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“One day I’m going to take you here with my cock,” he growled. “But when that time comes, it won’t be while I’m angry. I’m going to be in complete control, okay?”

I could do nothing but nod as he pulled himself from me and walked to the bathroom, his dick sticking out of his uniform pants that were still up around his hips.

“Be careful not to drip,” I told him. “It’d be hell trying to explain to the guys just what that crusty white stain is.”

He tossed me a look over his shoulder, and I smiled at him.

I took the time while he was in the bathroom to clean myself up, grabbing myself a clean pair of pants and underwear.

I entered when he tried to exit, and he steadied me while looking deep into my eyes.

“You okay now?” I asked him.

He shrugged.

“I’ve been better,” he said. “But I’m not about to go up to the station and demand an investigation into his defiling of my daughter. Although I still might broach that subject with my daughter.”

I shook my head.

“It was consensual,” I promised. “That I know for sure. She was pissed at the world and chose the exact wrong guy to help work out some of that anger. It’s something that she had complete control over.”

He nodded, his jaw clenched.

“Get dressed and meet me outside,” he said, then he was gone.

This time, though, I wasn’t worried about him going out and killing the kid.

No, this time I was worried he’d go out and confront his daughter, which had me hurrying to get out there.

We couldn’t have that, now could we?

Chapter 22

That moment when you hit yourself in the face when you’re trying to pull your blanket up.

-Text from Aspen to Downy

Aspen

Forty minutes later, we were in the front yard enjoying barbeque with the rest of the boys.

Naomi, who’d come to the party late, was sitting next to PD with stars in her eyes.

PD was busy staring at his phone, though, as he texted back and forth with someone, leaving me with the impression that there was somebody on the other end that was a whole lot more interesting to him than the conversation and company surrounding him.

Drew pulled me down into his lap after I’d accepted a plate of food from Booth.

“Thank you,” I smiled wide.

He winked at me.

“No problem,” he said.

I smiled and stretched my feet out towards the metal fire pit that was in front of us.

“I didn’t think we were allowed to start a fire in the city limits,” I said, tossing that over my shoulder at Drew.

Drew shrugged.