Brotherhood Protectors: Exposed (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Scandalous Moves Book 4) by Deborah Grace Staley

Author:Deborah Grace Staley [Staley, Deborah Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-09-04T18:30:00+00:00

7

It was well after nine in the evening when they returned home. Jake set the alarm and put his keys on a hook near the door. “You want to watch television?”

“You have cable?”

“No, but I’ve got streaming.”

An hour later, they were halfway through a comedy, but neither of them had laughed much. Soleil said, “I didn’t do a thing today, but I’m exhausted. I think I’ll go to bed. What are the sleeping arrangements?”

“You take the bed, and I’ll sleep on the couch. Or the recliner. Doesn’t matter.”

“I can sleep out here,” she offered. “I hate to take your bed.”

He’d love to be in his big king-size bed with her, but he needed to be alert. “I can sleep anywhere. Besides, I’d like to be between you and the door.”

“All right,” she said. She moved toward his bedroom, but stopped and said, “Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

Several hours later, Jake turned over and put his face in the pillow. He couldn’t sleep because the blanket, the couch, the pillow, the house, all smelled like Soleil. The thought of her asleep in his bed just down the hallway was killing him.

He heard her pad into the room, and the scent of jasmine intensified. He sat up. “What’s wrong?” The semi-darkness turned her, or check that, his t-shirt silver. Her body glowed in the moonlight.

“I can hear you tossing and turning. The couch squeaks,” she explained. “Come to bed. There’s more than enough room for both of us.”

“Soleil—”

“You can sleep on top of the covers if you want. At least you’ll be able to relax in your own bed.” She paused and added, “I know you’re tired. You didn’t sleep well last night in the camper, and you worked non-stop today.”

He was tempted, but he knew being in the same bed with her and not making love to her would be worse torture.

“Don’t be stubborn,” she said. “You’re going to be of no use to me or anyone else if you’re exhausted. Come to bed,” she repeated.

Because he was stupid and a lot of other things he’d name tomorrow, he got up, grabbed his gun, and followed her into his bedroom wondering what she had on under his t-shirt. She went straight to the bed and got under the covers. He walked to the other side, set the gun on the nightstand, and laid down on top of the comforter. She had turned away from him, but he was intensely aware of her—the rhythm of her breathing, and the fact that she was no more than a foot or two away.

He rolled to his side and positioned the pillow between his arm and head. God, he wasn’t going to sleep at all. His erection was so hard it was painful, even though they’d made love earlier. He flopped over onto his stomach and buried his face into the pillow. Maybe if he blocked out all sensation, he’d drift off.

He felt the mattress dip, then Soleil sitting on his ass. Her hands were on his shoulders, kneading the tired muscles.

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