Free The Guarded Heart by K. Sterling Page B

Clint.
    Clint’s hands locked around Ryder’s shoulders and he hissed as Clint’s hips slammed into his ass. The sound of skin slapping relentlessly against skin filled the room and Ryder clenched his jaw to keep from screaming or biting his tongue as pressure gripped his balls and swelled into his shaft. Pleasure and heat coiled as his muscles tightened and Ryder bucked and writhed as Clint thrust hard and deep. Lighting streaked through Ryder’s veins and he screamed as his nerves exploded and come pumped from the end of his cock. Ryder felt a hint of guilt about Clint’s rug but it went up in smoke as Clint’s fingernails scraped down his back as he arched and froze. A long gasp filled the room before Clint drove hard and started to convulse behind Ryder. Ryder shivered and grinned into the rug as Clint panted and twitched.
    “I really, really love fucking you,” he mumbled as he pulled out and fell back on his heels and Ryder laughed as he pushed off the floor with shaking arms.
    “I hope you didn’t love your rug,” he said as he wrinkled his nose and Clint snorted as he waved dismissively.
    “I’ll shampoo it later, it won’t leave a stain,” he said and Ryder offered a sarcastic thumbs up as he rolled onto his side and tried to sit. His hip muscles and ass protested and he groaned. “Get in the bed,” Clint commanded as he got to his feet and offered Ryder a hand. Clint pulled him to his feet then pushed on his chest, causing Ryder to fall onto the bed. He turned toward the door as Ryder crawled for the pillows. “I’m going to make myself a sandwich,” Clint announced. “Want one?” He asked and Ryder moaned happily.
    “You’re going to make someone an excellent wife one day,” Ryder teased and he heard Clint snort.
    “That’s a no, then?” He asked and Ryder raised his head and frowned.
    “Please?” He offered and Clint laughed.
    “I’ll think about it,” he yelled from the hall.

Chapter 14
     
    April 2013
     
    “I don’t like that you’re always around,” Shannon said as she stirred her iced coffee and Ryder’s head swung toward her.
    “What?” He asked as he bounced Violet on his knee and idly scanned the playground for the twins.
    “You’ve been seeing this Clint guy for weeks but nothing’s changed. Usually, when a girl gets a new boyfriend, she ditches her friends,” she said and Ryder rolled his eyes as he leaned forward and kissed Violet’s head.
    “This isn’t a bad thing, you know,” he said and she raised a brow as she sucked on her straw. “I love helping you with the kids and I love that you’re not losing your mind because you’re stuck with them by yourself all the time,” Ryder argued and she raised a shoulder.
    “But I want you to be in love and I want your life to change,” she said and he snorted.
    “I kind of like my life the way it is and thought it was cool that I didn’t have to change anything to be with Clint,” he said and Shannon pulled a face.
    “I don’t think I like him,” she declared and Ryder’s head pulled back.
    “You haven’t even met him,” he pointed out and she gave him a bored look.
    “And that doesn’t seem like a problem?” She asked and Ryder shook his head slowly as he stared at Violet. What would Clint say if you invited him to hang out with Shannon and the kids? He wondered.
    “We don’t really hang out like that,” he said and her head cocked forward. “I go over in the evenings when he’s home and I usually spend the night. He works long hours on the weekends so I meet him for brunch on Saturdays then we chill at his place all day until he goes out Saturday night. I’ll crash there and he wakes me up when he gets in on Sunday and we’ll chill some more,” Ryder explained and Shannon threw her hands up.
    “How is that different than me and Paul?” She asked and Ryder shrugged. “We hang out like that but you still see him a few times a week. You even have a meal or two with him,” Shannon said