Page 78 of Forbidden Harmony

No, she hadn’t, and why the fuck itbothered him, he didn’t know. He should have been happy she hadn’t tried. He didn’tcuddle with women after sex, it made them think what was happening between themwas more than it was. He should have been happy that Addison picked up soquickly on his preference for not having a woman glom onto him after sex.

Instead, he’d laid in her bed getting allworked up that she was lying on her side of the bed and not even trying to touchhim. It had completely ruined his fucking high from having her come on his faceand on his dick. He’d abandoned his plan to have her come on his fingers andseal the hat trick deal, and instead left her place like a huffy toddler.

She didn’t seem to mind. Didn’t evenask if you would stay, did she? You’re basically just a vibrator to her,buddy, and guess what? It’s better this way. The two of you would never workso stop acting like such a fucking baby and stop showing up at her place uninvited.Stick to the fucking deal. A lesson a week for a month. That’s it.

Yeah, that’s what he needed to do. Hisobsession with the sweet little schoolteacher needed to be reined in. There wasno future for them and -

His body stiffened and he watched with aweird mixture of anxiety and anger as the very object of his obsession walkedby the shop. She was with Lucas and Preacher’s hands turned into fists when hesaid something to her, and she laughed. She was wearing a pretty blue dresswith her usual pearls around her neck and her soft hair was in a high ponytail.She looked fucking amazing and hot jealousy flooded through him as they continueddown the sidewalk and disappeared from his view.

She didn’t even glance into your shop,did she? She was too busy laughing at whatever Lucas was saying, wasn’t she?

Had she dressed up for Lucas? Did she planon taking him back to her place later and showing him those practical and weirdlysexy cotton panties she was always wearing? The jealousy was a fire-breathingdragon inside of him. It would be a cold fucking day in hell before Lucas sawAddie’s goddamn panties. He headed for the front door as Nolan swirled the mopon the floor in front of the counter.

“Where you off to?” Nolan said.

“Getting some lunch.” Preacher pushed openthe shop door.

The heat settled over him like a warm wetglove. He headed after Addison and Lucas, cursing inwardly at the crowds of touristslingering on the sidewalks and walking about as fast as fucking turtles.

He gritted his teeth and tried not to breakthe guy in half who had stopped in the middle of the sidewalk to take a pictureof the barrel of flowers in front of Grind My Beans. Jesus Christ, had henever seen fucking flowers before?

He pushed his way past the tourist. Hecould see the back of Lucas’s head about a block ahead and occasionally, a glimpseof Addison’s dress through the throng of people. He quickened his pace, sweatstarting to collect at his temples.

By the time he reached the yarn shop, Lucasand Addison were already inside. Preacher reached for the door handle.

What the fuck are you doing? Have youlost your fucking mind? What kind of excuse are you going to give Addison for showingup in a yarn shop? And what if he is touching her? What if she’s having a goodtime with him? You have no fucking right to be jealous, and if she wants tostart dating Lucas, it isn’t any of your business. Walk away before you make acomplete fool of yourself.

He backed away from the yarn shop like itwas on fire. What the fuck? He’d been about to storm into a goddamn yarn shopjust because a woman he was casually fucking was in there with another guy.

His headache surged forward, a blinding andpulsing pain that threatened to become a full-blown migraine. Sick to his stomachat even the thought of getting a migraine, he turned and walked back toward Nan’s.He’d grab a bite to eat and try not to think about Addison and what she may ormay not do with that asshole gamer.

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“Can I just say that I am very glad Ibrought you with me?” Lucas touched a hank of yarn hanging on the wall. “Mymom’s been knitting since I was a kid and I’m still a complete idiot about yarn.”

Addison laughed. “Well, there is a lot tochoose from. What does your mom -”

“Hi there!”

Addison hid her smile when Cora, one of theyarn shop employees, stopped next to Lucas. Honestly, she was surprised it hadtaken this long. Lucas was a good looking guy and Cora was single. If Addisonwas single, she’d hit on Lucas too.

You are single. Harrison and you areover, remember?

Right. She glanced at her bare ringfinger. She wasn’t engaged anymore. She was totally free to date anyone shewanted and that included Lucas.

You know what’s real weird, Addie-baby?It wasn’t Harrison you were thinking of, was it?

She needed to shut that thought down andquick, but it refused to be quieted. It was right anyway. It hadn’t beenHarrison. It was Preacher’s face who’d popped into her head. Which wasridiculous because they absolutely weren’t dating, and she was free to go outwith any guy she wanted. Just like Preacher could go out with any woman hewanted.

Jealousy licked at her stomach like ahungry tiger and she swallowed hard. The thought of Preacher having sex with anotherwoman really shouldn’t upset her so much. Hell, for all she knew, he could bebanging some other chick at this very minute. They had never spoken about him notsleeping with other women while he was giving her lessons.

Yeah, well, if you’d looked in the damntattoo shop when you were walking by earlier like I told you to do, you’d knowif he was working or potentially out banging another chick at this very minute.

It’d taken every last ounce of willpowernot to peer into Preacher’s shop as she walked by with Lucas. She’d been proudof herself in the moment, but now she just wished she’d done it, if even to catcha glimpse of Preacher.

Yikes. You’re moving into obsessionterritory. You know that, right?

Moving? Hell, she’d moved into obsessiontwo days ago after he fucked her in the bathroom. Moved in, unpacked all herbelongings, and was thinking of getting a cat.

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