Free Sinful by Marie Rochelle Page B

go away, it only occurred because they had been so close to each other while she worked on fixing up his cuts. Maymi never noticed how his gaze was riveted on her face then moved over her body, slowly coming to stop at the deep opening in her hot pink t-shirt.
    Most of the time, he never took a second glance at a woman with curves, but Maymi’s body was perfectly proportioned in all of the right places. He would be crazy not to find her attractive, but he wouldn’t be sidetracked by a pretty face and seductive body.
    “You do know if you are planning something against Maymi, it will come to bite you in the ass?”
    Turning his head, Jensen found Casper standing not five feet from him. Was he so lost in thought that he didn’t hear the bell chime ?
    “How long have you been standing there?”
    “Long enough to know that look on your face, your mind was working overtime which is never a good thing. Care to share your thoughts, big brother?”
    “Yeah, why are you so late?” he demanded, placing his cup down on the table. He stood up wincing as a pain shot through his left side. He was beginning to rethink turning down medical treatment because he didn’t have any broken ribs, but they were killing the hell out of him now.
    “Man, I live way across town and there was an accident. So the cops had two of the streets blocked off. I couldn’t go the way I usually do. How about a thank you for showing up here to pick up your ungrateful ass; besides, why aren’t you driving your truck home instead of demanding I come to pick you up?”
    “One of the guys flattened the tires,” Jensen answered. “I think they were the two guys I tossed out of Fitness 24 last week for harassing two female members.”
    “I remember them,” his brother said. “They were a piece of work. The red headed one did promise to come back and kick your ass. I guess he kept his word.”
    Enough already! He was tired of the shit!
    “Can’t we just—”
    “Casper, I didn’t know you were out here,” Maymi’s soft voice said as she walked right past him over to his brother.
    “If I could have backed out of picking up Mr. Ungrateful, I would have done it but no one else wants to deal with him,” Casper said, smiling at Maymi. “I need to thank you for the treats. I ate a piece of the pie and it was delicious. I’m going to need to run an extra mile in the morning to work it off.”
    “As long as you don’t collide with any more innocent bakery owners, I think you should be fine,” she teased back.
    Jealousy ate at Jensen while he watched the scene play out in front of him. Both Maymi and his brother teased around each other like he wasn’t even in the room. How did they become so friendly with each other after only one meeting?
    Well, Casper could flirt with Maymi on his own time and that wasn’t tonight! He called him here to pick him up and not to find a way to get Maymi out on a date. His body was craving a hot shower, and a stiff drink before he went to bed and neither one would happen if he stayed here staring at this nonsense.
    “Casper, are you ready to go?” he demanded roughly. “I need to get home.”
    Pivoting, Maymi stared at him with confusion on her face while his brother shot him a disbelieving look above her head. Shit! He hadn’t meant to sound so rude, but his body was killing him.
    No...it’s your surprise jealousy that has you acting like a bear with a thorn in his paw .
    “Casper, your brother is right. You should get him home. As fast as possible, I mean if he spends another moment in my bakery he might break out in hives and we couldn’t have that, could we?” she said, looking in his direction not his brother’s.
    “Fine, we can go. Grab your stuff, Maymi, and you can walk out with us. I’m not going to leave you here alone.”
    Dragging her eyes way from him, she glanced at Casper. “Thank you. All I need to do is grab my purse and I’m ready to go.” Maymi walked back across the room and picked it