Page 56 of Landon (In Safe Hands)
Justusshrugs. “Hey, if she can overlook the fact you’re a vampire, I say hold ontoher.”
Flippingoff Justus, I glance from one guy to the next. “So, you don’t have a problemwith her being here sometimes?”
“Canwe watch when you fuck her?” Justus asks, and dodges the punch I throw at him.“Fine! Be that way.” He grins. “We’ll just listen.”
Jeremyturns and starts typing on the keyboard in front of him. “I like Zoe. Shedoesn’t take any shit. As far as I’m concerned, she’s one of us.”
“Landon’ssettling down with a woman. Hell must be a frost covered wasteland,” Dareremarks.
“It’llhappen to you assholes too. Just wait,” I warn, grabbing my car keys.
“ToDare maybe. Justus is way too big a whore,” Jeremy laughs.
“Potsand kettles come to mind,” Dare remarks, shaking his head.
“Ihave to go. Are we infiltrating the new forum tonight?”
“Yeah,they’re trading child porn for sure, but there’s one guy I’m pretty sure isshopping for more,” Justus replies, his eyes darkening. Justus may love to giveme shit, and put his cock in anything that moves, but he doesn’t fuck aroundwhen it comes to protecting kids.
“I’llbe here.”
* * * *
“Thanksgivingis next week,” Zoe remarks, leaning back against me as we sit bundled up on herporch swing.
Isit? The last few months have gone by so fast. I’ve never been happier, and Zoeseems to feel the same way. I spend most of my free time at her new house. Whenshe showed me she had installed the UV proof windows, I scooped her up and wespent the whole day in her bed, making love in a room filled with naturallight. There’s no doubt in my mind that this woman was born to be mine. That Iwas meant to be hers.
“Ethanand I usually volunteer at the shelter the night before, but I always cook forus on Thanksgiving, if you’d like to come.”
“I’dlove to.”
“DoDare and the other guys have somewhere to go?”
“Weusually just hang out and play cards. Order pizza or something.”
Sheturns to me, horrified. “They can’t eat pizza on Thanksgiving! I’ll cook atyour house. Tell them to be there.”
“Isthat an order?” My arm snakes around her waist and I lift her into my lap.
“Yep.”
“I’mthe one who gives the orders around here.”
Shesnorts. “In the bedroom maybe.”
“Nomaybe about that, sweetheart.”
“You’reawfully proud of being bossy.”
“Youlike it.” A shiver runs through her when my lips brush her ear. I love the wayshe responds to me. “You love it when I tell you to bend over for me, and whenI smack that plump little ass.”
“Proveit.”
God,I love this woman. And I spend the next hour proving it before I have to meetthe guys back at my house.
Theguys are more than happy to come for Thanksgiving. Dare shocks the shit out ofall of us when he announces he’s bringing a woman.
“Notyou too,” Justus says with a grin. “Another one bites the dust.”
