Restore Me (Book 2.5 Kin Series) (10 page)

“So, you’re just going to walk out of the room, even with me here, sprawled out and naked?”

I kissed her neck and ran my hand up between her supple tits. “It’s very difficult.”

She pointed to my fully erect cock in my shorts.
“Are you planning on icing that down?”

“Nah, it will be waiting for when you get back.”
I said it as if I was sure that Shayne wasn’t going to convince her not to, even though I really didn’t know.

“What if I don’t come back?”
Even she was wondering the same thing.

I stood up and let out an air-filled laugh
. “Then I will be icin’ it.”

“Do I have to beg?”
A part of me wanted to turn around and go for it.

“Patience is a virtue.”
I leaned against the doorframe. “It’s goin’ to happen, so I’m not worried about waiting. Your head is too messed up today.”

“I know what I want.”
Maybe she did, albeit I couldn’t bring myself to fuck things up, not when I’d had a taste that left me feigning for so much more.

Playing this game with Lacey was changing me and the more I fought it, the more it was happening. I should have stopped talking to the woman and pretended that I’d never been interested. All the signs were there.

But I couldn’t.

I wanted more and she was going to give it to me.

Chapter 11

After Lacey left my
apartment, I found myself pacing around. The more I attempted to keep my mind off of her, the harder it was to not think about what she was doing. Shayne had never been my enemy. Sure, I thought he was a bit over the top and arrogant, but since our families were linked, we’d always gotten along, to an extent.

After messing around with Lacey, and watching her walk out my door to be with him, I had become enraged. I didn’t have room to talk about being a faithful kind of guy, but
I also didn’t make promises that I couldn’t keep. I never lied to a woman about my intentions. They knew from the get-go that I wasn’t a monogamous kind of guy.

As the hours passed, I felt like I was losing my mind. Deciding that I needed a reprieve, I headed out on my bike for some air. Shortly after heading down the main highway, I turned into Candace’s development. I hadn’t driven there on purpose, but obviously I’d been thinking with my dick again.

It was probably a good thing that she wasn’t home, considering that I’d just had a talk with her about keeping things the way they were. Stopping by for no reason was going against everything I’d said.

I took my time riding home, constantly wondering what was going on between me and Lacey. It wasn’t like I’d wanted to have these kind of confusing feelings. Getting in her pants had been the only reason that I was stringing her along. Yet, each time we were near each other, I became more fascinated with her as a person. Maybe every woman I was with had qualities that I’d never noticed. It was possible that the changes in my life were affecting the way I looked at the world.

No matter what it was, I couldn’t shake the way Lacey made me crazy.

I rolled into the driveway feeling exactly as when I’d left. I surely didn’t expect for Lacey to have pulled in too. She was just sitting there when I hopped off my bike. I think I knew things hadn’t gone well when her head was down and she appeared to be crying. I knocked gently on her window without thinking of anything appropriate to
say. I did my best to rationalize with her situation.

“I’m not goin’ to ask you what happened, but my doors open if it’s where you want to go.”

Of course, I wanted her to come in and to be able to finish where we’d left off. Her sweet pussy was finally going to satiate my dick enough for me to start thinking straight again. This chase was taking too much out of me and I just wanted to be done with it all.

Lacey came inside a couple moments later. She was still sniffling and I refused to pry into her business. She leaned against the doorframe and crossed her arms.
“Do you care if I get a shower?”

I couldn’t help but imagine her being naked in my bathroom. My cock jumped at the thought.
“My shampoo smells like a man.”

She tried her best to put on a smile
. “I don’t even care.”

I watched her walk toward the bathroom and heard the door close. A part of me wanted to head into my bathroom and rub one off so I could deal with being so close to her later. This chick was fucked up in the head and I wasn’t about to ruin my nut on someone that wasn’t really into it.

Knowing that she probably came back unprepared, I went into the bedroom and grabbed her something to put on and a fresh towel. The bathroom door’s lock was broken and she was probably going to freak out.

The curtain was pretty much see through and I couldn’t help but steal a peek. From the moment that I saw her naked skin in front of me, I honestly lost all control over my own actions. I don’t know what had gotten into me, but I started stripping, with every intent of having her in the shower.

As I stepped into the shower, and heard her sniffle, I realized how fragile she was. I liked pussy, but I wasn’t an asshole that didn’t respect other people’s feelings. There was no excuse for putting myself in the situation, so I did the first thing that came to mind.

I reached for her and pulled her against my chest. She was silent as I ran my hands down her arms and kissed her shoulder.
“I hate hearin’ you cry.”

“I’m sorry. I feel like I’m drowning in pain.”

“I won’t ask what happened, but I’m not goin’ to let you cry anymore.” I turned her around to face me and the same thing happened as before. I felt myself caring about this girl and wanting to make them go away. I kissed the top of her head and her gaze caught mine. For a moment we just stared at each other.

“I’m sorry I showed up without asking.”

I smiled. “You’re not sorry, Lace. You came to the one place where you knew you could make it all go away.” I had to keep up with the plan. This chick was bad for me and I needed her out of my system.

“I’m not supposed to want you, Joey.”

Hearing her say that she wanted me turned me on. I drug my lips over hers and the moment our skin touched, I felt that strange connection again. My dick started to harden immediately. I tried to focus. “I’m not supposed to do a lot of things that I do.”

“I liked it better when you were an asshole. At least then, I knew what to expect from you.”

She had no idea how wrong she was. “I’m still an asshole. Ask anyone.”

