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“The car isn’t going to unload itself.” He grabs my arm, spins me around, and marches me out of the quaint townhouse. “I saw the way you looked at Kaye.”
“I didn’t look at her any which way.” I brush off his comment, dismissing it with a shrug.
“Says the lion to the mouse.” Rafe tosses one of Carmen’s suitcases to me. “Take that, Hayes and I got the rest.”
“Don’t be an ass.” I snag the suitcase as it flies through the air and give Rafe an unamused look.
“You may not want to chase that one, is all I’m saying.” He and Hayes exchange a look, then turn their combined gazes on me filled with a heavy dose ofI-know-what-you’re-thinkingandDon’t-do-it.
“Why the fuck do you care?” I try to dismiss them.
Looks like Kaye’s achieved some kind of sacred saint status with my teammates.
“Because I know your track record with women.” Rafe tries to berate me, but that isn’t going to fly.
“None of your fucking business who I…”
“Don’t fuck with Kaye,” Hayes steps in, jumping into the conversation with attitude.
“Not planning on…” Can’t really finish that statement because I have every intention of pursuing that weird flash of electricity when Kaye and I touched for the first time.
“Just don’t mess with her. Okay?” Rafe grabs the last bag out of the back of the SUV and gives me one of his looks. “Is it that hard to keep your junk in your jeans?”
“What the fuck is it with the two of you? Just because you’re with Carmen, and you’re with Rosalie, doesn’t give you the right to dictate…”
“Gives us every damn right.” Hayes crosses his arms over his chest, posturing like a fucking asshole. “Those women are tight. Sister-tight. You fuck with one, you fuck with them all. And if you fuck with my Rosalie, you and I are going to exchange more than words.”
“The two of you are way out of line. Not to mention pussy-whipped. And it’s not like I’m going to…”
“Just saying it now, so it doesn’t come as a surprise later.” Rafe stands shoulder to shoulder with Hayes. The two of them stare me down. “Kaye and Barbi are off limits.”
“Off limits? You don’t get to tell me…”
“But we just did.” Hayes makes it very clear he and Rafe are united in this. “There are plenty of women jumping at the chance to ride your mythical dick. Just don’t fuck with Kaye.”
Interesting how he leaves Barbi out of his comment. Didn’t think anyone noticed the little exchange between me and Kaye. Should’ve known better. Nothing gets past Rafe and Hayes. It’s one of the many things that makes them good at their jobs.
Fucking cock-blockers.
“You guys are just pissed because your women didn’t cave to your demands that they stay on Guardian HQ grounds. Don’t take out your shit on me, and stop telling me who I can, and can’t, fuck.”
“And that’s exactly why we’re going to have a problem.” Rafe pokes me in the chest, leaning into it with his pointy-assed finger pressing hard. “It’s bad enough Carmen and Rosalie don’t listen. Hayes and I are going to be around 24/7 until things are finished with Carmen’s father. If you fuck up the vibe around here by being a dick to Kaye, that’s going to make things uncomfortable both here and at work.”
“Fuck you.” I grip his finger and give it a good twist. “What I’ve done with chicks has never been an issue before, and it’s never messed with the team. If something like this is going to be a problem, then we’ve got bigger issues than who I fuck or don’t fuck, and it’s not like I’m an ass when it comes to women. I’m very respectful of the women I date.”
What the fuck?
The guys are lifetime-relationship-serious when it comes to Carmen and Rosalie, but where is this Nth-level protectiveness coming from when it comes to the girls’ friends?
“For the record, I may date a lot of women, but I never fuck them over.” Totally losing my cool that they think so poorly of me. “Everything is consensual from start to finish.”
“It’s the finish we’re worried about.” Rafe gives me a look. “The string of broken hearts you leave behind is miles long. Don’t need any of that shit here.”
“Maybe the two of you keep your noses out of my business?” My tone’s argumentative, but only because they’re right. “Not my fault your women don’t listen to you. Don’t take that aggravation out on me. I haven’t done shit.”
“Yet.” Hayes mumbles under his breath.
Neither one of them is happy. They want Carmen and Rosalie to stay on Guardian HRS grounds where they can protect them from Carmen’s father and any retaliation he may throw our way.
