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Clink made an irritated noise, glaring at her. “Go away, Riley.”
“Only if she wants me to.” She looked at me, her face softening a little. “Do you want me to stay?”
Biting my lip, I glanced at Clink and shook my head. It wasn’t like I was afraid of him or anything. The only reason I’d want her to stay was if he decided not to talk to me once she left. But if he did that, I wasn’t going to chase him, either. I’d move my stuff into Tyson’s room and sleep on the floor until we could go back home before I went begging for Clink’s attention.
Riley patted my shoulder before she left the room, shouting over her shoulder that she’d see me downstairs for the party. My eyes dropped again to my hands, waiting for Clink to leave, but he just sat beside me, a heavy sigh escaping him.
“I’m sorry.”
“What for?”
His knuckle went under my chin, guiding my face up off my hands and back to him. A pained expression passed over his face. “You’re right. I was avoiding you. After Hammer saw you…” He grimaced. “I don’t like you being on his radar. I thought it was better if I kept my distance.”
“That was Hammer? He doesn’t live here though… Does he?”
“Nah. He wouldn’t set foot in here unless he was lookin’ to die. But he figured out shit about me somehow. He’s gotta be getting his information from somewhere. I don’t like the thought of accusing my brothers, but we’ve had a mole once already. I was trying to protect you.”
A part of me understood where he was coming from, but the rest of me was still really hurt. He was the one who asked for a relationship and the hot and cold was jarring. “Look, Clink. You don’t have to do this. I get it. I’m not like the women I saw at the last party you guys had. You don't have to make up excuses to stop seeing me. I’ll just stay with Tyson until we can leave and–”
Before I could blink, I found myself flat on my back on the bed with Clink lying on top of me. Now he looked pissed, his lip lifted in a snarl as he trapped my wrists above my head to keep me in place. Once he was satisfied that I wasn’t going to fight back, he leaned closer, his nose almost touching mine.
“You’re mine, Sammy. You need to get that in your head. I don’t give a shit about the other women. I want you.”
I shook my head, not willing to believe him. Not after the past few days of absolutely nothing. “Don’t, Clink. You don’t have to lie–”
His mouth crashed down on mine, silencing my protests. I tried to turn my head away, to stop myself from completely losing myself like I normally did, but he shifted my wrists into one hand so he could use the other to grab my chin, moving me back where he wanted me. When I didn’t immediately open up for him, he bit my bottom lip just hard enough to make me gasp, and tangled his tongue with mine.
It was almost embarrassing just how quickly I gave in. He knew just what to do to get me to surrender. I moaned, arching up against him when he ground his hips against mine. It wasn’t until he started trailing kisses down my neck that my head cleared enough for me to think.
“Clink…”
He shifted back, a determined look on his face when his eyes met mine. “You’re mine, Sam. I’m not prince charming, and I’m no good at relationships, but that doesn’t change the fact that I want you. Only you. Even covered in dirt and sweat from work, you’re still the hottest thing in the building.”
I looked down, horror stricken when I realized he was right. I was a mess. I hadn’t had a chance to clean up after I finished working. Since it was so hot upstairs, I was in a tank top instead of my normal long sleeve, the green fabric now almost all brown from streaks of dirt. And when I tugged my wrists free and touched my hair, I realized it’d fallen partially out of the French braid I’d put it in and was in complete disarray.
“Oh god.”
Clink chuckled, shaking his head. “I told you. You’re stunning. No matter what you’re wearing.”
I melted a little at his words, though I was still self-conscious. Nudging him, I sat up, pulling out the rest of the braid so I could smooth out my hair. “I need to get changed. Riley invited me to hang out with her at the party.”
A wicked grin crossed his face, and he tugged me up against his side. “Need a hand? I can wash your back.”
I crossed my arms defiantly, shooting him a dirty look. “After ignoring me for days? No way.”
His face fell, and he grimaced. “I’m sorry. I was just worried about you.”
Leaning into him, I sighed. “I get that. But maybe next time talk to me about it. I would’ve understood. Probably.”
That made him snort, and the miserable look on his face faded away. He pulled me closer, sipping at my lips until I melted against him. When he pulled back, I swayed into him, still floored by my reaction to him.
“Okay. I accept my punishment. When you feel like I’ve learned my lesson, come hang out with me. I missed this.”
Clink was a smooth talker. I’d give him that. I was already halfway to forgiving him and it’d been only like ten minutes. Determined not to give in to him too quickly, I gave him a sharp nod and pushed to my feet. As I gathered my things for a shower, he watched me with a frown.
“You sure you can’t start my punishment afterwards? I know I could use a hand on those hard to reach places,” he wheedled.
Laughing, I shut the bathroom door to stop myself from giving in. “Go away, Clink!”
