Chapter 16
HYDE & MONROE
HYDE
My gaze landed on Monroe’s ass the minute I stepped through the front door of her tattoo parlour.
Fuck.
Not a productive way to start the afternoon. Not when I had shit to get back to for King after I fixed her plumbing problem.
She straightened and turned at the sound of the bell chiming as I entered.
A smile lit her face as she came my way.
I’d never grow tired of that smile. Or those lips.
“I’m going to make this worth your while tonight.
” Her hands came straight to my chest before sliding down my body to my jeans.
“Or maybe now. My next appointment isn’t for another hour, and Fox won’t be in until then, so we’ve got some time to kill. ”
I clamped my hand over hers to slow her down. The last fucking thing I needed was her hand around my dick. “It’ll have to wait till tonight, Red. King needs me out on a job after this.”
She pouted. “He always ruins my fun. I can be quick.”
My mouth curled up in amusement. “You don’t know the meaning of a quick fuck.”
“I’m a woman of many talents, tiger,” she said with a sexy grin, her fingers working my belt. “I just haven’t chosen to bless you with a quick fuck yet.”
“Fuck,” I muttered, grabbing her hand again.
“I’m just trying to get through the fucking day here, Roe.
King’s busting my ass—I’m looking at about six straight hours of work to get through everything he wants done—so as much as sinking my dick in that sweet pussy of yours sounds like the best offer I’ve had all day, I don’t have time for it. ”
She cocked her head. “You’ve had other offers today?”
Monroe was fucking lethal when it came to my restraint. When she stood in front of me dressed to kill like she was today, with sexy shit falling out of her mouth, there was no way I could resist her.
Wrapping my hand around her arm, I dragged her to the office.
Kicking the door closed behind us, I pushed her up against it and claimed the kiss I needed more than anything.
Being balls deep inside Monroe was a favourite place of mine to be, but more than that, I craved the connection to her that kissing gave me.
She looped her arms around my neck as she kissed me back, and when I finally let her lips go, she sighed. “I need to keep an eye out for customers.”
I reached for the bottom of her dress. “You have a bell on the front door.”
“Sometimes it doesn’t work. We need to open this door.”
I stopped what I was doing and met her gaze. “You want me to fuck you, Red? Or you wanna stand here and argue about the fucking door?”
“I want you to fuck me. With the door open.”
“Every surface of this office is covered with shit. It’s a fucking mess in here. Where do you suggest I fuck you?” There wasn’t even a spare wall to slam her up against. If she had a better option, I was all fucking ears, but from where I stood, this was the only place.
The heat in her eyes cooled, and she took a step away from me. “There’s plenty of places. You’re just being an ass now because of last night.”
I dropped my head for a moment and blew out a frustrated breath.
She’d referenced the fight we’d had last night, which was becoming a recurring argument between us.
The mess Monroe created in our bathroom with her makeup was in complete contrast to the rest of our home, which she kept obsessively clean.
And I wasn’t a fan of it. Having to move shit all the time irritated the fuck out of me.
After we’d argued over it last night, she’d hinted that I should sleep on the fucking couch, which I’d ignored.
No fucking way was I going a night without her.
Looking back up, I said, “Not everything is about something else, Monroe. This has nothing to do with your mess at home.”
Her eyes widened. “I’ve told you—that’s not a mess! It’s—”
Jesus, this was the last thing I had time for today. I opened the door so I could go fix her plumbing and then get back to work. “I’m not getting into another fight with you about it.”
“What you like to call a mess in our bathroom is not a mess. I need to see all my makeup so I know what my options are. And don’t you walk away from me while we’re discussing something. You know I hate that.”
I was three steps out of her office, but halted my progress.
She had a point—we both hated being walked away from.
Turning back to face her, I raked my fingers through my hair and said, “I can’t win here, no matter what I say.
And I don’t want a repeat of last night where you wouldn’t let me touch you. So let’s not get into this.”
“If we don’t get into it, we’re never going to settle it. I just want you to understand why I have all my stuff spread out in the bathroom.”
“I will never understand that. It makes no sense to me. Organise it into some containers or put it in the cupboards.”
“Ugh, men! You drive me crazy some days.”
“The feeling’s fucking mutual. Now, can I get to work so we can both go back to our day?”
She stared at me for a long few moments before saying, “Fine. But just so you know, I’m already feeling like a repeat of last night might happen again, so feel free to take your time getting all your work done this afternoon.”
“Fucking hell, Monroe,” I muttered as I closed the distance between us.
Sliding my arm around her waist, I pulled her hard against my body.
“I love you, but you don’t just drive me crazy some days—you fucking drive me to distraction.
I can’t get enough of you, even when you’re arguing with me.
Just so you know, I’ll be getting through that work as fast as fucking possible and then I’ll be coming home to finish what you started here.
I don’t give a flying fuck if I break some of your shit, I’ll be clearing some space in our bathroom to fuck you on that vanity, exactly how you like it.
And then I’m going to have you in the shower with all your toys.
So go home after work and get ready for that, because there’s no fucking way it’s not happening. ”
Heat flared in her eyes again. “Wait, you’re worried about breaking my stuff?”
“Yeah. Why do you fucking think I want that shit packed up?”
A smile spread out across her face and her body softened against mine. “Well why didn’t you say that?”
I’d never fucking understand women.
Fucking never.
“Fuck, Red, get your ass back in that office. No fucking way can I wait until tonight to have you.”
She continued smiling. “Sometimes you say the exact right thing, tiger.” And with that, she finally did what I wanted her to do.