In The Still of the Night [The Protectors 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) (12 page)

The faster he drove into her, the harder she pushed back against him. She forgot about her injuries. Her ankle didn’t bother her. Nothing registered except his cock inside of her. He spanked her ass, and she moaned. The sharp slap sent sparks deep within her. He slapped the other side and then repeated it over and over until her ass felt like it was on fire. Nothing had ever felt so good before.

Over and over, he rammed into her. His thick cock stretched her endlessly. He growled, and his rhythm began to falter. He was going to come. She whimpered and went to find her clit with her hand, but he was already there. He pinched it, and she came so hard she thought she might pass out. She heard his shout above her, and then they were both falling to the couch.

Chapter Nine

The sharp knock on the door startled them. Riley groaned and moved off of Jenna. He helped her turn over. Panic-stricken eyes met his. He grabbed their clothes then picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. He shoved his legs into his jeans.

“Stay here and I’ll get rid of them. I’m sure it’s either Morgan or Tyler wanting to let me know what they did or didn’t see.” Riley closed the door and walked back into the living room.

It smelled of eggs, toast, and sex, but there was no reason for Jenna to realize that. He smiled and checked the door before he let Morgan inside. The other man walked in and then frowned.

“There better be coffee.”

“There’s coffee.” Riley walked ahead of him into the kitchen.

“So while I’ve been out in the heat with the damn mosquitoes, you’ve been in the cool air-conditioning making nice with Jenna. Now where is the justice in that, I ask you?” Morgan grabbed a cup off the drainer and poured a cup of coffee.

“Where’s Tyler?” Riley asked.

“Talking with Logan out back.”

“Did anything happen last night out there?”

Logan sipped his coffee. “Not really. One of the neighbors down the street had a fight at two a.m. over meat loaf.” He waved his hand in the air. “Don’t ask me. I don’t know why they would fight about that at two in the morning.”

“Nothing else?”

“Nope.” Morgan sat his coffee cup on the bar and stretched to his full height.

“I better go so they can come in. I don’t want too many people inside at one time. I doubt there is anyone out there right now, but you never know.” Morgan rinsed out his cup and walked over to the kitchen door. “I’ll check in with you tonight when I get ready to come over.”

“Thanks, man.” Riley bumped knuckles with him before he left.

Jenna walked into the kitchen and headed for the coffee without looking at Riley. He sighed. She was back to being uncomfortable around him. He decided to take the bull by the horns. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

“You smell good enough to eat.”

She scrunched up her neck when he moved her hair over to kiss the back of her neck.

“Don’t do that,” she squealed.

“Don’t do what?” He kissed her shoulder. “This?”

“Let me drink my coffee.” She edged farther down the counter from him.

He smiled when she turned around. Her hair was mussed even though she’d made an effort to brush it into some semblance of order. Her lips where swollen from his kisses. She’d managed to get her clothes on straight, so he figured he would keep the rest to himself.

Someone knocked at the door. Jenna jumped, but she didn’t turn and run. Riley crossed the room to open the door. Logan walked in.

“Where is Tyler?” he asked.

“I sent him on to the house to get some sleep. There wasn’t anything to report anyway.”

“There’s coffee if you want some,” Jenna offered.

“Thanks, I had plenty at home. How are you doing today?”

“I’m fine, but ready for all of this to be over with though.”

“I know you are. He’ll show his hand soon, and when he does, we’ll be ready for him.” Logan nodded his head at Riley.

Riley walked over and put his arm around Jenna’s shoulders. She stiffened at first. Slowly, she relaxed into his embrace. God, he wanted her in his life, but his life was no place for someone like her. She was everything he wasn’t, sweet, calm, innocent in so many ways, but he was the opposite. He’d never been innocent in his life. He held in a chuckle at the thought.

“I think you two should go out for a little while and let him see you. Then come back and keep the curtains open for awhile,” Logan suggested.

“I don’t want her exposed like that. I don’t trust this guy.” Riley wasn’t happy with the plan.

“He’s going to want to get his hands on her. You know that, Riley. He isn’t going to try to shoot her. It’s personal for him.”

“Yeah, I know you’re right. I don’t like it.”

“I want this over with. I say we do it.” Jenna pushed out of Riley’s hold and turned to face him. “If it will flush him out sooner, I’m all for it.”

“Baby, I just don’t want to take a chance that you get hurt again.”

“I’ll be following you, as well. If he comes out in the open, I’ll have him.” Logan crossed his arms over his chest.

“Fine. When do you want to do this?” Riley asked. He still wasn’t happy about it.

“After lunch. Give me an idea where you’re planning to go so I can anticipate your route.”

Riley glanced at Jenna. “You know the town better than I do.”

Jenna decided on a route and the stops they would make. Logan nodded and left them alone once again.

“It will be okay, Riley.”

“I know. I have to worry. That’s what you have me around for.” The minute he said it, he was sorry he had.

He didn’t want her to think the only reason he was there was as her bodyguard. The sex was just a fringe benefit for him. It wasn’t like that at all.
So what if she does? You’re not planning to stick around anyway.
No, but it did matter what she thought of him. He could admit that to himself.

