Chapter 22
SHEP
EVERY PART OF me was drenched, soaking through the seats of the Rolls-Royce Phantom as Theo took his sweet-ass time coming down to the car, and to say I was in a mood was an understatement.
All the sexual looks Yuki was throwing at Theo, and then the way Theo returned every one of them like he had every intention of going home with him tonight. Eating his goddamn food off Yuki’s fork.
Jesus Christ, it was enough to have me heaving up my dinner. Oh, wait, I hadn’t eaten dinner because I’d been busy sitting out in the rain, watching for any threats to Theo’s stupid ass like he wasn’t the biggest threat to himself.
It’s enough to make me want to—
The car door opened suddenly and Theo slid into the seat beside me, perfectly dry and wearing a smug smile that had my rage bubbling to the surface.
Amusement glinted in his blue eyes as he looked me up and down. “Did you get into a fight with a fire hose?”
The fucker. I ground my molars, my hands clenching in my lap as the car began to move.
Theo leaned in across the console separating us, getting way too close for the way I was feeling right now. “Want to play with mine?”
“Fuck off.”
“Aw, you don’t mean that. I did think you’d be a little happier to see me, but maybe your dick is.”
He put his hand between my thighs, and while no, I hadn’t been feeling even a little aroused by my night so far, the second he touched me, my cock sparked to life.
It kicked against his palm before I had a chance to shove him away.
A knowing grin spread across his face then, and I wanted to slap it off.
At least, that was what I told myself, because the urge to bite those taunting lips was also way too strong—and fuck that pissed me off. Why did he have to look so good? Why was he able to push my buttons to get what he wanted?
I should just throw him out of the car now and save myself the headache.
“You’re already wet,” he murmured as he nuzzled in to nibble along my ear. “Coming all over you won’t make any difference.”
“That’s not happening.” I forced him back on his side of the car, and his pout almost made me relent. But I’d already given him enough tonight. I’d been wet and miserable, and to get him in the car, I’d told him I was jealous. Now he’d use that ammo for the rest of our lives.
“Are you really going to do this again?” he said, letting out an exaggerated sigh before going into mimic mode.
“‘No, no, Theo, I don’t want you, we can’t do this, I don’t think you’re the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, I’d never put my cock inside you— Oh, wait, well, maybe just this once.
’” He arched a brow, waiting for me to deny it.
“And every time it was a mistake.” I looked away, out the darkened window, avoiding his stare, but he wasn’t done with me yet.
“C'est des conneries,” he said, and then in English, “Bullshit, Shep. You’ve already admitted you’re hot for me, and obviously I’m here now and not in Yuki’s bed, so let’s not waste any more time.”
“Hot for you?” I snorted and shook my head. “You’re delusional.”
“And you’re jealous.”
That fucking word stabbed me in the gut, because what the hell had I been thinking, admitting that?
A low chuckle emanated out of Theo as he moved across the tight space of the car and straddled my lap.
He was warm and dry, uncaring of how soaked I was as he tangled his fingers in my hair and brought his face down to mine.
He was so close he could’ve kissed me, but he stayed right where he was, like he was daring me to try to push him away again.
“You were jealous. Jealous of the way I gave another man my attention. Jealous when he invited me back to his place—”
“I didn’t know—”
Theo pressed his finger against my lips, shutting me up. “Oh, you knew. And you were jealous just thinking of me in someone else’s bed. Letting him fuck me. Imagining me fucking him…”
“Stop it.”
“Why? Jealous?”