He glared at me. “Well, Iris, if Jackson gets on your nerves as much as he gets on mine, you can always crash here instead,” Cole said. “Wait, is that why Savannah called me last night to pick y’all up? ’Cause of your mom?”
Hunter rolled his eyes at Cole, and I could almost see him thinking,So that hasn’t changed, either.
“Yes, that’s why Savannah called,” Iris said, at the same time I said, “You’ve got enough going on over here without adding her to it.”
Iris rolled her eyes. “Which is Jackson-speak for ‘it’s time to leave.’ He’ll get even crankier if we stay.”
It was Jackson-speak for,I’m not letting Iris out of my sight until Sue is out on her ass again.But since she was giving me what I wanted and ending this visit, I let it slide.
Back at the house, Iris changed into pj’s that must have been designed specifically to drive sexually frustrated men crazy: an oversized T-shirt that looked like she could have pulled it out of my closet and teeny-tiny shorts that barely covered her generous ass.
Wait.I squinted at the faded logo stretched across her breasts. “Is that one of my shirts?”
Red stained her cheeks. “It’s one of your shop’s shirts. I don’t remember where I got it from.”
With that, she marched to my hall closet, pulled out blankets and pillows, and arranged them on the couch. I was just thinking what a sweet little thing she could be when she crawled under the blankets.
“Uh-uh. I’m taking the couch; you get the bed.”
She shot me a look. “Why the hell wouldIbe inyourbed?”
Of course she had no business in my bed, but I wanted it anyway. “Because I’m not having you knot up your back and legs on my couch.”
She drew the blankets tighter around herself. “You shouldn’t knot up your back and legs, either. You’re bigger than me, and you’ve got to be under cars all day.”
“You’re a guest,” I said, the words sticking in my throat, when all I wanted to do was toss her over my shoulder, carry her off to bed, and explore all those lush curves for a few hours. Or days. Maybe weeks. However long it took for her to be mine. Mine enough that she wouldn’t care what I’d kept from her.
“Oh, for god’s sake, we’ve known each other forever. I’m practically family.”
I hid my wince.Familywas how Ishouldhave been thinking about Iris. “Get in the bed, girl, and quit arguing with me.”
“Only if you join me.”
Every muscle in my body froze. “What?” The only thing keeping me sane right now was the assurance that our attraction was one-sided. If it wasn’t…I didn’t know how long I’d be able to hold out.
She rolled her eyes. “If you can be stubborn, so can I. Either I sleep on the couch, or neither of us does, but it sure ain’t gonna be you.”
Jesus. I’d always known I was weak when it came to Iris, but this moment showed me exactly how weak, because I couldn’t bring myself to keep arguing. “Fine, have it your way. Just don’t complain if I snore.”
She snorted. “I’ve heard you snore plenty, and I lived. Besides, maybeIsnore.”
She could snore directly in my ear all night for all I cared.
I let her get comfortable in bed before I joined her. She scooted to the farthest corner, which made my heart twist and ping, even though I knew it was for the best. Hell, I planned to do the same thing.
Not that I expected to get much sleep with Iris a few feet away, wearing my shirt and little else.
I must have fallen asleep eventually, because I woke up the next morning with the biggest hard-on I’d ever had in my life.Shit. I needed to take care of this before Iris woke up and screamed.
I eased out of bed and snuck into the bathroom, locked the door, and jumped in the shower, praying the sound of the water covered any noises I might make.
With my head leaned back on the cold tile, I stroked myself off while thinking about everything I shouldn’t do.
Head back into my room, pull the covers off Iris, and bury my face in her sweet pussy. She’d be surprised at first, but then I’d eat her until she stopped caring and came for me.
My dick jerked in my hand, and I tightened my grip, pumping hard, pleasure gathering at the base of my spine.Then I’d bury my dick in that slick cunt and ride her hard and fast until she screamed my name.
I busted all over my knuckles, rinsed the spend down the drain, and finished showering.