“I’m going to take a shower.” Jenna turned to go back to the bedroom.

Riley stopped her with a hand on her arm. He backed her up against the refrigerator. She looked up with big eyes. He smiled and dipped his head to claim her lips. She resisted at first then relaxed into him and opened her mouth. He swooped in and took possession of it. She twined her tongue around his.

When he finally released her, she swayed on her feet. He smiled and steadied her. Then he pushed her toward the bedroom.

“Go shower before I join you and we get side-tracked.”

“I wouldn’t mind if you did,” she said shyly.

He groaned and shook his head. “Don’t tempt me like that.”

Her smile faltered, and she rushed out of the room. He blew out a breath but didn’t follow her. He really needed to check on some things without her in the room. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Tyler’s number. The other man picked up on the second ring.

“Yeah?”

“What did you find out about Gregg?”

“He’s a badass wannabe. He got out early because they are overcrowded. I guess they figured he wasn’t dangerous to society.” Tyler’s sarcasm wasn’t lost on Riley.

“Yeah, just to Jenna.”

“He isn’t going to stop till he kills her. He complained about everything being her fault while he was inside.”

Riley ran a hand over his face. He was afraid of that. The man was a classic example of a wife beater. Everything was the woman’s fault. If she would just act right, not mess up, everything would be fine.

“So, are you planning on eliminating him or what?” Tyler asked.

“I plan to do whatever it takes to keep him from hurting Jenna again,” Riley said.

“I got you.” Tyler hung up.

* * * *

Jenna climbed out of the shower and dried off. Even after washing off, she could still feel Riley’s touch against her skin, his hands caressing her, his cock deep inside of her. What was she going to do when he was gone? She knew he would leave. He wasn’t the settling-down type of man. Even though she knew it, she still hoped deep inside that he would change his mind.
Not going to happen. Men don’t change who they are, especially not for a woman.

The blow dryer made short work of drying her hair. She brushed it out then fastened it back out of her face. She wanted to be able to see in case Gregg was around and tried something. She didn’t want to be a burden to Riley. She chose a pair of loose fitting jeans and a T-shirt the color of spring grass. She had trouble putting on her shoes and finally gave up. She carried them with her into the living room and held them up for Riley to see.

“I can’t bend over to get them on and tie them. Do you mind?” she asked.

“Sure, have a seat.”

He slipped them on her feet and tied the laces without saying a word. Then he stood up and pulled her to her feet only to crush his mouth to hers. He kissed her as if he hadn’t just fucked her less than two hours before. His tongue wove around hers in an intimate dance. She moaned and ran her hands up his chest to tangle in his hair. All too soon, it was over, and Riley pulled back.

“After lunch, we’re going shopping.”

“Shopping? Are you kidding?” Jenna wasn’t sure she heard him right.

“Yeah, we’ll go out and walk around some. You know, window shop or something. We’ll do whatever you women do when you go shopping.” Riley actually looked uncomfortable.

Jenna smirked. He had no idea what women did when they shopped. She would enjoy showing him. Then it hit her.

“Do you think us shopping will draw him out?”

“Just seeing us together will bring him out. I want this over with.”

“So you can get on with your life, right? Are you ready to move on already?” she asked bitterly.

“No, I want you safe. The longer he’s out there, the less chance we have of catching him. He could wait weeks or even months before he comes after you again. The best thing to do is make him angry enough he comes after you now and trips up. When he does, we’ll get him.”

“What if one of you gets hurt because of this? I couldn’t stand knowing it’s my fault.”

“We’re good at this, Jenna. Have some faith in us.” He growled.

Jenna worried her lower lip. As scared as she was of her ex, she would face him in a minute if it would keep Riley safe. He was much too important to her for something to happen to him. Yes, she knew once it was all over he would take off on his bike and she would likely never see him again. Still, she was better off having known him and the passion he instilled in her than to have never experienced the magic of being in his embrace. If only…

“What are you thinking about? You are awfully quiet.” Riley lifted her chin with two fingers and looked into her eyes.

“Just worrying about Gregg and when he’ll show back up,” She hedged.

“Stop it then. Let me do the worrying. You concentrate on healing.”

Lunch was comprised of turkey sandwiches and Fritos. She fidgeted all during the meal. Once they had cleaned up the kitchen, Riley urged her to rest for awhile before they left. She tried, but she couldn’t settle her nerves down. Finally, she told him she was ready to go. She couldn’t relax with the shopping trip looming over her.

Riley started the car, having her wait inside until he had the air-conditioning going. Then he came, and she locked up the house up behind them. He led her with a hand to her back and helped her in the car. He closed the door and looked around as he walked around the car and climbed in. She appreciated the fact that he was so diligent in watching out for her. Once they were on their way, Riley asked her where she wanted to go first and laid down some rules she was to follow while they were out in public.

“You stay close to me at all times. You don’t go walking off by yourself,” he began. “If I tell you to hit the ground, you do it, no questions. Got it?”

“Okay. I’ll follow your instructions and keep close to you.”

“Good girl.” He turned onto Main Street and found a parking spot in front of a ladies’ boutique. “Let’s start here.”