Amber Kell - Yearning Love 2 - Protecting Francis by Amber Kell

Author:Amber Kell [Kell, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Bill The week passed in a blur. Before I knew it Friday had arrived and I was on Francis’ doorstep to pick him up. My hand shook as I pressed the doorbell. It was stupid, I know, but I felt like a boy picking up his best girl for the prom instead of a lovesick fool grabbing his man for the weekend. I hoped Francis’ cousin stayed longer. It gave me an excellent excuse to have him spend the night.

When the door swung open I expected to see my elegant lover. Instead I got a big man with dark hair and fierce eyes.

“You must be Raymond.”

“You must be Francis’ boyfriend.”

I wasn’t crazy about the term boyfriend—I wasn’t a boy—but I’d answer to anything that proclaimed me as belonging to Francis. “Yes.”

“Hey, honey.” Francis shoved Raymond aside. He had a backpack slung over his shoulder and immediately headed towards me to leave. “Behave and don’t drink all my booze,” he said to his cousin.

“Don’t eat too many pillows,” Raymond sneered.

I was shocked at how fast Francis moved. One minute he was facing me—the next, his cousin screamed and fell to the floor.

“I won’t tolerate that type of talk to my date. Do we have an understanding?”

I’d never had anyone stand up for me before. I knew I should at least object a little to Francis’ untoward violence to his cousin, but I was too busy smiling.

“Come on, honey, let’s go.” Francis slid his hand around my arm and pulled me away from the door.

He slammed the door behind him.

“Problems with your cousin?”

Francis laughed. “He’s a bigoted prick but other than that… Nope, we’re peachy.”

I wrapped my arm around Francis’ waist as we walked down the hall. “I’ve been looking forward to this weekend.”

For a brief moment, Francis leaned against me. “Me too.”

Hope filled me. Maybe my plan to become a permanent fixture in Francis’ life wasn’t too farfetched.

We chatted about our week as I drove us to my house. It wasn’t until I opened the front door and let Francis in that I realised how much it felt like home. With Francis there, I felt complete. Stupid, I know, because while he might have had sex with me, he hadn’t agreed to any other kind of commitment. And from a few things he’d said in conversation, he was a little gun-shy, believing no man wanted to keep him long term. I would break him of that belief because I wanted everything…and I wanted it with Francis.

“Come on in. I made a lasagne earlier for us to heat up.”

“Yum.” Francis wandered into the kitchen after me and sat on a barstool by the counter to watch.

“You look good there,” I blurted out without thinking.

Francis gave me a startled look. “Um, thanks.”

I blushed. “Okay, I’m an idiot but I like having you in my house.”

Francis slid off the stool and approached me. With gentle hands he turned me until I had to look him in the eyes. Shit. I’d never felt this nervous over any guy before.

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