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We locked eyes then.

“I mean, if you’d just tell me what I’ve done to wrong you. Maybe I could fix it or say sorry or something?”

I watched as Rain ran her hands over the green pleated skirt she wore, making me wish I was the piece of fabric. Finally, she shook her head.

“You haven’t done anything, Agent Zacharra,” her voice seemed to offer a tremble. “But I do wish you wouldn’t look at me like that.”

“Like what?”

“Like you want me,” her voice sounded hoarse.

A cough escaped from my lips. “I don’t want to lie to you, Rain. We’re adults. But I also understand that I don’t have a chance. All I have are looks.”

She wrinkled up her nose then and I couldn’t help but grin.

“Thank God, here come Mason and Nora.” She stood up quickly, nearly tripping in her movements to greet our siblings and a sense relief washed over me.

The conversation would have started to get entirely too heavy.

A breath entered into my lungs, my senses kind of buzzing at the fact that my brother was near. After hugging everyone we ventured inside of the bar that wasn’t as crowded as it had been the last time I’d been here.

We found a table near the pool tables and immediately, I pulled my brother into a game of pool. I needed the distraction because I was moments away from going into the bathroom of and whipping out my dick once again with thoughts of Rain.

Find someone else to fuck tonight.

It’d been a long time since I’d taken a woman home and if I couldn’t have the one that I wanted, the one that wouldn’t make eye contact with me, then another warm body would simply have to do.

Chapter 6

Rain

The ugly ass floral dress stared back at me. It was the single most hideous item I owned and it would do for church with my mother. She’d been begging me and my entire family to come with her for weeks. Finally, Nora and I had agreed, while my brothers had held fast and decided not to.

“Huh?” I had my phone up to my ear.

“Are you listening to me?” Nora asked from the other end of the speakerphone.

“Sorry, I was looking for a dress for church,” I said.

“You found one?”

I sighed. “I did.”

“Good, 'cause you know mom would be pissed if you decided not to make it today.”

Another sigh. “I know. But I’m only going because you’re going to be there with me today. Church isn’t my thing.”

Nora giggled at the other end and then stopped. “Mine either.”

“What’s so funny?” I asked.

“Mason,” she replied shyly and I knew he was probably kissing at some part of her.

“The two of you are so gross,” I laughed.

She giggled again. “He says hi.”

My sister and her lover couldn’t get enough of each other. I’d never had a romance like that, where I was actually in love with someone. Even watching them at Noir a few nights ago, they’d just come back from a trip where they were constantly with each other, and yet…they still seemed so happy.

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