“I can’t imagine,” Serena replied. “But I would love to hear about the money laundering. Is the case over? Is that why you could come back? Are you playing tonight? Because I thought I saw Bridget walking around earlier.”

“Yeah, my Dom says he doesn’t care what deal I made with my brother’s tender eyeballs.” That was kind of how he’d put it. “He likes to play when he likes to play, and Will can get blinders.”

She was a bit worried about how this would go. Will had never actually seen her with a Dom. He’d been careful about it. She’d offered to try to find another club, but that idea had damn near melted her brother’s brainpan.

“Sanctum is big enough you can avoid each other,” Avery said. “I’m just glad you’re here.”

“Me, too. And I’ll be in the nursery on Sunday night.” She was eager to get back to the babies. She’d missed those kids.

“You’re working the nursery? Remy usually plays on Sunday. I heard you were with him now,” Serena said.

“He’s taking a dungeon monitor shift,” she replied. “But we’re kind of, sort of together. I mean we’re totally together, but only until he’s ready to move. He’s going home to Louisiana, but we’ve got a contract until then.”

A frown crossed Serena’s pretty face. “Are you okay with that? Short-term contracts can be hard on a girl. They’re kind of made of heartbreak. It’s why an awful lot of romance novels start with one.”

“We’ve been completely honest with each other. It’s an affair,” she said. “Not every relationship lasts forever. We’re two adults who’ve consented to enjoy each other while we have the time.”

Though it felt like more. It was awesome. Remy spent much of the days with her. Apparently he was taking some time off his job while he got his house ready to sell. He dropped her off at work in the afternoon and then showed up around an hour before closing and hung out at the bar and then ate with them before taking her home and making love to her until she couldn’t hold her eyes open. Then they would wake up midmorning and start it all over again.

It was practically heaven.

Avery sighed. “An affair. I had one of those. I met this tall, dark, and handsome American in London. He was the most amazing man I’d ever met. And the sex was incredible.”

Lisa felt her eyes widen. She couldn’t imagine Avery with anyone but her Irish husband. “Wow, a London affair. That sounds hot. Does Liam know? Like later on, do you still miss the hot affair when you’re happily married?”