Page 54 of Protecting Josie
“She’s wrong,” he murmured into her hair. Today, shesmelled like lilacs. He wasn’t sure if it was lotion or shampoo or perfume. All he knew was that he wanted to rub himself against her so he could smell her on his skin long after she was off his lap. “You didn’t kill Ayden. And if he was seeing someone else, he should’ve had the balls to tell you, to break off your relationship. He sounds like an ass,” Blink couldn’t stop himself from saying. He didn’t like talking shit about someone who wasn’t there to defend himself, who shouldn’t have died the way he did, but the more he learned about her ex, the more disgusted he became.
“Hemade the stupid decision to rent that boat. To show off by taking you out too far. Yes, you went to Kuwait when you probably shouldn’t have, but that mistake doesn’t condone what happened to you.”
They sat like that, cuddled together on one of his dining room chairs for several minutes. Josie wasn’t crying, which Blink was grateful for, but she was obviously still feeling a lot of emotions.
Eventually, she lifted her head to meet his gaze. “I emailed her because I thought she would want to know what happened. I didn’t know what the Army had told her. I knew she wasn’t my biggest fan, but I didn’t realize she hated me so much.”
“Some people are just like that, Spirit. They hold more hate in their hearts than kindness.”
“I wanted to fix things after her first email. Told her I was in California, that I wanted to talk to her in person. Explain further. I told her I’d be coming to Vegas to get my things. That’s when she sent this last email.”
“Well, you won’t be seeing her, that’s for sure,” Blink said,the very thought making his head want to explode. “I won’t let her talk to you like that. We can block her email so you don’t have to read her shit anymore. If the need arises, we’ll take out a restraining order so she can’t get within three hundred feet of you.”
Josie nodded.
Knowing he needed to change the subject, for her peace of mind and his, Blink said, “So, you and Remi had a good day, huh?”
She smiled and nodded again.
“You aren’t just saying that because you know we’re close, are you?”
“No. She’s fun. And Pecky is awesome.”
“Pecky the Traveling Tacoisawesome,” Blink agreed. “And I’m guessing so is that lasagna that’s making my stomach growl. I can make us a salad to go with it.”
“Done.”
“Bread?” he asked.
“Done,” Josie repeated with a small smile. “Well, it’s ready to go in the oven.”
“Great. Then if you’ll let me up, I’ll get on that, because if I don’t get that Italian goodness in my belly in the next ten minutes, I won’t be responsible for my actions.”
Josie giggled. “You were the one who hauled me onto your lap.”
“You object?”
Instead of the teasing response he expected, Josie offered her shy smile. “I like when you put me where you want me.”
And just like that, Blink had a vision of picking her up and pressing her down onto his rock-hard cock, holding her abovehim as he fucked her hard and fast. His dick liked that thought, and it hardened under her ass.
He was about to apologize, when he felt Josie shift, as if wanting to feel more of him.
“Fuck,” he muttered, earning him a small giggle from the woman in his lap.
“Dinner,” he said under his breath, as he picked up Josie and placed her on her feet next to his chair. He stood, not able to stop himself from reaching down to adjust his erection to a more comfortable position before heading into the kitchen. He found the loaf of bread on the counter, already cut and loaded up with butter and garlic. He turned on the oven, practically threw the bread in, and turned without a word toward his room.
“Gonna get a quick shower. I’ll be right back,” he told Josie.
He thought he heard another giggle behind him, but he was too focused on getting to his room. His clothes were on the floor of the bathroom in seconds, and then Blink was under the hot spray of his shower, cock in hand, furiously pumping as visions of Josie riding him hard and fast flew through his mind.
It didn’t take long for him to orgasm. Ropes of come dripped down his shower wall as Blink sagged against the tile. His cock was still half hard, even though he’d just come harder than he could remember doing so in a long time. This didn’t bode well for being able to control himself around his houseguest. He wanted Josie. With every fiber of his being. She was his, he knew it as well as he knew his name.
But the last thing he wanted to do was scare the crap outof her with his need. He had to stay cool. So he quickly soaped himself up, rinsed off, and got out of the shower. He shoved his dick into a clean pair of boxers and put on a pair of jeans and a shirt.
When he got back into the living area, he saw that Josie had served them both up some lasagna, put the salad in bowls, and the bread was in the middle of the table. She gave him a smile as she stood next to a chair.
“This looks amazing. I can’t wait to tell Dad that he’s got competition for his cooking now. He’ll be thrilled. He’s been telling me to find someone who can cook as well as he can for years now. Sit.”
