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Gianna
I saac takes me into the bathroom for a quick shower.
I admit that the intimacy he’s showing me, looking back at the past with Jesse and Noah there’s no comparison to the way this man makes me feel.
Cherished and wanted. Like I’m the only woman in his world.
Yeah, it’s fast and crazy. I’m sure people would call this lust and maybe it is, but when he looks at me there’s this connection I can’t explain.
There aren’t words for it. His soul speaks to mine in a way I thought only happens in romance novels and movies.
Or you know stories you hear about I know someone who knew a guy.
“Whatcha thinking about?” He wraps a towel around my shoulders, hugging me to his front from behind .
“That I enjoy this.”
His lips brush along the back of my neck. “Me too. Let’s get some sleep. Want you rested up for tomorrow.”
“What’s tomorrow?”
His gaze meets mine in the mirror. “Plan on fucking you all day in every room, and then we’re going to get some shit so you can cook me that meatloaf to judge if its ring worthy.”
I spin around and stare at him wide eyed.
“I said what I said. Knew the moment you opened that smart mouth that I wanted to put my dick in it to shut you up.”
My mouth drops. “You’re an ass.”
He shrugs. “Least I’m honest and you’ll always know where shit stands with me.”
“I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. ”
“You can sleep on it and let me know in the morning. Now watch out, need to brush my teeth.” He slaps my ass, and I shake my head.
“I’ve fallen for a crazy person,” I mutter and go to the bedroom to find new pajamas.
Minutes later I’m laying in bed nearly asleep when Isaac slides in on the other side and hauls me across the bed.
“I was comfortable.”
“Now you can be comfortable over here with me.”
“You’re such a jerk.”
“You seemed to enjoy my being a jerk when I was inside you.” Heat shoots up my spine. He’s not wrong. I more than enjoyed it.
“That was then, and this is now.”
“So you’re saying as long as my dick is in you I can be a jerk.”
“Exactly. ”
“You’re such a cute nut.”
“Stop calling me cute.”
“Shut up and go to sleep.”
“Don’t tell me to shut up. You shut up.”
“Keep running that mouth and I’m gonna stick my dick in it.”
“No you won’t.”
“Don’t challenge me, Gianna. You’ll lose but at least my dick will get sucked by that pretty mouth you got.”
“Yup I’m going to the couch.” I try to roll away, but he pins me to the mattress.
“You go to the couch I’ll just bring you back here and tie you to the bed.” His lips touch mine, and I feel him smile.
“I don’t like you very much right now.”
His hand slides between my legs. “Liar. ”
“Leave me alone. Some of us are trying to sleep.”
“Who’s this us? You got a friend hiding under the bed I don’t know about?”
“Oh my God you know what I mean,” I huff.
“You getting mad? You cranky, babe?”
“No, I’m tired and hungry.”
“So you’re hangry?” he tickles my ribs and I swat at him.
“I’m going to kill you if you don’t leave me alone.”
He lets go and rolls away. “Where are you going?”
“To get you some food. Afraid if I don’t you might bite my dick off when I shove it between them lips.”
I grab a pillow and chuck it at him as he roars with laughter. “You’re not funny. ”
“I see your lips twitching. You’re about to crack a smile.”
“Am not.”
“Are too.”
“You gonna stand here and argue or are you going to feed me?”
“Damn my woman has a sassy mouth,” he calls out as he goes down the hallway toward the kitchen. The light flicks on, and I hear him pilfering through the fridge and cabinets. Minutes later he returns with a plate holding two sandwiches and some chips with a can of Diet Coke tucked under his arm.
“I can’t eat all that,” I tell him as I sit up in the bed.
“One’s for me. You about near killed me. Burned off everything I’ve had to eat in the past week.” He chuckles, and I think long and hard about slapping him upside the head with one of the sandwiches but settle on letting him feed me instead.
Isaac gets half his sandwich ate when his phone starts buzzing from his nightstand.
“Lo,” his voice comes out all husky and rough and my insides get all gooey again.
“You’re shitting me. When? God damn, man.
That’s terrible. Appreciate the update. Yeah.
I’ll be there. Later.” He discards his cell phone back to the nightstand and scrubs a palm over his eyes.
“Something wrong?”
“You know a Donna Phillips?”
“What about her?”
“Call came over the scanner. Her husband came home from a trip and found her beaten, gagged, raped, and robbed. Said Jesse is the suspect.”
The sandwich I was eating nearly comes back up. “Oh my God. She was with him the other night at Pizza Palace. He said she wanted to hire him to remodel her bathroom.”
“He’s dangerous and come unhinged. Until he’s caught you don’t leave my sight.”
“I never thought he could be capable of something like this. He grabbed my arm outside of my dad’s. I’ve never gotten along with Donna, but I hope she’s okay.”
“She’s alive but that’s all I know.”
I nod. A million thoughts are running through my mind. None of them happy.
“Babe?”
“What?”
“He won’t get to you. I won’t let him.”
“I know.” And I do believe Isaac will do anything he can to keep me safe. I get the sensation I’ve known him my whole life.
“You done with this? ”
“Yeah. Go ahead.” He takes the plate back to the kitchen, and I snuggle deeper into the covers, but I don’t think I’ll be doing much sleeping tonight. Not knowing Jesse is out there somewhere hurting women.