departed in favor of a more private place where they could get to know each other better. If I left Roslyn out here she might get spooked and take off. Yet I saw she’d returned to her arm-crossed pose and I knew if I tried to get her to come to my room right now the whole evening would be no dice. I had good instincts about shit like that.
“Hey,” I said and she looked up. “I’m just going to disappear for a quick minute and change out of these wet pants.”
“Sure,” she nodded. “I really am sorry about that.”
“Not a big deal. You can grab a drink out of that fridge in the corner. The boys won’t hassle you if they know you’re with me so just hang out here while I take a trip down to my room, okay?”
She squinted down the dim hallway. “Your room is down there?”
“Yup. Third door on the right. You’re welcome to come if you’d like-“ but she was already shaking her head vigorously.
Yeah, she wasn’t into it yet. She would be.
I changed hurriedly. Even though I’d promised Roslyn the boys wouldn’t give her a hard time I couldn’t be too sure of that. Eli seemed out of it and if Kilt woke up and saw a pair of sweet tits right in front of him he might get some ideas and accidentally scare her away.
Roslyn was standing right where I left her, arms still crossed, looking stunning and uncertain. She actually smiled when she saw me heading her way and I returned the smile. But she did pause when I sank down on an empty couch and patted the place beside me.
“Have a seat,” I said. The only light in the room came from a dim corner lamp but it was enough.
“There?” she asked skeptically.
“Where else?” Ordinarily I would have tossed out a line about how we could probably find a mattress that was more comfortable but I knew that wouldn’t work on her.
“Come on,” I urged, reaching for her hand and letting my eyes linger on the perfect shape of her legs, right up the line to the tight V encased in snug denim shorts.
When I finally got around to glancing at her face again she wasn’t smiling anymore. She looked a little pissed, like she knew exactly what pictures were running through my head and she’d be damned if she’d indulge them.
Well, I liked a small challenge now and then. I hadn’t had one in a long time. And I’d known when I invited her here tonight that this wouldn’t be the easiest task in the world.
I took my hat off, pasted my most authentic expression on my face and looked her right in the eye.
“Please,” I said, reaching for her once again, “come sit with me, Roslyn.”
Sometimes just saying a girl’s name was enough to melt the first layer of resistance. I could see something change inside of her as she regarded me. She was still wary, but her eyes skimmed over my muscled arms and across my chest, just like she’d done earlier tonight. She may not like the idea of wanting me but she wanted me just the same. It wouldn’t take long for me to get her to admit it.
Kilt let out a mighty snore from his armchair ten feet away. Eli had switched to a replay of tonight’s baseball game while he kept working on his bottle. Jackson and Emily hadn’t reappeared so I figured we’d seen the last of them for the night.
When Roslyn primly sat on the edge of the sofa I gave her a few seconds to settle in before casually curling one arm around behind her. She didn’t lean into me but she didn’t glare or shove me away either. That was a good sign.
“You like baseball?” I asked casually. My fingers were itching to light a cigarette but that might interfere with the mood I was trying to set. Besides, I was trying to cut back on the cancer sticks.
“Yes,” she said, staring straight ahead at the screen but settling in just a notch. “My father kept a luxury suite at Chase Field for years.”
“Luxury suite,” I said, nodding like I was impressed.
“Hey,” I said and she looked up. “I’m just going to disappear for a quick minute and change out of these wet pants.”
“Sure,” she nodded. “I really am sorry about that.”
“Not a big deal. You can grab a drink out of that fridge in the corner. The boys won’t hassle you if they know you’re with me so just hang out here while I take a trip down to my room, okay?”
She squinted down the dim hallway. “Your room is down there?”
“Yup. Third door on the right. You’re welcome to come if you’d like-“ but she was already shaking her head vigorously.
Yeah, she wasn’t into it yet. She would be.
I changed hurriedly. Even though I’d promised Roslyn the boys wouldn’t give her a hard time I couldn’t be too sure of that. Eli seemed out of it and if Kilt woke up and saw a pair of sweet tits right in front of him he might get some ideas and accidentally scare her away.
Roslyn was standing right where I left her, arms still crossed, looking stunning and uncertain. She actually smiled when she saw me heading her way and I returned the smile. But she did pause when I sank down on an empty couch and patted the place beside me.
“Have a seat,” I said. The only light in the room came from a dim corner lamp but it was enough.
“There?” she asked skeptically.
“Where else?” Ordinarily I would have tossed out a line about how we could probably find a mattress that was more comfortable but I knew that wouldn’t work on her.
“Come on,” I urged, reaching for her hand and letting my eyes linger on the perfect shape of her legs, right up the line to the tight V encased in snug denim shorts.
When I finally got around to glancing at her face again she wasn’t smiling anymore. She looked a little pissed, like she knew exactly what pictures were running through my head and she’d be damned if she’d indulge them.
Well, I liked a small challenge now and then. I hadn’t had one in a long time. And I’d known when I invited her here tonight that this wouldn’t be the easiest task in the world.
I took my hat off, pasted my most authentic expression on my face and looked her right in the eye.
“Please,” I said, reaching for her once again, “come sit with me, Roslyn.”
Sometimes just saying a girl’s name was enough to melt the first layer of resistance. I could see something change inside of her as she regarded me. She was still wary, but her eyes skimmed over my muscled arms and across my chest, just like she’d done earlier tonight. She may not like the idea of wanting me but she wanted me just the same. It wouldn’t take long for me to get her to admit it.
Kilt let out a mighty snore from his armchair ten feet away. Eli had switched to a replay of tonight’s baseball game while he kept working on his bottle. Jackson and Emily hadn’t reappeared so I figured we’d seen the last of them for the night.
When Roslyn primly sat on the edge of the sofa I gave her a few seconds to settle in before casually curling one arm around behind her. She didn’t lean into me but she didn’t glare or shove me away either. That was a good sign.
“You like baseball?” I asked casually. My fingers were itching to light a cigarette but that might interfere with the mood I was trying to set. Besides, I was trying to cut back on the cancer sticks.
“Yes,” she said, staring straight ahead at the screen but settling in just a notch. “My father kept a luxury suite at Chase Field for years.”
“Luxury suite,” I said, nodding like I was impressed.
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