Matt’s POV

I let the door slam shut behind me as I paced the length of my room, anger coursing through my veins. I could feel every painful beat of my heart, quickly pumping the toxic emotion throughout my body. It felt like glass pushing through my insides, ripping me apart and making me so tense that it was almost painful to move. But how could I stand still when all I could see was red? I had to move and I had to get some kind of fucking answer because I was so close to the breaking point that I could barely stand to be in my own skin. I’d never felt so betrayed!

I just couldn’t fucking believe it! How could Jolie do this to me? After everything we talked about today, after every fucking promise I made, and after how much information I’d divulged to her, she had the nerve to cozy up to Vengeance behind my back? I was only gone for five fucking minutes!! Was this all part of her little ploy? To two time me, get what she wanted, and the go back to him? That’s right, they had some damn ‘connection’ as she called it! Fuck, I thought we had something specially here but apparently I was the only one feeling it. Damn it! I was such a fucking idiot to think there was anything there! I should let it go and keep away from her, though somewhere deep down, I knew it was too late.

“What the fuck was that, Jo?” I finally burst, my anger getting the better of me. I just didn’t understand what fucking happened in the last five minutes. Jo was supposed to be my girl, not Zack’s. So why was she fucking around with him? Did anything I promised her today mean anything or was she just playing some game? I wanted fucking answers! “Are you playing a double game? After what we just— ”

“Am I what?” Jo interrupted, crossing her arms over her chest and looking at me with a questioning brow. Was she fucking kidding me right now? Did she think I didn’t see her little display with Vengeance? Fucking hell, replaying it in my head made me feel like someone punched me as hard as they could in the gut.

Just seeing them together had awakened something inside of me that I’d never felt before. What was this feeling? It was like I wanted to strangle someone and break down all that the same time. Was I already that deeply invested in Jo that I felt hurt? No…I couldn’t be…M. Shadows didn’t feel hurt.

I narrowed my eyes, the vein in my neck throbbing painfully. “Oh, you have magical hands,” I mocked in a high-pitched voice, which only seemed to piss her off. Why was she fucking mad? Was she pissed because I caught her red-handed? Well, I wasn’t the one playing some stupid game and pushing away the one person that could give her everything. But apparently my promises weren’t enough for her, and that hurt more than I would ever admit.

“You really mean that, huh?” she asked and I let out a huff. Of course I fucking meant it! What else was I supposed to think? I saw the way she let his hands run all over her curves and the way she leaned back into him. Fucking, hell she was even moaning encouraging words when he touched her! Damn it! I was so pissed I couldn’t even think straight! And the worst part was, I didn’t know who to be more mad at, Jolie or Vengeance? Both of them were fucking screwing me over!

I just didn’t understand how Jolie could throw away everything I promised her today. I fucking vowed to give her the life she deserved if she stayed with me, and what did she do? Within five fucking minutes she spat in my face and threw it all away! And for what? Vengeance? Yeah, that was a fucking joke! He wasn’t half the man I was. Did she know how much of a risk I was taking offering her those things? It wasn’t like I was a normal guy out courting a girl that he liked. No! I was fucking M. Shadows, the most wanted gang leader in California. Everyone and their brother was out to get me and hurt those I cared about, it’s why I never had a girl. But I thought Jo was different…someone I could protect and call my own… Damn it! I still couldn’t believe it and I wanted to know the truth!

“I want to know if what we had today meant anything to you?” I demanded taking another menacing step towards her. My heart pounded against my ribcage as I glared down into her gorgeous blues with a look of intensity and anger. She better not fucking tell me that I was the only on that felt this connection. She was a lying son of a bitch if she said otherwise. This couldn’t be one sided! Fuck, I was in in this way too deep!

“I thought you were behind me!” She countered, glaring right back at me. “That’s why I called your name, dumbass! I didn’t know someone else was even there! And if you have to question that, I should—” Oh, so this was Vengeance’s fault? Bullshit! They were always whispering or around each other whenever my back was turned!

“How do I know? Whenever I turn my back, he is around you, touching you, but maybe you want that! Maybe you just wait for him, you have a connection you said!” I raged, interrupting her as I glared back into her eyes challengingly.

Fuck, I hated the thought of Vengeance and Jolie together. It made me want to punch him in the face for even looking at her. I know he was one of my best friends but right now, I hated him. How dare he come and touch what belonged to me? He just couldn’t take a fucking hint! Jolie was my fucking girl and he had stick his nose in and ruin everything! I swear if he tried to look at her or touch her again, he was going to get firmly acquainted with my right hook—that son of a bitch. This was his entire fault.

