peered over the first
guy’s broad shoulder.
She
remembered seeing him as well. The two men had always been
together. He also possessed dark hair and had a dark shadow of
stubble across his cheeks and chin. They looked a little
alike.
She
tensed as he held out a black leather jacket. Reluctantly, she
accepted it. Warmth whispered off it as she held it up over her
head. She didn’t think twice to push past them. If they wanted to
rob her, then go ahead. She was not about to stick around to see
what else they wanted to do to her.
As she
dashed back toward the Key Club, she fully expected to be grabbed
and when nothing happened, and she raced safely into the Club’s
back door, some of the panic subsided. With trembling fingers, she
hung the leather jacket on a hall hook and peered out a nearby
window. Silvery shards of rain pummelled the parking lot and she
could barely make out the two figures at her van.
Dammit! She thought she’d grown mentally stronger over the
past year. Thought she would be able to handle everything, but from
tonight’s reaction, she realized she’d been living with false hope.
She had fooled herself into thinking she was cured. She was still a pathetic, nervous
wreck, compliments of a bad relationship that she had let get very
out of hand.
Bitterness snapped through her and hot tears bubbled up in
her eyes. Angrily she wiped the tears away. Her ex-boyfriend had
really done a number on her. Would she ever feel normal
again?
“ There you are!” Jaxie, The Key Club’s owner, appeared at the
far end of the hall. Her cheerful voice soothed her jumbled nerves,
easing some of Jewel’s tension. When Jaxie drew closer, she
suddenly frowned.
“ What the hell happened to you? You looked like a drowned cat.
Didn’t the guys help you with the stuff? I sent them back the
minute they came into the Club.”
Before
Jewel could reply, the door burst open and the two men stepped
inside bringing chilly wind and splatters of water with them. They
carried her boxes and their dark gazes immediately swept over
Jewel. Interest and appreciation sparkled in their eyes and despite
that, she was still shaking. She was stunned at the tingling warmth
that suddenly blasted through her.
Okay,
this reaction was not normal, especially after being almost scared
to death moments ago. She hadn’t reacted to a guy, or in this case,
two guys, in so long she thought her sex life was dead forever and
she’d hoped it would stay dead.
Until
now.
“ Where do you want these boxes, Jax?” The taller of the two,
the one who’d handed Jewel his leather jacket, asked as his heated
gaze lowered to her breasts. Magnetized by his scorching
appreciation, Jewel followed his gaze and noticed her nipples were
boldly pressing against her wet t-shirt.
Your nipples are hard . Oh , darn . She crossed her arms over her
chest.
The men
grinned. The tallest one winked. Her cheeks heated.
Gosh,
she hadn’t blushed in a long time, she’d forgotten blushing even
existed.
“ The back room will do,” Jaxie said and the two men chuckled
and spoke in low voices as they disappeared down the
hallway.
“ They like you,” Jaxie said with a warm smile. Her blue eyes
twinkled with a teasing glint.
The need
to get out of here away from Jaxie’s inquisitive gaze almost
overwhelmed her.
“ I should be going.”
“ By that sweet blush on your face I’m thinking maybe you’re
ready to get back into the swing of things?” Jaxie said
softly.
Jewel
shook her head. “Not yet.”
Jaxie
lifted an eyebrow in puzzlement.
“ You don’t sound very convincing, girlfriend.”
Dammit.
Why did Jaxie have to be so bold? Thankfully, the two men picked
that moment to return and she didn’t have to get into it with Jaxie
who had recently started pushing Jewel to consider starting to date
again.
Jaxie
brightened when the guys swooped in around either side of her and
hugged her affectionately. When they pulled away, she smacked them
gently in each of
guy’s broad shoulder.
She
remembered seeing him as well. The two men had always been
together. He also possessed dark hair and had a dark shadow of
stubble across his cheeks and chin. They looked a little
alike.
She
tensed as he held out a black leather jacket. Reluctantly, she
accepted it. Warmth whispered off it as she held it up over her
head. She didn’t think twice to push past them. If they wanted to
rob her, then go ahead. She was not about to stick around to see
what else they wanted to do to her.
As she
dashed back toward the Key Club, she fully expected to be grabbed
and when nothing happened, and she raced safely into the Club’s
back door, some of the panic subsided. With trembling fingers, she
hung the leather jacket on a hall hook and peered out a nearby
window. Silvery shards of rain pummelled the parking lot and she
could barely make out the two figures at her van.
Dammit! She thought she’d grown mentally stronger over the
past year. Thought she would be able to handle everything, but from
tonight’s reaction, she realized she’d been living with false hope.
She had fooled herself into thinking she was cured. She was still a pathetic, nervous
wreck, compliments of a bad relationship that she had let get very
out of hand.
Bitterness snapped through her and hot tears bubbled up in
her eyes. Angrily she wiped the tears away. Her ex-boyfriend had
really done a number on her. Would she ever feel normal
again?
“ There you are!” Jaxie, The Key Club’s owner, appeared at the
far end of the hall. Her cheerful voice soothed her jumbled nerves,
easing some of Jewel’s tension. When Jaxie drew closer, she
suddenly frowned.
“ What the hell happened to you? You looked like a drowned cat.
Didn’t the guys help you with the stuff? I sent them back the
minute they came into the Club.”
Before
Jewel could reply, the door burst open and the two men stepped
inside bringing chilly wind and splatters of water with them. They
carried her boxes and their dark gazes immediately swept over
Jewel. Interest and appreciation sparkled in their eyes and despite
that, she was still shaking. She was stunned at the tingling warmth
that suddenly blasted through her.
Okay,
this reaction was not normal, especially after being almost scared
to death moments ago. She hadn’t reacted to a guy, or in this case,
two guys, in so long she thought her sex life was dead forever and
she’d hoped it would stay dead.
Until
now.
“ Where do you want these boxes, Jax?” The taller of the two,
the one who’d handed Jewel his leather jacket, asked as his heated
gaze lowered to her breasts. Magnetized by his scorching
appreciation, Jewel followed his gaze and noticed her nipples were
boldly pressing against her wet t-shirt.
Your nipples are hard . Oh , darn . She crossed her arms over her
chest.
The men
grinned. The tallest one winked. Her cheeks heated.
Gosh,
she hadn’t blushed in a long time, she’d forgotten blushing even
existed.
“ The back room will do,” Jaxie said and the two men chuckled
and spoke in low voices as they disappeared down the
hallway.
“ They like you,” Jaxie said with a warm smile. Her blue eyes
twinkled with a teasing glint.
The need
to get out of here away from Jaxie’s inquisitive gaze almost
overwhelmed her.
“ I should be going.”
“ By that sweet blush on your face I’m thinking maybe you’re
ready to get back into the swing of things?” Jaxie said
softly.
Jewel
shook her head. “Not yet.”
Jaxie
lifted an eyebrow in puzzlement.
“ You don’t sound very convincing, girlfriend.”
Dammit.
Why did Jaxie have to be so bold? Thankfully, the two men picked
that moment to return and she didn’t have to get into it with Jaxie
who had recently started pushing Jewel to consider starting to date
again.
Jaxie
brightened when the guys swooped in around either side of her and
hugged her affectionately. When they pulled away, she smacked them
gently in each of
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