Page 37 of Wilde Abandon
He’d have to warn her, because he didn’t want Dean and Max to think he chose her over them.She already understood his brothers were important to him.
Dean’s gaze narrowed on him.“You’re not dressed.”
“I got a late start.”
Max grinned.“Because of the naked woman in your bed.”
“Yes,” he snapped.“Because of her.”And I’d like to still be in that bed with her.
“Melody’s here?”Dean eyed the closed door.“Damn.Nice.Congrats, man.You got her back.Like for real, you two are together now.”
“What have I missed?”Max asked.
“Our boy here finally made his move on his dream girl.”Dean and Max shared an approving look.“Oh, I forgot to tell you last night.Your girl warned me about those two locals.Brian and Josh.I did some digging.Brian has a record.Mostly possession and a couple minor intent to sell.Dude knows his business and how not to get caught is all that tells me.Josh is nearly squeaky clean.He’s got a parking ticket he hasn’t paid, a speeding ticket, and one assault incident where he was hit first, but the guy who hit him claimed Josh was assaulting a woman in the parking lot.He wasn’t charged because the woman said she was drunk, he hit on her, things got handsy in the parking lot, she changed her mind and pushed him away, but he didn’t stop before the other guy came to her rescue.”
“That is fucked up,” Fox said, raking his hand through his still-damp hair.
Dean nodded.“Yeah.So he’s not our kind of people.”
They’d seen a lot of shit happen growing up in foster care and they steered clear of people who liked to hurt others and take what wasn’t offered.They’d all been victims of it themselves in some way, shape, or form.
“I don’t think Melody liked them at all, though she put up with them.I noticed the waitresses working the back of the bar kept an eye on Brian.”Fox had kept his eye on Melody most of the night, though she handled herself well with the drunk and flirty customers.For the most part, no one took advantage of her.They’d probably learned a lesson a time or two trying.
She didn’t take any shit.
She stood up for herself and those who worked for her.
He liked that about her.
Fox was tired of standing around practically naked with his buddies.“They’re off our radar.We’ve got other business to handle.I’ll meet you guys downstairs in ten.”
“Is it everything you hoped it would be?”Max asked, because Fox only confided his most personal feelings with them.
“No.”Before he could say more, a soft gasp sounded behind him.
They all turned toward her, standing in the open bedroom door, her in one of his T-shirts.She looked adorably rumpled and awesome in his shirt as it draped over her curves and hit her mid-thigh.
But he did not like the devastated look on her face.“It’s a billion times better than what I hoped it would be.”
She leaned her shoulder against the doorframe, stared at him, and a huge smile lit up her whole face.“Is that right?”
“The dreams I had of you don’t even come fucking close to the outstanding reality that is you.”
Her grin widened.“Such a filthy mouth on a guy built like a god.”
Now he grinned.She’d surprised him.And just looking at her made him hard.Which was why he kept his back to his friends.“I’ll meet you both downstairs.”
“We have a meeting in less than half an hour,” Max reminded him.
“I’ll be there.But first…” He walked toward Melody, who couldn’t possibly miss his intention with the way he’d tented the towel at his waist.
The only thing that signaled his buddies had left was the closing of his front door.
Melody looked up at him as he stopped in front of her.“You didn’t introduce me to your friend.”
“I’m not doing introductions when you’re naked.”
She looked down at the shirt she’d put on.“I hope you don’t mind my borrowing this.”