At least I’d jumped one hurdle today, thanks to the kid showing up. If not for him who knows how long it would’ve taken me to talk her around. It gave me comfort to know that even with that, had she not really wanted to be here, she wouldn’t be. Her hardheaded ass!
It wasn’t long before my mind turned to other things. I hadn’t given much thought to what having her right next door in bed, in my home, would do to me.
I thought since I slept next to her once without incident this shit would be a cakewalk. Hah! I was hard as a rock half the damn night. I fought the urge to go check on her I don’t know how many times before finally taking my horny ass to sleep.
I dreamt of her and woke up with a raging hard on that hurt like a son of a bitch. My hiatus was over, fuck me how much time did I say I was willing to give her?
Counting back it was going on two and a half months since I let my boy out the gate. Now that he was in the game there is no telling how his misbehaving ass was gonna act. He’s never heard no in his life and like me he has zero patience.
I took what must be the coldest shower in history and left the bathroom with a smile on my face when I remembered the feel of her lips under mine and all she’d let me do to her the night before. I hurried and got dressed, suddenly ravenous for the sight of her.
After last night I was expecting to share some of those cute secret smiles that people who’d lost their damn minds always seem to have on their faces around each other. I should’ve known better. Fucking nut!
Travis met me outside my bedroom door as soon as it opened like he’d been staking out the shit. “Dude, you better wear a protective cup.” He actually covered himself with his hands.
He kept going, heading back towards the kitchen after that confusing statement. I heard the pots and pans being slammed against the counter all the way down the hall before I made it into the kitchen.
What the hell? I stood in the doorway and raised my brow at Travis who had taken a seat at the island to watch her. The kid just shook his head and went back to watching with his chin in his hand.
She was mumbling some shit under her breath and I’m pretty sure she was imagining my head each time she slammed something against the marble top.
What happened to the sweet amiable girl who’d fallen asleep on my lap the night before? I walked slowly into the room and just for kicks, walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her.
“Good morning sweetheart.” I nipped her ear and tried not to laugh when she kicked backward at my leg. “Got up on the wrong side of the bed huh.” I squeezed her around her middle for good measure.
“Get off me you idiot.” She was holding a bowl with eggs in one hand and a stick of butter in the other. “Not before I get my morning kiss.” She looked over at her brother who was grinning like a loon.
“Max…” She hissed out my name and I realized it was the first time she’d used it. If not for the kill lights in her eyes I would’ve said the scene was pretty damn domestic.
I moved in for a taste of her and she bit me. Not hard enough to draw blood, but enough to get my attention. I decided to leave well enough alone and moved on to the coffee pot before taking the stool next to her brother.
“What’s eating her?” We both watched her as she cooked and fumed for no good damn reason that I
could see. Her ornery ass was in fine form this morning.
“She’s a brooder. She always does this. She’d go to bed one way and wake up another. It’s like she works stuff out in her sleep.” He kept a wary eye on her as he spoke.
“Whatever ground you gained last night is as good as gone. I hope you have something else planned otherwise she’ll have me on the first bus back to Ohio and you won’t even know when she moves back to that hell scape.”
He said all of this under his breath as misery moved around the kitchen cooking and muttering to herself. She slammed two plates down in front of us and walked off.
“Get your own toast when it pops up. I have to get ready to leave.” My eyes were glued to her ass as she left. Even her pique was adorable. I’d lost my damn mind.