“Already told you I didn’t want to kill you today,” Ransom reminded him.
Forge rolled his eyes and headed over toward me or the espresso machine.I was frozen and knew I needed to act casual.
“Or you can tell my baby brother how good I look naked.”
I swallowed and let out a nervous laugh that sounded forced.“Uh, um, I don’t think that’s necessary.”
He flashed a cocky grin before reaching past me to take a mug from the cabinet.“Although you didn’t look long enough,” he added quietly.
There was a flutter in my stomach that I hadn’t expected.One that I’d only felt with Calvin.But that was years ago, back when I thought that we might become more.I had long since let that go.
“Bane, Halo, and Hawks come back today,” Oz said.
I wanted to sigh in relief at the subject change.They had planned to return on Monday, but Halo’s horse won, and they’d stayed an extra day to celebrate.
“Linc called a meeting at his place once Bane is back.Info on the issue with Telos.”
I spun back around and looked at him.He glanced at me, then back at his plate as he filled his fork.I wanted him to elaborate, but he didn’t.
“Who’s staying at the house with the girls?”Ransom asked.
“You,” Oz replied.
When no one said more about it, I realized I was going to have to wait until they decided there was something for me to know.
“How are you feeling?”Noa asked Winslet.
“The sick is almost over,” she replied.“That was the hardest part.”
I moved back as Forge took his coffee and went by me to go get a plate.It was really hard not to look at his crotch.I was now curious if I could see how big it was in jeans.I hadn’t looked in that area before.Quickly, I turned to the espresso machine and busied myself with making a cappuccino the way Winslet had shown me.
Fifteen
Forge
It had been a couple of years since anyone had smoked a cigar in this room, but the faint scent still hung in the air.I was sure that Luther still snuck one in from time to time inside the house, but I doubted he did it where Linc could smell it.Once Linc had moved his wife and daughter into the house, all smoking inside had stopped.
Luther sat on the sofa with nothing but a glass of whiskey, Oz was busy looking over whatever papers Linc had given him, and Kash was texting on his phone.Bane had landed at the private airstrip and was getting Halo and Hawks home safe before joining us.The others were headed here now.Whatever news Linc had, it was for all of us, which I didn’t feel was a good sign.
“Is the girl settling in okay?”Linc asked.
Oz didn’t glance up but replied, “Yeah, I think so.Considering her situation.”
“If Forge doesn’t show her his cock again, she should be fine,” Kash added, and I shot him an annoyed glare.
“What?”Linc asked while Luther let out a chortle of laughter.
“Please, someone tell me about that,” Luther said.
“I didn’t see it, but from what Ransom said, he walked out into the hallway, naked, to greet her this morning,” Kash explained.
“Thatta boy,” Luther told me.“Give the girl a distraction.”
“Jesus,” Linc muttered.
“Did she see the metal?”Luther asked.
I nodded, smirking.
