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Jake’s eyes stayed on her face, but I still felt a strange need to bare my teeth at him. He’d been on our team for over ten years, but seeing him look at Memphis made me want to cut him loose, which made no sense. He smiled broadly back down at her and gripped the doorframe. “Oh, I don’t mind waiting around, Ms. King.”
She rested her hand over his and leaned in closer. “Call me Memphis. All this Ms. King stuff is starting to make me feel old.”
I cut short whatever Jake was going to say by clearing my throat loudly. “We’re going to be late if we don’t leave soon, Memphis.”
Her cheeks reddened farther and she ducked her head. “Sorry, boss. In the car I go.”
Boone snorted. “Good going,boss.”
I followed them into the back of the car and bit back a groan when I saw I was going to be sitting across from Memphis and her dress. I watched as she put her seatbelt on and rested her hands in her lap. That position, her natural submission, it fucking called to me. I wanted to pull her into my lap and tease her until her juices soaked the front of my pants. Just looking at her sitting in such an innocent way across from me made it hard for me to breathe. My pants were painfully tight on my erection and as I watched her thighs flare out from where they pressed against the leather of the seat, I wondered if choosing her hadn’t been a terrible fucking idea. I didn’t know how I was going to get much of anything done while lusting after her.
“Aren’t you going to put your seatbelt on?” Memphis crossed her legs and I would’ve bet my entire worth that she had no clue she’d flashed me her lavender panties.
I gritted my teeth. “No, Jake’s a good driver.”
She frowned and sat up straighter. “Remington, I’m sure Jake is the best driver, but that doesn’t mean everyone else is going to be good. Put your seatbelt on.”
I narrowed my eyes on hers and watched them widen. I felt like moaning at the way her throat bobbed with her swallow. She reacted to me, whether she knew what it was, or not.
“Please.” She bit her lip and gripped her knee, her knuckles white. “It’s better if I say please, right?”
Shaking my head, I fought the urge to grin and put on my seatbelt. Flashing a stern gaze her way, I grunted. “I’m typically the one giving directions, Memphis.”
She looked up at me through her lashes and sent me a shy smile. “Change is good. Next time I forget my seatbelt, feel free to boss me around, though.”
I shifted the seatbelt away from my throat and looked down at my phone, letting her think I was past whatever we’d been talking about. Really, I was staring at the same screen, wondering how I could get her closer. It was a bad idea. She tested my control by merely existing. Touching her would ruin me.
“Thank you.” Memphis looked away as soon as I met her gaze, turning to face the landscape moving by. “This is so different from Georgia. I’ve been stagnant in my travels for a while now. Everything feels brand new.”
Wells leaned closer to look out the window with her. “Wait until winter. You’ll curse our names for ever thinking of asking you to stay.”
She looked back at him and seemed surprised by how close he was, but I didn’t miss the way she looked at his mouth as she spoke. “I would never. If you don’t see me for the duration of the winter, you know why, though.”
He pointed out the window and her hair brushed his arm as she turned to see what he was showing her. “That lake freezes over in the winter and it’s perfect for ice-skating.”
She leaned in closer and pressed her hand to the window. “I’ve never been. I was too busy at school and the only place to ice-skate near home was at the mall and it was still too far away. I always stayed inside during the winter. It’s sad. The flowers all die and everything turns gray. It always made me think of things ending.”
Wells leaned in even closer and I would’ve sworn I watched him breathe in the scent of her. “Well, now you’ll have a different experience. Things end, but other things begin. Ice skating and skiing, sitting by the fire, watching the snow come down…it’s pretty great when you’re ready for it. Plus, I know for a fact that there are more fireplaces than you could ever use to read your books in front of.”
The way she looked back at Wells like he’d hung the moon made me want to kick my own brother out of the car. I scowled at him, annoyed at so many things.
“Okay, I’ll give it a chance.” Memphis looked over at me, saw my face, and immediately deflated.
I hated that. I hated that I hated it. “How much longer, Jake?”
Boone groaned. “Seriously, Remy? We just passed the gate.”
I cracked my neck on each side and pinched the bridge of my nose. “I’ve got shit waiting on me. I should’ve brought my laptop.”
I’d successfully ruined the mood in the car. No one spoke again until we were walking into the doctor’s office and I checked us in.
12.
***Memphis***
Thesilencefillinganauditorium after a comedian bombs a show, that was the energy in the car as we left the fertility clinic. Tension filled the air and I had too many thoughts racing through my head to try to do anything about it. The longer it stretched on, though, the worse it was. No one was saying a thing, no one even dared breathe at an audible level. We were all too traumatized by the appointment we’d just walked out of.
“Find a bar, Jake. Any bar.” Remington barked out the order and barely thirty seconds later, Jake was letting us out in front of a small bar with a western vibe.
