Take Me (One Night with Sole Regret) by Cunning Olivia

Author:Cunning, Olivia [Cunning, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

At the sound of a man’s voice, Amanda jerked upright with a splash. She gasped when cool air hit her naked breasts, and she sank deep beneath the steaming water to hide.

“You could call before you drop by,” Jacob said. “I have better things to do than hang out with you on my night off.”

The drummer of Shade’s band, Gabe, stepped into the dim light given off by several solar lights. Amanda hadn’t noticed how dark Jacob kept the area around his hot tub until their uninvited guest sneaked up on them. She was sure the poor lighting was intentional. Probably kept the neighbors from seeing what Jacob had going on in his backyard.

“Looks like an intermission to me,” Gabe said.

Gabe was tall and lean, with a red and black mohawk that would have gotten him kicked out of Amanda’s class for being disruptive to the educational process. She didn’t know him very well, had only met him a few times when Jacob had hosted parties tame enough for extended family—which had once included her. His band had been surprisingly well behaved. Amanda’s mother had particularly enjoyed the bassist, Owen, who could be quite the sweet-talker. That had been before Jacob and Tina had split, of course. Every time Amanda had met Gabe in the past, he’d been wearing a baseball cap over his hair, but tonight he had it spiked straight up. He approached the hot tub and sat on the edge, kicking off a pair of flip-flops and easing his feet into the water. He was wearing a pair of board shorts, so sank his legs into the water to the knee.

“I need to get one of these,” he said.

“You need to get lost,” Jacob said.

“You know a lot about women,” Gabe said to Jacob. His gaze dropped on Amanda, who was using Jacob’s arm to shield as much of her body as possible. Gabe’s jaw dropped and he pointed a finger at her. “Wait? Aren’t you Tina’s sister?”

“You didn’t see her,” Jacob said in a low voice.

“Fuck, Jacob,” Gabe said, his head swiveling in Jacob’s direction. “Are you a complete idiot?”

“It’s none of your business.” He scowled. “And don’t call me an idiot.”

Amanda’s fingers curled into his belly, and she gave him a weak hug. She was too exhausted and relaxed to give him proper support. She hated that he believed he was stupid and wondered how many people had made him feel that way over the course of his life for him to be so sensitive about it. Especially since she knew it wasn’t true.

Gabe ran a finger along the margin of his hairline. “I came over here to ask your advice about a woman, but I think I’ll go ask one of the roadies. You obviously don’t have a lick of good sense when it comes to females.”

Interest piqued, Amanda straightened. “What kind of advice about a woman?”

Gabe stared into the water and then lifted his gaze to meet hers. He had the most striking green eyes she’d ever encountered.

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