The Promise (Neighbor from Hell #10)(45)

“I figured it out,” she said with a sexy little smile that had him giving her ass another squeeze as she reached up and slowly began to unbutton her blouse, revealing an incredibly sexy black bra edged in lace.

“And how did you do that?” Reed asked, licking his lips hungrily as he pushed her shirt open so that he could cup her breast.

“By hiding in the back of his truck,” Joey said as he ran his fingertips along the edge of the lace over one large breast as his other hand gave her bottom another squeeze.

“And why did you do that?” he asked as he ran his fingers along the edge of her other breast.

“Because I overheard him promising Kelly Stevens that she’d see stars,” she said, making his lips twitch as he hooked his fingertips behind the lace trimmed cup and pulled it down until the large pink nipple was freed.

“And you wanted to see the stars,” he guessed as he traced the large nipple that had his cock trying to push its way free.

“I really did,” she readily agreed.

“What happened?” Reed asked as he trailed his fingertips over to her other breast and pulled her bra down.

“I learned what it means to strike out,” she said with a pitying shake of her head and a sigh as he cupped her breasts.

“Poor bastard,” he said, chuckling as he leaned in so that he could brush his lips against hers.

“That’s what I thought until he chased me up a tree,” she said as she took off her blouse and dropped it on the floor.

Lips twitching, he asked, “How long did you stay in the tree?”

“Until I realized that it was covered in poison sumac,” she said with a sad shake of her head before adding, “It was my first and only experience parking.”

“No one ever took you parking, Joey?” he asked, having a hard time imagining any guy being able to resist the urge to pull over and-

“I was twelve,” she reminded him with an amused twist of her lips as she reached back and unhooked her bra. “Besides, once the hives went away I did a little research on the matter.”

“I’m sure you did,” he said dryly.

“Mmmhmm, you’d be surprised what you can learn when you’re hiding under the bleachers,” she said as he slid her bra down her arms.

“And what did you learn?” he asked, leaning in to press a kiss against the side of her neck as he cupped her breasts.

“Probably a lot more than I should have,” she admitted with a sigh as she wrapped her arms around him.

Chuckling, he brushed his thumbs over her nipples. “Then you know that we’re not out here to admire the lake, right?” he asked, pressing another kiss against her neck as he gave her breasts a squeeze, earning a soft moan.

“I was afraid of that,” she said with a disappointed sigh as she ran her fingers through his hair. “Are we at least going to study?”

Lips twitching, he pressed one last kiss against her neck before he kissed his way back up to her mouth. “I didn’t bring my books with me.”

“I see,” she murmured sadly, even as she reached between them and began working his belt loose. “Will you promise that you’ll only put the tip inside?” she asked, innocently making him groan because she was definitely going to be the death of him.





Chapter 27

“Joey, are you okay?” Matt asked as Joey paused mid-shift in her chair.

“Fine,” she said, blinking as she forced herself to sit still when all she wanted to do was kick the large bastard responsible.

“Are you sure?” Matt asked as he got up to grab another pizza off the kitchen island.

“I’m sure,” she said, although she’d never been more unsure about anything in her life. God, her ass hurt, she thought, biting back a wince as she reluctantly accepted the fact that the steering wheel was not her friend. At the very least, it probably shouldn’t be utilized during sex.

It definitely shouldn’t be utilized during sex, she amended a moment later when the bruise that she was afraid was forming across her ass had her biting back a wince when she shifted again. Narrowing her eyes, she turned her head to shoot the man that had thoroughly demonstrated the benefits of parking earlier a glare only to find his chair empty.

“He went upstairs a few minutes ago,” Julie, who’d showed up a little while ago with a stack of pizzas and a murmured, “I didn’t want to miss the show,” said as she reached for a slice of mushroom pizza only to end up sighing when Matt beat her to it.

“Oh,” Joey said, frowning as she sat there wondering how she’d missed that.

“I wouldn’t take it personally,” Matt said with a shrug as he went to take a drink of his soda only to find it empty and-

“I give up,” Julie said when Matt plucked the soda out of her hand and finished it.

“That’s probably for the best,” Matt said, deciding to take that as an invitation to help himself to the abandoned pizza crusts on Julie’s plate.

“What shouldn’t I take personally?” Joey asked, taking a sip of her soda as she slapped the large tan hand reaching for her plate.

“Reed,” Matt said, pulling back his hand with a pout that probably worked on most women, but unfortunately for him, she’d grown up sharing a dinner table most nights with Reed, so she was used to dealing with food thieves.