I consider all of that for a while then ask, “So, Nash killed bad men to save an innocent woman.”
“Yes.”
“And you…”
“I did what I had to do to keep the guys safe and get Jetta out. We all knew what would happen when we decided to go into that house. It was us or them, and I’m glad it was them that died.”
“Me too,” I say with a sigh. “Thank you for answering honestly.”
“Thank you for asking me to stay,” he replies, and I can hear the smile in his voice. “I hate to move, but I need to clean up and get this rubber off.”
He lets me go so that I can sit up again and he can climb out of bed. “Do you have any more condoms?”
“Yeah, why?” he asks, standing in front of me naked and not the least bit embarrassed. Not that he should be. He’s built like a Roman god. “Oh, fuck,” he says when he figures it out for himself and chuckles. “I’ll be right back.”
“And I’ll be waiting.”
Chapter Seventeen
Fiasco
“You’re in a good mood today,” Devlin says, which is when I realize I was whistling. “Feeling better?”
“Hell yes,” I reply. Sex with Joanna felt like it healed my body and soul, making me feel invincible. Sleeping with her in her bed and in my arms was the best night of my life.
“You got laid,” Devlin remarks. “Who’s the, um, lucky lady?”
“Joanna,” I reply with a grin.
“Nash’s sister Joanna?” he exclaims.
“Yeah.”
“Fiasco, man, you better talk to him before you go any further down that road!”
“I don’t know what the big deal is,” I tell him. “It’s not like they grew up together. Joanna didn’t even know she was his sister until last night.”
“She knows?” Devlin asks.
“Yep.”
“You told her?”
“It was an accident.”
“And what did Nash say about you spilling the beans and fucking his sister?” Devlin huffs.
“He doesn’t know I slept with her,” I admit. “And I didn’t fuck her.”
“So, you haven’t had sex with her?”
“Oh no, we definitely had sex last night. Twice, then again this morning,” I tell him with a grin.
“Then why did you say you didn’t fuck her?”
“Because I didn’t. She’s better than that. I didn’t slam her into the wall while trying to ram my dick through her body. We were in her bed and kissed almost the entire time, slow and sweet.”
“Oh, Jesus Christ,” Dev mutters. “You’ve lost your fucking mind.”
“No, I think Joanna must be insane,” I say with a sigh. “She knows everything there is to know about me, all of the embarrassing and bad shit, and she still wants me. I don’t understand why, but I’m just really fucking happy that she does.”
Joanna
“So, are you ready for some fun tomorrow night?” Casey asks when she catches up to me leaving the hospital after my shift.
“Tomorrow night?” I repeat in confusion.
“The bar in Wilmington? Hot bikers?”
“Oh, right. I don’t think I’ll be able to go with you,” I tell her.
“Why not?”
“Because I’m not sure how Phillip would feel about me going to a biker bar trying to pick up men after sleeping with him last night.”
“You what?” she exclaims as we, thankfully, escape out the back door that leads to the employee parking lot. “You slept with the big, blond biker?”
“Yes.”
“Last night?”
“Uh-huh.”
“And? How was it?” she asks.
“It was…really amazing.”
“Yay!” Casey exclaims as she gives me a side hug. “I’m so happy you’re getting out there and getting yours again.”
“Yeah, but when he left this morning, he was in a hurry to get to work and didn’t say he wanted to see me again. I still don’t even have his phone number!”
“Don’t worry. He’ll be back. Now that you gave him the good shit, he won’t be able to stay away.”
“The good shit?” I repeat with a smile.
“If it was amazing for you, then it was probably spectacular for him,” she says.
“How do you know?” I ask.
“Did he get you to the glory land?” she asks with a smirk.
My smile widens. “Yes. Several times, in fact.”
“That’s what I mean. Men always come when they have sex, right? If they put in the time and effort to make it good for you too, then it’s even better for him, not just the sex but for his ego. He’ll be back for more, I guarantee it.”
“And if he doesn’t?”
“He will,” she says like it’s a certainty.
“I hope you’re right. It was more than good sex, it was nice just being so close to him, falling asleep in his arms, waking up to him kissing my neck…”
“And poking you in the ass with his morning wood?” Casey finishes.
“That too,” I agree with a bark of laughter.
“Ah, to be the object of a man’s desire morning, noon, and night. What more could a girl want?”
“Exactly,” I agree. “And you want to see if you’re still who Hunt desires?”
“That man probably has a different woman in his bed morning, noon, and night,” she says with a shake of her head. “I was nothing but a little afternoon delight for him that day in your bathroom.”
“Then why see him again?” I ask. “Because he got you to the glory land a few times?”
“Yes, that, and because he’s a challenge. If I could make him roll over and beg me for another round, then no man would be safe from me,” she says with a grin.
Chapter Eighteen
Fiasco
As soon as I get off work, I take a quick shower and then drive over to Joanna’s house. I don’t let myself think about what I’m doing for too long, scared that I will talk myself out of seeing her. If she doesn’t want to see me, then she won’t answer the door. But after last night and this morning…well, I hope she wants to see me too.
I knock on her door and don’t have to wait long before she opens it
