Your To Take - Connaghers 03 by Joely Sue Burkhart Read Free Book Online Page A

you for dominance,
and the other half is making sure you enjoy the consolation prize, as much as I
am. Any smarter man would never have left you simmering all these months. It’s
as much my fault as yours that you’re so attracted to Jesse.”
    “So you’ll come over tonight? Please?”
    He let out a wicked, low laugh that made her blood smolder.
“Oh, I don’t know, Vik. Your couch isn’t that comfortable. Besides, you’ve got
that hot cabana boy to tend to you now. Why do you need me?”
    “I won’t make you sleep on the couch tonight. I swear.”
    “We’re going to be loud, babe,” he purred, drawing a rough
groan from her. “I’m going to make you scream. We’re going to hit every surface
of your bedroom, hell, your whole apartment, and your boy’s going to hear every
whimper, thud, curse and shout of release. Are you sure you’re up for that?”
    Her nipples were so hard the lace of her bra felt like
sandpaper. “Can you come home now?”
    Now it was his turn to groan. “I wish I could, but I’ve got
a meeting with the lieutenant in five minutes. I expect we’ll go out on a tip
this afternoon, so don’t hold dinner for me.”
    “Elias, please, you have to come tonight.”
    “I will,” he promised. “It might be late, but as soon as
we’re done with the bust, I’ll drive straight to you.” He hesitated, an edge
coming to his voice. “You know he’s probably loaded with STDs or worse. God
only knows what he’s been exposed to in prison, let alone the streets.”
    “I know,” she whispered, lying back on her bed. “I’m taking
him to the clinic tomorrow. I already made an appointment.”
    “You’re serious, then. Jesus, Vik.”
    “I know.” She closed her eyes and rubbed her temple with her
free hand. “What does this mean for us?”
    “Hell if I know. I’d say I should simply take the hint and
get the hell out of Dodge, but you’re begging me to come over tonight.”
    “I’ve missed you.” Her voice broke but she refused to bitch
and moan about the past. Elias had chosen to bail on her. He’d played both
judge and jury and blamed her for everything that had gone wrong, but she
couldn’t stop loving him. Even when he’s an uncompromising ass. “I don’t
want to lose you all over again.”
    “But you want him too.”
    Her relationship with Elias had always had a lot of
failings, but one thing she’d never done was lie to him. “Yeah, I do.”
    “Well, fuck.”
    “Yeah, I want that too.”
    Laughter exploded out of him, startling them both. “Don’t do
anything rash, Vik. I don’t want you to get burned.”
    “You either. He’s not a threat to you, so don’t let your
macho ego get in the way of this.”
    “ This ?” He drawled out, making her toes curl. “What
exactly are you offering me, Vik? Sharing you with that young pup? I’m a
junkyard Rottie named Spike and I guarantee my bite is just as mean as my bark.
I don’t tolerate cream-puff poodles around my woman.”
    “You know you’re my top dog. Jesse…well…I guess I’m his top dog.” At least Elias hadn’t cursed her out or driven over to break Jesse’s
arm as he’d threatened last night. Definitely an improvement. “You don’t bite,
do you, Spike?”
    He snorted. “You know I do, babe.”
    “Yeah, me too.” Her neck throbbed right below her ear, his
favorite place to grip her with his teeth while they made love. Her voice had
gone sultry and thick, but she didn’t care. “Just to be clear, babe , you
don’t have to worry about my cream-puff poodle biting you. That’ll be all me
with my crocodile teeth.”
     
     
    Watching Jesse come up the stairs toward her apartment,
Vicki tried to swallow around her heart that felt like it’d lodged in her
throat. His freshly washed jeans were comfortably worn, threadbare and ragged
in spots, which was all the rage anyway. He’d pulled his hair back in a
ponytail, tight in contrast to the simple cotton T-shirt and jeans.
    He’d left his shoes and