To my surprise, Jolie smiled lightly and bridged the distance between us, her hand running down my arm. The moment her skin touched mine, I felt a wave of relief and excitement wash over me. Well, that was until she said, “Are we a little jealous?”

Jealous? Me? jealous? I wasn’t fucking jealous! I was fucking pissed that Vengeance thought that Jolie was free game when she clearly she belonged to me. She was my girlfriend and I would be damned if he thought he could touch her. But jealous? No, M. Shadows was never jealous!

“I’m not,” I grumbled, opening my eyes and looking down at her just as she turned away. Wait, where was she going? I wasn’t done talking to her about this!

“Goodnight,” she said over her shoulder as I gapped at her. What the hell just happened? How was I the bad guy all of a sudden?

“Jo… wait,” I sighed, now frustrated with myself. Fine, maybe I was fucking jealous but what did that have to do with any of this? Jo still could have stopped Vengeance and she didn’t! She fucking let him touch her and egged him on, wanting more from him, and that just pissed me off to no ends. I wanted to tell him to back off because she was mine, but I knew I would hear shit for breaking my own rules. Maybe if he knew the truth, he would keep a distance, but I couldn’t fucking tell him!

Jolie spun around and looked up at me, hurt evident in her baby blues. “What Matt?” she shot back. “I didn’t know it was him. I thought it was you, and if I had seen him, I would have told him to back off, but if he didn’t, what else was I supposed to say? I couldn’t have told him to stay away because I am with you, because… you know why! So what was I supposed to do, Matt? What? And what is this?!” Jolie gestured between us and all I could do was open and close my mouth. What did she mean what was this?

“What do you mean ‘what is this?’,Jo?” I snapped back, feeling even more pissed. After everything I told her today, she had to ask that? What the hell did she think I was talking about before? Did it mean anything to her? I wasn’t fucking kidding when I asked her to stay with me and to be my girl! “I could ask you the same fucking question! After everything I said to you today, I find you with—“

“I just told you I didn’t know it was him! I’m sorry okay!” Jo snapped, tears filling her eyes. “But I can’t keep playing this back and forth game. Where one minute you care and promise me a world that I would love to be part of, and then the next I’m just a pawn and you’re M. Shadows the pompous ass leader of Avenged Sevenfold! So which is it? Am I with you or am I your paycheck?” she spat, anger and hurt shinning through those baby blues, just breaking me up inside. “Because I need to know the truth so I don’t invest anymore of myself into this and get hurt!” Her voice cracked with a tear at the very end and I felt about three inches tall.

Jo’s words felt like a slap in the face. Fuck, I had really screwed things up and now I was pushing the one person I had ever really cared about away. Damn it! Why couldn’t I just control my temper? I should have just fucking let her explain like a rational person instead of like a jealous fool. Or better yet, I should have just laid all my cards out on the table and tell the other about Jolie and I, even though I knew it wasn’t safe for us to be together. But I couldn’t help it! I was like a moth drawn to the flame and I just couldn’t stay away from Jo. There was something between us, something I had never felt before…something I wanted to keep and hold onto forever. It was like she was the missing piece of my life that I had been looking for—the one thing that made me whole.

I sighed and ran my hand over my face before I met Jolie’s eyes. “Look Jolie I—“ I started, not believing that I had made her feel that way. The last thing I wanted to do was make her feel like a pawn because she was so much more. She was becoming a piece of me…

“I just want you to be honest with me,” Jo shook here head, looking at me with pleading eyes. “Because-because I cant do this if-if—“

No! I couldn’t let her finish that sentence! I couldn’t bear to see her look so hurt and upset because of me. Damn it, I was the world’s biggest asshole and I had to make this right. I couldn’t lose her, not like this. She was a girl worth fighting for and that thought alone made me realize how much I had already fallen for this beautiful woman. I had to make her see that she wasn’t alone in her feeling—I was feeling the same way.

I quickly bridged the distance between us and stopped her words with my lips, pulling her small frame into my arms. The moment our lips touch, a spark spread throughout my entire body, making my heart race. She immediately opened up and threw her arms around my neck, getting lost in the heated motion. All the hurt and hard feelings washed away within an instant and I knew that I was being a stupid jealous ass. How could I have ever have thought that she would do something behind my back when she kissed me like this? It felt like we were the only ones in the world, spinning in the moment of bliss.

