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“I need to tame a wild foal. We’ll have this out tomorrow. Yeah, you, too, brother.” He hangs up the phone and puts it on the desk.
“Did you just compare me to a horse?” I ask, scrunching my nose up in distaste.
“A wild, skittish one, to be exact. Your brother won’t be an issue. I could not give a fuck about Raze. He lost the right to bitch when he disrespected you tonight. So, are we good?”
“I’ll just go back to Mattie’s I don’t have anything to sleep in and I’ll need my toothbrush and things. This was just a bad idea. I wasn’t thinking clearly.”
He goes over to the dresser that the television is sitting on and opens a drawer. Then he tosses me a worn T-shirt. “You can sleep in that. I keep spare toothbrushes in the medicine cabinet.”
“So, you just keep them lying around for all the women you entertain,” I grumble, ignoring the feeling that I don’t like the idea of him plowing through women to the point he keeps spare shit lying around for them.
“Don’t like the idea? We’re just friends. Family, right?”
“Dom, quit being a dick,” I growl. I refuse to admit that I might be a little jealous.
“Go get ready for bed, Princess. You’ve had a rough night.”
I think about refusing him, but in the end it’s not worth it. I am worn out and tired of worrying about it all. “Fine,” I hiss, grabbing the T-shirt and stomping off into the bathroom.
Then I hear him laugh, and I want to go kick him in the balls.
“Stupid dumbass,” I bitch under my breath.
I just wish I knew if I was calling Dom that… or myself.
Chapter 17
Dom
I don’t sleep with clothes on, but I know Thea will have a cow if I try that tonight. I grab a pair of gym shorts. These will have to work. There’s a small cubby area that serves as a closet. It used to have an ironing board and shit in it. Now it’s just clothes hanging. It gives me enough room to change, though. I put my cut on a hanger and then stuff the rest of the clothes I took off in the small hamper.
When I come back out, my damn jaw almost drops to the floor. Thea, standing there in my T-shirt, is something out of a fantasy. The shirt is big on her, stopping about three to four inches above her knee. I have to make myself stop the moan that comes out when I see how the fabric caresses her full breasts. She’s lethal and I’m starting to worry that I’m getting in over my head. The last thing I need is to fuck things up with Thea. I don’t give a fuck what Breaker, Bull or any of the others would do—including my father. My only concern is Thea. She’s not the kind of woman you approach lightly. You need to be all in with her. I know it. I’ve always known it. I never thought that person would be me, but I’ve always been drawn to her. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t. I never went there out of respect for Breaker, but also because there was Gabby. I gave that woman most of my life up ‘til now. I was a blind idiot, much like Thea takes great pleasure in pointing out.
“You okay?” she asks, making me realize that I’ve been lost in my thoughts.
I shake it off and give her a small smile. “Yeah. Go ahead, get in bed. It’s my turn in the bathroom.” She gives a slight nod of her head and I leave before I do something stupid.
I go through the motions of getting ready. I’m being stupid. I shouldn’t be nervous about spending the night with Thea—but I am. I want time with her, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I fear making the wrong move here. I want to explore these new feelings I’m having for her. I’m a big enough man to admit they’re feelings that have been dormant inside of me, that I’ve refused to let see the light of day. What happens if I finally let them free? What if she thinks I’m insane and pushes me away? The woman hasn’t exactly seen me at my best. I’m not sure it’s even possible for her to give me a shot. I probably shouldn’t even try. My head is still messed up. Gabby might not be my problem any longer, but losing T has taken its toll on me, and then there’s the secret that my dad seems intent on keeping. I can’t even bring myself to think about that. I haven’t spoken to him in weeks, and I need to. I just have anger coiled up inside me. With a sigh, I rinse my mouth after brushing my teeth and head back to the main room. Thea is in bed with the cover pulled up to her neck, staring at me. She looks flustered and adorable all at once.
“I…” She clears her throat and starts again. “I didn’t know what side of the bed you slept on.”
“The middle,” I answer with a grin.
She breathes out in a huff and rolls her eyes. “Yeah, well, that’s not happening tonight.”
“That sounds like a challenge.” I grin at her, giving her a wink as I get into bed.
“Nope. It’s a threat you so much as put a toe on my side of the bed and I will hurt you in ways you can’t fathom.”
I settle down in bed and turn over to my side to look at her. “Oh… I’m so skeered,” I joke.
“You should be,” she snaps, doing her best to keep the laughter out of her voice and mostly failing.
“Baby, I’ll make a deal with you. I’m going to stay on my side. If anyone crosses that line tonight, it will be you.”
“Then, we’re good because there’s no way I’d ever do that.”
“We’ll see,” I taunt.
