Free Illeanna by Dixie Lynn Dwyer Page A

came to that moment. Sure she fooled around a bit, but she always compared other men to Louis and to his brothers. Then of course she had her career to worry about and focus on and was trying to make a name for herself. She had hopes and dreams of her own, and she didn’t want others dictating her future. Her sisters depended on her just like she depended on them. Now that they were getting older and establishing themselves, she wondered what was holding her back from these men. Shaking the thoughts from her head, she heard her cell phone ring and snapped out of her daydreaming.
    “Welcome back,” Julien stated then handed her the cell phone.
    She shyly lowered her head then answered the phone as she placed a strand of hair behind her ear.
    “Hello?”
    “Hi, honey, them boys get ya in the sack yet?” Mikayla asked, and Illeanna knew that the men heard her sister. They chuckled but kept their eyes glued on her as she spoke.
    “Very funny. So are ya still sleeping over tonight?” Illeanna asked, hoping that her sister got the hint.
    “Ya still need me to with those five big, strong, sexy Boudoux men hanging around? Damn it, Illeanna was going to wring Mikayla’s neck when she saw her. Illeanna looked at the men, and they pretended as if they hadn’t heard her. Did they have sonic hearing or what?
    “Yeah, come on over. I’m going to pick out a movie, so be sure to bring over the praline ice cream from the restaurant.”
    “Oh, honey, I can bring over all the dessert ya like, but it ain’t gonna get those men off your mind.”
    “Mikayla, I’ll see ya soon,” Illeanna stated then hung up the phone.
    “When did you make plans for Mikayla to stay here with ya?” Johnny asked.
    “Oh I mentioned it this morning when she left. I told ya that there’s no need to worry about me,” Illeanna stated then began to stand up to start cleaning up the mess. It was a habit but apparently not one the men wanted her to do at the moment.
    “We had plans for you tonight,” Louis stated firmly.
    She refused to make eye contact with him and those damn dark eyes of his that could make any person feel guilty.
    She shrugged her shoulders. “Things change. I told ya that I could take care of myself.”
    Johnny stood up and wrapped an arm around her waist. She looked up into his big brown eyes and waited for the bombs to go off. He was a hard-ass, bossy man, and most people knew not to mess with him.
    “Are you afraid of us?” he asked, and she was shocked. Where the hell did that come from?
    She shook her head as he pulled her tighter against him and lowered his head closer toward hers as he held her gaze.
    “Ya sure?” he challenged. But before she could answer he kissed her fully on the lips, surprising her by his brazenness.
    She felt a whirlwind of emotions as Johnny thoroughly explored her mouth. She was keenly aware that the others watched and it actually stimulated her senses even more. She felt lost in his kiss, lost in the moment, and lost in her emotions until he lifted her thigh, rubbed his hand up her shorts, and cupped her ass cheek.
    Immediately she tried to separate from him, but it was no use. Johnny Boudoux was determined to end the kiss when he was good and ready.
     
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    Johnny had been on fire from the moment he entered the house and suspected that Julien was making out with Illeanna. He was immediately aroused and very determined to taste a bit of Illeanna before the night was through. He and his brothers had tossed coins over who would get to stay with her tonight. It had been a battle, but he had won. Now that Mikayla was staying over the plans would change. Slowly Illeanna was trying to push them away.
    He loved the way she felt in his arms. He loved the taste of her lips and the feel of her sexy body beneath the palms of his hands. The shorts she wore were driving him wild. The sight of her long, sexy thighs as she sat on the couch, the shy way she reacted to them catching her staring