Laces and Lace
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JT looked up, a smirk forming on his face, causing Karson’s brows to furrow even more. “Aren’t you gay?”
She glared and Karson choked on his laughter. “She is, so stay away from her.”
“I can bring you back to the dick side of life, you know,” he said to her, pissing Karson off.
“No, leave her in carpet town, please,” he said before wrapping his arms around his wife, but before he could fully hold her, Kacey punched him in the middle of his back. Of course, it hurt like hell, but there was no way he was going to let anyone know that.
“I’m not gay! And I’ll show you. JT, wanna come fuck me?”
“Hell yeah.” He scoffed as Karson shot him a look of death.
“Oh wait, you can’t move well. I need a man who can put it down. You obviously aren’t that,” she said with a shrug, acting as if she was talking about the weather and not having sex with her brother’s best friend. “Lacey, is this done?” she asked, pointing to the soup.
“You guys are insane. Please don’t do this in front of my family,” she begged and her nervousness was coming off her in waves. “But yes, it’s done.”
“Yeah, really. Don’t be an asshole when her dad gets here,” Karson warned and one of Kacey’s brows came up.
“Isn’t this the dude who broke you two up?”
“Yeah,” Karson said with a nod.
“Then screw him. I’m going to ride JT right in front of him and wave,” she said before making a crude motion and waving her hand.
“Sweet baby Jesus, yes, please do,” JT begged until Karson shoved him in the shoulder.
“No, and fuck no,” he said, setting JT with a look. “We are trying to turn over a new leaf.”
“I’m sorry, no leaf-turning for me. You don’t break my brother’s heart and get away with it.”
He loved his sister, he did, but this was not the time for ultimate loyalty. “Please be nice, for me?”
“I don’t even like you,” she said with a shake of her head. But when her eyes met his, he knew the truth. “But I’ll be nice. I can’t speak for the old folks though.”
“Oh God, this is going to be a train wreck,” Lacey groaned, leaning her head into Karson’s shoulder.
“No, it’s going to be great,” he promised, but he wasn’t sure if he could keep that promise.
Waiting out by the rental car counter, Karson played on his phone while he waited for his in-laws. Grady had rented a car for him and his family, while Karson had the pleasure of driving Nate and his new fiancée back home. The idea of acting as if he didn’t see the Martin family had Karson wanting to entertain it, but Lacey wanted her family for Thanksgiving. So he would deal. Just as long as she kept smiling.
She hadn’t stopped since the moment in the car when he came home a little over a week ago. Every time he looked at her, she was grinning and looking every bit the gorgeous, happy wife he wanted. Their time in Florida was amazing, but it pulled at his heartstrings. They would have started their lives together in Florida if Nate hadn’t have interfered. He knew he shouldn’t have thought that, but as he sat on the beach, his wife in her yellow bikini looking fucking hot, he could imagine their doing just that as kids. She probably would have been pregnant because they were kids and careless, but he would have loved every second of it.
They would have been happy most of all, but that was the past. They had each other now, and no matter how much Karson hated Nate Martin because he was the man who had tried to steal his forever, he smiled as he headed toward him. Because he was his wife’s dad and he loved her.
“Welcome to Nashville,” he said, but only the boys smiled.
“It’s not cold here!” Zander called out to him before fist-bumping him.
“Yeah, it’s really nice,” Flynn agreed and Karson grinned as they bumped fists too.
“Yup, and as long as it’s cool with your parents, we have this huge backyard full of stuff you guys can discover,” he said, and the boys seemed pretty excited about that.
Meeting Grady’s gaze, he sucked in a breath, waiting for the insult, but to his surprise, Grady held out his hand to Karson. “Thanks for having us,” he said as Karson took his hand.
“Thanks for coming. It means a lot to us,” he said with a nod. Looking at Rachel, he said, “Always a breath of fresh air, Mrs. Martin.”
She didn’t seem impressed with him and said, “Hey, Karson. Where’s Lacey?”
Yeah, he didn’t trust Rachel as far as he could throw her.
“She’s at home with my parents. They are getting ready for tomorrow. Plus my buddy is staying with us since he got hurt, so she is babysitting him.”
“Keeping her locked up then?” Nate asked and Karson wouldn’t let that bother him.
Shaking his head, he took Nate’s bags. “Nope, I volunteered to come get you guys so she could feel good about tomorrow. She’s nervous about cooking and it all going well.”
Again, no one seemed impressed with him. He thought he was awesome, but obviously he was not a winner in the Martins’ eyes.
“By the way, my name is Karson,” he said to Nate’s fiancée, holding his hand out to shake hers, but she looked at him like he stank. “And it’s wonderful meet you,” he said before grabbing her bags and helping them load up the car.
