Page 8 of Swipe for a Cosmo
Vaughn bounces a shoulder. “I guess I can see it this time—that spark you’re always talkin’ about. I mean, I’ve seen you fall hard before. But I’ve never seen you light up like this. I reckon she’s exactly who you say she is. The girl you’ve always been lookin’ for.”
A massive grin takes over my face as I rise from my chair and step closer to my brother. At thirty-six, he’s only two years younger than me, but he’s about an inch taller than me. “Thank you,” I say, slapping him on the back jovially. “That’s exactly what I think, too. She walked in here and something just…” I gesture to my chest as I try to think of a word adequate enough to describe the feeling I got when my eyes locked with hers, but there isn’t one, “happened, and now I know that I can’t stop until I have her.”
“Well, as long as I’m best man at your wedding, I don’t mind filling in so you can go win over your dream girl.”
“I promise to do the same when this feeling hits you. I know you don’t believe in love at first sight, but I guarantee you it’s real. Remember when Mama would tell us the story about how she and Dad fell for each other? She always said that they just looked at each other and knew they belonged. That’s what happened to me tonight. And it’s what will happen to you too in time. I’m sure of it.”
“OK.” Vaughn grins like he doesn’t believe me, but I know better. Eventually, he will too. “And if it’s that serious, you’d better get the hell out there before she gets bored and goes home without you. I’ve got this. Go get your girl.”
Jade
“Maybe I could sweep the floor or something? Do dishes?” I ask the lovely blond man I now know to be Kellen’s youngest brother, Remy. He’s been keeping me company while Kellen and Vaughn are in the office, and I feel awful just watching on as he tidies the kitchen by himself.
“There’s really no need,” he says in his deep, rumbly voice that’s almost exactly the same timbre as his older brother’s. “I wouldn’t want you ruinin’ your dress, and you’ll likely fall on your ass in those shoes. Best you stay right where you are and keep tellin’ me about yourself. You said you work for an animal shelter.”
“Yeah. But I’m just the person who keeps the website updated, sets up the adoption drives and gets the word out about them. I’m not like the heroes out there finding stray or mistreated pets and nursing them back to health. They’re the real stars of the organization.”
“Oh, I dunno. Seems to me that getting those pets new homes is a heroic effort too. Too many animals never get a second chance in this world.”
“Do you have any pets?”
“I do. I have a dog named Ralph. He’s a mix of a lot of things, so don’t ask me what kind. Best answer I can give you is ‘brown’.” He looks up from the steel counter he’s cleaning and grins.
“That’s an apt description if ever I heard one,” I say, just as Remy’s eyes shift a little to the side, alerting me to Kellen’s presence before his hands slide around my waist.
“Getting to know the family already?” he asks near my ear, and I spin in his arms, wondering if what he says is a joke, or if perhaps I’ve overstepped the mark.
“She was just keeping me company while I clean up,” Remy says with a wink. “I’d keep an eye on her, if I were you. She keeps tryin’ to help when she’s the guest of the house.”
“Oh dear,” Kellen says with a grin that puts me completely at ease. “Well, we can’t have that, can we? I think you should come with me.” My dirty mind takes the word ‘come’ and immediately says, ‘yes, please.’
“Where to?”
Kellen threads his fingers with mine and lifts his eyes to the ceiling. “Upstairs.”
“You live up there?” I ask, pointing to where his eyes lifted.
“Yeah. But if that’s too much, we can always stay down here. I can make you one of those Cosmos you like and we can play pool, talk till our throats are sore.” I’d rather moan until my throat is raw if I’m being honest, and if the performance in the ladies’ room is anything to go by, I feel pretty much guaranteed a mind-altering experience.
“Upstairs,” I whisper, rolling my lips together as I look up at him through my lashes.
He leans in real close, pressing his lips to my ear so only I can hear his response. “That’s what I hoped you’d say, sweetheart. I’m so hard for you, I just might explode if I don’t have you soon.”
My breathing shudders and my knees shake so much I have to lock them to keep standing. Then we say a quick goodbye to his brothers and head hand in hand to the promised land—upstairs to his apartment.
Kellen
The moment we reach the landing of the second floor, I pull Jade against me and kiss her even deeper than before, my tongue probing the depths of her mouth as I slide my key into my front door, walking her across the threshold of my apartment without breaking the connection of our lips.
Pushing her against the door as I close it, I prop my forearm above her head, getting as close as possible with our clothes still on. My cock throbs in the anticipation of relief and the more she rolls that delicious body of hers against mine, the more powerless I am to control myself.
“I might die if I don't get inside you soon,” I murmur, grinding my hard length against her belly. She gasps and slides her hand between us, rubbing her palm against my bulge.
“Let me see it. Please. I want to see you.”
Fumbling with my belt buckle while still continuing to kiss her, I unbutton my fly and reach inside, fisting my dick as she shoves my jeans past my hips until they hit the ground, the buckle thudding on the floorboards. It feels so damn good to give my dick a little relief that I can’t help but jack myself off a little.
“Show me,” she whispers against my mouth, placing her hands on my shoulders and pushing back a little.