This girl me made me feel and act out in ways that I never would have imagined before. I knew I was falling for her but it was too soon to say those words. Hell, how much did I really even know about her besides the basics? Maybe if I got her to open up then she could say them first. Though I didn’t know if she would.

“Jo…” I said breathlessly when I pulled away, pressing my forehead to hers and cupping her face to mine. My heart was pounding against my ribs with an excitement I could explain. All I knew was that I had to make things right—make her see how I felt for her and that I wasn’t about to let go this easily.

“I-I…” I said shaking my head with a smile. God she was so beautiful. “I’m sorry I was an idiot. You are more than I could have ever asked for and I feel like an ass for making you think any less…” I said, staring into her deep blue eyes, getting lost in them. “You are not a pawn, babe and I never want you to feel like that. You were right I was jealous ass. I just hated seeing Vee touch you when you are the-the most important thing in my life…” I felt my heart flutter in my chest accompanied by a feeling I had never felt before. I couldn’t let her go, not now, not ever. “I don’t want to lose you…I meant what I said. I want you to stay with me. Please stay with me, Jo…” I practically begged.

I froze as I stared into Jo’s deep blues, my heart stopping in my chest as I waited for a response from her. I didn’t know what I would do if she decided this was all too much for her, not that I even knew what this would entail. I just knew that I needed to be with her. And that’s when a I felt the words I never thought I’d say rise to the surface. No, it couldn’t be…it was too soon. Though I couldn’t deny how right everything with Jolie felt. There was not denying it—I was falling for Pagano’s oldest daughter.

“Please…promise me you’ll stay,” I whispered again as Jo opened and closed her mouth. I could feel those words tingling on my lips but I couldn’t bring myself to say them. It was too dangerous in my line of work to feel like this about anyone, but I couldn’t stop myself.

“Matt…I-I don’t know. You—“ she said pulling away and looking uncertain. Did she not believe me? Or was she as nervous about all this as I was?

I took a step forward and cupped her face in my hands, forcing those beautiful eyes to look up at me. “No on is more important to me than you. I really mean that, Jo … You’re the only one for me, okay? I’d scream it to the god damn world if I knew it wouldn’t get us killed,” I chuckled, shaking my head at the though.

My thumbs gently caressed Jo’s cheeks, begging her to believe me. “You really mean that?” she finally said, melting into my touch again.

“Of course I mean it, Jo. I meant what I said when I asked you to be my girlfriend. I want you. All of you and only you,” I said before leaned down and softly kissed her lips.

“I want that too. I want everything we talked about…” she said breathlessly after the kiss, making my heart sore. Before I could even get out the words, Jo crashed her lips against mine. They moved quickly and hungrily as she lightly pulled my hair. There was eager desperation in this kiss and I couldn’t stop her or myself. I needed to feel her, comfort her, touch her, and get to know the real her, all of her.

“Tell me one thing,” Jo said as she pulled away from me, her blue eyes searching mine with a small smile. God I would never get sick of looking at that sight. Jolie was honestly the most beautiful creature I had ever met and she was all mine. I was never going to let her feel like anything less.

Somewhere in our heated kiss, I had crawled on top of her, pinning her down with her arms above her head. As I looked down at her, I felt my heart race in away it never had before. I couldn’t deny it any longer; I was in love with this girl. And as crazy as it sounded after only knowing her for a few weeks, I didn’t care. She needed to know and I hoped she felt the same way. Maybe that would help her to open up to me and fully trust me and let her know I was serious.

“What’s that beautiful?” What was bothering her? I thought we had fixed things between us?

“But what about your men?” Jo asked, searching my eyes.

“What do you mean?” I asked, knowing where she was going but wanting to avoid the topic all together. I didn’t want to think of the consequences of our actions right now, I just wanted to enjoy our private time together. Who knew when we would have alone time again!

“You know,” she continued, her soft and delicate fingers running over my hand. “They are going to find out eventually…how-how are they going to react? And what about my dad…and Emery…Oh god Matt, how are we going to do this?” Jolie asked, panic spreading throughout her features.

“Shh…” I soothed, placing my hand on her cheek. “I will take care of everything and you and your sister will be safe. I promise Jo,” I vowed. “But we need to keep us a secret for a little while longer…at least until I can break it to the guys.”

“We should keep it from Emery too,” Jolie agreed, swallowing thickly and nodding with wide eyes. “She will just assume the worst…she always does.” Oh and she didn’t even know the half of it. If only she knew what happened while she was sleeping.

