Branded as Trouble (Rough Riders #6)(74)

“I like that last option.”


“Be serious. I’ve had friendships. I’ve had sexual relationships.


But I’ve never had one that’s been both.”


“Me neither.”


“Which leads me straight back to the original question: what now?”


Colt absentmindedly stroked her cheek. “It took us time to become friends, Indy. It took us a lot longer to start dating. I imagine it’ll take adjustments to bein’ lovers. If I had my way, we’d speed up that adjustment period together every minute we weren’t workin’, but that ain’t realistic. Let’s just take it week by week.”


“If we were together like that all the time, we might as well move in together or get married.”


They both froze.


India backtracked. “You know I didn’t mean it like that.”


“More’s the pity.”


Her head screamed, retreat! “Um. Wow. Look at the time. I have to go.”


Colt sat up and reached for the box of condoms on the nightstand. “Then let me have you once more, because I can’t get enough of you.”


She allowed him to kiss her but then she snatched the condom out of his fingers. “I am so all over bouncing on your cowboy pole…just as soon as we have a plan of attack for the next stage of our relationship.”


“You’re serious.”


“Deadly.”


“Fine. Monday night, we’ll go to a movie.” He grabbed the condom back and ripped the package open. “Tuesday night, we have a meeting, but afterward, let’s go to your place. You can show me your sex toy collection and I’ll prove why it’s so much better to have a man f*cking you than plastic.” Colt rolled the condom on.


“Wednesday night, ladies’ choice. On Thursday nights, I work out with Cam, so it’ll be an off night for us. Friday night, we can hit the meeting and then come out here, where I will f*ck you nine ways


’til Sunday, which I’m hopin’ will spur you into staying with me until Sunday night.” He stretched his legs out and brought her across his lap. “Is that a good enough plan of attack for you?”


India wreathed her arms around his neck. “You didn’t just come up with that on the fly, did you?”


“Nope.”


“But…how did you know?”


“Because you’re not as much of a free spirit as you pretend to be. You have an orderly, logical streak, planning ahead is important to you.”


“Thank you.”


“Now that the plan of attack is planned, can I get to the attacking you part?”


“Absolutely.”


Chapter Fifteen


Lovers Week One


“I never thought that meeting would get over,” Colt said Tuesday night.


“It might’ve gone faster if you would’ve tried the trust game,”


India pointed out.


“That game don’t prove nothin’ about trust.” Colt nuzzled the back of her head. “Jesus, I want you so f*ckin’ bad, Indy.”


“Can you at least wait until we get into my apartment?” The instant the lock clicked, he shoved them both through the door and slammed it shut.


Colt tried to cushion the blow when India’s back hit the wall.