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manager is causing you trouble then come out and find you lip locked with some guy.”
I couldn’t stop laughing. My brother sounded more like an old man than my brother.
“ Stop laughing, Mare…” Nick tries to scold, but starts laughing. “Are you okay though?”
“ Yes, Tobey protected me.” I smiled up at him.
“ Well then I owe you my gratitude for saving my sister. That guy gets under my skin. I try to get her to get rid of him, but she won’t.”
I sighed.
“I’ve told her the same thing. I guess as long as I can be around, he won’t be able to hurt her anymore.”
They shook hands and Nick turned to me and said, “Seems like a good man you got here, finally. Sure beats the hell out of the other guys you ’ve dated.” He scoffs.
“ If I am able to defend myself here, I’ve never really dated any of them. They were just fuck buddies,” I said without thinking and then cringed when my words finally registered in my head.
I felt Tobey ’s arm tighten around me and I saw Nick clenching his fists. Neither of them spoke for a minute and I felt humiliated. What the hell was I thinking? It wasn’t that it wasn’t the truth, but to say it out loud to my brother… that was a different story. Nick cleared his throat.
“ Will you be joining us for supper tonight? Around six o’clock is when we plan to eat.”
“ Do you want me to stay, Darlin’?” He drawled.
Now, I knew there had to be something wrong with him because he was just too sweet. He didn’t even bat an eye to help me with Kyle and he didn’t protest when I said he was my boyfriend. Now he seemed to have no problem staying and pretending to be my boyfriend for supper. I couldn’t do that to him, though. He had already given so much of his time, but I did ruin lunch.
He leaned down to kiss my cheek and whispered, “If you don’t want me to I completely understand.”
All I could do is smile. He was letting me lead this dance.
“ No, Nick not tonight. I think I am going to make up for a ruined lunch with Tobey. If you want that is. I know you are away from work right now and I don’t want to cause issues there.”
“ That sounds wonderful darlin’. I have a few things I need to do, but will come back to pick you up.” He smiled down at me.
“ I’ll leave you guys to talk and see you inside Mare.” Nick walked away.
Turning back, I looked up at Tobey. “Thank you for going along with it. We don ’t have to go out tonight if you don’t want to. I know you must be busy.”
He cupped my face. “Do you not want to go out?”
“I do, but I don’t want you to feel like you have to,” I said getting lost in his eyes.
“ Then we will go out. I’d like to have uninterrupted time with you,” he said as he stared at my mouth licking his lips.
“ Okay,” I whispered before his mouth devoured mine.
My hand trailed up his stomach and he groaned as I moved up his chest and wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him closer. One of Tobey ’s hands tangled into my hair and the other ran down my back to my ass before squeezing it and pulling me further into him. We both moaned as I slowly began grinding my hips into him. We completely forgot where we were. The only thing that mattered to us right now was each other and this moment. Just as I started running my hand down his front almost reaching the front of his pants, someone clears their throat and coughs.
We broke from the kiss and he rested his forehead to mine. Both of us struggled to catch our breaths. Finally, Tobey opened his eyes and looked at me with a smile.
“Definitely want uninterrupted time,” he winks and I laugh.
Turning, I find Nate standing there with a look on his face that killed the buzz I was feeling. He looked hurt … no it was worse than that. He looked broken. All of a sudden, I felt guilty and I had no reason to feel guilty.
“
I couldn’t stop laughing. My brother sounded more like an old man than my brother.
“ Stop laughing, Mare…” Nick tries to scold, but starts laughing. “Are you okay though?”
“ Yes, Tobey protected me.” I smiled up at him.
“ Well then I owe you my gratitude for saving my sister. That guy gets under my skin. I try to get her to get rid of him, but she won’t.”
I sighed.
“I’ve told her the same thing. I guess as long as I can be around, he won’t be able to hurt her anymore.”
They shook hands and Nick turned to me and said, “Seems like a good man you got here, finally. Sure beats the hell out of the other guys you ’ve dated.” He scoffs.
“ If I am able to defend myself here, I’ve never really dated any of them. They were just fuck buddies,” I said without thinking and then cringed when my words finally registered in my head.
I felt Tobey ’s arm tighten around me and I saw Nick clenching his fists. Neither of them spoke for a minute and I felt humiliated. What the hell was I thinking? It wasn’t that it wasn’t the truth, but to say it out loud to my brother… that was a different story. Nick cleared his throat.
“ Will you be joining us for supper tonight? Around six o’clock is when we plan to eat.”
“ Do you want me to stay, Darlin’?” He drawled.
Now, I knew there had to be something wrong with him because he was just too sweet. He didn’t even bat an eye to help me with Kyle and he didn’t protest when I said he was my boyfriend. Now he seemed to have no problem staying and pretending to be my boyfriend for supper. I couldn’t do that to him, though. He had already given so much of his time, but I did ruin lunch.
He leaned down to kiss my cheek and whispered, “If you don’t want me to I completely understand.”
All I could do is smile. He was letting me lead this dance.
“ No, Nick not tonight. I think I am going to make up for a ruined lunch with Tobey. If you want that is. I know you are away from work right now and I don’t want to cause issues there.”
“ That sounds wonderful darlin’. I have a few things I need to do, but will come back to pick you up.” He smiled down at me.
“ I’ll leave you guys to talk and see you inside Mare.” Nick walked away.
Turning back, I looked up at Tobey. “Thank you for going along with it. We don ’t have to go out tonight if you don’t want to. I know you must be busy.”
He cupped my face. “Do you not want to go out?”
“I do, but I don’t want you to feel like you have to,” I said getting lost in his eyes.
“ Then we will go out. I’d like to have uninterrupted time with you,” he said as he stared at my mouth licking his lips.
“ Okay,” I whispered before his mouth devoured mine.
My hand trailed up his stomach and he groaned as I moved up his chest and wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him closer. One of Tobey ’s hands tangled into my hair and the other ran down my back to my ass before squeezing it and pulling me further into him. We both moaned as I slowly began grinding my hips into him. We completely forgot where we were. The only thing that mattered to us right now was each other and this moment. Just as I started running my hand down his front almost reaching the front of his pants, someone clears their throat and coughs.
We broke from the kiss and he rested his forehead to mine. Both of us struggled to catch our breaths. Finally, Tobey opened his eyes and looked at me with a smile.
“Definitely want uninterrupted time,” he winks and I laugh.
Turning, I find Nate standing there with a look on his face that killed the buzz I was feeling. He looked hurt … no it was worse than that. He looked broken. All of a sudden, I felt guilty and I had no reason to feel guilty.
“
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