“It’s a deal,” I smirked pulling Jolie on top of me. “It’s just you and me until the time is right and right now I’ve got plans for you…”


Emery’s POV

“Hmmm….” I murmured, feeling the sun burning through my eyelids. I couldn’t remember the last time I felt this warm and comfortable in the morning, let alone sexually satisfied.

Last night felt like a perfect dream with the walk on the beach, the amazing sensual sex, and the sweet nothings Brian whispered in my ear all night. It was everything I ever imagined and I was afraid to open my eyes and face reality again. Though I couldn’t deny how happy I felt with the pair of strong arms wrapped tightly around my waist and my back was pressed into a muscular figure. Not to mention the smell of the warm salt air filling my nose and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. I had to be dreaming.

I bit my lip as I smiled to myself with my eyes closed, just enjoying the moment and the memories that flashed before my eyes. All I could see where those dark brown eyes staring down at me as we danced up close to the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, kissing under the moonlight sky. It was magical and honestly one of the most romantic things I had every experienced.

Oh, and then being pressed to the old wooden posts in that kiss. Man Brian was a god with his tongue…and with Mr. Gates junior downstairs. Our first time in the bungalow had been so good, but last night was much more personal. He really did care, and I could tell by his every movement and how he stared into my eye. I knew it wouldn’t last and that we were just caught in the heat of the moment, but just looking into those eyes made me feel alive for the first time. My heart fluttered at the thought.

Suddenly I felt a small trail of kisses being placed on my shoulder and I shivered under the touch. Brian’s lips felt amazing on my skin, like little pins shocking me. “Mmm…” I moaned lightly as I cuddled back into him more. I could honestly wake up like this every day.

“Good morning, Princess,” Brian purred in my ear as his nose ran from my neck to my ear, taking in a deep breath and sending shivers down my spine.

I let out a light moan and cuddled into the muscular frame that was holding me, turning away from the orange, red, and yellow embers of the sun that were burning the inside of my eyelids. No, it couldn’t be time to wake up yet, not when it felt like I had just closed my eyes. My whole body ached and the last thing I wanted to do was move, especially when my heavy eyelids refused to open.

The bed shifted and the warm sheet that had been covering my naked body was pulled away, exposing my tanned skin the brisk morning air. I moaned and let my hand blindly search for the sheet, the cold almost unbearable against my skin. Come on, where was it? I just wanted to sleep for another hour! Was that so much to ask?

Suddenly a hand grabbed my wrist and pinned it above my head. “Wake up, Princess…” the deep voice purred again. This time I could his feel warm breath on the back of my neck, sending a shockwave of pleasure through my body.

A set of strong tattooed hands ran down the length of my back in the most seductive way possible before lingering on my ass. He squeezed my bare cheeks and then gave me a firm spank, the sting bringing me back into consciousness. “Damn…so fucking beautiful…”

I rolled over to find myself face-to-face with those unforgettable brown eyes. “Do you know it’s illegal to look this sexy in the morning?” Brian growled, looking like he wanted to eat me alive.

“I could ask you the same question,” I moaned as he pressed his raging boner against my core, awaking my desire. My eyes raked over his toned tattooed body as my hips unconsciously moved against the hard mass between my legs. I knew I couldn’t deny him any longer and my body craved that deep connection that I felt last night. Something had definitely changed between us, and did I dare say we actually made love? No, we couldn’t have… “Oh…Brian…”

“Mmm…I love it when you moan my name, babe,” he growled, as he trailed kisses up and down my neck and collarbone. Wait a second. He called me babe? My heart rate instantly increased upon hearting that word, the reality of my situation getting to me. I liked him…I liked Brian and that thought terrified me. He was my captor. I-I couldn’t like him!

Though I didn’t have time to think about it much because lips trailed lower and lower until he reached lower region. I literally whimpered from frustration as I squirmed under him, hating that he was right. God feeling his lips right above my clit was pure torture. “I want to hear you scream my name one more time before we go back…” he chuckled. “Would you like that?”

“Mmm…would I like that? What do you think?” I moaned as Brian’s tongue reached my clit. My hand instantly moved down to tangle in his hair as I arched my back into him.

“I think that you’re mine, princess,” he smirked, those hypnotizing brown eyes meeting mine. His words sent shivers down my spine and I wasn’t sure if he realized what he had just said. Somewhere deep down I liked the sound of it and I wasn’t about to point it out.

