Resisting Rory: An Irish Mafia Romance (The Donovans Book 2) by Sassa Daniels & Danielle Gillis

Author:Sassa Daniels & Danielle Gillis [Daniels, Sassa & Gillis, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Rory

Getting Eleanor to admit she wants me feels like the sweetest victory. A part of me wants to drag her straight upstairs to my room, but now that we’ve got some of the bullshit out of the way, there’s no need to rush.

We finish the incredible meal she cooked and I go to the freezer to search for some ice cream.

“Salted caramel or chocolate cookie crunch?” I ask, holding up two tubs.

“A little of both, please.”

“Good choice.”

I get a couple of bowls from the cupboard and find an ice cream scoop among the utensils in a drawer by the sink. I serve up our dessert and put the tubs back in the freezer while Eleanor clears the dishes from the table.

“Leave those on the counter,” I tell her. “Janice will do them in the morning.”

Eleanor hesitates, obviously not liking the idea of leaving work for someone else to do, but as I head back to the table with our ice cream, she follows me.

“How come you got more than me?” she grumbles as she digs her spoon into her bowl.

“Because I’m the man of the house and I’m a sexist pig.”

“Are you?”

I was kidding, but Eleanor’s question is deadly serious.

“I try not to be, but I guess there are times when I assert my authority.” I scoop up some of my ice cream and drop it into her bowl. “But I’m not a tyrant when it comes to sweets.”

“Well, thank goodness for that,” Eleanor says, “because I don’t think I could live with a man who hoards the sugar.”

“Oh, believe me, sweetheart, I’ll give you all the sugar you can handle.”

Eleanor snorts with laughter. There’s nothing delicate about the sound. She pours every ounce of mirth she feels into it.

“That was the worst line I’ve ever heard,” she grumbles.

“Give it time. I’m sure I can come up with much worse.”

Eleanor smiles and turns her attention to the contents of her bowl. As I eat my own dessert, I watch her licking chocolate ice cream from her spoon.

A deep satisfaction washes over me. Though the way it happened was not what I would have chosen, I’m pleased this woman is mine now. I am never letting her go.

“You want some coffee?” I ask as she finishes her dessert and drops the spoon into the bowl.

“No, thanks.”

“You want to go upstairs?”

She lowers her gaze, suddenly shy. Or is she? Eleanor peeks up at me from beneath thick eyelashes and I see the wicked gleam in her emerald eyes. It seems she wants to play. After all she’s been through today, I can give her that.

“Run,” I tell her.

“Huh?” she sounds surprised.

“Run.”

Catching on, she gets to her feet, gathers her skirts, and runs from the room. Her dress is cumbersome, so I give her a decent head start. It’s a mistake. She’s faster than I thought and makes it all the way to the front door. She’s trying to unlock it when I catch up with her.

Ignoring the twinge in my thigh, I swing her up off her feet and drop her over my shoulder.

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