“Damn right, I did,” she grins and pulls away.
Laughing, I flip my black visor down and swing my leg over. My life just got a whole hell of a lot more interesting. I start the engine and hightail it out of the parking lot, going a lot faster than when I drove here.
Images of her play in my head like a movie as I speed downthe road. I can still feel her body up against me and the taste of her on my tongue.
My brothers are going to have a field day with this if they find out. I’ve teased them so much over the years, when they became like a complete puppy dog for their girl. I didn’t understand it then, but I understand it now. The thought of Olivia never being in my life isn’t an option. Now that I know what’s between us is real and how deep our connection goes, I won’t give up until she’s mine.
“It’s justa piece of wood. What did it ever do to you?” Jake nods toward the nail that’s pounded further into the board than it needs to be.
My brothers have been coming over in their spare time to help me move things along. I still have Noah’s crew busting their asses on the deck outside, but I like to get my hands involved with things that are mine. Construction work also helps get your frustration out. It’s been over a week since I’ve seen her. Eleven fucking days to be exact.
We’ve texted a couple of times about work, but she always keeps it professional. When I try to cross the line, she steers me back to work. I even tried to set up a meeting with her, hoping I could at least see her again, but she always has some excuse as to why she can’t make it and how it’s easier just to do the paperwork by email.
Fucking email.
I really hate fucking email.
“I guess I just have a lot on my mind with the business opening soon.” It’s not untrue. We open in a few weeks, and there’s still a shit ton to do. I’ve been practically living here to keep my mind busy. It doesn’t help that my fucking bed still smells like her, and everything about my apartment reminds meof that night. I haven’t even been able to play my drums. Every time I sit on the stool, I remember her cumming on my lap and moaning my name, which leads to me taking a shower and jacking off to her image, which by the way, is the only action I’ve been getting lately.
I have no desire to go out to my usual spots and find some company for the night. It’s like she has this spell over me, and nobody but her will fill this void I’m feeling.
If this is what it feels like to get your heart involved, I can see why some people stay single for the rest of their lives. It can make you go mad.
“Are you sure it’s the business and not because a certain someone hasn’t fallen to their knees for your charm yet?” Jake chuckles when I glare at him.
“Let me guess. Savi?”
“She might have mentioned you had a date last week and have been a bear to live with ever since.”
“Are we talking about the girl who has Miles by the balls? Because I really want to be in on this conversation.” Ryder walks over with a big grin plastered on his face. “Oh, how the tables have turned,” he laughs.
“She told you, too?”
“And me,” Travis chuckles, turning a chair around and straddling it. “I’ve been waiting a long time for this.” His eyes shine with laughter.
“Yeah, I bet you have,” I mutter, throwing my hammer down and running my hands roughly through my hair before replacing my ball cap. “Fine,” I say, throwing my hands up in the air. “Let me have it. I probably deserve it for the hell I put you all through.”
“Judging by how shitty you look, it looks like you’ve done a good enough job putting yourself through hell all on your own,” Jake chuckles.
“Thanks for the compliment,” I say, rolling my eyes. But he’s right. I do look like shit. Sleep hasn’t exactly been my best friend these days, and I haven’t shaved in days.
“So what exactly is the problem? Is she not into you, or is there someone else she’s seeing…” Travis, being the oldest, always gets right to the point.
“No, nothing like that,” I sigh, deciding I might as well rip the band-aid off and let them have their fun so they can get it out of their system. “At dinner, she propositioned me. She wanted me for the night with no strings attached. Now I’m friend-zoned and can’t for the life of me figure out how to get the fuck out. She won’t do anything but talk business with me. I can’t even get her to see me.”
They all stare at me in silence before they roar with laughter.
“Thank you, Jesus, for this moment,” Ryder says between his laughing fits.
“She pulled aMileson Miles.” Travis barely gets the words out as he wipes his eyes.
“Did she at least buy you dinner first?” Jake wheezes out.
“You guys are real funny. And they call me the immature one.” Sitting down, I lean back in a chair and cross my arms over my chest as I wait for them to calm down. I get why it’s so funny to them. The irony is not lost on me that I’m being dished what I’ve always served. “Feel better now?” I eye each of my brothers as their laughter finally dies down.
“So much better,” Ryder grins.
“Now that your childish asses have calmed down, tell me what the fuck I need to do before I go fucking insane.”
