Unspoken Desire [Montana Double Riders 3] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Elle Saint James

Author:Elle Saint James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Cooper was flat on his back amidst the tumble of sheets, with the luscious scent of sex in the air around him and unable to move. Well, he could move, but he didn’t want to. Zane was sprawled against the side chair in a similar lethargic state as they listened for whoever the annoying bastard was laying hard on Abigail’s doorbell.

When the irate sound of an unfamiliar man’s voice carried into the bedroom, both he and Zane found the wherewithal to move. They both dressed quickly as the ensuing conversation escalated from disagreeable to downright belligerent.

Starting with the male stranger saying, “The rent is due tomorrow,” and continuing with Abigail’s response, “Why are you here today then?” the rest of the discussion went downhill quickly.

Zane whispered, “Go out there and be her lawyer.”

He pushed out a long breath, and then walked down the short hallway. The front door hid the identity of Abigail’s irate landlord. Cooper ensured his shirt was tucked in when he joined her at the door.

“Everything okay here?” he asked. The landlord frowned. He wore sunglasses that shielded his eyes, but Cooper could tell that the old man looked at Abigail’s robe before the frown deepened.

“What’s it to you?”

“I’m a lawyer. You’ve been rather nasty in demanding rent that isn’t due until tomorrow. What is the problem and why are you here?”

The old coot turned to Abigail and frowned. “After you pay me what you owe for this month, I want you out.”

Abigail sucked in a deep breath. “What? You want me out? But why?”

“Don’t need to give a reason. You have your things out by the end of the week.”

Cooper crossed his arms and went into lawyer mode. “That’s not quite correct. You have to give her thirty days. And as a matter of fact, you do have to give a reason.”

The old man turned toward Cooper, but his frown remained tightly in place. “Says who?”

“Says the law.”

“What are you, a cop or something?”

“No. As I said before, I’m a lawyer.”

The old geezer heaved a deep sigh and then started a nasty fit of coughing. Cooper could smell stale cigarette smoke emanating from his clothing even four feet away.

After a few moments of hacking into a white handkerchief, the landlord finally got a hold of himself. “The rental agreement is over.”

Abigail frowned. “But the agreement automatically goes to a month-to-month lease after the initial annual period has been fulfilled. I’ve never been late with my rent. Not in a whole year.”

“Well, I don’t want you to rent here anymore. I have the right to rent to anyone I want. Or not if I don’t want.”

Abby tried again. “Then why don’t you want to rent to me anymore?”

“I heard you lost your job at the bank. Can’t have any deadbeats living here.”

Her hands went to her face. “But I didn’t lose my job. Where did you hear that?”

The old guy grinned, revealing methodically even yellow-and-brown-stained teeth. Cooper resisted the urge to recoil.

“It may not be true yet, but it’s coming.

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