Page 150 of The Trouble With Bad Boys

He had been concerned about her staying at their place tonight, especially after having a few drinks at Whiskey Sinner’s.

“He’ll take good care of her, I promise.”

“He better.” Her tone has a hint of warning. I chuckle, bending down to hoist her over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

“What the hell are you doing?” she mutters breathlessly, trying and failing at keeping her voice down.

She swats at my lower back until I put her down, slowly letting her tight frame rub along my chest as she does. I lift her chin and lean in to kiss her, and all the fight she has in her evaporates the moment our lips connect.

I move her backward until her legs hit the edge of my bed and she drops back, moving her arms around her like she’s making a snow angel on the duvet, and I smirk.

“I’ve missed this. Being here with you. Sleeping in your bed.” She hiccups, slapping her hand over her mouth, and her face heats.

The alcohol coursing through her system always makes her feel a little bold.

I reach for her foot and tug off her sock, rubbing the insoles, and she lets out a low moan. She didn’t like me touching them when we first started spending time together. Something about dancers’ feet, but I quickly shut that shit down. I told her I wasn’t gonna hear any of it.

Real men don’t give a damn about stuff like that. That was an argument I wouldn’t back down on either.

I lift her foot to my mouth and press a kiss against the same spot I massaged, her eyes growing heavy before I do the same to the other foot.

Ava reaches for the button on her jeans and unzips them, and I quickly tug them off, leaving her in nothing but her panties. She sits up, pulling her shirt and bra off, tossing them on the floor. Her smile is wide when she collapses on the bed, and I’m just left to stare at this girl in awe.

I quickly tug my shirt over my head and unhook my belt, shoving my jeans down until the buckle clangs against the floor. I hit the light before I crawl up the end of the mattress, hovering over her with my arms casing her in.

“I want you wrapped against my side every night.”

She slides her hand up the back of my neck, her nails dragging through the hair at my nape, and pulls me into her. When we kiss, it starts off slow until I wrap my arms around her, rolling her over until I’m the one pinned beneath her and she’s straddling me again.

“Have I ever told you how fuckin’ sexy you are? And how much I love your beard?” She blurts out again, and my smile grows wide.

“What else do you love about me, baby?” I snicker.

“Hmm…” She sighs, grinding her pussy against me. I hiss, gripping her hips and urging her to slow down. She has no idea the power she holds over me when she does shit like this. It’s hard enough not to get distracted by her perky tits and those pale pink nipples.

“Your smile and the way your eyes get all intense when you look at me.”

Huh, I guess I hadn’t realized it was that obvious to her, but I can’t help it. Not that I would want to either.

“I like the way you look out for me, the way you want to take care of me. Protect me.”

She leans forward, pressing her chest against mine, and I wrap my arms around her, kissing her hard.

When I reach between us to shove my boxer briefs down enough to free my dick, neither of us says another word when she positions herself over me.

I’ve said everything I wanted to say tonight, yet somehow, those three words still didn’t do justice to the depth of what I feel for Ava.

Not when it felt like so much more.

Thirteen

COLTER

The morning after the bar incident and the break-in at Hallyn and Ava’s apartment, I drove them back to their place before I had to make it to Gridiron Stadium for our home game.

Their landlord has been there to replace their door and the locks. Reed did some research and found there aren’t any security cameras on the property, aside from a few of the tenants with their own.

I had a word with him about installing some near the front entrances and ones on the light poles overlooking the front and side of the building. He said he’d look into it, but I think he only said it to appease me.

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