Page 159 of For Your Consideration

“How did I not notice all your cars?” I asked as I kicked off my shoes and headed down to the grass.

“We parked at Knight’s.” Oli winked.

“Did someone get a new car?”

“Hmm?” Knight looked over at me, clearly faking confusion. Asher stood up and started toward me.

“We came to talk over wedding details!” Quinn called out.

“You didn’t need to pay for my lunch.” I crossed my arms but Asher just pulled me into his chest with that soft look on his face that was reserved for me and Sophie.

“I would hold that anger in for a few there, Sutton,” Noah chuckled as he and Quinn came up and joined the group.

“Noah.” Asher cut him a glare over his shoulder.

Narrowing my eyes, I looked at Asher as his gaze met mine. He didn’t look guilty exactly, but there was something there that was probably as close as he could get. “What did you do, Grizzly?”

He cleared his throat, stepped back, and crossed his thick arms over his chest. “Should probably just show you.” He tilted his head for me to follow.

“I’ll bring Soph,” Jaxson said with way too much glee in his voice.

As we started walking through the house, my hand in Asher’s, everyone followed behind us. “Your car needed a new engine.” Asher’s voice was grumbly as we stepped out front.

“What?” I asked with a frown, looking at him. “The last time I had it looked at, they said it was fine.”

“When was that?” he asked as he stopped on the driveway, turning to look at me. I scratched my head, trying to remember. I was pretty sure it was just after I found out I was pregnant because I wanted to make sure it was safe for Sophie. “Doesn’t matter.” He grabbed my hand, slapped a fob into my palm, and then stepped aside.

I was about to ask him a question when I looked down at the fob. When I hit unlock, the white SUV on the driveway beeped.

“You didn’t?” I gasped, looking from him to the car and then back again. He stood there, blinking at me. I heard one of the men laugh behind us from where they were all watching on the porch. “Asher. You did not spend this much money on me.”

“It didn’t make a dent, sweetheart.”

I glared at him. “Not the point. My car was fine.”

“It wasn’t.” His voice was firm. “It wouldn’t make it through another winter and the idea of you and Sophie getting stuck somewhere because of that car was plaguing me. So I did something about it.”

I let out a soft sigh. “That wasn’t necessary.”

“It was. I had a problem. I had the solution. It’s been paid in full and is in your name. It has the highest safety rating. It’s the same one I have, just in white.”

“Pretty sure it would survive a bomb,” Will added from behind us.

“Well, since I still have my car, I’ll just drive that,” I tried, crossing my own arms over my chest.

He lifted an eyebrow, a twinkle in his eyes that made me nervous. “I’ve got a truck coming to pick it up. They can empty it all out for you. I got the same car seat for your car that I have in mine.”

“Asher, I just—”

He came forward, his hands going to either side of my face. “I want to take care of you. Please let me.” Sagging, I uncrossed my arms. The man didn’t say please often. And would the car be more comfortable and way nicer to drive when the roads were terrible? Yeah, it would. It had honestly been on my list to look into a new car this winter.

“Thank you.” I went on my tiptoes as he bent down, our lips meeting in the middle. We pulled apart after a deep kiss since everyone was behind us.

“You don’t need to thank me. I take care of what’s mine.” He pressed a kiss to my cheek. “I’ll show you some things on the car.”

“And by that he means I will because this man knows nothing about cars.” Oli came up from behind us as the rest of the men descended onto the driveway.

Quinn linked elbows with me as she came up beside me, lowering her voice. “We’ll make a plan tomorrow.”