Chapter Thirty-Six

Book:Kincade's Rose (Megalodon Team, Book 1) Published:2024-5-1

“Do you want to keep this piece of silk?” Tyson asked against her mouth.
“Yes.” Then curiosity won and she pulled back. “Why?”
“Because I am about to rip the damn thing off of you,” he growled as his hand slid one strap down, bar-ing her smooth shoulder.
The heat in her eyes was undeniable. “I have others,” she said in a low voice.
Tyson found and held onto his last bit of control. “Do you know what you are saying?”
“I know exactly what I am saying, Mr. Kincade,” she mumbled as her lips found his again.
“I love you, Jayde…my little rose.” Tyson moved his hands down to the lower back of her gown and with one powerful motion, ripped her silk nightgown, leaving her indisputably naked before him.
Tyson made good on his word. It wasn’t until seven in the morning that they finally succumbed to a much-needed sleep. The strawberries and champagne were gone, and not an inch of skin on either of them hadn’t been loved by the other.
Around one in the afternoon the room phone’s shrill ringing awakened the sleeping lovers. They were intertwined to the point it was hard to tell where one ended and the other began.
“Hello?” Tyson grumbled into the receiver.
“Lunch is going to be served at the house in an hour. Be there,” the female voice crackled in his ear.
“Yes, Mey-maw,” Tyson said as he hung up the phone. Then he turned his attention to the woman who was sprawled over him like a sheet. He could feel the drool on his shoulder from her mouth.
He shook her gently. “Jayde, come on, you have to get up.” He shook her again.
She mumbled something very unladylike against his shoulder but did push away and look down at him. “Why?”
“That was Mey-maw. Lunch is in an hour and we’ve been ordered to be there.” His eyes darkened as they ran over her delectable body. “How long does it take to get there again?”
Jayde grinned saucily in return. “We have time,” she muttered as she lowered her head to his.
With a little bit of speeding and a whole lot of luck they made it in time for lunch. They jumped out of the car and went up the steps to the door where Ben and Regina met the couple knowing looks.
“Afternoon, Pey-paw, Mey-maw,” Jayde said as she kissed them both.
“Y’all almost late,” Regina said.
“My fault, ma’am,” Tyson admitted as he slid his arm around his woman.
“I bet,” Ben muttered and smirked. “Well, come on, we got us some chittin” and chattin’ to do.”
Jayde blushed and turned her head into Tyson’s shoulder. “What’s wrong, my little rose?” he asked as he turned up her face with one hand.
“They know!” She gestured with her hand. “What we were doing!”
All he did was chuckle. “Of course they know. They couldn’t be happier for us.” He brushed a gentle kiss along her pouty lips before escorting her to the kitchen.
Soon all four were out in the back yard sitting at the large table. “So, are you coming this evening?” Ben asked over a bite of mashed potatoes.
“This evening?” Tyson inquired as he arched an eyebrow to Jayde.
“Didn’t she tell you?” Regina asked and sent her granddaughter an admonishing frown.
“No, I didn’t tell him,” Jayde defended herself. “I wanted a chance to tell Father and Mother before they met him.”
“Little rose,” Tyson said. “I won’t let anyone hurt you.”
“I know that, Tyson, but this is something I have to do on my own.” Jayde stood firm.
“Where is this evening happening?” Tyson asked Ben.
“At the park. Tonight is the informal gathering while two nights from now is our formal party. You know, the whole nine yards—tuxedos and evening gowns.” He looked at his wife. “It’s the way my son shows the town he is very prominent.”
Regina added, “So will you come tonight?”
“I will be nearby just in case Jayde needs me. But otherwise, I will respect her decision to face her fami-ly alone.” His hazel eyes met Jayde’s dark brown ones and he smiled as he saw her gratitude at his under-standing.
Just as Tyson was finishing up, his pager beeped. He looked at the number and excused himself from the table , pulling out his cell phone as he walked further into the backyard.
When he returned, he saw them clearing off the patio table so he went into the kitchen to find Jayde. “Are you ready to go?” He wrapped his arms around her from behind.
“Do you have to leave?” Jayde asked as she spun in his arms.
“No. That was just Scott checking in on me.” He put his face down so their noses were touching. “He sends his greetings to you ‘the Megalodon Amazon.’ I think you bewitched him.”
“The Megalodon Amazon? Do I even want to know?” Jayde wondered.
Tyson smiled. “It’s an honor. You’re an honorary teammate.”
“And here I thought Scott didn’t like me,” she teased.
Tyson narrowed his eyes. “Oh, trust me, he likes you.”
Jayde grinned. “Are you jealous?”
“Any man would be jealous of others around you.” He kissed her lips.
Jayde wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss with passion. Her legs wound themselves around his waist, pressing them closer together. She pulled away to add, “I like him too.”
Tyson arched an eyebrow. “How much do you like him?”
“Oh, pretty well. I mean he is very handsome. Did you see his eyes? They are such a vibrant shade of blue…and his mouth…”
Tyson kissed her silent. “I get it; no need to say anymore.” His lips found hers again and went back to doing what they did so well together.
Finally, a cough broke into their little world. “Is this what y’all have been doing in here for the past ten minutes?” It was Regina.
Jayde turned her head and met the amused glance of her grandmother. “Hello, Mey-maw.”
“Perhaps, chile, you should get off his waist and get ready for this evening,” Regina suggested.
Tyson slid her down his body and smiled at her reaction to feeling his body against hers. “We do have some things to do,” he admitted.
Jayde walked over to her grandmother. “Mey-maw, can I ask you something?”
Reaching for her granddaughter’s hand she said, “Of course, dumplin’. What’s on your mind?”
Jayde led her grandmother to the divan in the parlor and sat down beside her. “What kind of accident was Kinden in?”
“Accident?” Her grandmother looked at her strangely. “What the devil are you talkin’ about, chile?”
“Ron called me and demanded that I come home to take care of Kinden because she was in some kind of accident and needed in-home care. I haven’t gone to see her ’cause I’m frightened of what I will find,” Jayde confessed.
Her grandmother swore. “Ain’t nothin’ wrong with her! That child fell down and fractured her ankle. She just didn’t want to do anything for herself so she whined to your mother, who no doubt had him call you.”
Jayde scowled. “Do they think so little of me?” she muttered. “Thanks Mey-maw. I will see you this evening.”
“I’m so sorry, dumplin’,” Regina said softly.
Tyson was there to help Jayde stand. Side by side they walked to the door and said goodbye to her grandparents. Jayde kissed them both and Tyson kissed Regina and shook Ben’s hand. Soon they were headed back to the hotel.