The sun coming in the window was warm on her eyelids. Why was she having such a lie in? Was it a holiday? Sleep-befuddled, Randi stretched lazily, inhaling with a smile. Mmmm, what was that smell? All spicy and sweet, it teased her nose. God, she was so deliciously sore, but so very, very…
A big warm hand closed over her breast.
She yelped and her eyes flew open.
Brass's amused amber eyes crinkled at the corners. "Morning, Miranda." His thumb slowly circled her nipple, causing it to rise immediately. His eyes left her to contemplate the hard tip. His tongue flashed out, touching his lips.
Randi gasped. She was in Brass's bed. His very broken bed, she suddenly remembered. It rested on the floor, somewhat canted. The headboard a lost cause of splintered wood in a pile against the wall.
Brass reclined on one hip, stretched out next to her. Long black hair fell over those bronzed shoulders, teasing the contours of his bare chest. He was naked. Very naked. How naked was evidenced by the hot thick length of his cock pressed blatantly along her thigh.
Her breathing speed up and her toes started to curl. He'd been inside her last night. And how.
Oh my god, the sex had been amazing. More than amazing. He'd refused to take her more than once—saying her body needed to get used to him—but the other things they'd done. Her skin flushed.
Above her, those gorgeous lips curved as color flooded her pale skin. Her eyes narrowed. Then she thought of something.
"The kids! Oh Brass. I have to go. I have to—"
"Shhh. Sean has it." Those chiseled features set in an expression she couldn't read, but that made her very nervous. "I called him earlier to give him a head's up."
"You…did."
"Yup. We have all the time in the world, Doc. And I plan to make use of it." Brass trailed his eyes down her body and Randi swore she could feel the heat of his gaze like soft flames against her skin. Then his voice hardened. "We need to talk. You're going to tell me everything you didn't tell Darkness and Justice, Miranda."
Oh shit. Not that. She tried to push him back, to sit up, but she might as well have tried to shift a Mack truck.
"Brass, I—" His hand slipped between her thighs, cupping the pulsing heat there. Deliberately, he lowered his head, letting out a long breath over her peaked nipple. Against his hand, her pussy tightened. Liquid heat filled her.
She slumped back into the sheets. "Don't."
His mouth firmed, a scant inch from her breast. He wouldn't.
"Why?" His tongue lapped once over the tight point of her nipple, rough, wet and warm, making her ass come off the bed as sensation streaked through her.
Apparently, he would. Randi could feel the moisture suddenly seeping between her thighs and she knew Brass could too. His fingers slipped between her folds, one blunt tip slipping against her entrance, teasing. Her clit throbbed and her muscles clenched, aching to be filled.
She whined, unable to take her eyes off his. "Not like this, Brass. Please."
"Again, why?" His voice had lowered to the raspy growl that made her tummy flutter. "This is honest. This is real." His finger slid inside her, stretching the swollen, slick flesh. She let out a soft scream, her head twisting back and forth on the pillow.
"I'm been honest with you, Brass. I have!"
The air left her lungs as he pulled his hand and his body from her. The resulting chill left her shivering. She sat up trembling, to see Brass at the edge of the mattress, his back to her. From the set of those massive shoulders, she could tell he was struggling. With rage, disappointment. Desire.
Tears prickled her eyes. Reaching out a hand, she brushed his hair. He flinched away, throwing her a hard look.
"You lie to one of us, you might as well lie to us all."
Randi withdrew her hand, pulling the mussed sheets up around her body. Feeling exposed. He watched her, his eyes dark. Accusing.
She couldn't do this. Not with him.
It was time to come clean.
"It's not what you think. It's nothing to do with me, really. But I couldn't take the chance of letting Justice know, Brass. He might've decided against hiring me."
He frowned, twisting his torso around to study her more closely. Her gaze dropped.
"And I never thought, never imagined it could follow here. I thought coming here would solve it, actually. But…" Tears filled her eyes as she plucked at the sheets. "I was wrong."
I know, I know! It's been forever. But I have been crazy busy. Will be posting a lot more over the next few days. Thanks for reading!