Layer by Layer (Riggins Brothers Book 1) by Kaylee Ryan
Author:Kaylee Ryan [Ryan, Kaylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kaylee Ryan
Published: 2020-09-02T23:00:00+00:00
Chapter 14
Royce
Sawyer climbs on my bed, and the sight just about brings me to my knees. My cock is already throbbing painfully at the sight of her in my clothes, and now lying on my bed, thoughts of stripping her out of them is front and center in my mind.
âRoyce?â Her voice is soft. Uncertain.
âJust admiring the view,â I tell her with an easy smile. Itâs not entirely untrue. Sheâs a fucking goddess lying on my black and gray comforter. She looks like she belongs there with her blonde hair splayed out.
She pats the bed next to her, and I donât waste another second, taking this opportunity to get close to her. âYou got some sun.â I gently touch the tip of her nose.
âIâm sure I look like Rudolph. I usually do in the summer. I donât tan that easily, hence the ghost-white legs Iâm sporting.â
âYou have fair skin,â I say, running my hand over her arm.
âCurse of being a blonde, I guess.â
âBeautiful,â I whisper, lifting a lock of her hair and rubbing the silky strand between my thumb and index finger.
âCareful, Riggins. Thatâs the second time tonight youâve used that word. Your sweet side is showing.â
I canât help but smile at her. âIâm always sweet.â I try to say it without laughing but fail miserably.
âWhat are you doing here?â she says, changing her voice to sound deep.
âWhat are you talking about, crazy girl?â
âThatâs what you said to me that first day. Youâd just walked around the corner from the elevators and said, âWhat are you doing here,â in your bossy alpha CEO voice.â
âI only have one voice.â
âNot true. You were brooding. Donât get me wrong. It was hot. Sexy even, but the polar opposite of the man I knew you to be.â
âAnd now? Who am I now?â Iâm almost afraid to ask, but sheâs not wrong. I tend to be over the top at the office, and although I never thought about it until she mentioned it, I do tend to be different things to different people. Thatâs normal, though, right?
âComplex,â she says, resting her hand against my cheek.
I place my hand over her wrist and turn my head, pressing my lips in the palm of her hand. âI was married,â I blurt. She doesnât say anything. Her eyes are trained on mine as she lets me process my thoughts. âIt was good, or at least I thought so until it all came crashing down around me.â Her thumb smooths a line under my eye. âOur marriage wasnât perfect. She hated the lake, and pretty much everything else I enjoyed, but I loved her. I once thought that love was all you needed.â
âWhat happened?â she asks softly.
âShe complained that I worked too much. It was a constant battle with us, but I had just taken over the reins as CEO, and I thought I had something to prove. To myself, you know? I always knew it would be me who took over for Dad, and I wanted to prove to me and everyone else that he made the right decision.
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