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“Will the two of you stop?”I asked.“Why can’t men greet each other without getting into a pissing contest?”
Max smirked, and Badger released his hand.
“I’m not after your girl,” Max said.“Anyone who talks to her for five minutes knows she’s taken.You’re about all she’s talked about as long as I’ve known her.”
Badger glanced at me before focusing on Max again.“My girl?”
Max shrugged.
“The list is on the table,” I said.“Feel free to make yourself scarce, Max.”
He chuckled, grabbed the list, gave me a salute, then walked out.
“The two of you are close?”Badger asked.
“He’s a nice guy.He started prospecting here about six months ago.I have no doubt that he’ll be patched in.I think Dad already has a name picked out for him.”
“That didn’t answer my question.”
“I consider him a friend,” I said.“Max is easy to talk to.I think you’d like him if you gave him a chance.”
He stared at me, but I could see he was considering it.
“Would it make a difference if I told you that I’ve never been romantically interested in Max?”I asked.“I’ve never once pictured him naked, or wished he was lying in bed with me.I save those thoughts for you.”
He smiled a little and sat next to me.“Good to know.”
“I thought you might like this movie.It’s on Netflix so we can stop and start it if we need to.Did you have Netflix before…”
“No.It was around, but I didn’t have it.”
“Then you’re in for a treat,” I said with a smile.“You can watch hundreds of movies or TV shows without having to buy DVDs or pay for cable.I’ve gotten rather spoiled with all the streaming services around now.I have Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, so we have tons of choices.Although, I admit I have a slight online shopping addiction so I really have Prime to save on shipping.”
“I’m amazed you ever leave the house.”
I glanced his way.“I could think of other reasons to stay home.”
“Sweet girl, if you think I’m taking advantage of you hours after you were attacked, then you’d be wrong.I might be an asshole, but I’m not that much of one.What you need is rest.”
“You’re really going to sit here and watch TV with me, and not touch me?”I asked.
“That’s the plan.”
Great.I wondered what it would take to change his mind.Yes, my face hurt, but surely an orgasm or two would take my mind off the pain.It was a good theory anyway.Now that I’d had a taste of Badger I wanted more.I didn’t know how long he’d stay with me, but I was going to enjoy every last minute of our time together.And hoped a lot of that time would be spent in the bedroom, or anywhere else he wanted to get naked.
Chapter Five
Badger
I didn’t think much of it the first time Adalia’s hand drifted up my thigh.The second time, I began to suspect it wasn’t an accident.By the third time, I knew she was trying to cause trouble.How she could possibly want sex after that asshole Twister had hit her face and she’d cut her chin open?She needed to rest, and heal, but it seemed Adalia had something else on her mind.And I was only human.Every brush of her hand against my cock made me harder.Hell, sitting next to her had me semi-hard before she’d started touching me.
I wasn’t used to fighting temptation.I’d always been the guy to take whatever I wanted, but I didn’t want to treat Adalia like a club slut.And fucking her while she was injured was an asshole thing to do, even if she was asking for it.There were two choices.Either give in and fuck her, or put some space between us.Knowing I needed to do what was best for her, I got up and took a few steps away.She looked confused and a little hurt, her brow furrowed and her mouth tipped down at the corners.
“Colton?What’s wrong?”she asked.
“I need to make some calls.I should reschedule my meeting with my parole officer.It’s one of the conditions of my release, and not reporting could send me back to prison.”
Her gaze softened.“I hadn’t thought of that.You know where I keep the cordless phone.If you want some quiet to make your calls, I won’t be offended if you sit in the kitchen.”
