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arm. For a girl, she’d always been surprisingly strong. “I wasn’t going to tell you about that. I was going to say, we stayed up all night talking. ” A goofy grin spread over her face and she tilted her head to the side. “Well, intermittingly, we talked. It kind of went in cycles.”
“I’m going to cover my ears in a second,” he warned.
“Well, at least one of us is getting some.”
“I swear you should have been born a boy.” He ran a hand over his hair. “And not that it’s any of your business, but I’m giving Sienna time to get used to the idea of me being her husband. She’s probably always viewed me as in a brotherly light.” Though he’d never been blind to Sienna’s beauty, he’d considered her as off limits as his sister’s best friend. That changed the second the Bioexpa bands were on their fingers. “I don’t want to rush her.”
Judging from how far she slept from him at night so as to prevent even accidentally touching him, he knew she wasn’t ready to be intimate with him. And last night when they’d watched the movie together, she’d been mindful to keep distance between them. She seemed to stiffen if he even got too close.
Mika released a loud sigh. “Left to your own devices, the two of you are going to screw this up. Trust me, she’s ready. She thinks you’re still hung up on Ella or that you’re not really into her.”
How could she possibly believe that? He’d told her that he wanted her. As for Ella, on a subconscious level, he’d known that it wouldn’t work out when she’d forced him to register with Bioexpa instead of simply accepting his proposal. Before Jakob could respond to that revelation, Declan came up and curled an arm around Mika’s waist. He whispered something in her ear that had her cheeks turning fiery red.
He cleared his throat. “Still not used to this.” He’d never seen Mika so into a guy. She hadn’t dated anyone seriously until after he’d gone off to college.
“Well, you’d better,” she said, her hand covering the one Declan had left at her hip. “Because this isn’t going to end.”
“You know, I didn’t get the chance to say it earlier, but I’m a big fan of yours,” Declan said. “ I even bought the same rackets that you use. Didn’t help my game much. Maybe we could hit the courts sometime? You could give me some pointers.”
“Sure thing.”
Mika shook her head. “He’ll wipe the floor with you,” she informed her husband.
“Oh, no doubt, but it’ll be an honor.”
Just then, Liam’s laughter reached them. They glanced over to see Sienna smiling up at him. Jakob’s eyes narrowed as the other man slung an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. “Sorry about my brother,” Declan said. “He’s a huge flirt. He’s harmless—for the most part.”
“He does know we’re married, right?”
“Well… Liam is an attorney. To him, your marriage is an unsigned contract until it’s consummated. I can tell he’s attracted to your wife, but he won’t-”
“He sure as hell won’t,” Jakob growled. “Excuse me.”
***
“We’re going home.”
Sienna blinked as a hand wrapped around her wrist. She barely recognized the demanding and angry voice as her husband’s. Jakob was never angry. He was famous for not losing his cool no matter what the situation. Situations that would cause other tennis players to lapse into a litany of profanity, such as a bad line call, only made him tighten his lips and work harder.
So stunned was she, that she didn’t object as he gave hasty goodbyes to everyone and guided her out of the house with a hand to the base of her spine. “My car,” she objected, when he led her to his car.
He hesitated then said, “Fine, but I want to talk to you at home.”
She nodded. As she drove home, her confusion only grew. What had come over him? When she entered the apartment, he met her at the door. Taking her hand, he drew her into the kitchen and pulled out a
“I’m going to cover my ears in a second,” he warned.
“Well, at least one of us is getting some.”
“I swear you should have been born a boy.” He ran a hand over his hair. “And not that it’s any of your business, but I’m giving Sienna time to get used to the idea of me being her husband. She’s probably always viewed me as in a brotherly light.” Though he’d never been blind to Sienna’s beauty, he’d considered her as off limits as his sister’s best friend. That changed the second the Bioexpa bands were on their fingers. “I don’t want to rush her.”
Judging from how far she slept from him at night so as to prevent even accidentally touching him, he knew she wasn’t ready to be intimate with him. And last night when they’d watched the movie together, she’d been mindful to keep distance between them. She seemed to stiffen if he even got too close.
Mika released a loud sigh. “Left to your own devices, the two of you are going to screw this up. Trust me, she’s ready. She thinks you’re still hung up on Ella or that you’re not really into her.”
How could she possibly believe that? He’d told her that he wanted her. As for Ella, on a subconscious level, he’d known that it wouldn’t work out when she’d forced him to register with Bioexpa instead of simply accepting his proposal. Before Jakob could respond to that revelation, Declan came up and curled an arm around Mika’s waist. He whispered something in her ear that had her cheeks turning fiery red.
He cleared his throat. “Still not used to this.” He’d never seen Mika so into a guy. She hadn’t dated anyone seriously until after he’d gone off to college.
“Well, you’d better,” she said, her hand covering the one Declan had left at her hip. “Because this isn’t going to end.”
“You know, I didn’t get the chance to say it earlier, but I’m a big fan of yours,” Declan said. “ I even bought the same rackets that you use. Didn’t help my game much. Maybe we could hit the courts sometime? You could give me some pointers.”
“Sure thing.”
Mika shook her head. “He’ll wipe the floor with you,” she informed her husband.
“Oh, no doubt, but it’ll be an honor.”
Just then, Liam’s laughter reached them. They glanced over to see Sienna smiling up at him. Jakob’s eyes narrowed as the other man slung an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. “Sorry about my brother,” Declan said. “He’s a huge flirt. He’s harmless—for the most part.”
“He does know we’re married, right?”
“Well… Liam is an attorney. To him, your marriage is an unsigned contract until it’s consummated. I can tell he’s attracted to your wife, but he won’t-”
“He sure as hell won’t,” Jakob growled. “Excuse me.”
***
“We’re going home.”
Sienna blinked as a hand wrapped around her wrist. She barely recognized the demanding and angry voice as her husband’s. Jakob was never angry. He was famous for not losing his cool no matter what the situation. Situations that would cause other tennis players to lapse into a litany of profanity, such as a bad line call, only made him tighten his lips and work harder.
So stunned was she, that she didn’t object as he gave hasty goodbyes to everyone and guided her out of the house with a hand to the base of her spine. “My car,” she objected, when he led her to his car.
He hesitated then said, “Fine, but I want to talk to you at home.”
She nodded. As she drove home, her confusion only grew. What had come over him? When she entered the apartment, he met her at the door. Taking her hand, he drew her into the kitchen and pulled out a
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