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“Sexy doctor? Are you sure you’re not sleeping with him under her nose.” I swing my hand toward Jasmin.
The crack of Emersyn’s hand against my face is like a bucket of ice water poured over me. My words were hateful, and I didn’t mean them. I reach for her to apologize.
“They are brother and sister, you asshole. I hate that everyone assumes they are more than that just because they are trying to protect me and won’t tell anyone,” Cynthia says, and we all turn to her.
“Mom.” Emersyn moves to her and pulls her into her arms.
“Cynthia,” Ryan says as he pats her back, and I turn to see Jasmin moving over to her husband. Her eyes are big, and her mouth is in a perfect O. She didn’t even know the truth of their relationship.
“Oh my God.” I move toward Emersyn, but she pulls away. She looks at her mother and then to Ryan.
“Tell him I got paged. I have to go.” She runs from the arena, and I’m shocked.
“You just couldn’t leave it alone, could you.” Ryan advances on me. “I knew you were a dumbass, but this is top of the pile shit. She likes you, probably loves you, but you couldn’t stop yourself.”
“I couldn’t stand hearing her say you were sexy.” I can’t believe I confessed that. I want to go after her but can’t because Lorelei isn’t here to take care of the boys.
I sit there through the entire game and wait until the boys come out of the locker room. I fake everything. I smile and congratulate them on their win, but I don’t say any more. I thump Bas on his back and hate when his face falls because his mom is not here. She left because of me.
I’m a jealous fool.
ChapterNine
TREVOR
Itried to find Emersyn. I even tried using my membership on the board to get her information. I called Jasmin, who refused to talk to me. Ryan hung up on me. I’ve screwed this up majorly.
It’s been a couple of days, and I watch as she moves toward her car. From here I can see how tired she is. I’m not sleeping very well either. I climb out of my truck and move toward her.
“Syn.” My voice chokes as I say her name. She turns and is about to jump in her car. “Please let me explain,” I beg her. She stops and turns to look at me. “I’m an asshole. You called him sexy, and I saw red. For the first time ever, I got jealous of another man, because of you. Like you got jealous of Hilary asking me out, I got jealous thinking that Ryan knew the sounds you make when you come. That he’s touched you. I hate the thought that Bas’s father has touched you, or any of your other Doms. I want to be your one and only. I’m in love with you. I want to be with you all the time. I lie in my bed at night and think of you. I miss you.”
She stands there for a moment. “You love me? How when you’ve hurt me?”
“I did, and like I stated, I’m an asshole. Forgive me. Let me take you to dinner tonight. I’m not on shift, it’s Tuesday.” I remind her of our day.
“I can’t. I can’t do this. What happens the next time you get upset?”
“There won’t be a next time.”
“How can you say that? You know I’m friends with Sawyer. I’m friends with Collin. What about the guys on your team?”
“None of them matter. It’s just you and me.” I move toward her, and she doesn’t back up. “I’ve never been in love before. I didn’t realize how crazy it made me that you weren’t giving me the time of day. You were avoiding me. And then you showed up with Ryan and sat near me, and I was hanging on every word you said. I want you. I need you. I won’t do it again. I’ve realized what a fool I was.” I cage her in against her car. “I’m sorry your mom had to say that in front of everyone.” She looks up at me and I see the pain in her eyes.
“It was the worst thing for my mom. She and my dad had separated for a bit, and she slept with Brent. She regretted it instantly but even more when she and my dad got back together. Then she found out she was pregnant with me. She told my dad the truth, and he said he didn’t care. Brent had only slept with my mom to get back at my dad because they didn’t like each other. She was an ICU nurse and hadn’t given Brent the time of day until then. They say it only takes one time, and I’m proof of that statement. I’m her reminder every day of my life of her worst decision. But my dad wouldn’t let her think that. He couldn’t have kids, so this was his way. My dad’s name—the man who raised me and who I consider my father—is on my birth certificate. I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t done a blood test experiment in high school. There was no way I could have the blood type I do with my parents. They confessed, and I went after Ryan.” She stops and presses her head into my chest. Something soothes in me having her this close and not pushing away. Plus, she’s touching me.
“Ryan hadn’t known either. We both went to the same private school. I slapped him and was going to beat him up after I found out.” She laughs bitterly. “He didn’t raise a hand to me. He looked at me and said he had always wanted a little sister.” From that day forward we kept the secret, and we stayed close, even after my dad moved us to Boston. Brent was getting suspicious of me. I tell people I look like my dad, but I don’t really. I can’t. I look like Ryan’s dad and a bit like him.”
I look down at her and realize she’s right. She has the olive complexion from her mom, but she has Ryan’s nose.
“Ryan has more of his mother’s family’s coloring. I’m a true Robert’s lookalike.”
I lift her chin. I can’t stop myself and lower my head, giving her time to pull away, but she doesn’t. I don’t care about all that anymore. Now that I know I don’t have to be jealous of Ryan, I just want to make things right with her.
My lips slide across hers. Once. Twice. On the third slide, she opens, and I dive in. I press her into the side of the car more and grip her thick hair. I tip her head back so I can take the kiss deeper. My tongue slides against hers and she does the same. She rocks against me, her tongue playing with mine. I pull back and look down at her swollen lips and flushed skin.
“I’ve wanted to kiss those sexy as fuck lips since the first moment I saw you in the club.” She smiles at my comment and it takes up her whole face. “Let’s go get some dinner.”
“I need to call my mom and let her know.”
