Broken Love (Broken #4)(14)

I licked my lips in anticipation of her next words. “W-what’s that?”

“Kiss me.”

My hands cupped Ava’s face as I brought her lips to mine and kissed her. Our tongues moved together in perfect harmony as we both let out a soft moan.

Heaven.

I was in heaven and I never wanted the moment to end.

Pulling my lips back, Ava slowly smiled as she shook her head ever so slightly. “I think I’m going to need more convincing.”

With a chuckle, I brushed my lips against hers. “Tell me what I need to do.”

Ava’s eyes lit with excitement. “There’s only one thing I can think of that will fully show me you’re one hundred percent still alive.”

With a raised eyebrow, I tried to come off as being calm, cool, and collected. But inside, my body was behaving like a sixteen-year-old boy wanting to have sex for the first time. “That is?”

“Make love to me, Ryder.”

My heart dropped as I looked into Ava’s eyes. “Now?”

With a chuckle, Ava shook her head. “As much as I want to say yes, I think it would be rather rude to disappear from dinner.”

“Who cares!” I said as I pulled her body closer to mine, pressing my hard dick against her body. I’d been dreaming for weeks of this woman; I wanted her this instant.

Ava’s eyes danced with excitement as she slowly ran her tongue along her teeth. A low growl formed in the back of my throat as I debated dragging her off somewhere.

“Hey, love birds, Mom is getting pissed and you know she means business when she sends the pregnant sister out to get you.”

Glancing up, I smiled at my sister. “Tell Mom we’ll be right in, Dani.”

With a lift of her eyebrow, she gave me that look. “You better get your ass in there.”

“One minute is all we need.”

Dani gave me a wink before turning and heading back into the house.

I looked back into Ava’s beautiful blue eyes. “When?”

“Tonight. After I know my parents are asleep. Something about having sex in the same house as my parents is a bit … unsettling.”

With a smile, I placed my finger on her chin and brought her lips to mine. “I promise they’ll be none the wiser.”

Ava giggled. “Okay, ‘cause if they ever found out, my father would kick your ass.”

My smile faded as Ava closed her eyes and made ready for my lips. Swallowing hard, I gave Ava a quick, but soft kiss. “Great. Now I’m going to be freaked out.”

With a laugh, Ava grabbed my hand as we walked back into the house together. The second we stepped back into the dining room, all eyes fell on us. I couldn’t help but notice Reed glance down to see our hands intertwined. He looked quickly back up at Ava and then me. With a weak smile, I nodded my head and said, “Sorry about that.”

“That’s twice you and my daughter have gotten up from a dinner table. Anything I need to know?”

Ava squeezed my hand as we headed back to our seats. “No, Daddy. All is fine.”

After taking my seat, Jase leaned over and said, “Dude, I love seeing the smile on Ava’s face, but you hurt her, I hurt you.”

Turning to look at Jase with wide eyes, I whispered, “Point taken.” When I looked over to Ava’s brother, Walker, he communicated the same damn thing with the look on his face. With a smile, I gave him a nod of acknowledgment and turned back to my father. The look on his face told me I was going to be having a conversation with him later about this as well.

My eyes turned to Ava who was now smiling and talking my sister’s ear off. I couldn’t help but feel happiness bubbling over. Of course my smile faded when I caught Reed giving me a death stare.

This should be an interesting evening.





DINNER DRAGGED ON and was followed by drinks in the parlor as Ryder and I stole glances every now and then. Each time my heart would beat a little harder in my chest. The idea of being with him tonight was almost too much to take. My lips still tingled from his kiss. My skin still on fire from where he touched me.

“I’m pretty sure if you keep staring at my brother like that, his pants are going to just fly off at any moment.”

Dani stood before me with her hands rested on her belly. “Is it that obvious?” I asked while looking around the room.

“Oh yeah.” Dani looked over her shoulder toward her sister, Jennifer, and her friend, Destiny. “You’ve got Destiny over there in a huff, but I have to admit, it’s been fun watching her all evening try to capture my brother’s attention.”

My eyes narrowed as I stared at Destiny. Her long blonde hair was perfect. Not a strand out of place. Her toned legs told me she most likely ran or at least paid a small fortune for a good trainer at the gym. “Does she live here in Montana?”

Dani took a sip of her water. “Yep. Her father is best friends with my father. He owns the ranch right next to ours. Growing up, I think it was almost expected that Ryder and Destiny were to date. They were the same age, liked the same things, and were good friends.”

Jealousy raced through my veins as I tried to not picture Ryder and Destiny together. The thought made me feel sick.

“Don’t think too much about it, Ava. Ryder never really was that into Destiny. I think he dated her more to satisfy my father over anything else.”