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ask me but I was willing to agree to anything to get some answers.
His eyes dropped down, taking in my cleavage and bare legs. “Go change first. I can’t concentrate with you dressed like that.”
I chewed on my lower lip, dropping my gaze to the floor. “Except for the clothes from yesterday, I don’t have anything to wear.”
“Why not? What happened with the shopping trip?”
I glanced down at the floor. “Something came up,” I said softly, waiting for him to be angry with me for not doing as he wished.
He grunted. “Not a big deal. You’re distracting as all hell dressed like that but I guess I’ll just have to live with the torture.”
I glanced up at him. He smiled, and I couldn’t help but smile back. He wasn’t angry with me. I hadn’t really realized until right then how much Mike had messed me up, training me to expect all men to behave the way he did.
“Ready for my question?” he asked.
I nodded.
“When Uncle Vinny knocked on the door, you got scared, thought it was someone else. Who?”
Crap! I didn’t want to answer. If I did, he would know what a mess I was. I bit my lip, tears starting to sting my eyes as I fought to hold them back. This was it. This was when it would all come crashing down because nobody wanted to be with a woman who had a crazy cop chasing after her, a crazy cop that could make life difficult for everybody.
He stepped closer, used his finger to raise my chin so I’d be looking into his eyes. “Was it Detective Mike Gordon?”
I gasped, shocked. He knew. How did he know?
Luc kissed my forehead. “It’s okay. He had one of his moron friends here spying on you… but he’s gone now so you don’t have to worry about it. Okay?”
I smiled, fighting back tears that were threatening to spill. “I was scared to tell you.”
He kissed my forehead again, running his hands through my hair, massaging my scalp with his fingers, making me feel all warn and tingly, making the fear melt away. “You never have to be scared to tell me anything, Angel.” He looked into my eyes and kissed me, the touch of his lips making the last bits of fear and doubt disappear as if they had never even been there.
I couldn’t believe I had been scared of this man. Yes, I had seen him break a man’s arm but I was now certain he’d never do anything like that to me, doubted the thought would even cross his mind. I knew he could be violent, but I finally realized that violence would never be aimed at me. It made what I had to do much more painful. “I… I think I need to leave.”
Luc jerked back as if slapped, staring at me with eyes filled with shock. “What? Why?”
“Because I used to be stupid and ended up with a jerk. I left him but that’s not enough. He always said he’d find me if I left him, and he was telling the truth. You know that. He found me. He’s coming. And I’m afraid he’ll hurt you.”
Luc did the absolute last thing I expected. He laughed.
I stared at him, my confusion quickly transforming into anger. “This isn’t funny, Luc. It’s not some macho bullshit. Mike is a cop. He has a gun, and he’s not afraid to use it. It or his fists.”
The laughter stopped like someone had flipped a switch and Luc’s eyes grew dark. “I know he hurt you. Probably thinks he’s a big man for doing that. It’ll be fun watching him try to hurt me.”
The suddenly menacing tone in his voice sent a chill rushing down my spine. I had been worried that Mike would hurt Luc, but the look in his eyes, the rough edge in his voice, had me suddenly worrying that Luc would go to jail after doing something really serious to Mike. “He’s not worth going to jail for.”
Luc barked out a harsh laugh. “He’ll pay for hurting you… and nobody will be going to jail.” Without warning, he grabbed me and pulled me close, his mouth crashing down onto mine. I grabbed his big biceps, digging my nails into his flesh as his tongue teased mine, forcing a moan to slip free.
His eyes dropped down, taking in my cleavage and bare legs. “Go change first. I can’t concentrate with you dressed like that.”
I chewed on my lower lip, dropping my gaze to the floor. “Except for the clothes from yesterday, I don’t have anything to wear.”
“Why not? What happened with the shopping trip?”
I glanced down at the floor. “Something came up,” I said softly, waiting for him to be angry with me for not doing as he wished.
He grunted. “Not a big deal. You’re distracting as all hell dressed like that but I guess I’ll just have to live with the torture.”
I glanced up at him. He smiled, and I couldn’t help but smile back. He wasn’t angry with me. I hadn’t really realized until right then how much Mike had messed me up, training me to expect all men to behave the way he did.
“Ready for my question?” he asked.
I nodded.
“When Uncle Vinny knocked on the door, you got scared, thought it was someone else. Who?”
Crap! I didn’t want to answer. If I did, he would know what a mess I was. I bit my lip, tears starting to sting my eyes as I fought to hold them back. This was it. This was when it would all come crashing down because nobody wanted to be with a woman who had a crazy cop chasing after her, a crazy cop that could make life difficult for everybody.
He stepped closer, used his finger to raise my chin so I’d be looking into his eyes. “Was it Detective Mike Gordon?”
I gasped, shocked. He knew. How did he know?
Luc kissed my forehead. “It’s okay. He had one of his moron friends here spying on you… but he’s gone now so you don’t have to worry about it. Okay?”
I smiled, fighting back tears that were threatening to spill. “I was scared to tell you.”
He kissed my forehead again, running his hands through my hair, massaging my scalp with his fingers, making me feel all warn and tingly, making the fear melt away. “You never have to be scared to tell me anything, Angel.” He looked into my eyes and kissed me, the touch of his lips making the last bits of fear and doubt disappear as if they had never even been there.
I couldn’t believe I had been scared of this man. Yes, I had seen him break a man’s arm but I was now certain he’d never do anything like that to me, doubted the thought would even cross his mind. I knew he could be violent, but I finally realized that violence would never be aimed at me. It made what I had to do much more painful. “I… I think I need to leave.”
Luc jerked back as if slapped, staring at me with eyes filled with shock. “What? Why?”
“Because I used to be stupid and ended up with a jerk. I left him but that’s not enough. He always said he’d find me if I left him, and he was telling the truth. You know that. He found me. He’s coming. And I’m afraid he’ll hurt you.”
Luc did the absolute last thing I expected. He laughed.
I stared at him, my confusion quickly transforming into anger. “This isn’t funny, Luc. It’s not some macho bullshit. Mike is a cop. He has a gun, and he’s not afraid to use it. It or his fists.”
The laughter stopped like someone had flipped a switch and Luc’s eyes grew dark. “I know he hurt you. Probably thinks he’s a big man for doing that. It’ll be fun watching him try to hurt me.”
The suddenly menacing tone in his voice sent a chill rushing down my spine. I had been worried that Mike would hurt Luc, but the look in his eyes, the rough edge in his voice, had me suddenly worrying that Luc would go to jail after doing something really serious to Mike. “He’s not worth going to jail for.”
Luc barked out a harsh laugh. “He’ll pay for hurting you… and nobody will be going to jail.” Without warning, he grabbed me and pulled me close, his mouth crashing down onto mine. I grabbed his big biceps, digging my nails into his flesh as his tongue teased mine, forcing a moan to slip free.
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