“But I’m not finished eating my…dinner.”
“Keep pushing, Theo.”
“And you’ll do what? Oh, wait, you mentioned something about making me pay. Would you care to elaborate?”
That sexy growl hit my ears and vibrated down my spine, making my balls tighten.
“Is that a no?”
“That’s ayou’re on a date with another man.”
“Oh, so youarejealous.”
“What I am is sick of sitting out here watching you fawn all over your latest boy toy.”
Bullshit. That wasn’t the issue at all, and we both knew it. The difference was that I was happy to admit it, whereas Shep was still in the throes of denial.
“Then admit you’re jealous.”
“Excuse me?”
I glanced up to see Yuki on his way back to the table. “Tell me you’re jealous and I’ll get up and leave now—with you. If you don’t, we both know I have other options.”
Shep didn’t need to know I’d already made my excuses to Yuki. Especially if this finally pushed him to admit what we both already knew.
“If you think for one second I’m going to sit outside this playboy’s penthouse and wait for you to fuck his brains out, you’ve got another thing coming.”
“Then admit you’re jealous.”
“Theo—”
“Admit it,” I pushed. “Then I’ll come home and fuckyourbrains out instead.”
Oui,I said it.What we were both thinking. What we both wanted. The real question was: would Shep take me up on the offer?
“Would you look at that? Yuki’s on his way back.” When Shep stayed stubbornly silent, I whispered, “Admit it and I’m out the door and yours. Five… Four… Three… Two?—”
“I’m jealous.”
I wasn’t sure who was more surprised by his admission. But the second it was out of his mouth and swimming around my head, I was on my feet.
“Five minutes,” I said, looking over the edge of the roof, searching him out, but he remained elusive as ever.Well, not for long, Mr. Winchester.“Be ready for me.”
22
SHEP
EVERY PART OF me was drenched, soaking through the seats of the Rolls-Royce Phantom as Theo took his sweet-ass time coming down to the car, and to say I was in a mood was an understatement.
All the sexual looks Yuki was throwing at Theo, and then the way Theo returned every one of them like he had every intention of going home with him tonight. Eating his goddamn food off Yuki’s fork.
Jesus Christ, it was enough to have me heaving up my dinner. Oh, wait, I hadn’t eaten dinner because I’d been busy sitting out in the rain, watching for any threats to Theo’s stupid ass like he wasn’t the biggest threat to himself.
It’s enough to make me want to?—
The car door opened suddenly and Theo slid into the seat beside me, perfectly dry and wearing a smug smile that had my rage bubbling to the surface.
Amusement glinted in his blue eyes as he looked me up and down. “Did you get into a fight with a fire hose?”