“Mmm…yes…” I moaned as his tongue swirled around my clit.

Brian chuckled against the tender flesh, my words only seemed to turn him more. The vibration from his laughter felt so damn good that I had to bite down hard on my bottom lip to suppress the moan that wanted to escape. Soon his calloused fingers joined in rubbing my clit, igniting my aching core with delight. How could this man make me ache so bad in just a few minutes?

I threw my head back with a moan as my body arched into him. Soon one finger pushed its way inside of me, followed by another, sending every nerve ending in my body into a frenzy. My hips immediately started to ride his fingers as he quickly pumped in and out of me with a wicked smirk on his face. Oh, he knew how to please me in away that left me speechless, and just when I was seconds from reaching that sweet darkness, he pulled his fingers out and licked them clean of my juices.

“No…” I whimpered, propping myself up to look at him, shaking my head. “Please, I was so close,” I begged, hearing the seagulls calling in the distance.

“Are you begging, Miss Pagano?” Brian teased. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard you beg for me…but I like it.” His voice was low and husky as he moved to straddle me, his delicious looking cock staring me in the face. I couldn’t help but chew my bottom lip as I looked up at him. “How do you want it, beautiful?”

“I want all of you….hard and deep,” I rasped as ran his throbbing member through my dripping wet folds. Those dark brown eyes looked back at me and my heart thundered in my chest. What was this man doing to me? I’d never felt like this in my entire life!

“Do you remember what it felt like inside you last night? Pounding in and out of the pretty little pussy…tell me you want that again,” Brian breathed, his lips now near my ear. His warm breath was sending me into a frenzy, especially when I recalled how he made me feel all four times. It was like he was igniting every nerve ending in my body, sending me into a sexual euphoria. “You want to feel our bodies moving as one—”

Before he could complete his sentence, I reached up and pulled him down into a hungry kiss. I just couldn’t get enough of those delicious lips that made my head spin. Damn he tasted good, something like smoke and his own unique flavor. He was intoxicating. Each kiss left a new trail of goose bumps on my arms, making me feel like ever nerve ending in my body was on fire. How did he make me feel so alive?

“PICK UP THE PHONE! PICK UP YOUR PHONE! PICK IT UUUUPPP!” A voice suddenly screaming, making me pull away from Brian with wide eyes. My heart thundered in my chest as I looked around bewildered, trying to find the source of the screaming voice that sounded kind of like Jimmy.

“Relax, Em, it’s just my fucking phone,” Brian sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as he pulled away shaking his head. No, I didn’t want him to pull away! I wanted his warmth, his touch, his kisses, and that connection! Wait a minute, what the hell was I thinking?

“Just ignore it, stay here with me,” I said before I could stop myself, grabbing Brian’s hand in the process. I froze and stared back at him, shocked by my own behavior. What the hell was I doing? This wasn’t me! Emery Pagano never asked a man for anything! I always did things for myself and left guys begging or more, not the other way around!

Brian stopped and smiled at me, shaking his head lightly. “I can’t, Princess…business calls,” he chuckled, pulling away and heading to the end of the bed to grab his phone. “Haner,” he answered, pulling the phone to his ear. Who was Haner? Was that Brian’s real name?

“Are you fucking kidding me, Jimmy? I told you I would be back later and that everything was fine,” Brian grumbled as I let my fingers unconsciously trace the tattoos on his back. He leaned back into me and closed his eyes, listening to whatever Jimmy was saying. I could hear yelling through the phone but I couldn’t make out what was actually going on. “Well, cant you stall him? I mean, Vee covered my shift. We will be back soon.”

“SO EMERY IS WITH YOU?! WHERE ARE YOU?!” I heard Jimmy clearly scream.

“Will you keep it down!” Brian hissed, pulling away from me and walking to the edge of the little beach shelter. “Yes I have her hear with me. Shads was—just fucking never mind. She is fine and I will bring her back. Can you stall Shads a little longer? Tell him I went out again to look and that I thought I found a lead or some shit?”

Brian looked over his shoulder at me with a small smirk playing on his perfect lips. What was he thinking right now? I didn’t know but I couldn’t explain why that look made butterflies erupt inside me. Was he feeling a change too?

Suddenly a wave of uncertainty came over me. When we got back to the compound, would things go back to the way they were before? Or would Brian continue to be the man I had come to know on the beach? I preferred the beach Brian to the gangster Brian that I had originally met. Part of me wanted to stay right here and find out what this feeling was budding inside of me. What exactly was this between us?

