Page 39 of Resisting Temptation (Men of Honor 3)
“Your shoe is untied,” she gasps out a few minutes later. I grunt. No way does she think I’m that stupid. When I don’t fall for her pathetic attempt, she pushes herself harder and shoves my shoulder, trying to make me falter, but I don’t budge. She laughs, finding herself fucking hilarious, and I can’t deny what the beautiful sound does for me.
Soon she starts to gasp for air, as if she’s going to die, so I decide to take pity on her. Slowing down I keep beside her. “Give it a rest, Red, before I have to pick you up and revive you.”
“Well, when you put it that way…” Stopping abruptly, she falls to the ground dramatically and lies on the lush, green grass. I stop and stare at her unimpressed, not finding her funny. Okay, maybe a little funny, but I’ll never let her know that.
When she realizes I am not coming to her rescue, she rises up and rests back on her elbows. I try not to notice the way her perfect tits rise and fall as she heaves for breath. “Hello, aren’t you going to revive me, or were you just being a tease?”
My dick throbs painfully at her sassy mouth and I clench my hands into fists, barely restraining myself from kissing the fucking smug look off her face. “Be careful, Faith. You’re playing with fire.”
Her smile falters, and a heat ignites in her eyes that I know matches my own. “Maybe I like fire.” Fuck, she is going to kill me. I glare at her and feel myself close to snapping. She rolls her eyes and gets up. “All right, calm down, Mr. Oh-So-Serious.” As she starts walking back to me, she flinches and grabs her ankle. “Oh ow, crap.”
I rush over. “What happened?”
As soon as I reach her, she takes off like a fucking rocket. “Sucker!” she calls out, laughing her ass off.
I drop my head and want to slap myself for being stupid enough to fall for that shit. I watch her run almost all the way back to our starting point before I get my ass in gear and start my way back.
She wears a smug smile as I reach her. “I win. Man, you’re slow.” I glare at her, which makes her laugh. “You have to admit, Walker, that was a good one.”
“I didn’t take you for a cheater.”
She shrugs. “A girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do.”
I grunt and begin to stretch with her, while making sure to keep a good distance, knowing I’m close to losing my precious control. One that I have perfected over the years, and it’s always worked great, with the exception of redheaded country girls with sexy, green fucking eyes and…
“Well, looks like my bad morning is about to take a turn for the better,” a deep voice booms out of nowhere. Looking to the left, I see some fucking preppy douchebag who looks oddly familiar, come jogging over. And by the way he eyes Red, I want to knock him on his fucking ass.
Faith smiles politely at him, but I don’t miss the subtle apprehension that lights her eyes. “Oh. Hi, Dr. Carson.”
Oh yeah, Dr. Fucking Sissy, who Sawyer and Jaxson are always griping about. I knew I recognized him from somewhere.
“Call me Blake, remember?” he replies with a flirtatious wink.
What a fucking loser. I try to keep myself impassive and continue stretching, as if I don’t want to knock this motherfucker on his ass.
Faith nods. “Right. Blake.”
“Looks like I’m a little late. Too bad, we could have finally had that date I’ve been asking you on.”
I tense as a jealous rage starts to pump through me furiously. Faith glances over at me and my emotions must show in my expression because she gives me a knowing smirk before turning back to the jackass.
“Yes. It is too bad,” she replies a little too sweetly.
A hopeful light flickers in the asshole’s eyes. “Friday night, I’m off at seven. I could pick you up at eight and we could have a late supper?”
Holy shit, I am going to fuck him up.
Faith glances back at me with an amused smile and I give her a look, letting her know exactly what will happen if she fucking pushes me. I know I don’t have the right to feel like this, but I can’t control it. Just like I can never control anything around this chick.
She bites her bottom lip as she tries to hold back a smile and turns back to the Doctor. “Sorry, Blake, but I actually already have plans.”
With who? Probably Katelyn. It has to be. She doesn’t know anyone else… right?
“Maybe another time then,” the loser says with a smile, trying to hide his disappointment.
“Maybe,” she nods noncommittally. “Well, I better get going. I’m helping at the church today before I have lunch with friends. Take care, Dr., er, Blake.” Then she looks to me with a more genuine smile. “I’m sure I’ll see you around, Cade Walker.”
As she jogs out of the park, the asshole turns to me with a stupid smile that quickly vanishes when he sees the look on my face. “Oh you have got to be shitting me. You too? Why is it every time someone new comes here, they belong to one of you assholes?” I decide I’m going to let the asshole comment slip just this once.
When I don’t respond he speaks up again. “Wait a sec, is she yours?” He smiles as I keep silent. “That’s what I thought. Well, may the best man win.”
Just as he starts to jog away, I grab him by the back of his shirt and haul him back beside me.
“Hey. What the hell do you think you’re doing? Get off of me, man.”
I keep a tight grip on his shirt and have to restrain myself from throttling the dickhead. “Actually, asshole. No one is going to win her because she isn’t some fucking toy. So this is how it’s going to work. You’re going to stay away from her or I’m going to smash your fucking face in. Got it?” I let him go with a shove and don’t wait for a response, because I know if something ignorant comes out of his mouth again I will knock him on his ass.