“I hate to break it to you, but I think we’re becoming friends.”

“That’s what this is?” I laughed and held her closer. “I’m kiddin’.”

“Just make me forget I ever left your bed this morning. That’s all I want from you.”

I raised a brow and looked intently into her eyes. She wanted what?  Had this whole game been turned around on me? “So, you want to use me?”

“Isn’t that what you want from me? Isn’t it about being able to say you had me?”
She was calling me out and I didn’t know whether to admit it, or play dumb. “Havin’ you was never a question.” She had me so confused.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Before she could read anything into my face, I flipped her around, so her back was facing me. I grabbed the bar of soap and started washing her, while desperately attempting to make the conversation stop. With each motion of my hands over her smooth skin, the rock between my legs was beating. I grabbed her ass and had to concentrate on something irrelevant to keep from busting a load. I was completely fucked up over this chick. I kissed her skin one more time and knew I had to get out of there. I climbed out and intended on retreating to my room to pull my head out of my ass and figure out what the fuck was happening to me. This chick was dangerous for me and the more she offered, the more it scared me.

Before I could leave the bathroom, she pulled the curtain open. I froze in place.

“What just happened?”

I put a towel around my body and kept my cool.
“Nothin’. Take your time, Lace. I’ll be out here when you’re done.”

It was
a good thing that she stayed in there for a bit longer. After closing my bedroom door, I stroked my dick until hot cum dripped down my hand. I used my towel to clean up the mess and dressed feeling a little relief. Getting involved with Lacey was a terrible idea. I needed her to change her mind and leave. As much as I wanted her, I knew I couldn’t let it happen, not if I wanted my life to stay the same.

All the Lacey drama had made me hungry. It was a good thing that I cooked
for a living. I’d made my special marinara a few days before and filled a plate up with noodles before reheating it in the microwave.

Lacey came in the room in only my t-shirt. She looked so hot with her wet hair hanging down to her hard nipples. It accentuated them and if I didn’t have a mouth full of food, I probably would have been salivating.
“Do you like pasta?”

“I love it.”
She sat down on the couch beside me and I jumped up to make her a plate.

“I made homemade sauce the other night. It’s sweeter than the jar.”

There was nothing sexier than watching a woman eat something that I cooked. My eyes stared at her twirling the noodles on her plate and taking the first bite. I could tell from her reaction that she liked it. “Ain’t it good?”

“It’s delicious. I’m impressed. Did you always want to be a cook?”

I shrugged and tried to think about a time where I didn’t want to cook for a living. “My mom has ran that diner my whole life. I guess it’s in my blood. I think I started working there when I was twelve. Since it was all I ever learned to do, she sent me to culinary school and the rest is history.”

“Sky made it seem like you and Ford bickered about everything. I couldn’t believe you moved in to this place.”

“He’s my cousin, but we like to compete, that’s no secret. Since we’ve gotten older it doesn’t happen so much. We have more in common than he likes to admit, like fast cars and sexy women.” Ford found Sky, but she didn’t have anything on Lacey.

“Are you saying he isn’t faithful?”
I was shocked she asked that since she was stuck up their asses all of the time.

“No! He’s whipped. Ford won’t screw up what he’s got. He went too long in misery to let anything bad happen to him and Sky. She’s a great girl.”

I watched her chewing and answering before she swallowed. It made me feel like she felt completely comfortable around me, enough to be herself. As much as that pleased me, it also made me question my intentions again. “Yeah, she’s awesome.”

“That is not ladylike.” I pointed to her
full mouth, even though I found it cute.

She opened up her mouth and gave me a show
. “Ahhhh.”

I couldn’t help but do the same thing, making it worse by letting it fall back down onto my plate
.

She made a fake gagging sound
. “Sick!”

It
ended with us both laughing. The guilt was overwhelming me. Maybe Ford was right. Maybe I should just back off before I took things too far. I liked hanging out with Lacey and fucking her would change everything.

I knew I had to keep things on a friend level if I wanted to come out of this in one piece.
“What about you? Do you have a job besides school?”

“Nope, I’m just in school full time. Eventually I’d like to have my own accounting firm, but that’s just wishful thinking.”

Brains and looks. Now, if only she was a super freak under the sheets.

I shook off the sexual thought, AGAIN.

“Wow, I never would have pegged you for a math nerd.”

She kicked me with her bare foot.
“Shut up! I never would have pegged you for someone who was nice enough to be decent to me like you’ve been. Besides, there’s nothing wrong with being smart.”

I leaned over and put my plate on the coffee table.
“True. So, do you live on campus?”

“I did for a bit, but now I’m more like a nomad. I stay between here and my parent’s house. Since Sky’s back from her other school, we’ve been able to spend more time together. I really missed her being away.”

“Did you just call yourself a nomad?” My heart was beating fast, because I knew she was reeling me in. For the first time, I’d let her take control of this game we were playing. If I didn’t get my shit together, Lacey would have me by the balls. I swallowed the hard knot in my throat thinking about it.

She smiled in a reaction to my question. “I did. It seems fitting. I don’t buy groceries or clean. My clothes are in duffle bags or laundry baskets.”

“You know I have an extra room, with a bed in it. You can stay here whenever you want. Shit, I don’t even care if you use the closet in there.”
What the fuck was I doing inviting her to come stay with me?

Lacey looked as shocked as I was for saying it.
“Are you asking me to move in here? Do I look like live in pussy to you?”