Page 51 of Bloody Bones
“Good.” Raze nodded his head as he stood. “I'll cover for you tonight but be back before tomorrow night otherwise you will be missed.”
For a moment I frowned, confused. What was so special about tomorrow night? And then it hit me. It was a full moon. And like every full moon, we partied and let off a little steam.
“I'll be back for the party,” I mumbled.
“Why not bring her?”
Bring Briella to a club party? I couldn't think of anything worse. She just wasn't the type of girl who would be comfortable with what went on there on the full moon. If the men shifting into animals didn't freak her out, then the nudity and random sex definitely would.
“Not this time.” I wanted to keep Briella away from the rest of my life a bit longer. So I could keep her soft sweetness all to myself.
“Ok, well say hello to her from us anyway. I'm sure we will be seeing her soon enough.”
* * *
“Tommy!”Briella squealed as she opened the door, throwing herself into my arms. I caught her easily enough, and she wrapped her arms and legs around me.
Laughing, I kicked the door shut behind us. Her lips were already on mine as I walked us into the living room.
“I've missed you.” Briella's lips trailed from my lips down over my jaw, and I had to bite back the moan that wanted to fall from my lips. I liked this kind of greeting. Knowing that she had been waiting for me.
That she was as hungry for me as I was for her.
“I thought you had forgotten about me.”
Laughing, I found her lips again. “Never going to happen, Briella. I just got caught up in club business. I’m here now.”
“Good, because I've missed you,” she repeated
“I've missed you as well, hey, what are you doing?” Glancing down, I watched as her small hands started tugging at the buttons of her blouse. I couldn't take my eyes off her as her breasts came into view. Their creamy slopes looked as smooth as always.
“Getting naked, wasn’t that the deal?” She giggled girlishly. “I went and ordered something sexy, but I didn't know you were coming so I didn't put it on…would you like to see it?”
Would I like to see it? Was the earth round? My mouth watered at the very prospect of seeing her in whatever she had bought. Not that it would stay on her body long. I couldn't be around her for more than five minutes without stripping her down. Even the meals she prepared for us were eaten half naked with her on my lap.
“I most definitely want to see it, Briella.” With one arm supporting her under her ass, I brought the other one up to stop her from revealing more skin to me. We needed to have a serious conversation before she distracted me and I forgot all about it. “But we need to talk first.”
“Talk?” Briella froze. “About what?”
Taking a deep breath, I lowered her to her feet.
“About what you have been doing when you are alone, Briella.”
She squirmed, her toes curling into the thick pile and her eyes dropped. “I haven't been doing anything. I barely leave the apartment.”
“I would like to see your laptop and phone.” I tried to keep my voice light, but fear flickered into her eyes.
“Why?” Her chin jutted as she took a step back, crossing her arms to hide her bra from my eyes. “I haven't been talking to men or anything like that. You should trust me.”
“I do trust you, Briella, this isn't about me thinking you're cheating. I just want your laptop and phone for a second.”
“No.”
Her defiance startled me. No? My eyebrows disappeared into my hairline. Since when did my little Briella tell me no?
“Briella.” The warning in my voice couldn't be denied. But she didn't back down. “Get me the laptop and phone I paid for, now.”
The moment the words left my mouth I regretted them. Her whole body closed down. When she spoke her words were icy. “The laptop and phone you bought?” Her voice dripped sarcasm as she stomped away. Every movement she made was angry. Full of rage. “Here, have the phone you bought.” Without warning she tossed it at my head. I caught it easily out of mid-air.
