you?”
I looked away and smiled, knowing exactly where her questions were leading. After turning off the burner, I pushed my way between her legs and touched the strap of her bra. “First I get you naked.” I kissed over her neck. “Then I carry you to my bed.” After exposing a nipple and then finally pulling off her bra, I sucked on one of her nipples, testing out the waters of how far she was willing to take it. She ran her hand through my hair and watched what I was doing. She was making me crazy and it was all I could do not to pull down my shorts and give it to her, right there on the counter.
All on her own, Lacey reached her hand down my shorts. The moment she felt how hard I was I knew it was game on, until a knock at the door happened . “Just ignore it.” I said before kissing her hard on the mouth again.
The person kept knocking.
I knew I was going to have to go see who it was. Thinking it was just Ford, I opened the door. Shayne stood in front of me and I could tell from the look on his face that he knew Lacey was inside. “What do you want now?”
“Don’t act like I’m interupptin’ somethin’. I know this is all some show to piss me off.”
I started to open my mouth, to protect her, at least until she could get her shirt back on and come up with some excuse why that’s all she had on. I knew that we weren’t in a relationship and obviously, he did too.
Then Lacey shocked me by walking out of the kitchen topless. “Just a show?”
I was beyond belief.
Shayne looked genuinely taken back. He just stared at her for a few seconds, as if to punish her with his mind.
I crossed my arms, holding my ground because we were in my apartment. No matter what the situation was, he was still the one who hadn’t been invited. Shayne looked at me for a second and then back to Lacey. “I…came to talk to you.”
“We were in the middle of something, obviously.” Lacey was being harsh, making it a point to him that he was intruding. I’d never seen this side of her and I liked it.
“Please. It’s important.” He was pleading with her and I knew it was another way of him saying they needed to talk alone.
I clenched my jaw and couldn’t believe I’d let myself get into this kind of situation. While motioning to the couch, I looked over at Shayne. “Have a seat, man. I’ll give you two some privacy.”
I went into the kitchen, knowing damn well I’d be able to hear everything they were saying. As they spoke, I found myself feeling something that I’d never experienced before.
I was jealous and that could only happen if I liked this chick a lot more than I should have.
Chapter 10
If these two people weren’t in my house, I probably wouldn’t have cared too much about what they were saying. Since Lacey had left me with another stiff erection, I felt like I was more vested in the outcome of the conversation.
I could tell from Lacey’s voice that she wasn’t too happy about being interrupted from what was about to happen between us. “What do you want, Shayne?”
I almost laughed out loud .
“I saw this goin’ differently.”
She snapped at him again. “Sorry that I ruined it for you.”
“Lace, please. Just hear me out.” The dude was begging and she wasn’t hearing it.
“If you’re going to tell me not to see Joey, I’m afraid that’s not going to happen.” Damn. If I were him, I would have walked out right then.
“This is about me. I mean, I don’t like you bein’ with him, but I get that my opinion doesn’t matter to you.” He paused, like he was trying to find words, but I couldn’t actually see what was happening. “The baby ain’t mine, Lace. I never slept with Ashley and I never will. The reason I took responsibility was for Parker’s sake. He’s got a real chance at goin’ somewhere. I can’t let this keep him from that. I know in time, he’ll be ready to step up, but for now, it’s the least I can do to make amends with myself for what
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