Dump and Chase (Nashville Assassins Next Generation 1)

Asher rolls his eyes. “Another new trait that came along with you. I think it’s adorable. Look at his little nostrils flaring. Isn’t he sweet?”

“Right? And his vein. That’s a hot vein.”

“Yeah, laugh it up, Chuckles. I’ll get your ass,” I say, pointing to Asher. I turn back to her. “And I’ll spank yours.”

Asher snorts. “I should go before that happens, huh?”

She shrugs. “Probably. He’s ready for bed.”

“Sure, if that’s what we’re calling it now,” he teases as he hugs her one last time. She laughs as Asher comes toward me. “I’m going out with Rocko and the boys. I’ll be back.”

“How did you even get in here?” I ask as we hug tightly.

“Mom.”

“Wonderful. Couldn’t call me?”

“Your phone kept going to voice mail, dumbass.”

“Oh, it’s dead,” I say, and then I point to him. “Can you stop and get me a charger?”

He rolls his eyes. “Give me your car, and I will.”

I drop the keys in his hand reluctantly. I just need him the hell out of here. “Please leave.”

“Gone,” he says, and then he waves to Shelli. “See you in the morning?”

She blushes. “Yeah.”

He just grins back at me. “Aiden has a girlfriend,” he sings, and I go to punch him, but he runs out the door, slamming it behind him.

I look back at Shelli, and her face is so bright, so pretty. “I’m sorry. I didn’t remember he was going to be here.”

“It’s totally fine,” she says, coming back to me and wrapping her arms around my torso. “I’m surprised you didn’t run out of here with him.”

I scrunch up my face. “Why would I? You’re here. I want to be here, not with him.”

She giggles as she slides her hands up the front of my shirt, unbuttoning it. “Because he said you have a girlfriend.”

I lick my lips as she slowly exposes my chest. “I do.”

Her eyes meet mine as her face lights up, her eyes brighter than the sun. “Really?”

“Yeah, if you want that.”

“I do,” she says, almost automatically. “Just wasn’t sure how you felt about it.”

“I feel good.”

“Not terrified?”

I laugh. “Always terrified when it comes to you.”

She rises up on her toes, kissing my jaw. “Let’s go to bed, Aiden.”

“We were already heading there.”

I lift her into my arms, and hers go around my neck. Her eyes burn into mine as a small grin tugs at her lips. I glide my nose along hers before capturing those lips with mine, and as I kiss her, I let the whole girlfriend thing sink in. I wait for the warning bells, the need to run. But I realize the only place I want to run is into her arms. I lay her down on my bed and fall between her legs as our mouths continue to move together. Her leg slides up my thigh to my hip, hooking over it as she rubs that sinful center against my rock-hard cock. But all I’m thinking about is that Shelli Adler is my girlfriend.

And I’m her boyfriend…

And…there are the warning bells.

Shelli pulls back, her fingertips stroking along my jaw as I look down at her. Her eyes are so damn blue, they glow. Slowly, a grin takes over that beautiful face, and gone are the warning bells.

Gone is everything but her.

I only see her, my girlfriend.

When I wake up the next morning, I’m in my favorite spot.

Right between Shelli’s breasts. I nuzzle my nose in the curve, and her hand moves up and down my back. When I hear a clicking noise, I open an eye to see that she’s typing on her phone.

“You’re awake?”

She kisses the top of my head. “Yeah, I’ve been getting up early to work out since you’ve been gone, and now I also use the time to work on the foundation stuff.”

“Or what you really mean is, I didn’t work you hard enough last night?”

She snorts. “Not at all. I’m pretty sure I won’t walk right today.”

“Well, that’s gonna be fun to watch.”

She laughs softly before wrapping her arm around my neck, pressing her cheek into my head.

“What are you doing?”

“Looking at scores, stats, and news.”

My lips curve teasingly. “Why?”

“’Cause I want to know,” she says, smacking my shoulder. “Leave me alone.”

“Never,” I say before biting her boob.

“Oh, my mom put me in charge of the Assassins Foundation’s spring fundraiser and gala.”

“Of course she did. You were too awesome for the intern stuff.”

She grins against my temple. “True, and this gig comes with perks.”

“Perks?”

“I get to work side by side with the undeniably hot Aiden Brooks.”

I turn my head, pressing it into her breastbone. “Oh, really? How does that make you feel?”

“Pretty damn good.”

“I can be hard to work with,” I say, my eyes drifting shut a bit, but she just grins.

“Don’t worry, I know how to work ya,” she says, grabbing on to my ass and squeezing hard. I jump slightly, but then our lips meet and I find myself grinning. When she pulls back, she runs her thumb along my bottom lip. “You need to brush your teeth.”