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Holy fuck, yes.Her sweet and spicy musk filled his nose. One taste, and his mouth watered for more. Her cries filled the room as he feasted.
He was officially in heaven.
CHAPTERNINETEEN
Five hours later, Joe walked into Ray’s Diner and scanned the tables. Seeing his dad in the corner booth, he headed over. As much as he’d wanted to keep Roxie captive in bed for the rest of the day, her inner workaholic had prevailed.
“Mornin’.” He leaned in and gave his dad a hug, then slid onto the bench seat across from him. He nodded to his dad’s half-full coffee cup. “Have you been waiting long?”
“Not at all. I had a couple cancellations this morning, so I headed over here a little early.” His dad paused mid-sip and looked him over. “You look good, son. A lot more relaxed and well-rested than the last time I saw you.”
Oh, you have no idea, Dad.
Joe bit back a grin and busied himself with the menu as heat crawled over his face. “It’s been good being back on Hudson. Relaxing.”
“Is Roxie doing okay?”
Joe’s head shot up from the menu. “Why?”
“I swung by Comfort Food this morning, and the girls said she was coming in late, maybe not even at all. I think they were a little worried. Truth be told, so am I. That’s not like Roxie. Did you talk to her this morning?”
Yup, he sure as hell had. In fact, he’d done a lot more than just talk with that hot little mouth of hers. He swore he’d seen stars when he’d fed his cock into her sweet, hungry mou—
Fuck, Buchanan! Think of something else.Anythingelse!
Wincing, he shifted in his seat and cleared his throat. “I did. Rox is fine, Dad.”
She’d been a whole lot more than fine, actually. She’d been screaming his name and making a valiant attempt at suffocating him between her perfect thighs. Not that he’d minded. He’d risk asphyxiation any day if it meant he got to taste her sweet pussy.
Holy. Motherfucking. Shit.Notthe time nor the place, buddy. Focus!
He cleared his throat again and resumed studying the menu.
“Joseph?” His dad was looking at him expectantly.
Crap. Had he missed something? “Sorry, Dad, what was that?”
His father’s eyes narrowed. “I said, I’m sorry for not telling you Roxie was staying at the house.”
That comment killed all thoughts of his early morning antics. He still felt like shit for hurting her. “Why didn’t you?”
Rubbing the bridge of his nose, his dad said, “Look, it’s no secret that the two of you have problems. You guys are Hudson Island’s version of the big fat elephant in the room. Would you have come home if you knew she was staying at the house?”
Joe crossed his arms over his chest. “No, I sure as hell would not have.”
“Exactly.” His dad pointed a finger at him. “That’s why I didn’t say anything.”
“Was this your version of exposure therapy or something?”
His dad scoffed. “More like I was hoping the two of you would start acting like adults and fix your friendship, and if not, then at least talk it out and put it all behind you.”
Joe glanced out the window and sighed. He knew there had been a shit-ton of gossip that had arisen after their fight all those years ago. And he’d hightailed it out of town and left Roxie to deal with the aftermath on her own. “Dad, I said awful things to her back then. In front of a whole damn bar. Then, when it was just the two of us, I said even more horrible shit.”
“You did. That was the most disappointed I have ever been in you.”
Joe’s heart squeezed, but he nodded. His father’s disappointment was warranted.
“Did you apologize? Did you make it right?”
