They were just finishing the last of the floss and cooing over the generic message on the stick with a picture of Bunny posing (“Go live your dream!”) when a pair of hands landed on my shoulders.
“What are you doing?” my favourite voice in the world hummed behind me.
The girls spun around, bursting into more smiles. “Harry bought us candy floss! We’ve eaten soooo much!”
“You’re making it sound like I’m a terrible influence,” I said.
“What did I tell you about spoiling them?” Dom asked as henudged his nose against my cheek.
“It was just one thing,” I grumbled.
“And the caviar pizza,” Tammy piped up.
“Oh! And the truffle oil fries!” Her sister joined in.
“What about the steak sandwich? That was great!”
I eased away from Dom as his glare deepened. He was wearing a white t-shirt and casual jeans, and I loved it when his hair was ruffled, like he'd rushed here from home as soon as he finished with Grace and Christian because he couldn't wait.
“It’s a special occasion…” I cleared my throat. “And I got you something as well.” I pulled a keychain that I bought from a bag that was very clearly leftover stock that Bunny hadn’t been able to push for years.
It was a heavy metal ball with the logo for Max’s band, Clutch, printed on it.
Dom’s nose instantly wrinkled, and I laughed as I slipped it into his hand. “You’re lucky you’re so cute,” he grumbled, pressing a kiss to my temple. I sighed happily, squeezing his hand, even though the keychain was uncomfortable.
“Oh, my God! What did we say about getting all lovey-dovey in front of us?” Tammy held up her hand, pretending to shield her eyes.
“Come on, let’s go on the rollercoaster,” Janie said as she tugged at her twin’s arm. “We were waiting for you, Dom. You don’t want to disappoint us, do you?”
“You seriously want to go on the rollercoaster after you’ve eaten that much? Not a chance. I’m not driving you back home covered in puke,” Dom said.
“How about the Ferris wheel then?” I suggested. “That seems pretty mild.”
We all looked up to the large Ferris wheel that towered over the rest of the funfair. It nearly scraped the tops of the six-story houses that ran the streets, was bright pink, and each carriage was blacked out by an image of Bunny’s face.
“She didn’t think that one through, did she?” Dom asked.
There were fifteen carriages, and her face bent around the widest part, making her nose look huge, and it appeared as if she was glaring at everyone who attended the fair. It was very Big Brother-esque
“I’m sure her response was priceless when she saw it.” And Dom smirked in reply.
“I’ll tease her about it later. She loves when I do shit like that.” He smirked. “Are you going to hire her then?”
“I’ll see how she works with Mum. I don’t think Bunny-themed Foundation events would go down well, but she’s definitely hit the mark here. Everyone looks like they are enjoying themselves.”
Mum was still in charge of PR and fundraising for The Foundation, though she had grown quieter since she realised she couldn’t take the Director role from me. She did fight for a year, but it was a waste of resources, and she had much more fun being the centre of attention, like always.
The girls grabbed our hands, pulling us through the crowd to get to the Ferris wheel. Everything was exciting with them. They hadn’t grown up with the pomp and pageantry that I had, and I loved seeing their reactions to the things I took for granted.
As we reached the front of the line, Dom turned to them. “Why don’t you guys get your own carriage? Harry and I can hang out in the one behind you.”
They narrowed their eyes at us, and they probably figured out Dom's schemes already. They didn’t know how horny Dom gotevery time he was apart from me, but they knew their brother had been a playboy for a long time before we got together.
We paid for the carriage, and the girls waved at us before their door clicked shut.
As soon as the next carriage arrived, Dom dragged me inside, and he didn’t even wait for the door to shut fully before he cupped my cheeks and dragged me into a kiss.
Pleasure fluttered through me, and my hands went to his hips as he moaned. “God, I missed you so much.”