Being Neighborly by Meka James
Author:Meka James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-17T17:50:25+00:00
Chapter Eight
Ryan
There was no hiding his pleasure when Jess tapped on his door forty-five minutes later. Dressed in her typical outfit of choiceâa tank top and a pair of shorts that hugged her delightful assâher hair once again was piled on top of her head, secured with a multicolored scarf. The look was a stark contrast to her work attire. Seeing her dressed up earlier had been a first, and something about that fact bothered him. He shook off the feeling before he could start over analyzing what, if anything, it meant.
âYou brought stuff?â He indicated the six-pack and bag of chips in her hands.
She handed him the beer. âYou wonât let me pay for half of dinner, so this is my contribution. Donât need you thinking Iâm some freeloader, or something.â
The hypnotic sway of her hips drew his attention as she strolled past him to set the chips down on the peninsula. A soft floral aroma followed in her wake.
âNo chance of that. After you washed and put away the dishes yesterday, you moved up in the ranks on friends I want to invite over.â
A tight smile and she shifted her gaze away from him to the beers heâd sat on the counter.
She grabbed a bottle from the cardboard container. âThatâs what friends do.â
Her mouth twisted and she glanced around. Ryan took the bottle from her, walked into his kitchen and retrieved the bottle opener from the drawer.
âYouâve not met the bums I normally hang with.â He gave her a smile and handed back her beer. âYou like boxing?â
âYeah. Why?â
A rush of blood converged on his cock when she took a drink. He swallowed hard as runaway thoughts took hold. Images of her plump, full lips sucking him off flipped through his head. Ryan gripped the countertop to keep from stroking himself.
âYou okay?â
Down boy. âYeah. Yeah. Iâm good. Anyway, boxing. Thereâs a pay-per-view fight next Saturday night if you wanna come.â
What the hell? Why would I invite her to fight night? His friends could be crude, vulgar assholes and not something he needed to expose her to. More importantly, he didnât want any of those guys trying to hit on her. His stomached clenched at the idea. He grabbed his own bottle, popped the top, and drank half of it down. The heat, it had to be the extra time in the sun today that had his thinking all messed up.
Jess sat her beer down and tilted her head. She did the twist thing with her mouth, a move he was growing to like.
âWill it be here?â
He shook his head. âNah. At my buddy Markâs place.â
Ryan finished off his beer and silently prayed sheâd say no. The annoyingâout of nowhereâlittle green monster in him didnât want to share her with them yet.
With a quick shrug and a radiant smile she answered, âSure.â
The urge to talk her out of it sat at the tip of his tongue, but he instead made a mental note to properly warn them to be on their best behavior.
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