“Fine, we will be back in about fifteen minutes,” I heard Brian sigh. “Yes, yes…I will talk to you when I get there, calm the fuck down.”

Brian hung up the phone and ran his hands over his face before he turned around to look at me. “I’ve got some bad news, Princess,” he sighed and I nodded knowingly, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Time to go?”

“Unfortunately,” he said, pulling a t-shirt over his head. “We’ve got to go quick. I guess Shads I pissed about something. Jimmy said we have another meeting…” He sighed. “So hurry up and get dress.” So I guess that answered my question, things were back to normal now and I was back to being his prisoner. Why was I thinking that there was something a little more to it than that? I really needed to get my head out of the gutter.

Ten minutes later, I followed Brian back up the stairs into the compound, all the memories of yesterday flashing through my mind. Oh, god I had totally forgot about Jolie. Was she okay? God what was wrong with me? How could I forget about her? “Oh shit… Jolie?” I said, my voice shaking as we reached the top of the stairs. “I need to go check on her.”

“Ahh, wait right there, Em,” Brian grabbed my arm and span me around, those chocolate brown eyes meeting mine with a calmness that soothed my rising anxiety. “Look, I don’t think it’s the best idea to go barging down to Shads room, especially since you were supposed to be in the basement cell,” Brian whispered, pushing me into the corner so no one would see me if they walked by.

“But what if—“ I started only for him to put a finger on my lips to silence me. “Just hear me out okay?” he said, his hand moving softly against my cheek. I opened and closed my mouth a few times, confused by the soft gesture. Just the feeling of his skin touching mine set a trial of goose bumps down my arms.

“I will talk to Shads again and I promise that you will see your sister soon. Like I said, I’m sure she was just resting. You just need to be patient this time, okay?” And there were those brown eyes bearing into my soul and all I could do was nod. Something in his eyes just told me to believe him. “And if you follow directions, maybe I can reward you for your good behavior,” he added, wiggling his eyebrows. “Can you do that for me princess?”

I slowly nodded, swallowing thickly as he pressed his body into mine. I could feel his arousal stabbing me in the thigh, reminding me that we had been interrupted this morning. “Please just make sure I get to see her,” I said softly, pushing the thought away and putting my arms around his neck. His cologne was making me weak in the knees and I couldn’t help but melt into his arms. “She’s all I have…”

“I know, Em. I promise you will get to see her, alright?” Brian vowed, tipping my chin up so that I would look at him. The second our eyes locked, I felt like the world stopped moving and that Brian and I were the only ones in the whole compound. “I promise you.”

“Okay,” I whispered, feeling Brian’s lips drawing closer and closer to mine like a magnet. Mmm…I couldn’t wait to taste those lips again.

“GATES!”

Brian hung his head and stepped away from me with an apologetic look in his eyes. “Yeah?” he called back, turning around to reveal Jimmy watching us with a raised brow. Shit, how much did he see? Would we be in trouble?

“I was just coming to—Emery!” The next thing I knew, Jimmy had pushed Brian out of the way and picked me up, spinning around in circles. “I was so worried about you! Are you okay? Where have you been?”

“In the basement cell,” I giggled, as soon as he set me down, stumbling sideways into Brian’s arms. He settled me on my feet but kept an arm around my shoulders.

“Is that so?” Why did Jimmy suddenly look so suspicious?

“Yeah, it was really damp and cold,” I added, looking at Brian, who watched me carefully. What was he looking at? Did I have something on my face? I blushed lightly and stepped away from him.

“But—“ Jimmy started only for Brian to cut him off.

“What did you want to update me about, Rev?” he snapped, turning to lead me down the hallway. “You said we had to get back here so cut the crap and get to the point. Just let me take Em back to my room.”

Jimmy smirked and looked between Brian and I suspiciously as we reached the room. “I can’t come with you?” I asked with a raised brow, taking a step toward him and letting my hand lay on his chest. He closed his eyes at my touch, before snapping them back open. “Or take a shower, especially after being in the—”

“I’ll take you after my meeting,” Brian interrupted, looking me with wide eyes. “Just go rest up and think about your actions,” he said, now looking me up and down with a mischievous smirk as he opened the door. Okay, so now I was getting mixed signals. “Just remember what I told you,” he said with winked before the door shut in my face, leaving me all alone and confused in Brian’s room.

What the hell was that about?

Notes

Are we getting a little too deep here? Is trouble coming? You tell us!