Wreck & Ruin by Emma Slate

Author:Emma Slate [Slate, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tabula Rasa Publishing
Published: 2019-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

When we got back to the clubhouse, he disappeared into the office. While I was trying to process the loss of my childhood safe haven, Colt was sitting alone, dealing with whatever Dev had told him.

And if I’d had the energy, I’d have been spitting mad at him. Our relationship was intense, and I was still new at it. But, I wasn’t such a novice to know that when a woman needed a shoulder to lean on, it was her man’s duty to be there.

But the Blue Angels were watching me, and I refused to look like a coward. So I left Colt to his own devices and then went to find his sister.

Joni would know what to say to me. She’d grown up with him; she must’ve had some directives about how to handle Colt’s complete emotional shut down.

My heart trembled with pain and confusion. Usually, when he didn’t want to tell me something, he blamed it on club business. But this wasn’t club business. Whatever Dev said to him had gotten through Colt’s tough exterior and turned him into a different man.

The violent man from the first night I’d met him was back.

I was nearly to the third floor when Joni said, “I don’t want to talk about this.”

“Well, I do,” Zip rasped.

I paused mid-step, knowing the right thing to do would be to turn around and go downstairs to give them privacy. Or interrupt them by continuing my ascent.

I didn’t do either.

Instead, I decided to stop where I was and eavesdrop like a reality TV drama addict.

“You can’t go on a date with that doctor,” Zip stated.

Joni snorted in dry amusement. “You can’t tell me what to do. You can’t tell me who to date.”

“I’m not telling you who to date. I’m telling you who not to date.”

“Why do you even care?” she demanded.

Apparently Zip didn’t appreciate her sass because he said, “Last night in your apartment you threw yourself at me.”

She gasped.

“You not only threw yourself at me, you took off your shirt and pressed your tits against me.” His voice was a low, sexy growl.

Joni didn’t reply.

“You pressed your tits against me and then you ground your body against mine.”

“Yeah,” she said, suddenly sounding tired. “And being the gentleman that you are, you didn’t even touch me.”

“Babe—”

“Which is why I’m going on a date with that doctor. You don’t see me, Zip. You’ve never seen me. And every time I put myself out there, you reject me. There’s only so much of that I can take, you know?”

“It’s complicated. Colt’s my president. My best friend. You’re his little sister.”

“It’s not complicated. Actually it’s really simple. You don’t want me enough to risk Colt’s wrath. To risk what it will do to your friendship.”

“Darlin’—Joni—please.”

She sighed. “Leave me alone, Zip. I’m begging you to leave me alone. Give me a chance to be happy with someone else. All right?”

For a moment I wasn’t sure he’d answer her and then he said softly—so softly I almost didn’t hear him, “All right.

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