Soul Possession(3)

“Are you hurting, sweetheart?” Rick asked in a voice that made her melt. He had a flirty way with words that hit her in the right spot every time. Only this time he was less flirty and more concerned, and she loved that even more.

“I’ll be fine,” she said, managing a reassuring smile. “Just put too much weight on it too quickly.”

“Not to worry. Rick and I are planning to take you home with us after you get off work. We’ll pamper you until you’ve forgotten all about that knee,” Truitt said in a low, husky voice.

Her legs trembled and she thrust her hands into her lap under the table so they wouldn’t see how nervous she was. Which was ridiculous because they flirted, she flirted, and nothing ever came of it. But tonight…well tonight was just a different night all the way around. She kept looking at him, expecting him to tease or wink, but he seemed dead serious, and that sent another flutter of awareness winging through her body.

The truth was she could use some pampering and whatever else they chose to do after the night she’d had. She couldn’t think of a single, solitary reason to turn them down.

Provided they were serious. And there was only one way to find out. If she made a fool of herself, it wasn’t as if she’d ever see them again.

“As it happens, I can leave anytime,” she said. “Does all that pampering you’re promising come with a foot rub?”

Rick’s eyes suddenly gleamed dark, making her all shivery inside. Truitt went quiet and the tats on his arms rippled as his muscles jumped and flexed.

“It comes with a hell of a lot more,” Truitt said. “Did you just say yes? Don’t tease, Jessie. We’ve been waiting a hell of a long time for you to put us out of our misery.”

Her heart was about to thump out of her chest. She was positively light-headed. They really weren’t flirting or teasing. They were dead serious, and right now they were both staring her down with eyes that were so hot she was about to melt. Waiting. For her to put them out of their misery.

Well damn, but that made her giddy.

“Just let me clock out and get my keys,” she managed to get out. “I’ll meet you in the parking lot.”

Chapter 2

Rick and Truitt were waiting by her car when she walked into the parking lot.

“You shouldn’t be driving with your knee hurting,” Truitt said as he wrested the keys from her grip. “I’ll take your car. You ride with Rick.”

She winced and glanced between Truitt and her tiny beat-up old car. The idea of him fitting his large frame into her ten-year-old Toyota Corolla was laughable.

“I can drive,” she said. “You’ll never fit.”

He pulled her against him until she fit flush against his chest. Lord, but the man smelled as sexy as he looked and she loved the feel of his hard body.

He lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose. Then he pushed her toward Rick and patted her on the ass. She sighed, rolled her eyes, but let Rick guide her to his truck while Truitt crammed himself into her car.

Rick closed the passenger door after Jessie was inside and then walked around the front to get in on the driver’s side.

“All set?” he asked as he keyed the ignition.

She nodded, suddenly nervous as realization sank in. She was really doing this. She was really going home with two sinfully gorgeous men who were going to do sinfully decadent things to her body.

She couldn’t freaking wait.

He pulled onto the highway and Jessie glanced in the side-view mirror to see Truitt pull in behind them. She started when Rick reached over and slid his fingers through hers. He picked up her hand and pulled it toward him, resting it on top of his thigh.

It was such a small thing, but it felt intimate.

“Everything okay?” he asked.

Startled, she looked up at him in question.

“You looked upset in the bar. Right before you fell. Need me to kick anyone’s ass?”

Laughter escaped and some of the stress of the evening lifted away. There was nothing she could do about it now, and she wasn’t about to let Merriam ruin what could possibly be the best night of her life.

“No, but thanks for the offer. It’s kind of nice to have someone willing to kick ass on demand.”

“Anytime,” Rick said with a grin. “Just say the word. Tru and I will be more than happy to take care of it.”

“You two are a trip.”

He glanced sideways. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

She ducked her head, a little embarrassed and suddenly a lot shy.

“Jessie?” he prompted in a coaxing voice.

“You’ve been flirting with me for weeks. I didn’t really think you were serious. Well, until tonight when I decided to chance making a fool out of myself.”

He groaned. “Are you telling me you would have taken us up earlier if you had realized we were absolutely serious?”

“Weeelll. Maybe?”

He sighed. “Clearly we need to work on our presentation.”

She smiled. “I needed the time to work up my nerve anyway. You and Truitt are…intimidating.”

“Darlin’, the last thing we want is to intimidate you.”

He squeezed her hand and then picked it up and raised it to his mouth. His lips were a warm shock to her palm. And then if that wasn’t enough, he licked over the tips of her fingers and gently sucked each one into his mouth.