Yearning For Her Curves: (A BWWM Interracial Romance) by Nora Stone Page A
Authors: Nora Stone
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my own legs and where they walk,” I hissed.
“Look, all Coach meant was…” I stopped him.
“He is not my Coach. And pulling Joey in there just so he can witness me having my ass chewed off for something that Charlotte did too! What the hell?” I said, throwing my hands in the air.
“Coach wasn’t Coach then,” Patrick said. I’d forgotten that bit.
“That’s not really the point.”
“No, it’s not. The point is that if you are going to be in my life, you’re going to have to keep your temper, Jacinta. I’m not saying that it’s right or fair that they can do whatever the hell they want and we’re just expected to deal with it. I’m saying that’s just how it is,” Patrick said, his hands on my shoulders as his expression softened. I sighed and calmed my temper.
“That’s stupid,” I said. Patrick laughed.
“Yes, it is. But I’ve learned that it’s just something that I have to deal with,” he said. “Joey and Char deal with it too, and after all of that drama a few months ago, Char got the fast track lesson.”
I thought back over just a little bit of what she’d been through with the media since she’d started dating Joey and winced. Patrick was right. I was at least being allowed to take my time with it.
“Look, I’ll make a deal with you. When they piss you off, you come home to me and fuss at me about it,” he said. I looked up at him, shocked.
“What?” I said with a laugh.
“Take it out on me, get it all out of your system. Then we’ll decide what to do about it together, and move on. Okay?” he said. I sighed and smiled.
“Alright,” I muttered, giving in and wrapping my arms around him. We stood there together in the peace of the evening for a while, until I started giggling.
“What?” he asked.
“I must really love you. I am not good at compromising on my opinions, and yet I just did.”
“You are so sexy when you let me have my way and then tell me that you love me,” he said. I snorted.
“Oh really? Sexy, huh?” I asked. He nodded and whipped off his shirt.
“Very,” he said. I squealed.
“What are you doing?” I laughed.
“Getting ready to take advantage of your virtue out here on this patio,” he said with a rather scandalous grin as he pulled me to him yet again.
“Wait! Can’t the neighbors see us?” I asked, halfheartedly pushing him away.
“Let them look,” Patrick said, kissing me deeply.
Chapter 22
“Char?” I said, barely hearing her answer over the sounds of a wailing baby.
“Hang on,” she said. The sound of the hysterics faded until finally, I could hear her.
“What was that all about? Al never cries like that,” I asked. Char sighed, the stress clear in her voice as she spoke.
“He has an ear infection. I took him to the doctor earlier today and he has meds, but for right now, he’s got a fever, his ear probably hurts and he is all sorts of cranky.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“Thanks, but it’s not your fault. It comes with the territory of being a mom I guess. Joey went out to get him a few things. I’m pretty sure I’d be tearing my hair out if I had to deal with this alone,” she said with a laugh.
“How are his injuries from the plane?”
“A lot better, thanks for asking. How about Patrick?”
“Oh, tons better.”
“So, what’s up? I can’t leave him in there, bawling his eyes out forever,” Char said with a grin that I could hear.
“I was going to see if you wanted to grab lunch, but you’re busy.”
“Oh. Yeah, I can’t leave right now, I’m sorry. You can come out here if you don’t mind grumpy baby and disheveled and exhausted parents,” she said. I laughed.
“I’ll wait until the epidemic has passed, thanks.”
“Aww, I
“Look, all Coach meant was…” I stopped him.
“He is not my Coach. And pulling Joey in there just so he can witness me having my ass chewed off for something that Charlotte did too! What the hell?” I said, throwing my hands in the air.
“Coach wasn’t Coach then,” Patrick said. I’d forgotten that bit.
“That’s not really the point.”
“No, it’s not. The point is that if you are going to be in my life, you’re going to have to keep your temper, Jacinta. I’m not saying that it’s right or fair that they can do whatever the hell they want and we’re just expected to deal with it. I’m saying that’s just how it is,” Patrick said, his hands on my shoulders as his expression softened. I sighed and calmed my temper.
“That’s stupid,” I said. Patrick laughed.
“Yes, it is. But I’ve learned that it’s just something that I have to deal with,” he said. “Joey and Char deal with it too, and after all of that drama a few months ago, Char got the fast track lesson.”
I thought back over just a little bit of what she’d been through with the media since she’d started dating Joey and winced. Patrick was right. I was at least being allowed to take my time with it.
“Look, I’ll make a deal with you. When they piss you off, you come home to me and fuss at me about it,” he said. I looked up at him, shocked.
“What?” I said with a laugh.
“Take it out on me, get it all out of your system. Then we’ll decide what to do about it together, and move on. Okay?” he said. I sighed and smiled.
“Alright,” I muttered, giving in and wrapping my arms around him. We stood there together in the peace of the evening for a while, until I started giggling.
“What?” he asked.
“I must really love you. I am not good at compromising on my opinions, and yet I just did.”
“You are so sexy when you let me have my way and then tell me that you love me,” he said. I snorted.
“Oh really? Sexy, huh?” I asked. He nodded and whipped off his shirt.
“Very,” he said. I squealed.
“What are you doing?” I laughed.
“Getting ready to take advantage of your virtue out here on this patio,” he said with a rather scandalous grin as he pulled me to him yet again.
“Wait! Can’t the neighbors see us?” I asked, halfheartedly pushing him away.
“Let them look,” Patrick said, kissing me deeply.
Chapter 22
“Char?” I said, barely hearing her answer over the sounds of a wailing baby.
“Hang on,” she said. The sound of the hysterics faded until finally, I could hear her.
“What was that all about? Al never cries like that,” I asked. Char sighed, the stress clear in her voice as she spoke.
“He has an ear infection. I took him to the doctor earlier today and he has meds, but for right now, he’s got a fever, his ear probably hurts and he is all sorts of cranky.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“Thanks, but it’s not your fault. It comes with the territory of being a mom I guess. Joey went out to get him a few things. I’m pretty sure I’d be tearing my hair out if I had to deal with this alone,” she said with a laugh.
“How are his injuries from the plane?”
“A lot better, thanks for asking. How about Patrick?”
“Oh, tons better.”
“So, what’s up? I can’t leave him in there, bawling his eyes out forever,” Char said with a grin that I could hear.
“I was going to see if you wanted to grab lunch, but you’re busy.”
“Oh. Yeah, I can’t leave right now, I’m sorry. You can come out here if you don’t mind grumpy baby and disheveled and exhausted parents,” she said. I laughed.
“I’ll wait until the epidemic has passed, thanks.”
“Aww, I
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