Page 151 of Indecent Lies

“Tait.”

It was funny how she had different tones for saying his name and he recognized all of them.

When she was exasperated. Furious and like now,turned on.

Her nails were in his neck, clawing him closer and he was just trying to tell himself their bed was right inside and it was a good idea to go in and not give her a taste of his desperate fuck out here on the steps.

“Tell me you love me, Penelope.”

She sighed and got that dreamy look in her eyes. “Love you all around the world, Tait.”

“Tait.”

That second voice did not belong to his woman and when Texas heard it come from behind, it was a cold clutch in his spine before he turned his head.

“Fucking hell,” he muttered.

Not tonight with this bullshit.

Not after having a good night with his boys and his woman. Notthistonight.

Did he need to rub a genie’s lamp, buy an incantation from a shaman to get rid of this bitch for good? There was no circumstances, ever, that he’d need to see his brother’s wife.

Poppy hadn’t caught on to the disturbance yet, she was too into kissing his neck and though they had an unwelcome audience, she was driving him nuts.

He turned back to her and lowered his head. “Go inside, baby.”

“Wha…”

“Addison is here, I need to get rid of her.”

“I can hear you, Tait.” The viper in question spoke with a click of her tongue like they were inconveniencing her and not the other way around.

He could remind her that she’d interrupted him and his fucking woman.

It was all he said and Poppy shoved him out of the way to face Addison.

Suddenly she was sober as Pastor Danny on a Sunday.

“Oh, wow, you really are here. I cannot believe this bull crap.”

“Penelope,” Addison said with no warmth behind it. She was dressed for a ski lodge, he thought. This late at night and she wore tight fawn pants, dark knee boots and a sleeveless fur lined hoodie over a long-sleeved shirt. She then added, “I need to talk to Tait, can you leave us alone.”

Oh, fuck no, she did not get to boss his woman.

Poppy had the same idea and got in before he could let Addison know how wrong that was. He practically felt her hackles rising at the side of him and he bit the inside of his cheek.

“Are you out of your tiny mind? You must be,seriously. It must be the red dye just sucked the intelligence out of you if you think for one second you get any time alone with Tait, when we all know you want to slurp him up like dessert, but he’s not your dessert, he’s mine, so shove off.”

“I just need…”

Poppy’s arms flung in the air. “Do you see anyone here who gives a flying racoon’s ass about what you need.”

“Baby, it’s rats ass.”

She turned to him and wrinkled her nose. Making Tait grin down at her. “Say what?”

“It’s don’t give a rats ass.”

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