Free All In: ALL IN KNIGHTS OF MAYHEM by Brook Greene Page A

get this resolved it will not be up for discussion again,’ he tilts his head in my direction, ‘and then we can move on.”
    Turning to him, ‘okay listen to me , I don’t have anything going with Roman, if he feels something for me it is regrettably misdirected. I am here, going to dinner with you, which by the way I am seriously questioning my decision. Since Piper drove into the lot of your fuckin’ mechanic shop my life has been turned upside down.” I turn and fling my back into the seat and sigh heavily.
    “Mouth Avery,’ he chastises me for cursing, ‘ a woman should act like a lady in public, meaning no cussing. Okay all I wanted to know we are done now.” And he is back to his, if you can call it this, jolly self.
    My mind is spinning along with my body and I feel like I am barreling down a road out of control, and the only thing offering to stop me is to slam head first into Leo Tucker. Not wanting to go any further with this man but knowing he will not turn around or leave me alone I decide to play along because in some twisted way I want to be with him, it's exciting and I can use some excitement in my life.
    “Avery I am really not that bad of a guy.” His smile is warm and reaches his eyes making my heart flutter once more.
    “Huh, you know who says stuff like that, really bad guys.” My arms are still crossed over my chest in a sign of slight resistance, I know, I am not buying it either.
    His laugh is ric h and deep, the slight lines showing at the corners of his eyes gives him a little more character than his bossy persona, ‘is that so?”
    “Yep.” I nod in his direction, ‘matter fact I think you are trying to dazzle me with your shinny bobbles.” Oh god there it is again, his laugh and it is doing some serious work on my libido.
    “My shinny bobbles?” He in quires, ‘exactly what are those?” Tilting his head slightly in my direction to judge my demeanor, and then continues, ‘I am just wondering so if they work I can use them on you later for sure.” His self confidence at what he expects to happen later is maddening, but I find I kind of like being thought of in a sexual way by Leo. My whole life I have settled for the safe and descent, now sitting beside of me is the wild and I am actually considering diving head first into this pool of crazy.
    I snort loudly only making him laugh hard er, ‘oh let me see,‘ I raise my hand and begin to tick off the list I had been compiling in my head from the first time I saw him, ‘Your handsome face, gorgeous eyes, deep ravishing voice for starters but I would hate to inflate your ego any more than it already is, so I will stop there.”
    “My inflated ego, is that a shiny bobble?” He chances a sideways glance at me flashing his signature gorgeous smile.
    “God no, ’ I wrinkle my face up like I have lemon on my tongue, ‘but you better be lucky you have so many others which are nice, they kinda of knock the tarnish off of certain other ones.” I smile pleased with myself immensely for giving his ego a reality gut check.
    He reaches and takes my hand and brings it to his lips, which by the way I think is my favorite shiny bobble I will have to point this fact out later, but right now I think I will just enjoy them silently.
    “ So Ms. Delany, which one is your favorite shiny bobble?” He kisses each of my fingers as he speaks blowing a hot breath on my skin as he speaks as if he knows already which one is my most favorite.
    My eyes flutter closed as he trai ls his lips up my wrist, ‘oh um, I will have to study on it and get back to you later.” I feel breathless and stutter over my words as he continues his assault on my senses. I don’t feel the car moving under me anymore and realize we have come to a complete stop in a parking space outside the restaurant. We must have arrived while he was using my favorite bobble to distract me.
    “ Sounds like a plan, I can help you with.” He has taken my arm and wrapped it around