Page 8 of Rough Fantasy

She swallowed. “Toys? Like...a boogie board?”

He shrugged. “And some other things. I do have a favorite pair of handcuffs I would like to bring.”

Her face flushed and she looked down. “Bring whatever you want, Rory. I’m sure you and Zeke will have a bunch of time to play.”

He heard something in her voice he hadn’t heard before. Interesting that she was jealous, but there was a part of him that wondered if she was jealous of just Zee...or both of them.

“They aren’t for him. You know he doesn’t play.” He paused and leaned closer. “But I hear you like to play.” Even he heard the way his voice deepened over the words. His gut was twisted from the jolt of lust that had hit him. He drew in a breath and sighed when he recognized honeysuckle. He had gone from slightly aroused to almost overwhelmed with need for her. He pulled back.

Her face washed of all color. This wasn’t arousal. She wanted to look anywhere but at his face. She was embarrassed. No—not embarrassed. She was mortified.

“I would appreciate if you wouldn’t play sick games with me, Rory. I might not be as sophisticated as some other people, but I know you two are together.”

She tried to turn and get into her car but he stopped her.

“We are together, but we have brought women into it before.”

She stopped trying to get past him. “What?”

He couldn’t believe that Zee had kept that from her. Of course, he had a feeling that both Zee and Maura had been hiding things from each other. That shit was going to stop in Hawaii.

“Zee told me why you broke it off.”

She sighed. “Do we have to talk about this in a parking lot?”

He glanced around. “Tell you what. You live close by, right?”

She nodded.

“Why don’t I follow you? That way you can pack while we talk.”

Her eyes narrowed and she worried her lip. She really didn’t trust him. He didn’t know if he should think she was smart or be offended. Rory decided he was both.

“Maura?”

“I’m not sure that’s such a good idea.”

“If you tell me to leave, I’ll leave,” he said holding his hands up.

She blew out a breath that caused her bangs to blow up. It was an innocent gesture but for some reason, it turned him on. Right now, apparently everything turned him on.

She nodded. “Okay, but I will kick you out if you irritate me.”

He smiled. “I’ve always liked a woman with a little spunk.”

She rolled her eyes and slipped into her car.

Rory almost danced with glee on the way back to his motorcycle. He didn’t understand why but he knew he wanted her, and he wanted to share her with Zee. It would be delicious.

Now all he had to do was get her agreement and convince Zee.

And then the fun could begin.

three

Maura’s stomach tightened as she walked up to her front door. Pulling in a deep breath, she tried to order her nerves to calm down. From the moment she ran into Rory in the parking lot, her hormones had been bouncing all over the place. She punched in the security code and cursed when the light flashed red. Dammit, he had her all crazy. It wasn’t her fault. Since she’d seen him in the parking lot he’d been looking at her strangely. It was like she was his next meal.

She fought the shiver that worked through her body. Focusing, she punched in the code again and was relieved that she got it right this time. She opened the door and stepped in. Rory easily followed her. It was probably a bad move. Conner had always taught her to keep her suspect in front of her, but she was afraid of showing him too much from her expression right now. Another Connerism. Do your best not to let the enemy see if you’re flustered.

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