CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER
TWENTY
Jayson watched the women talk about the points of the case. He and Ryan only had to answer a couple of questions about what they knew now and then.
Watching these seven women in action was awe-inspiring. What kept his attention the most was Lana and how she handled questions about profiling with ease.
She truly was a part of a team and thrived on it. She had always loved puzzles and solving things when they were in high school.
“They are interesting to watch. I don’t think either one of our departments has a team that can hash things out like this. Not even vice or homicide,” Ryan pointed out as he moved over to where Jayson was standing.
“No, we don’t. Lana has always been interesting to watch in action. Even when we were in the Army together,” Jayson admitted, a small smile playing on his lips.
“Look, I don’t know what happened between the two of you. Mom and Dad would never talk about it, but I know it fucked you up good. Don’t let her get away, little brother.”
Jayson had no intention of letting her get away. He intended to remind Lana how damn good they were together.
While he had to be shit faced drunk to attempt to fuck another woman, he could count on one hand, including the nightmare he’d had when he’d gotten blacked out drunk, of how many women he’d slept with in the last couple of years that he’d been with since Lana left him that day.
Even in high school, being a man whore wasn’t something he cared to be.
Jayson knew what he’d wanted and went after it. It was something their parents had instilled in all three of their boys.
While he and Ryan pretty much were the dominant, alpha men in their relationships, they knew their younger brother Bryan struggled with it after a particular nasty relationship when the bitch he’d been engaged to nearly ruined his career by saying he was abusive.
Bryan had never hit the woman that he’d been engaged to, but she claimed it when she got into trouble with the military for having an affair with a married man, her senior officer.
Much to their parents’ horror, Bryan was now the definition of a man whore who refused to settle with just one woman. He was the ‘hit ‘em once and leave ‘em crying’ kind of man.
“Penny for your thoughts?”
Jayson’s gaze jerked up to Lana and softened. She looked exhausted as hell.
“Just thinking about the case. You’re exhausted. Let’s get you home, to my place, and get you in bed.” Jayson pulled her in for a hug.
“I am exhausted. Sorry, I don’t think I could satisfy you tonight even if I tried,” Lana huffed out into his chest.
“Babe, I wasn’t meaning for you to put out when I said that.
I meant what I said, let’s get you home and into bed to sleep.
As much as I’d love to feel that tight pussy of yours spasming around my cock and the way you scream my name as you come, I’d rather you sleep so you can focus on this case.
There’s plenty of time for the rest later. ”
“Okay. Let’s go tell everyone bye and let them sort out their sleeping arrangements themselves. I think we also need to rescue Ryan before Jayme hunts these guys down.” Lana half-heartedly chuckled as she pulled away.
Half an hour later, they were pulling into Jayson’s house. Jayson helped Lana out of his vehicle and into the house.
Bypassing the rest of the house, he led her straight to his bedroom and toward the bed. He started stripping her of her clothes, fighting his desires for her.
He knew even when he was a hundred, she’d still turn him the fuck on no matter what. He’d probably go to the fucking grave with a damn boner thinking about this woman.
Once she was completely naked, he turned the bedding down and helped her climb in. Once she was in, he rushed to get his clothes off and climbed in behind her, pulling her into his arms.
In a matter of seconds, they were both asleep, holding each other tight as they got the much-needed sleep they had both been lacking from the night before.
When Jayson woke up the next morning, Lana’s side of the bed was empty. When he started to panic, he realized there was a delicious smell coming from his kitchen.
Getting up, he put on a pair of boxers and walked out of the bedroom. There in the kitchen, Lana stood, wearing one of his shirts, cooking.
“Good morning! You were sleeping good and I didn’t want to wake you up. I made breakfast. I hope that’s okay,” Lana told him sheepishly.
Fuck, this woman turned him on without even trying. Jayson pushed away from the door jamb he’d been leaning against to watch Lana in his kitchen and strode toward her.
He nearly stumbled over his own two feet when he saw her eyes darken with desire as he stalked toward her. Fuck this woman made him want to burn down the entire fucking world for thinking he’d ever hurt her.
“Smells good,” Jayson said as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. “But I bet you taste even better than whatever it is your cooking.”
Jayson nipped her ear as he lowered a hand from her waist down to where the hem of his shirt rested. When he snaked his hands underneath, he nearly came in his damn boxers.
She wasn’t wearing anything underneath his shirt. Fuck yes, the universe was in his favor this morning.
Jayson’s hand snuck in between her thighs, sliding along her pussy lips as he nipped his way from her ear to her neck. His finger sliding in between her nether lips to the desired location he knew would make them both moan.