where she used to stand.

"Where is Ria?"

"She just went out to the beach," Lawson said.

"So we're alone?"

"I guess so."

Declan stepped towards Lawson. "Ria can be annoying sometimes, can't she? She always needs her men to do her dirty jobs, she can't seem to do anything on her own."

"I suppose you can say that," Lawson said to him with a small smile.

Declan dropped his hand down to Lawson's pants, cupping his cock through the fabric. "You look like you're missing my mouth around your cock."

Lawson put his hand over Declan's. Instead of guiding him into his pants, Lawson pushed his hand away.

"What are you doing?" Declan asked him. Lawson smiled thinly.

"Next time."

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Ria's laughter was high-pitched, and honestly? It was grating on Declan's ears. He watched as she slung one hand onto Lawson's arm and pressed the side of her boobs onto his arm. She whispered something into his ear while looking at Declan from the facing seat at a restaurant table and Lawson broke out into a half smile. Ria turned away from his ear and stared at Declan with hidden meaning behind her eyes. And she laughed again.

Way too grating.

She ran a sharp nail up and down Lawson's forearm, but made sure to stare at Declan the entire time she was doing so. Declan gritted his teeth and tapped his finger impatiently on the table.

"Declan," Ria said. "You look so pissed right now. What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Declan said, annoyed.

"Do we have something to do with why you're annoyed?"

"I'm not annoyed, Ria," he said, huffing in anger.

"You look like you're jealous," Ria laughed. "Are you jealous?"

"I'm not," Declan said and Ria turned to Lawson again to trap his earlobe in her mouth. She licked the inside of his ear and raised a hand to his chin to nudge his mouth towards her. When his mouth approached, she licked his bottom lip before kissing him on the mouth.

"Really, Declan?" Ria said.

"What if I am jealous?" Declan said.

"I'm sorry Lawson took me from you, Declan. I didn't mean for you to get hurt," Ria said but she was laughing.

"I'm not hurt," Declan said through gritted teeth as he watched Lawson leaning over to Ria to pull her into his kiss. He kissed her lips softly, before it roughened and Ria nibbled on his upper lip. Lawson dipped his head to the side of her neck and covered it with his lips, sucking on the skin. He lifted his head again, but this time, Lawson sent Declan a searing look before he made out with Ria again.

Jealous? Fuck yeah, he was! But Ria knew nothing. He was jealous for Lawson, not her.