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Harley motorcycle parked beside a black Lamborghini.
Talon's friends?
Hmm, maybe
Wayne was right. Maybe Talon
was
a drug dealer.
Not quite so sure of him, she got out of her car and used the back door that opened into the empty club.
She rushed up the steel-and-concrete stairs to her loft.
Pushing open the door, she froze as she caught sight of three men, all of whose testosterone levels were off the Richter scale. They were absolutely devastating.
Whoa, she needed a sketchbook. Pronto.
Talon was dressed in black leather pants and a tight T-shirt that hugged every crevice of his deadly male perfection.
He stood talking to the two men in her kitchen—two incredibly handsome men. Men who were dressed like professionals and not out-of-work bikers.
How wonderfully refreshing.
"Hi, Sunshine," Talon greeted her. "These are my friends."
The one who was Talon's height held his hand out to her. "Kyrian Hunter," he said in an enchanting accent that was nothing like Talon's.
Sunshine shook his strong, callused hand as she recognized the name. "So you're Selena's brother-in-law. She talks about you and Amanda all the time."
Kyrian was slightly leaner than Talon, with laughing green eyes and an easy smile. His blond hair was a shade darker than Talon's and cut in a very hip style. "I think I should be afraid of what she says about me. Knowing her, there's no telling."
Sunshine smiled. "It's all good, I promise you."
"This is Dr. Julian Alexander," Talon said, introducing the other man, who wore a navy sweater and khakis.
"Nice meeting you," Julian said, extending his hand.
Sunshine responded in kind. Julian was about two inches shorter than the other two and yet his aura was every bit as strong and powerful. His eyes were a gorgeous blue and his hair the same shade as Kyrian's. He was also the most subdued of the three of them, but his eyes were no less friendly.
"Doctor?" she asked.
"I teach Classics at Loyola."
"Oh. Do you know Selena Laurens too?"
Julian nodded. "Very well. She's best friends with my wife."
"Grace?" Sunshine said. "You're married to Grade?"
Recognition hit them at the same time.
"That was you?" she asked, stepping around to view him from behind. Oh yeah, now
that
she remembered. "You're Mr. Hot Bottom!"
His face went flush with embarrassment.
"Hot Bottom?" Talon asked. "This I've got to hear."
"Oh yeah," Kyrian added.
"We need to be going," Julian said, pushing Kyrian toward the door.
"Oh, like hell," Kyrian said. "Not until I hear this."
"Nice seeing you again, Sunshine," Julian said, shoving Kyrian out the door.
"Don't worry, Kyrian," Talon called. "I'll be sure to give you the
full
details."
Sunshine set the bag of clothes on her counter as the door slammed shut. "I guess you won't be needing these after all."
"Sorry." He leaned against the counter and watched her. "So, tell me how you met Julian."
She shrugged. "I sell my artwork at
Jackson Square
and I have a booth space next to Selena. A couple of years ago, she brought this bodacious guy to work with her wearing a tight tank top and shorts. Julian had really long hair back then. Anyway, there was this huge crowd of women who had gathered around to watch him. Selena thought it was a disaster, but I made so much money selling sketches of him that I didn't care."
Talon frowned as a very peculiar wave of jealousy went through him. And before he could stop himself, he asked, "Did you keep any of the sketches?"
"I only had one left, and I gave it to Grace about a year ago."
More relieved than he cared to admit, Talon watched her watch him. Her gaze traced the curve of his lips, the line of his jaw, and it made him ache to possess her, to kiss her lips one more time.
"You know, you are really handsome when you smile."
"Am I?" he asked, taking a strange amount of satisfaction from that.
"Yes, you are."
Sunshine swallowed as she realized there was no more reason for him to stay. Not that she should care; she needed to get back to
Talon's friends?
Hmm, maybe
Wayne was right. Maybe Talon
was
a drug dealer.
Not quite so sure of him, she got out of her car and used the back door that opened into the empty club.
She rushed up the steel-and-concrete stairs to her loft.
Pushing open the door, she froze as she caught sight of three men, all of whose testosterone levels were off the Richter scale. They were absolutely devastating.
Whoa, she needed a sketchbook. Pronto.
Talon was dressed in black leather pants and a tight T-shirt that hugged every crevice of his deadly male perfection.
He stood talking to the two men in her kitchen—two incredibly handsome men. Men who were dressed like professionals and not out-of-work bikers.
How wonderfully refreshing.
"Hi, Sunshine," Talon greeted her. "These are my friends."
The one who was Talon's height held his hand out to her. "Kyrian Hunter," he said in an enchanting accent that was nothing like Talon's.
Sunshine shook his strong, callused hand as she recognized the name. "So you're Selena's brother-in-law. She talks about you and Amanda all the time."
Kyrian was slightly leaner than Talon, with laughing green eyes and an easy smile. His blond hair was a shade darker than Talon's and cut in a very hip style. "I think I should be afraid of what she says about me. Knowing her, there's no telling."
Sunshine smiled. "It's all good, I promise you."
"This is Dr. Julian Alexander," Talon said, introducing the other man, who wore a navy sweater and khakis.
"Nice meeting you," Julian said, extending his hand.
Sunshine responded in kind. Julian was about two inches shorter than the other two and yet his aura was every bit as strong and powerful. His eyes were a gorgeous blue and his hair the same shade as Kyrian's. He was also the most subdued of the three of them, but his eyes were no less friendly.
"Doctor?" she asked.
"I teach Classics at Loyola."
"Oh. Do you know Selena Laurens too?"
Julian nodded. "Very well. She's best friends with my wife."
"Grace?" Sunshine said. "You're married to Grade?"
Recognition hit them at the same time.
"That was you?" she asked, stepping around to view him from behind. Oh yeah, now
that
she remembered. "You're Mr. Hot Bottom!"
His face went flush with embarrassment.
"Hot Bottom?" Talon asked. "This I've got to hear."
"Oh yeah," Kyrian added.
"We need to be going," Julian said, pushing Kyrian toward the door.
"Oh, like hell," Kyrian said. "Not until I hear this."
"Nice seeing you again, Sunshine," Julian said, shoving Kyrian out the door.
"Don't worry, Kyrian," Talon called. "I'll be sure to give you the
full
details."
Sunshine set the bag of clothes on her counter as the door slammed shut. "I guess you won't be needing these after all."
"Sorry." He leaned against the counter and watched her. "So, tell me how you met Julian."
She shrugged. "I sell my artwork at
Jackson Square
and I have a booth space next to Selena. A couple of years ago, she brought this bodacious guy to work with her wearing a tight tank top and shorts. Julian had really long hair back then. Anyway, there was this huge crowd of women who had gathered around to watch him. Selena thought it was a disaster, but I made so much money selling sketches of him that I didn't care."
Talon frowned as a very peculiar wave of jealousy went through him. And before he could stop himself, he asked, "Did you keep any of the sketches?"
"I only had one left, and I gave it to Grace about a year ago."
More relieved than he cared to admit, Talon watched her watch him. Her gaze traced the curve of his lips, the line of his jaw, and it made him ache to possess her, to kiss her lips one more time.
"You know, you are really handsome when you smile."
"Am I?" he asked, taking a strange amount of satisfaction from that.
"Yes, you are."
Sunshine swallowed as she realized there was no more reason for him to stay. Not that she should care; she needed to get back to
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