Trying to Score (Assassins) Read online

“Oh yeah! Y’all are staying right?” Aiden asked, looking up at Lucas with wide eyes.

  “Of course we are, bud.”

  “Good! There’s cake!”

  Lucas smiled. “We aren’t here for the cake, bud. We’re here for you.”

  Aiden gave him a wide smile before running off towards his friends. Lucas watched him for a moment before turning back to Audrey. “Sorry to pull him away.”

  “Don’t worry about it. I’m gonna con Fallon into letting him stay the weekend with us,” Lucas said with a grin.

  “Good luck with that,” Audrey laughed. “I guess I need to make plans to stay home tonight, probably with a big bottle of wine.”

  Lucas laughed even though he felt Molly’s watchful eyes on him. “Everything been okay?” he asked when he stopped laughing.

  “Fine, he’s been missing you a lot,” Audrey said.

  “I’ve missed him, too.”

  “I’ve missed you too, Lucas. So much,” Audrey joked with a big grin.

  “Oh Audrey, my heart hasn’t been beating steady since I left you,” Lucas said with straightest face he could manage. It didn’t work and both of them let out gut-busting laughs as Molly watched them like they were fools.

  “Whatever, I know you are lying. I know who your heart beats for,” Audrey giggled as she gave him a knowing look. Lucas’ mouth picked up on one side as he shifted back and forth on the balls on his feet. He hated when he was embarrassed and being embarrassed in front of his mom and Audrey wasn’t helping his ego. Audrey gave him one last smile before she locked arms with Molly. “Molly, my mom and dad are so excited to meet you. Would you like to go meet them?”

  “Well, even if I didn’t, I couldn’t say no when you started the request like that,” Molly giggled.

  Audrey gave her a bright smile before the two started off towards William and Nora. Lucas stood there for a moment looking out at the party. Aiden was running with a bunch of little girls and Lucas’ face broke out in a grin. Before he would say ‘Like father, like son’ but Lucas had no need to chase females anymore. He had one woman in mind, and only one. As he searched the party her, someone slapped him hard on the back. Lucas turned to see Shea and Jakob looking out at the party.

  “Hey guys,” Lucas said.

  “Hey,” Shea said with a nod. “Have you seen my wife?”

  “Or mine?” Jakob asked.

  Lucas nodded his head before pointing over to where the two gorgeous women stood with their beautiful babies. “Right over there gentlemen and if I may say…”

  “You may not,” Shea said cutting him off. “I like you right now Brooks. Don’t piss me off.” Shea cut Lucas a dirty look before walking with Jakob towards their wives.

  Lucas chuckled as they walked away. “I was going to say you guys’ babies were beautiful,” he said. He loved messing with Shea — he didn’t like them getting along. It wasn’t how they worked; it was way better when they picked on each other.

  “Sure you were. You have had eyes for my woman since you first saw her,” Shea called over his shoulders.

  Lucas shrugged his shoulders. “She’s hot.” Shea turned around quickly, and Lucas smiled, “What? She is.”

  “Unless you want me to gouge your eyeballs out, keep your eyes on your own woman. She’s over there,” Shea said, pointing to where Fallon was standing with some women he didn’t know. She had pulled her hair into a messy bun, and man, she was hot. He loved the curve of her neck, and with her hair like that it was all you saw.

  “Don’t mind if I do,” Lucas said with a grin.

  Shea shook his head while Jakob laughed as they returned to walking back to their women. Lucas turned back from them to focus on Fallon. She moved around the three women, placing plates and cups along the table as she laughed about something. Lucas decided that he could do a really great job of setting up cups and made his way towards her. Fallon looked up just as he reached her, so did the three women.

  “Hey, Lucas,” Fallon said before she looked back down at what she was doing.

  “Hey, Fal, I came to help.”

  Fallon looked up. “I’m good. Thanks. Go find Aiden, enjoy the party.”

  Okay, he was being dismissed.

  “Okay, are you sure there is nothing I can help with?”

  Fallon shook her head. “Like I said, I’m good.”

  “Okay,” Lucas said, looking over at the ladies that stood around them. One gave him a cheeky smile and he returned it before saying, “Well, hello ladies.”

  All three of them started to grin just as a stack of cups hit Lucas in the chest. He glanced over to see Fallon giving him the dirtiest look ever. “Put one by each plate,” Fallon sneered before going back to placing plates down. He glanced back at the women, shrugging his shoulders before following Fallon to place a cup by each plate she laid down.

  “I thought you said you didn’t need any help,” Lucas said as they made their way down the long table.

  “I don’t, but I rather have you help me then you flirting with Aiden’s friend’s mothers,” she spat out. Lucas chuckled to himself as he watched her basically slam each of the green paper plates down.

  “Aww, is someone jealous?”

  Fallon cut Lucas a look of death before rolling her eyes. “As if.”

  An arrogant laugh left Lucas’ lips as Fallon started to place the plates down faster before almost reaching the end. He loved how she wore her emotions on her sleeve. He could tell that she was jealous to the core and all he did was say hi to the three women. None of them were even close to being as beautiful as Fallon was, so why would she think he was flirting with them? And why was she jealous if she didn’t want to be with him? Why did she fight what was so right between them? Just as he was about to ask, his mother appeared, eyeing Fallon.

  Molly stood at the end of the table with a look on her face that told Lucas she wasn’t happy. Molly hadn’t talked much about Fallon — all she cared about was Aiden — but Lucas knew that Molly wasn’t happy with her. When Fallon reached the end of the table, she looked up and took a step backwards as Molly put her hands on her hips.

  “Fallon Parker, I have a bone to pick with you.”

  Fallon drew in a deep breath and took a step back. Her face was full of worry and Lucas didn’t know what to do. He didn’t know if he should protect Fallon or stay out of it. He was leaning towards staying out of it because Molly looked a little crazy. Molly turned on her heels and started for the flower gardens, leaving Fallon and Lucas by the table. Fallon glanced back at Lucas and he shrugged his shoulders, not knowing what to do. She looked back at where Molly had stopped; standing with her hands on her hips, waiting for Fallon.

  Fallon took a deep breath in and laid the plates down before smoothing out the bottom of her dress. She walked towards Molly like she had a death wish and Lucas still had no clue what to do. Since Molly would yell at him for following, Lucas decided to finish the job he started. The kids would need cups to drink from, so he basically had to finish. As he placed each cup by the respected plate he kept an eye on the two women that he loved, just in case Fallon needed him. He hoped she didn’t though, because Molly scared the shit out of him. He’d rather deal with 10 Fallons than one Molly.

  At least with Fallon he knew he would like the fight and there was always a possibility of getting naked afterwards.

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  Fallon knew, with one look into Molly Brooks’ eyes, that she was in deep shit. Molly stood with her hands on her hips, watching as Fallon made her way to her. She didn’t know what she was going to say to Molly, and she sure as hell didn’t know what Molly was going to say to her. Her heart slammed against her chest with every step she took, her palms got sweaty and she knew that it wasn’t the sun that had her back drenched with sweat.

  It was Molly Brooks.

  Fallon swallowed loudly as she stopped into front of Molly. She looked up, meeting Molly’s angry eyes and took a step back. “Molly,” Fallon croaked out.