Page 65 of Reckless With You
The doorbell rang, and I clenched my fists, hoping it wasn’t Beth again or Tobey.
I didn’t know what I would do if I saw Tobey again. Because I was just so angry and sad and everything else all at once.
It was like I didn’t even know myself now, let alone him.
How wrong had I been? How many more mistakes could I make?
I opened the door without bothering to look through the peephole and sagged in relief as I saw Tucker.
“What’s wrong, baby?” he asked as he walked right in and cupped my face. I closed the door behind him and just leaned into him. “Nothing’s wrong.”
“Okay, you’re going to tell me exactly what’s going on,” he said as he pulled away from me slightly before leading me to the couch.
“Whose ass am I going to have to kick? Is it your brother’s?”
I looked at him then and just shook my head.
“Really? You would kick my brother’s ass?”
“I would try to,” he said, holding up a finger. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I work out.”
He flexed his biceps and waggled his brows. I smiled and felt far more lighthearted than I’d thought I could that afternoon.
“Oh, I know you do.”
“Down, tiger. We have things to do first.”
“First?”
“Yes, but…do not get me off-topic. We are going to figure out exactly what is going on with you.”
I sighed, shaking my head. “It wasn’t my brothers. Even though you might be able to kick their asses.”
“You know I can’t. Dimitri is all tatted up, and teacher or not, he could take me out with a pinky. Devin’s even worse. And don’t get me started on Caleb. Dear God. How do you have three big bruisers for brothers? And you’re so tiny.”
“I’m not tiny.” I flexed my arm, and he reached out and pinched it.
“Hey,” I said, rubbing the spot.
“You’re so cute.”
“Okay, so it won’t be my brothers kicking your ass. It’ll be me.”
“We both know I can pin you down.”
My belly went warm, and I bit my lip.
“Excuse me. I let myself be pinned, thank you very much.”
He reached out and bit my lip himself before licking away the sting. I groaned.
“You say that, yet I think we both know that isn’t the case. Now, stop using sex to distract me.”
“It’s surprisingly easy with you.”
“It’s like we’ve been doing this all along, isn’t it?” he asked with a wink, and I just shook my head before pushing him back.
“I’m fine. Really. It’s just that…well, Beth was here.”