Opposites Attract (The Locklaine Boys Book 2) (33 page)
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Authors: Jessica Prince
One and a half month later
“
GOOD MORNING.” RICHARD’S SEXY
, sleep-rough voice spoke in my ear, sending a tingle to the very best parts of me.
“Mmm. Morning,” I mumbled back, stretching my limbs. “How long have you been awake?”
He pushed up and reached for something on his nightstand, only to come back a few short seconds later and slide my glasses on my face so I could see everything clearly. Dear Buddha, could he be any more perfect? Propping his head in one hand, he trailed the fingers of the other down along my cheek. “Not long. Just a few minutes.”
“And you’ve been watching me sleep the whole time?”
“Maybe,” he grinned.
“Well, that’s not creepy or anything,” I teased, then began to squeal when he started tickling me.
“You love it,” he growled against my lips.
“I really do,” I muttered, feeling my body heat. I didn’t think I’d ever get enough of him. His kiss was rough and possessive as he forced his tongue into my mouth at the same time he rolled into me, leaving me no choice but to open my legs for his narrow hips. Things quickly grew out of control — as they were prone to do whenever we were naked together — and I was seconds away from begging him when the mood was suddenly sliced in half by the sound of Eminem blaring though the wall just above our heads.
“Rise and shine, happy humpers!” Devon yelled through the drywall over the familiar beat of “Lose Yourself.”
Richard dropped his forehead onto the pillow next to mine with a pained groan as I started to laugh. “How much jail time do you think I’d get for killing her? If you think about it, I’d be doing the public a service.”
“Aw,” I cooed, running my fingers through his hair. “But then who would do all your filing?”
“
Fuck me
.” He rolled off of me and threw his forearm over his eyes. “Why?
Why
does she have to be such a great assistant? It’s like a cruel joke from God or something.”
“Hey, Delilah!” Devon yelled again. “Can I have the last slice of pizza?”
“Yeah, sure!” I called back.”
I waited a few more seconds, knowing there would be something else. I wasn’t wrong.
“We’re out of tampons! Mind picking some up from the store today?”
Okay, so I didn’t need Richard knowing
that
. I burned red as I relented, “Maybe we can just superglue her lips together?”
“You know, she wouldn’t bug us every morning, wanting to borrow all your shit if you’d just move it in here.”
I rolled over onto my belly and propped myself up on his chest. “Is that your way of saying you want to move in together?”
“It is. What, was that not romantic enough?”
My smile was full on cheesy. “But what about Devon? And Collin? He still lives with you, and I don’t want to leave her to pay the lease all on her own. She’s been telling me about her boss. The guy sounds like a jackass. I don’t think he pays her enough to afford that apartment all on her own.”
“Funny, smartass. I’ll have you know, her boss is a fine man. Patience of a saint. And she’s already gotten two raises in the short amount of time she’s been there. Give her a year and she’ll be running the goddamned place.”
I smiled at that, but it quickly disappeared when I admitted, “I don’t want to leave her alone. It’s been the two of us for as long as I can remember. What if… what if I move out and she discovers she hates living alone?”
He looked up at the ceiling as he gave that some thought. “Well, this is just an idea, but what if Collin moves in with her?”
I jerked back a bit “What?”
“It seems like the perfect solution if you think about it. I want you to move in here, and I’d rather not have my cousin as the third wheel. And you don’t want to leave Devon in a lurch. What if he just moves in with her? You’ll still have your best friend close, and it’ll make moving him out and you in easy.”
Huh
. That really wasn’t such a bad idea. “Hey, Devon!” I shouted through the wall.
“Yeah?”
“What do you think of me moving in with Richard and Collin moving in with you?”
There were a few seconds of silence. Then, “Works for me! But I don’t want to hear any shit from him about my BJ dance parties!”
Before I could answer there was a knock on the bedroom door. Collin didn’t even wait for us to call out before barging in and propping his shoulder against the frame as he shoveled a spoonful of cereal into his mouth. “I’m down, too. But I’d like to discuss the implementation of No Pants Thursdays.”
“I’d be amenable to that discussion!” Devon yelled back.
“Jesus Christ!” Richard barked. “How goddamned thin are these walls?”
Once everyone was in agreement that I was moving in with Richard, Collin left to start packing and Devon turned Eminem up to “give us some privacy.”
“Well, looks like it’s settled. That was a lot easier than I thought,” Richard said, rolling on top of me once again.
I wrapped my arms and legs around him as I smiled against his mouth. “You say that now, but you’re forgetting one thing.”
His head went back. “Yeah? What’s that?”
“We still have to tell my family we’ll be living together in sin. How do you think Jace will take that? Claudia told me he recently purchased a new rifle he’s bringing to Sunday dinner tonight. He’s very excited to show it to
everybody
,” I stressed, getting way too much enjoyment out of the way the color drained from his face.
“Between your brother and my mom we’re either going to be married by the end of next year, or I’ll be lying dead in a ditch somewhere.”
I squeezed him tighter and pressed my lips against his. “Then we better have as much fun as we can between now and then.”
He growled approvingly. “Damn straight. Starting right now.”
I laughed loudly, all the while thinking that I couldn’t wait to see what the future has in store for us.
Oh the possibilities.
The End
and be sure to stay tuned for Collin and Devon’s story
coming later this year!
To my husband: Your support never fails to amaze me. Thank you for being so proud. I love you!
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