Your To Take - Connaghers 03 by Joely Sue Burkhart

Author:Joely Sue Burkhart [Burkhart, Joely Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-05-08T04:26:45+00:00

Maybe this wasn’t such a bright idea.

Elias watched Jesse slip into his fine duds Vicki had made with such loving care. The poor kid kept peeking at Victor in the mirror and each time, edged closer to Elias. As though he’d protect him.

There’d always been tension between him and her brother. Part of it was the natural aggression between two very domineering sort of men. It’d be easy to get into a pissing contest, even though they might be family some day. Deep down, Elias had always suspected her brother really didn’t like him much at all. Vicki’s older, protective brother surely hated the fact that Elias was banging his sister without a ring on her hand. To compound his crimes, they’d split up, and he’d abandoned her when she’d needed him the most.

Or maybe that’s my own guilt talking.

Between the junkyard Rottweiler and the sleek Doberman, the cream-puff poodle didn’t have a chance. If Victor bared his teeth at the kid, Jesse would be under the chair, shivering.

“I’m surprised you’re not going to be in the commercial with us,” Victor said in a casual voice that didn’t fool Elias one bit. Her brother might lord and master it over his employees but if he thought to bark orders at Elias, he’d find out that his bite was just as mean. “Vicki sent several extra shirts—hoping, I think, that I might convince you otherwise.”

Elias snorted. “She knows better than that. I’m only here for moral support. Once she gets started, she’ll be fine.”

“Oh, I’m not worried about the commercial.” Victor tilted his chin up and began winding the cloth about his neck that was supposed to be the bondage element. “Mama’s going to stop by.”

“What?” Elias shot to his feet and began to pace. “Does Vicki know?”

“Of course not,” Victor drawled, shooting a smug look at Elias through the mirror. “Wild horses wouldn’t have dragged her here if she knew Mama was coming too.”

Worried, Jesse looked between the two men. “What’s wrong?”

Elias rolled his eyes and blew out a disgusted breath. “Vicki doesn’t exactly get along with her mother. It’s like tossing two starving alley cats into a burlap sack when those two are in the room.”

“So, what are you going to do?”

Surprised at the low, intent tone of Jesse’s voice, Elias studied him. For the first time today, he met Elias’s gaze steadily without flushing, cringing or dropping his gaze to the ground. He even narrowed his gaze and lifted his chin, his eyes challenging, as if to say, Take care of her. Or I’ll be more than happy to step into your place.

Interesting. If Vicki’s well-being was in question, Jesse would apparently rise to the occasion.

It was like a cattle prod shoved directly up Elias’s ass. He’d assumed the kid was a total pushover, a little lapdog who’d yip his head off and then run the opposite direction when threatened, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. He hated it when people made stupid assumptions and he’d just made a colossal one.

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