“Alright, enough of this boo hoo shit. Introductions so I know if I have a shot at one of these fine boys in the room or if I need to see if the rest of the town has hunks as hot as these two.” Stephanie “Swift” Taylor clapped her hands together as she ogled Jayson and Ryan.
“Girl, if you value your life, I’d look at the rest of the town because Ice here will fuck your life up six ways to hell if you even think of flirting with that one.” Rocky pointed her thumb at Jayson.
“What about the other hottie?” Jeanna “Hollywood” Jameson asked, licking her lips as she looked at Ryan.
“Happily married with a baby on the way and since his wife is knocked up, I’ll gladly help her shank your ass.” Lana laughed as she threw a pillow at Hollywood.
“Well damn, can’t blame a girl for wanting to try the desserts in town.” Hollywood pouted before she laughed and threw the pillow back at Lana.
“Alright, introductions.” Lana clapped her own hands together. “Ladies, this is Jayson and Ryan Kenwood. Boys, you already know Rocky and Sunny. This is our team leader, Joelle “James” Bueller. This siren is Jeanna “Hollywood” Jameson,and her look alike sexy kitten is Stephanie “Swift” Taylor. And last but not least the ghost of our team is Kristen “Cullen” Edwards.”
“Wait, Jeanna Jameson and Stephanie with a nickname Swift? Porn stars?” Ryan asked, his eyes wide at the names.
“Leave it to a man to catch that shit. Yes, I was named after the porn star Jeanna Jameson. No, I am not a porn star but have made a few movies of my own for when the well is dry.” Hollywood winked at Ryan who blushed and shifted in his seat uncomfortably.
“I was given the Swift nickname as a joke by these bitches when Hollywood joined the team and it kind of stuck.” Swift flipped her teammates off.
“Doesn’t help that she is a huge Taylor Swift fan either.”
“Damn skippy.” Swift pumped her fist into the air.
“Okay, so we’re working with Hellburn Falls Sheriff’s Department on a missing girls case. Give us the low-down before we have our meeting with the big dogs in the morning.” Sgt. Bueller broke the joking session up.
CHAPTER
TWENTY
Jayson watched the women talk about the points of the case. He and Ryan only had to answer a couple of questions about what they knew now and then.
Watching these seven women in action was awe-inspiring. What kept his attention the most was Lana and how she handled questions about profiling with ease.
She truly was a part of a team and thrived on it. She had always loved puzzles and solving things when they were in high school.
“They are interesting to watch. I don’t think either one of our departments has a team that can hash things out like this. Not even vice or homicide,” Ryan pointed out as he moved over to where Jayson was standing.
“No, we don’t. Lana has always been interesting to watch in action. Even when we were in the Army together,” Jayson admitted, a small smile playing on his lips.
“Look, I don’t know what happened between the two of you. Mom and Dad would never talk about it, but I know it fucked you up good. Don’t let her get away, little brother.”
Jayson had no intention of letting her get away. He intended to remind Lana how damn good they were together.
While he had to be shit faced drunk to attempt to fuck another woman, he could count on one hand, including the nightmare he’d had when he’d gotten blacked out drunk, of how many women he’d slept with in the last couple of years that he’d been with since Lana left him that day. Even in high school, being a man whore wasn’t something he cared to be.
Jayson knew what he’d wanted and went after it. It was something their parents had instilled in all three of their boys.
While he and Ryan pretty much were the dominant, alpha men in their relationships, they knew their younger brother Bryan struggled with it after a particular nasty relationship when the bitch he’d been engaged to nearly ruined his career by saying he was abusive. Bryan had never hit the woman that he’d been engaged to, but she claimed it when she got into trouble with the military for having an affair with a married man, her senior officer.
Much to their parents’ horror, Bryan was now the definition of a man whore who refused to settle with just one woman. He was the ‘hit ‘em once and leave ‘em crying’ kind of man.
“Penny for your thoughts?”
Jayson’s gaze jerked up to Lana and softened. She looked exhausted as hell.
“Just thinking about the case. You’re exhausted. Let’s get you home, to my place, and get you in bed.” Jayson pulled her in for a hug.
“I am exhausted. Sorry, I don’t think I could satisfy you tonight even if I tried,” Lana huffed out into his chest.
“Babe, I wasn’t meaning for you to put out when I said that. I meant what I said, let’s get you home and into bed to sleep. As much as I’d love to feel that tight pussy of yours spasming around my cock and the way you scream my name as you come, I’d rather you sleep so you can focus on this case. There’s plenty of time for the rest later.”
