Page 63 of Hart of Darkness
She left me dripping with the need to fuck her, and my balls were yelling for me to do just that.
When she was out of the room, I didn’t lose an ounce of tension.
Kelton let out a loud laugh. “I’ve seen that look before, man, on each of my brothers when they found ‘the one.’” He made air quotes around the last two words. “I can’t say I saw it on myself, but I sure felt it. Right here.” He tapped on his chest over his heart. “Give in to the feeling. Because love is one hell of a ride and one you don’t want to miss.”
I pushed air out of my nostrils. “Says the guy who flirts any chance he gets.” I walked deeper into the kitchen until I was standing on the other side of the island, across from Kelton.
“Maggie and I were talking. She was asking me about you, if you really want to know.”
The way they’d been whispering had led me to believe they’d been reminiscing about their night at the club. On second thought, I believed him since Maggie had been laughing. “That can’t be good.”
“Chill. She wanted to know how you and I met. I told her how you helped Lizzie and how you almost cut off my balls when I showed up at your house to talk to Lizzie.”
“I was protecting Lizzie from you. Did you tell Maggie that?” Jealousy hadn’t played a role when Kelton had shown up that day, although I had been a little envious of how Lizzie had looked at him.
“I told your girl that you’re a great man who has a heart of gold.” His serious tone matched his expression.
Inwardly, I let out a sigh. “Sounds to me like you want to date me,” I teased.
He plastered on his grin. “I don’t do men with long hair.”
I stuck out my middle finger.
We both laughed.
“Back to Denim,” Kelton said. “I looked at his case file. I discovered something odd in it that might bode well for him. But before I go into detail, one of the senior partners will weigh in.”
“You’re not going to tell me what it is?”
He grabbed his keys off the island. “Sorry, man. Until I can prove I’m right, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up. So Maggie said something about going to a bar to follow up on a lead? Do you need some help?”
I rubbed my chin. It was always good to have any of the Maxwell brothers protecting my ass, but I didn’t think the Crow would be dangerous. I also didn’t think I would find Grace there.
“I’m good.”
“I got to run,” Kelton said.
“Thank you.” I had enough on my plate, so I didn’t push him for answers on Denim’s case.
Kelton and I exchanged a manly hug before he left. I found Maggie and Norma whispering at Norma’s desk. I wondered where Debbie and the two new guests were. The house seemed quiet. Then again, the shelter wasn’t a prison.
Maggie and Norma stopped talking. Then Norma got out of her chair. “I’m going to see how the girls are doing out back.”
I guess I had my answer on where they were.
When Norma was out of the room, I crossed my arms over my chest.
Maggie rose from the chair near Norma’s desk and swung her hips over to me. “Still jealous?”
I suddenly hated that word. I snatched her hand and guided her into my office. She giggled like a schoolgirl the entire way. Once we were locked in, I pushed her up against the door and planted my hands above her head.
“We never talked about the night we had,” she said on a breathy sigh.
I scanned her pretty face. “Do you want to talk?”
She glanced at my couch then back up at me.
I moved a strand of her hair that had escaped her braid off her ear.
