Free {Nauti Boys 5} - Nauti Deceptions by Lora Leigh Page B

exactly what it did, but every cell in his body seemed to be drawn to the sound of her. The sight of her.
    He nearly swallowed his damned tongue as she stepped from behind the reservation desk and motioned the hostess to her.
    “Tabitha will take care of you tonight.” She smiled back at them.
    “Tabitha will do no such thing.” Lucy moved in front of Zeke. “Young lady, it’s been too long since I’ve seen you. You can take us to our table and say hello to me for a moment.” She caught Rogue’s hands and let her gaze go over the younger woman. Hell, Zeke couldn’t take his eyes off her.
    “Naughty Rogue.” Lucinda’s smile was pure devilry. “That outfit is to die for.”
    Rogue’s brows lifted as she accepted Lucinda’s light kiss to the cheek and held on to her fingers.
    “I thought it particularly appropriate, for my age.” Rogue widened her eyes, and Zeke had to give her credit for never looking his way. The woman could deliver a blow with precise, well- aimed precision.
    He was thankful he managed to control his wince.
    “For your age, huh?” Lucinda drawled. “That little hickey you’re trying so hard to hide under your jaw doesn’t seem near as age appropriate.”
    Zeke’s gaze sliced to her jaw. He saw her face flush, and her gaze jerked from his face as Lucinda suddenly looked between the two of them. Shane gave an odd little choke behind him.
    “Yes, well,” Rogue cleared her throat. “More like a bit of beard burn. Occupational hazard with some men. I’ll show you to your table now.”
    Her smile was a little tighter as she turned from them, but damn, the view was good. Shit, he shouldn’t be looking. He jerked his gaze from the rounded globes of her ass beneath that flippy little skirt to his son. Only to see Shane’s eyes trained in the same exact area.
    “Hey, brat,” he growled. “Look up.”
    Shane jerked his head up, blushed, and laughed, then to Zeke’s surprise murmured back, “Shave next time.”
    Hell. He should have known better than to think Lucinda didn’t know where he was last night. No matter the excuse he gave, no matter the reasons why he had been in Rogue’s apartment, she had turned up with beard burn the next day.
    Beard burn, his ass. Yeah, he might have scratched her with his evening stubble, but he also remembered the little bite of her he had taken in the same place.
    “Rogue dear, you need to come to Louisville for lunch,” Lucinda was saying as Rogue led them to their table. “We could have a girls’ day out. Go shopping.”
    Wild violet eyes turned on Zeke as Lucinda turned her back on Rogue. Zeke wanted to smile, hell, he wanted to laugh. She looked horrified at the prospect.
    “We could gossip,” Lucinda stated smugly as she glanced at Zeke. “Girl talk.”
    “I’ll have to check my calendar, Lucinda,” she answered, though Zeke swore she looked a little pale at the invitation. “Janey keeps me pretty busy.”
    “Well, I could have a talk with Janey.” Lucinda stared up at her victim complacently. “You could even bring her with you. I never got a chance to get to know that girl. Her brother though, now he was a wild one. Somerset lost a fine bachelor when he married that agent of his.”
    “Yes, I definitely agree,” Rogue agreed hurriedly. “I’ll send Janey out to you as soon as possible. You can discuss it with her. Though Alex does keep her fairly busy.”
    Hell. Wrong statement, Zeke thought as he took his seat and saw the satisfaction on Lucinda’s face.
    “Yes, a good man will keep you very busy,” Lucinda agreed. “Tell me, Rogue, who was the brute that left that charming little mark beneath your jaw?” She tapped her chin thoughtfully. “I hadn’t heard you were dating, dear.”
    “I’m not.” Rogue cleared her throat. “It was an accident with my curling iron.” She twirled a curl nervously as she lied with zero guilt and a charming smile. “Nature isn’t always perfect. If you’ll excuse me now, Tabitha