Page 82 of Rock Giant

She was already uncomfortably wet for him.

Maybe, a polyamorous solution to her current situation wasn’t such a bad idea.It was working for at least one of the other people sitting at this table.Xane caught her glance and crooked a brow.Jodi turned away, cheeks flaming.

Ha, as if Nash would ever go for it.

Paul’s hands settled on her hips.“You might not want to wriggle quite so much,” he said into her ear.“That is, unless you’re trying to make me embarrass myself.”

“I’m not doing anything to you.”

A soft chuckle rumbled against her ear.“Maid, if this is you doing nothing, then God help me when you decide to put some effort into it.”

“I never took you for being quite so prone to exaggeration.”

She shifted again, and he drew his next breath through his teeth.“Lady...”He exhaled.“In a minute, I’m going to throw you over my shoulder and take you to whatever dark corner I can find so I can maul the fuck out of you.”

“Maybe you need to get laid.”

“Oh, I definitely do.But I’m keeping myself chaste for you, sweetheart.My cock is entirely yours.The heart attached to it, too.”

“I’m a little worried about your grasp of anatomy,” she said.She needed to cool things down, before she was tempted to do more than just rub her arse against him.“I ought to go and see where Nash has got to.”

It was a squeeze to get out, one that necessitated her planting one hand on the table and one on his brawny shoulder to gain her feet.She made the mistake of looking him in the eyes.“You’re not going to follow me, right?”

“Only if you order me not to.”

“We agreed we’d just be friends.”

“Maybe we need to reopen negotiations.”

“We don’t.I’m still engaged.Still in love.”Where the hell was Nash?“Don’t follow, okay?”

Rock Giant gave a barely perceptible nod, then his lips whispered against hers.“Okay, but know that I’m right here if you change your mind.”

He let her go.

Jodi staggered back a pace or two, before bolting into the crowd.She made a full sweep of the bar without spotting any of the Ghost Boys, and wasn’t mad about that, other than in terms of wondering if they’d left without her.The sound of her pulse in her ears continued to compete with the thumping bass vibrating through the soles of her shoes.

What must everyone around that table think of her, canoodling with Paul, when she was engaged to Nash?Nothing kind, for certain.She certainly didn’t have any kind words for herself.She’d never liked cheaters.Never thought she’d be the sort to wind up torn over her feelings for two men.It ought to be straightforward.A simple matter.She’d made a commitment to Nash.He was her security, and the platform on which the current incarnation of herself was built.Rock Giant...was a one-night stand she’d be wise to forget.Except, he made her heart wild, and he was hard to resist when he said stuff like,I’ll love you until the sun explodeswithout any hint of irony.

Also, she never had any trouble locating him.

Where the hell had Nash gone?

She collided with Lee near the entrance, now lip-locked with the Spook Mortensen fan.“Have you seen Nash?”

He gave her a thumb’s down, not bothering to break from the wet passion he was engaged in.

“Okay, I’ll try outside.”

He wasn’t there either, but she found Jez alone in a dark corner, quietly puffing on a cigarette.“Thought you were packing those in,” she said, slipping into the seat opposite him.He ignored her and kept on inhaling.“I can’t find Nash anywhere.”

“Surely that’s a bonus.”

“What?What do you mean?”

Jez blew out a long streamer of smoke.“What do I mean?”He laughed and crooked one dark brow.“More opportunity for you to indulge in what you actually fancy if he’s not breathing down your neck and demanding shit.”

“Excuse me?”