At the creak of the door, I grabbed my gun and aimed. No one came into my bedroom, least of all my bathroom. I paused.
Emily was staring right at me. Her hands were raised and I saw a slight tremble in them. I instantly hated myself for threatening her. “I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not. I’m not used to people coming into my bathroom.”
“I take it you’re a private person.”
I shrugged. “Not really. I just don’t have women in my room.”
She folded her arms. “Are you okay?”
“I see you don’t want to talk about the no-women comment.”
“You can tell me all you want that you weren’t with anyone. I know it’s been years and you’ve got certain needs. I don’t need to be lied to.”
“Not lying to you. No one would even begin to compare to you. You’re all I’ve ever wanted.”
“Cut the crap, Gael. Why is Drake working for you?”
I laughed. I couldn’t help it. “You’ve met him again. You got a little crush?”
“He’s an asshole.”
“You’d be surprised what he can find out.” I dried my hands on the towel and turned toward her.
Her gaze went all over my face. “What happened?”
I opened my mouth and closed it.
“It’s Ashley, isn’t it?”
“I’ve got to go and see Caleb.”
I tried to go past her but she put a hand on my chest. “Don’t, please. Tell me.”
I tossed the towel across the room. This information was for Caleb, but I didn’t want to hurt her any more than I already had. I knew using her friend wouldn’t exactly win us any respect in her books, but we’d done it anyway, and we’d fucked up.
“He had a boat waiting for him at the docks. Paid someone nearly ten grand to keep it quiet. I was able to get the information about the boat, who paid him, and where they dropped him off.”
“What? So, Earl Valentine is out on open water?”
“Yes.”
“Ashley hates the water. It scares her.”
“We’re going to get her back.”
She hit me in the chest. Once, then twice, before stepping back. Her scream cut me to the core. She spun on her heel, but I couldn’t let her go like this. I knew we were the ones who caused her pain. I grabbed her hand, pulling her back against me, and I took possession of her lips.
“No!” She pulled away.
Her lips already looked swollen.
She stared at me, and I expected her to slap me again, but instead, she moved closer, wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing me back as if her life depended on it.
I held her tight against me, lifting her up, sinking my fingers into her hair, breathing her in.
She wrapped her legs around me, and I walked her back, going into my bedroom. I sat down on the bed, kissing her, sliding my tongue across her lips. She opened up for me, and I moaned.
Emily rubbed her pussy against my dick. One of her hands released my neck and glided down, going to my cock.
“Fuck!”
“I was going to ask for an update, but I see that you’re busy,” Caleb said.
Emily broke the kiss to look behind her.
Caleb closed the door, but he didn’t leave. Instead, he went to sit down on a chair.
“I was coming to you,” I said.
“But you had Emily, and I have to say, whatever you’ve got to tell me can wait.” He pointed at us. “Continue.”
Emily climbed off my lap. I expected her to leave, but she was full of surprises as she started to remove her clothes. She was wearing an ugly-ass shirt and the largest pants I’d ever seen. She wriggled out of them.
Her glare was on Caleb, but it didn’t stop her.
She turned back to me and I saw the anger on her face. I wanted to take it away.
“If he wants a show, then we’ll give him one,” I said.
She stared at me, then back at Caleb. At first, I thought she was game for this, but I now saw I was so wrong about her.
In the next second, she shook her head, reaching for her clothes. “I’m not a whore. I don’t perform.”
“You’re not going anywhere,” Caleb said.
I wanted to tell him to fuck off, but she threw her sweater at him. “You don’t get to tell me what to do.”
“No?” He stood up. “Let’s get one thing straight here, Emily. You are ours. You belong to us. You always have. You’re not leaving this room. You either fuck him or you fuck me. Which one is it going to be?”
I’d never seen Caleb like this. Sure, he had a temper, but most of the time, he was able to keep it in check. This wasn’t him in control. This was him on the verge of doing something fucking stupid and I’d hate to lose him to something stupid.
I saw her deep inhalations as she glared at him. I had to wonder which one she’d pick. I expected her to go to Caleb, but then she came back into my arms.