yes. I grew up here.”
“And your parents?”
He shook his head. “Just me and Jake.”
“Jake?”
“Younger brother,” Amanda added for him. “He’s cute too.”
“Interesting,” Sam said smoothly, “I’ve always liked the young ones. Any chance of an introduction?”
“I’m not Jake’s pimp.” Joe acted offended, but Amanda could tell by the humor in his eye that he liked Sam’s candor.
“You told Caleb you were headed back tonight,” Amanda reminded gently.
Sam’s eyes blazed. “Wouldn’t wanna disappoint the horseman now, would I?” She looked at Amanda. “Why the hell is he on my ass all of a sudden?” When Amanda didn’t offer a response, she continued. “Let’s see how much sleep he gets tonight as he searches every last hotel to find me. Hmm, maybe I’ll check in under a different name.” Her smile was pure evil.
“Caleb is right, Sam,” Joe said.
Her gaze snapped to his. “What do you know about it?”
He pushed his plate away with a sigh. Leaning back in his chair, he crossed his arms over his chest as he considered her. “Enough to know you’re foolish to play with your own life.” He shrugged at her questioning gaze. “He called me. He sounded … concerned.” Amanda tried not to look relieved to learn it had been Caleb on the phone.
Sam made an unladylike sound. “He called you because he’s concerned I let the douche bag follow me to his precious sister. As if I’d ever willingly put Amanda in danger. Asshole.”
He nodded. “True enough, but he knows you’re both safe with me.”
Sam eyed him cautiously. “And just who are you?”
“As crazy as this sounds, Joe and Caleb know each other.” Amanda watched as Sam digested this new tidbit of information.
Sam just looked defeated. “Of course. What are the odds?” she whispered to herself. “The fourth horseman,” she said ironically. “Look, Amanda.” She waved her hand absently at Joe. “Now we have the whole set. Four impossibly arrogant males who think they always know best.”
Joe raised a brow at Amanda. She shook her head in that “don’t ask” kind of way.
“So you’re taking his side?”
“This isn’t about sides, Samantha. But if it were, I’m firmly on the side that keeps you safe. Caleb can do that.”
I know he can do it,” she snapped, “he’s just so annoying about it.” She slid her rum and Coke across the table. “Fine. Better serve up some fucking coffee if I’m going to make the drive back tonight.”
* * * *
Joe was wound tighter than a drum as they stood on the porch and watched Samantha drive off. Once the coffee had been made, Amanda had brought out some cards and the three of them played several of the most enjoyable games of poker he’d ever been a part of. Those girls took cheating to a whole new level. He’d never laughed so hard in his life. That was until Amanda threw herself into his lap and kissed him stupid while Samantha attempted to trade cards with him. He couldn’t have cared less about the cards, but his dick was all about caring that Amanda was in his lap and in his mouth. He took little satisfaction in the fact that she seemed as dazed as he was after she slid back into her own chair. Mainly because she’d left him with an erection so hard he could have driven nails with it.
She turned him on even when she wasn’t trying. When she chewed on her bottom lip while thinking, it reminded him of how she did the same thing when she was about to come. She’d carelessly throw him a wink, tossing her ponytail teasingly when she was about to either steal money from Samantha’s pile or slide a card under the deck. Or she pretended to stretch, pointing her delicious breasts right at him as a distraction. So yeah, he was about to shoot off like a firecracker.
They walked back in the house together and Joe closed and locked the door.
“I guess I better get to those dishes.” Amanda started for the kitchen. “Dinner was great, by the
“And your parents?”
He shook his head. “Just me and Jake.”
“Jake?”
“Younger brother,” Amanda added for him. “He’s cute too.”
“Interesting,” Sam said smoothly, “I’ve always liked the young ones. Any chance of an introduction?”
“I’m not Jake’s pimp.” Joe acted offended, but Amanda could tell by the humor in his eye that he liked Sam’s candor.
“You told Caleb you were headed back tonight,” Amanda reminded gently.
Sam’s eyes blazed. “Wouldn’t wanna disappoint the horseman now, would I?” She looked at Amanda. “Why the hell is he on my ass all of a sudden?” When Amanda didn’t offer a response, she continued. “Let’s see how much sleep he gets tonight as he searches every last hotel to find me. Hmm, maybe I’ll check in under a different name.” Her smile was pure evil.
“Caleb is right, Sam,” Joe said.
Her gaze snapped to his. “What do you know about it?”
He pushed his plate away with a sigh. Leaning back in his chair, he crossed his arms over his chest as he considered her. “Enough to know you’re foolish to play with your own life.” He shrugged at her questioning gaze. “He called me. He sounded … concerned.” Amanda tried not to look relieved to learn it had been Caleb on the phone.
Sam made an unladylike sound. “He called you because he’s concerned I let the douche bag follow me to his precious sister. As if I’d ever willingly put Amanda in danger. Asshole.”
He nodded. “True enough, but he knows you’re both safe with me.”
Sam eyed him cautiously. “And just who are you?”
“As crazy as this sounds, Joe and Caleb know each other.” Amanda watched as Sam digested this new tidbit of information.
Sam just looked defeated. “Of course. What are the odds?” she whispered to herself. “The fourth horseman,” she said ironically. “Look, Amanda.” She waved her hand absently at Joe. “Now we have the whole set. Four impossibly arrogant males who think they always know best.”
Joe raised a brow at Amanda. She shook her head in that “don’t ask” kind of way.
“So you’re taking his side?”
“This isn’t about sides, Samantha. But if it were, I’m firmly on the side that keeps you safe. Caleb can do that.”
I know he can do it,” she snapped, “he’s just so annoying about it.” She slid her rum and Coke across the table. “Fine. Better serve up some fucking coffee if I’m going to make the drive back tonight.”
* * * *
Joe was wound tighter than a drum as they stood on the porch and watched Samantha drive off. Once the coffee had been made, Amanda had brought out some cards and the three of them played several of the most enjoyable games of poker he’d ever been a part of. Those girls took cheating to a whole new level. He’d never laughed so hard in his life. That was until Amanda threw herself into his lap and kissed him stupid while Samantha attempted to trade cards with him. He couldn’t have cared less about the cards, but his dick was all about caring that Amanda was in his lap and in his mouth. He took little satisfaction in the fact that she seemed as dazed as he was after she slid back into her own chair. Mainly because she’d left him with an erection so hard he could have driven nails with it.
She turned him on even when she wasn’t trying. When she chewed on her bottom lip while thinking, it reminded him of how she did the same thing when she was about to come. She’d carelessly throw him a wink, tossing her ponytail teasingly when she was about to either steal money from Samantha’s pile or slide a card under the deck. Or she pretended to stretch, pointing her delicious breasts right at him as a distraction. So yeah, he was about to shoot off like a firecracker.
They walked back in the house together and Joe closed and locked the door.
“I guess I better get to those dishes.” Amanda started for the kitchen. “Dinner was great, by the
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