Page 41 of Outlaw

“Linc, please get in,” I tried pleading. Demanding anything of him would never work.

“All right, but only because you asked so sweet,” he replied, then winked at me, reaching up to take his cowboy hat off so he could get inside.

The driver moved aside for me, and his cold expression stayed on Hudson. I moved to get in, watching Linc to make sure he did the same.

With a smirk, he lowered himself, then slid back into the vehicle. I didn’t dare glance back at Hudson as I hurried to get inside too. He would be upset that I had gotten in without saying anything more, but this was for him. I didn’t want to see how much further Linc could be pushed before he reacted.

`The door closed once I was in and seated. My eyes went to the dark tinted window, and I looked out at Hudson. He was hurt. He was also angry, but the pain in his expression was more visible. I knew he couldn’t see me, but he still stayed there as the limo began to move away. I should have ended things. He was just going to continue to get hurt by this. By us.

“He’s got small hands,” Linc said, snapping my gaze from the fading view of Hudson to him.

“They’re perfectly sized for him. He’s not as tall as you are,” I bit out, annoyed with him.

He smirked. “Small hands, small dick.”

I rolled my eyes. I wasn’t going to defend the size of Hudson’s penis. It was average in length and girth. About the same size as Bastian’s. Not everyone had monster-sized ones like Linc did. In fact, if I hadn’t been intoxicated, it would have probably been painful. No woman wanted to be stretched that much.

I dropped my eyes to my phone as it vibrated with a text. I sighed and swiped my finger over the screen.

Hudson: You went the wrong way. Are you not going to get your car? What will you drive?

I couldn’t ask, and not because Linc would just say no, but because it was one last connection to Hudson. I didn’t need to be driving something around that he had bought for me. It would make my not letting him go free worse. But he had been so adamant that we would work. That he wanted to wait. Because he loved me.

Branwen: I can’t. We are headed to an airstrip and flying back.

I wanted to add that I was sorry, but there was so much to be sorry for that I didn’t know where to begin.

“He’s a stage one clinger. No woman’s cunt is that damn magical.” Linc’s deep drawl snapped me out of my thoughts and away from watching the dots on the screen as Hudson typed.

Ignoring his remark was the smart thing to do, but I chose to be stupid.

“Not every man is led by his penis.” I whispered the last word, just in case Stevie wasn’t completely asleep.

The corner of Linc’s mouth quirked as his hooded gaze watched me, making my entire body rebel against me as it tingled.

“You’re right. I’m not. But the dentist is. You’re probably the hottest piece of ass he’s ever had.”

I opened my mouth to tell him that Hudson’s ex was gorgeous when my phone vibrated, and I looked back down at it.

Hudson: I’ve got a root canal to do. Call me tonight.

After all that typing, that was it? He must have erased whatever he was going to say.

Branwen: I will.

I turned to look out the window instead of continuing the conversation with Linc. When the limo turned onto a road I’d never been down, Stevie yawned, drawing my attention to her. Both small fists were rubbing her eyes as she stretched out her legs. The first smile I’d had since dealing with Hudson spread across my face as I watched her.

She opened her eyes slowly, and they met mine. The soft, happy grin that appeared on her face made my heart warm. She was my cure for everything.

“Hello, sunshine,” I said.

She giggled, then turned her head to look over at Linc. Watching her expression brighten at the sight of him reminded me why I could do this. I owed it to her.

My eyes shifted to Linc. He wasn’t just in awe of her; he already loved her. It made the other things he said and did less important.

“Awah we going to the stowah now?” she asked him.

He shifted in his seat, leaning forward slightly to look around her and out the window. “No need to go to the store,” he told her. “I believe everything you want might be inside there.”

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