the boxes stacked on the shelves. She came to a stop, grimacing, knowing what her friend was going to say before she even opened her mouth. Yeah, it was time for the truth to be revealed.
Audrey's lips twisted and she asked exactly what Charli expected, "And after you've had sex?"
Charli stared into a corner, without really seeing the broom and mop hanging there. "Someone to talk to. A man who'll stick around long enough that I can get to know him." She glanced at Audrey. "Am I asking too much?"
"No, honey, you're not." Audrey pulled her into hug, her hands stroking the back of Charli's head.
Sinking into the warmth of Audrey's body, Charli didn't want to move, didn't want to come out and face reality. But she had to. She needed to get back to work. "I feel so crappy," Charli said into Audrey's shoulder. "What do I do?"
Audrey sighed. "You are in a pickle, aren't you, sweetie?"
"I've burned up a brand new set of batteries in my vibrator." Charli pushed away from her friend's warmth, her gaze dropping to her own boots. She almost wished the floor would open up and swallow her, so that she didn't have to face a room full of men, none of which she gave a damn about. "I can't live this way."
Grabbing her arms, Audrey turned Charli to face her. "Baby girl, it's time you turned the tables on those men."
"What do you mean?"
Audrey balled a fist and punched the air. "Fight fire with fire."
Charli stared wide-eyed at Audrey, trying to make sense of what her boss was telling her. Finally, she threw her hands in the air. "I don't have a clue what you're talking about."
"If you want those men to make a move, you need to make one of your own."
Make a move? Her shoulders sagging, Charli moaned. "I have no way of getting hold of Original Sin. He shows up when he wants and doesn't leave a calling card."
"Then screw him.” Audrey frowned. “Go for the bird in hand. You know where to find Connor."
"Connor Mason?" A deep male voice boomed into the tiny storeroom as Jackson Gray Wolf, Audrey's Kiowa cowboy boyfriend stepped inside.
Greta Sue hovered behind him in the doorway. "Found him lurking," she said. "I can throw him out, if you want." The bouncer flexed her shoulders, giving no doubt she could take on a grown man.
"You better vouch for me. Greta Sue would win if I tried to take her on." Jackson grinned. "She knows I won't hit a girl."
Greta Sue frowned, her fisted hands landing on her hips. "I'm not a girl."
Jackson stepped up to the big woman and bestowed one of his most knee-melting smiles. Then he leaned close to her ear, whispering softly, but loud enough Charli could hear what he said, "I'll bet beneath that kick-ass exterior, you're just a softy inside, waiting for the right man...the right kiss..."
The woman's face bloomed red and she scooted back really fast. "Keep it up, Gray Wolf, and I'll eat your balls as oyster shooters."
"Uh-huh." Jackson winked. "That's what I thought."
"Eh-hem. Jackson, honey." Audrey crossed both arms over her chest. "Quit flirting with Greta Sue. I'm getting jealous."
Jackson spun and grabbed Audrey in a bone-crunching bear hug, kissing her soundly before he set her on her feet. "Better?"
Audrey frowned, though her lips quirked at the corners.
Charli's chest tightened at the way Audrey's eyes shone with her love for Jackson. Why couldn't she find someone she could be that crazy about? Hell, she might have, if she could just get more time with him...them...whoever! "I'm dying here. It's been five days since I got so much as a hug."
"We can make it a threesome." Jackson opened his arms, inviting Charli into his embrace.
Audrey slapped his chest. "Your threesome days are over, buddy. Either help us or scoot."
Jackson kissed the tip of Audrey's nose. "I love it when you tell me what to do. Especially when you're naked."
Charli's gut tightened as an image of a naked Audrey and Jackson flashed through her mind, making her own body warm, her pussy aching for a little action. She
Audrey's lips twisted and she asked exactly what Charli expected, "And after you've had sex?"
Charli stared into a corner, without really seeing the broom and mop hanging there. "Someone to talk to. A man who'll stick around long enough that I can get to know him." She glanced at Audrey. "Am I asking too much?"
"No, honey, you're not." Audrey pulled her into hug, her hands stroking the back of Charli's head.
Sinking into the warmth of Audrey's body, Charli didn't want to move, didn't want to come out and face reality. But she had to. She needed to get back to work. "I feel so crappy," Charli said into Audrey's shoulder. "What do I do?"
Audrey sighed. "You are in a pickle, aren't you, sweetie?"
"I've burned up a brand new set of batteries in my vibrator." Charli pushed away from her friend's warmth, her gaze dropping to her own boots. She almost wished the floor would open up and swallow her, so that she didn't have to face a room full of men, none of which she gave a damn about. "I can't live this way."
Grabbing her arms, Audrey turned Charli to face her. "Baby girl, it's time you turned the tables on those men."
"What do you mean?"
Audrey balled a fist and punched the air. "Fight fire with fire."
Charli stared wide-eyed at Audrey, trying to make sense of what her boss was telling her. Finally, she threw her hands in the air. "I don't have a clue what you're talking about."
"If you want those men to make a move, you need to make one of your own."
Make a move? Her shoulders sagging, Charli moaned. "I have no way of getting hold of Original Sin. He shows up when he wants and doesn't leave a calling card."
"Then screw him.” Audrey frowned. “Go for the bird in hand. You know where to find Connor."
"Connor Mason?" A deep male voice boomed into the tiny storeroom as Jackson Gray Wolf, Audrey's Kiowa cowboy boyfriend stepped inside.
Greta Sue hovered behind him in the doorway. "Found him lurking," she said. "I can throw him out, if you want." The bouncer flexed her shoulders, giving no doubt she could take on a grown man.
"You better vouch for me. Greta Sue would win if I tried to take her on." Jackson grinned. "She knows I won't hit a girl."
Greta Sue frowned, her fisted hands landing on her hips. "I'm not a girl."
Jackson stepped up to the big woman and bestowed one of his most knee-melting smiles. Then he leaned close to her ear, whispering softly, but loud enough Charli could hear what he said, "I'll bet beneath that kick-ass exterior, you're just a softy inside, waiting for the right man...the right kiss..."
The woman's face bloomed red and she scooted back really fast. "Keep it up, Gray Wolf, and I'll eat your balls as oyster shooters."
"Uh-huh." Jackson winked. "That's what I thought."
"Eh-hem. Jackson, honey." Audrey crossed both arms over her chest. "Quit flirting with Greta Sue. I'm getting jealous."
Jackson spun and grabbed Audrey in a bone-crunching bear hug, kissing her soundly before he set her on her feet. "Better?"
Audrey frowned, though her lips quirked at the corners.
Charli's chest tightened at the way Audrey's eyes shone with her love for Jackson. Why couldn't she find someone she could be that crazy about? Hell, she might have, if she could just get more time with him...them...whoever! "I'm dying here. It's been five days since I got so much as a hug."
"We can make it a threesome." Jackson opened his arms, inviting Charli into his embrace.
Audrey slapped his chest. "Your threesome days are over, buddy. Either help us or scoot."
Jackson kissed the tip of Audrey's nose. "I love it when you tell me what to do. Especially when you're naked."
Charli's gut tightened as an image of a naked Audrey and Jackson flashed through her mind, making her own body warm, her pussy aching for a little action. She
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