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And now I’m in the back of some disgusting van that, for some reason, stinks of fucking sausages and bacon grease and it makes me want to vomit into the bag on my head.
“Good girl,” he says softly before he stands upright again. “Mikey, grab every fucking explosive device you can get your hands on. Conor, get the guns. The big ones.”
“You have bigger balls that almost every man I've ever known, sweetheart. I have no doubt you could do it. But do you want to live with that?” “I’ve lived with much worse these past ten years.”
“Why? Do you think I’m weak?” “Weak? No. You are titanium. But I would die if anything happened to you.”
“Just know that I’ll be one step behind you all the way, Hacker. Okay?” “Thank you,” I smile too. “I appreciate you having my back.” “I’ll always have your back, sweetheart,”
“Don’t cry, baby. I hate it when you cry. And I’m the happiest man in the world right now,”
“I’m not pissed at you, Red. I think you’re a fucking queen. You just turned down the Bratva empire and shot your own father for us. I’m fucking honored to call you mine.” He lifts my hand to his lips and kisses it softly. “But know there is not a chance in hell that we would have left that place without you.”
But she still doesn’t get that there is no happiness for any of them without her. I wonder if there is any for me without her either.
“But I wish you boys would retire. Because I am terrified that one of these days I’m going to be discussing taking a body to the morgue instead of trying to enforce bed rest.”
“You know that I respect the hell out of you, right?” “Yeah.” “And you are the person I trust most in this whole world?” “Yeah. So?” “So, understand that I say this with the greatest of respect and love for you as my brother, and the man who raised me, but you are a fucking fool.”
“You have this incredible, strong, kind, sexy woman who fucking adores you and you’re letting her slip away from you because of some stupid rule you have about not giving people second chances. And I know that you love her too, Shane. I see the way you can’t take your fucking eyes off her. So, if you want to die on this you only get one chance with me hill, then be my guest. It’s one less person I have to share her with,”
“Just tonight?” “Well, I’ve thought about tying you to my bed and keeping you there forever, but I think my brothers would kill me. Besides, like I said, Liam will want you there when he wakes up tomorrow.”
“So, what’s your answer, and I will warn you, there’s only one I’ll accept.”
“You think it’s okay for me to sleep in there with him? What if I hurt him?” “Hurt him? You weigh like a third of what he does. And the bed is huge.” I pull her up from the chair. “Besides, he will want you there when he wakes up.”
“You’re a bad man, Mikey Ryan.” “Well, you’re a fucking hot woman, Jessie Ryan, and I really need to fuck you. Like now,”
on the lips. “I was thinking that I should take a shower and get some sleep.” I arch an eyebrow at him. “Sure you were. Just like I was thinking I should really get to work and stop touching you,”
“I’ve missed you so much,” Conor groans against my ear as he presses his body against mine. “I’ve missed you too, bro,” Liam pipes up beside us, making me giggle and Conor laugh.
“And your wife?” “Well, she doesn’t handle a Beretta in quite the same way,” he laughs softly.
“How about strip poker?” “Is your mind always in the gutter, Mikey Ryan?” “Pretty much, Red,”
“Sounds perfect. But if you could get naked, that would be even better.” “Behave yourself and go to sleep,”
“Don’t ever apologize for coming down here,” he growls as he brushes the hair back from my face. “And don’t ever knock on my office door again and stand in the doorway like you don’t belong here.”
“What if someone comes in?” “Nobody except my brothers would dare walk in here without knocking. And if one of them walks in, well they can join me if they like,”
“This apartment is boiling, though. I turned up the heat.” “Cheat!”
“Jessie’s wearing socks, Shane,” Mikey adds. “Socks?” Shane arches an eyebrow. “Really? And I’m the cheat?”
“If Jessie chooses to wear more clothes tonight, than she usually wears in a week, then that’s her choice. I have every confidence she’s going to be naked very soon anyway.”
“When you’re being fucked by my brother in a few minutes, remember that it was me who made you soaking wet for him.” “You’re an arrogant asshole, you know that?”
“I’m sorry for wearing panties.” “If I had my way, you’d never wear panties again.” “Well, that could be a little inconvenient, and very distracting,”
“When you said you were sending a car for me, I didn’t realize you’d be in it.”
“Women, my friend. Our reason for living and the reason our hair turns gray,”
I’ve drunk too much tonight and it’s making me far too reflective and melancholy for my own good.
Damn, that woman gets under my skin like no one I have ever known.
“Are you really trying to be the responsible one here?” “Well, one of us has to be, Shane. Because you are losing your edge,”
“We can’t. You’re still recovering.” “This is part of my recovery. We need to check all my parts are still working right,”
“Well, nurse Jessie. Your patient is in severe pain right now, because all of the blood that he needs for his vital organs is currently rushing straight to his cock. And that," he nods toward it, “is fucking painful, baby.”
“I am not riding you like a rodeo bull while you have broken ribs,”
“Well, it’s usually me begging one of you guys, isn’t it? Not the other way around. I quite like it.”
“Shane. Where are you taking me?” “To bed, sweetheart. It has been way too long since I fucked you.”
“You own every single part of me, Jessie Ryan, and you always have. I am completely and undeniably yours. But I’m done talking, sweetheart. We always seem to screw everything up when we talk. So, I just want to fuck you until the sun comes up tomorrow. Okay?”
“The only words I want to hear from you are, ‘oh. God. Fuck. Me. Shane.’ Any combination, in any order will do fine,”
“You’ve soaked the bedsheets.” “No, you’ve soaked the bedsheets, sweetheart.”
sharp breath as he slams into me. “Damn! You feel so good. I’ve missed your cock.” He buries his head against my neck and slows his pace. “Just my cock?” “Hmm, and your mouth. And maybe your fingers too. But that’s all,”
“I think I just blacked out,” I breathe. “You only blacked out? I think my soul just left my body,”
“Those three words,” he breathes, and my racing heart stops beating. Please don’t fuck this up after what we just did, Shane! He brushes his fingertips over my cheeks. “They don’t feel like enough. For this. For you.” “But they are.” “Then I love you, Jessie Ryan,” he whispers.
were. I for one, am relieved that they have sorted their shit out, and from the expression on his face, they have been doing it all afternoon.
Shane gives me a feather light slap on the back of my head. “Oi! I never said anything.” “Yeah, but I can’t reach him and don’t you two feel each other’s pain or something?” he grins. “Are you forgetting I almost died a week ago,”
“Disgraceful,” he says as he takes one half of my sandwich from my plate and takes a huge bite. “Actually,” I say with a dramatic sigh. “I’m feeling kind of dizzy after that nasty blow to the head. I think I might need Jessie to look after me tonight, after all.” Shane turns and narrows his eyes at me while Mikey howls laughing in the background. “You wouldn’t?” “You’ve just assaulted me and stole my fucking sandwich. Watch me, bro. All I’d have to do is tell her I’m not feeling too good and she’ll be in my bed all night long.”
“If you don’t stop pressing up against me like that, I’m going to have to make you do something about this situation you’re causing here.”
“Because you know I’ve gotta get to work soon. So, hurry up and fuck her, bro, so I can at least watch the whole show.”
His eyes are dark as he glares at me and I wonder what I’ve done to make him mad now when I haven’t even seen him since the kitchen. “Are you naked under there, Hacker?” he growls, and I realize he’s not mad at all. Just horny.
“I am okay with it. I will be. It’s just that she’s so damn beautiful and elegant — like this graceful swan, while I’m a…" I trail off, unsure of what I am compared to her. “You’re a what?” he arches one eyebrow at me. “A penguin!”
