anything right now and her wish would be my command. She’s practically irresistible.
“Does this mean I won’t get to see you play with your brothers’ band?”
“Maybe I can be persuaded,” I offer.
She raises an eyebrow. “Do you have any suggestions?”
I have plenty of ideas. All of them involve Riley naked . “How about a kiss?”
She looks around the now crowded bar. I’m not sure what she’s trying to ascertain but whatever it is it’s going to have to wait. I reach for her chin and carefully turn her to face me. I look into her eyes for a long moment. I’m not sure what I’m hoping to see but what’s there completely ignites a flame I never realized was inside of me.
In her eyes, I see pure desire.
I decide to make our wants a reality as I lean in and touch my lips to hers. The entire room and everything around us seems to disappear as we kiss. Our connection is beyond Earth-shattering. It’s completely dematerializing. For the briefest of moments, I feel like we’re alone in another world made only for the two of us.
Riley doesn’t just rock my world; she completely transforms it.
When I open my eyes, I see Harley standing over us, her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes narrowed in judgment.
“What the hell is going on?” she snaps.
“What do you mean?” I say innocently.
“Since when is Mr. Conservative into public displays of affection? With her ?” The way Harley says her makes it sound like Riley is a criminal, and I don’t like it. I also don’t like her accusatory tone. For someone who rarely shows emotion, I suddenly feel like Mr. Expressive.
“Aren’t you a kettle calling the pot black Miss Getting It On in The Back Room?”
Harley’s face goes completely white. When she starts blinking back tears, I realize I may have gone too far.
“How did you know?” she whispers as she wipes at a tear that has escaped down her cheek.
I’m not one to mince words and it looks like I’ve already u pset her anyway. “It was pretty obvious when you and Jake both walked out of the back room with your clothes half undone.”
Harley turns away and it looks like she’s trying to wipe away tears again. I feel like a real jerk , even if she’s the one who started it. When Harley finally turns back around, her face is like stone.
“It’s not what you think,” she insists.
I want to laugh because knowing my brother as well as I do, it’s exactly what I think. But I’m already in enough trouble with Harley, so I refrain.
“I hope you know what you’re doing,” I warn. “Jake’s a pla yer.”
“I’m an adult now, Cooper,” she seethes. “I can handle m yself.”
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” I fire back.
We both glare at each other for a few moments until Harley places her hands firmly on her hips and stomps away.
“I guess we’re not getting any more to drink,” Riley says.
I’m completely embarrassed that I let things get so far out of hand with Harley in front of Riley. But everything to do with Jake pushes my buttons even though I know I shouldn’t let it anymore.
“I can go up to the bar and get us another round,” I say but Riley grabs my arm before I get up.
“I’m fine,” she says.
“Yes, you are.” I grin.
She’s looking at me strangely. “What?” I ask.
“It doesn’t happen very much but I really love it when you smile,” she replies.
“I smile a lot,” I state.
“You rarely smile,” she counters. “And when you do, it’s us ually a thin half-smile. Not one that lights up your face.”
I place my hand on her face and run my thumb down her cheek. She takes in a quick breath. “You, Riley, bring out that smile.”
Now she’s the one who’s smiling. And her smile doesn’t just light up her face, it lights up the room.
I know it’s crazy because I’ve just met her , but there’s something about Riley that I find completely captivating. I want to kiss her again—but not in front of prying
“Does this mean I won’t get to see you play with your brothers’ band?”
“Maybe I can be persuaded,” I offer.
She raises an eyebrow. “Do you have any suggestions?”
I have plenty of ideas. All of them involve Riley naked . “How about a kiss?”
She looks around the now crowded bar. I’m not sure what she’s trying to ascertain but whatever it is it’s going to have to wait. I reach for her chin and carefully turn her to face me. I look into her eyes for a long moment. I’m not sure what I’m hoping to see but what’s there completely ignites a flame I never realized was inside of me.
In her eyes, I see pure desire.
I decide to make our wants a reality as I lean in and touch my lips to hers. The entire room and everything around us seems to disappear as we kiss. Our connection is beyond Earth-shattering. It’s completely dematerializing. For the briefest of moments, I feel like we’re alone in another world made only for the two of us.
Riley doesn’t just rock my world; she completely transforms it.
When I open my eyes, I see Harley standing over us, her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes narrowed in judgment.
“What the hell is going on?” she snaps.
“What do you mean?” I say innocently.
“Since when is Mr. Conservative into public displays of affection? With her ?” The way Harley says her makes it sound like Riley is a criminal, and I don’t like it. I also don’t like her accusatory tone. For someone who rarely shows emotion, I suddenly feel like Mr. Expressive.
“Aren’t you a kettle calling the pot black Miss Getting It On in The Back Room?”
Harley’s face goes completely white. When she starts blinking back tears, I realize I may have gone too far.
“How did you know?” she whispers as she wipes at a tear that has escaped down her cheek.
I’m not one to mince words and it looks like I’ve already u pset her anyway. “It was pretty obvious when you and Jake both walked out of the back room with your clothes half undone.”
Harley turns away and it looks like she’s trying to wipe away tears again. I feel like a real jerk , even if she’s the one who started it. When Harley finally turns back around, her face is like stone.
“It’s not what you think,” she insists.
I want to laugh because knowing my brother as well as I do, it’s exactly what I think. But I’m already in enough trouble with Harley, so I refrain.
“I hope you know what you’re doing,” I warn. “Jake’s a pla yer.”
“I’m an adult now, Cooper,” she seethes. “I can handle m yself.”
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” I fire back.
We both glare at each other for a few moments until Harley places her hands firmly on her hips and stomps away.
“I guess we’re not getting any more to drink,” Riley says.
I’m completely embarrassed that I let things get so far out of hand with Harley in front of Riley. But everything to do with Jake pushes my buttons even though I know I shouldn’t let it anymore.
“I can go up to the bar and get us another round,” I say but Riley grabs my arm before I get up.
“I’m fine,” she says.
“Yes, you are.” I grin.
She’s looking at me strangely. “What?” I ask.
“It doesn’t happen very much but I really love it when you smile,” she replies.
“I smile a lot,” I state.
“You rarely smile,” she counters. “And when you do, it’s us ually a thin half-smile. Not one that lights up your face.”
I place my hand on her face and run my thumb down her cheek. She takes in a quick breath. “You, Riley, bring out that smile.”
Now she’s the one who’s smiling. And her smile doesn’t just light up her face, it lights up the room.
I know it’s crazy because I’ve just met her , but there’s something about Riley that I find completely captivating. I want to kiss her again—but not in front of prying
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