Free Roman: Book 2 (The Hunter Brothers Series) by L.J. Dee

I just stared, wondering if I’d ever get used to the
perfection of his imperfection. I traced my fingers slowly across his scars.
    “You’re beautiful,
Roman,” I said as he shook his head, cupping my face in his hands and kissing
me gently.
    “I’m not
beautiful, Chas. If you could see inside my soul you’d know that,” he replied,
holding my gaze as his eyes filled with the deep, dark torment I’d noticed
yesterday.
    “But you are,
inside and out, sweetheart.”
    “Be careful. That
was verging on nice,” I smiled as he pulled me close in a tight embrace, loaded
with affection that made my heart sing and my mind wonder if I hadn’t made the
right decision after all. He lathered me with soft shower gel, turning me to
face the tiles as he massaged shampoo and conditioner into my hair, caressing
me so softly it was hard to believe this was the same person. He turned me around,
positioning me under the hot spray until I was clear of foam and squeaky clean,
kissing my lips gently as I ran my hands over his solid pecs.
    “Now get out or
I’ll be forced to fuck you again,” he said, trying to hide the smile that was
playing around his mouth as I rolled my eyes and started to laugh, thinking I
might just have witnessed Roman Hunter being playful and it was strangely
endearing.
    The thought was a
welcome one, but I wasn’t certain I could face another onslaught. He already
had me reeling with his unique back and forth style of aggression and
affection. Any more and my head would be spinning like a cyclone. I needed
perspective and I wanted a moment, stepping out of the shower and forcing my
eyes away as he started to clean that solid frame.
    ‘Move, Chas’ I
urged my feet, smiling inwardly as I wrapped a towel around myself and finally
left.
    I went to my own room
to get ready, hearing the door shut ten minutes later as I watched his tall,
muscular frame sprinting up to the house through my window and sighing loudly.
I wasn’t certain I’d done the right thing, but I wasn’t about to beat myself up
about it. Some temptations were impossible to resist and it wasn’t as though I
had anything to lose. I was single and Charlie was back with Scarlett. I’d
known it as soon as I heard about that text, wondering if that had influenced
my decision to fuck his brother. There was no point analysing it now, what was
done was done and every muscle in my body was reminding me of that very fact.

 
    Chapter Five
    I followed him up to
the house when I was ready, taking my time and wondering what the hell my
sister would make of my clandestine little tryst with the prodigal brother. She
was sitting in the kitchen, nursing a coffee in her hands, smiling as she
looked up at me. “Where is everyone?” I asked as she glanced across to the
giant double doors.
    “They’re all in
the lounge with their lawyer; he’s going through the will.”  
    “Is Roman with
them?” I asked as she nodded.
    “Lucas came to get
him; it seems he was mentioned after all.” I pulled up a chair beside her,
pouring the muesli from the box on the table.
    My exertions had
left me absolutely starving. I could have murdered some bacon, but it looked as
though rabbit food was my only option right now. I added the milk and grabbed a
spoon, shovelling it down my throat as she stared at me in disgust. “What?” I
shrugged. “I haven’t eaten for ages.”
    “I’ve wanted to
talk to you since you got here, Chas, but we haven’t had a moment alone.” I was
itching to tell her about Roman, but this sounded serious and she obviously
needed to get something off her chest.
    “Lucas wants to
move things forward more quickly than I realised. You know he asked me to be
his girlfriend and told me he loved me,” she paused as I smiled. “Well the last
few days have just been incredible. Even in the most awful of circumstances,
I’ve loved spending time with him and he has too. He tells me he loves me
constantly, and can’t get enough of me sexually.