Yeah, this was going to be awesome.
She glared and Karson choked on his laughter. “She is, so stay away from her.”
“I can bring you back to the dick side of life, you know,” he said to her, pissing Karson off.
“No, leave her in carpet town, please,” he said before wrapping his arms around his wife, but before he could fully hold her, Kacey punched him in the middle of his back. Of course, it hurt like hell, but there was no way he was going to let anyone know that.
“I’m not gay! And I’ll show you. JT, wanna come fuck me?”
“Hell yeah.” He scoffed as Karson shot him a look of death.
“Oh wait, you can’t move well. I need a man who can put it down. You obviously aren’t that,” she said with a shrug, acting as if she was talking about the weather and not having sex with her brother’s best friend. “Lacey, is this done?” she asked, pointing to the soup.
“You guys are insane. Please don’t do this in front of my family,” she begged and her nervousness was coming off her in waves. “But yes, it’s done.”
“Yeah, really. Don’t be an asshole when her dad gets here,” Karson warned and one of Kacey’s brows came up.
“Isn’t this the dude who broke you two up?”
“Yeah,” Karson said with a nod.
“Then screw him. I’m going to ride JT right in front of him and wave,” she said before making a crude motion and waving her hand.
“Sweet baby Jesus, yes, please do,” JT begged until Karson shoved him in the shoulder.
“No, and fuck no,” he said, setting JT with a look. “We are trying to turn over a new leaf.”
“I’m sorry, no leaf-turning for me. You don’t break my brother’s heart and get away with it.”
He loved his sister, he did, but this was not the time for ultimate loyalty. “Please be nice, for me?”
“I don’t even like you,” she said with a shake of her head. But when her eyes met his, he knew the truth. “But I’ll be nice. I can’t speak for the old folks though.”
“Oh God, this is going to be a train wreck,” Lacey groaned, leaning her head into Karson’s shoulder.
“No, it’s going to be great,” he promised, but he wasn’t sure if he could keep that promise.
Waiting out by the rental car counter, Karson played on his phone while he waited for his in-laws. Grady had rented a car for him and his family, while Karson had the pleasure of driving Nate and his new fiancée back home. The idea of acting as if he didn’t see the Martin family had Karson wanting to entertain it, but Lacey wanted her family for Thanksgiving. So he would deal. Just as long as she kept smiling.
She hadn’t stopped since the moment in the car when he came home a little over a week ago. Every time he looked at her, she was grinning and looking every bit the gorgeous, happy wife he wanted. Their time in Florida was amazing, but it pulled at his heartstrings. They would have started their lives together in Florida if Nate hadn’t have interfered. He knew he shouldn’t have thought that, but as he sat on the beach, his wife in her yellow bikini looking fucking hot, he could imagine their doing just that as kids. She probably would have been pregnant because they were kids and careless, but he would have loved every second of it.
They would have been happy most of all, but that was the past. They had each other now, and no matter how much Karson hated Nate Martin because he was the man who had tried to steal his forever, he smiled as he headed toward him. Because he was his wife’s dad and he loved her.
“Welcome to Nashville,” he said, but only the boys smiled.
“It’s not cold here!” Zander called out to him before fist-bumping him.
“Yeah, it’s really nice,” Flynn agreed and Karson grinned as they bumped fists too.
“Yup, and as long as it’s cool with your parents, we have this huge backyard full of stuff you guys can discover,” he said, and the boys seemed pretty excited about that.
Meeting Grady’s gaze, he sucked in a breath, waiting for the insult, but to his surprise, Grady held out his hand to Karson. “Thanks for having us,” he said as Karson took his hand.
“Thanks for coming. It means a lot to us,” he said with a nod. Looking at Rachel, he said, “Always a breath of fresh air, Mrs. Martin.”
She didn’t seem impressed with him and said, “Hey, Karson. Where’s Lacey?”
Yeah, he didn’t trust Rachel as far as he could throw her.
“She’s at home with my parents. They are getting ready for tomorrow. Plus my buddy is staying with us since he got hurt, so she is babysitting him.”
“Keeping her locked up then?” Nate asked and Karson wouldn’t let that bother him.
Shaking his head, he took Nate’s bags. “Nope, I volunteered to come get you guys so she could feel good about tomorrow. She’s nervous about cooking and it all going well.”
Again, no one seemed impressed with him. He thought he was awesome, but obviously he was not a winner in the Martins’ eyes.
“By the way, my name is Karson,” he said to Nate’s fiancée, holding his hand out to shake hers, but she looked at him like he stank. “And it’s wonderful meet you,” he said before grabbing her bags and helping them load up the car.
Yeah, this was going to be awesome.
