The Heartbreaker Series: Books 1-3 (14 page)

During dinner, I don’t talk much, but that’s because I’m enjoying listening to the men share stories from their Pro Bowl days. I learn that Savannah and Tom met when he came to her school to speak. She’d turned him down for a whole month every time he asked her out before she finally gave in. They were married six months later. After we finish eating, she helps me pick up and take everything into the kitchen.

She tells me that they’ve been trying for a baby for the past couple of months. “We wanted to wait until Tommy was done playing ball. He wants to be able to help with everything.” Savannah gives me a smile. “I can’t wait to be a mom.”

“I can’t wait to have kids. Although I’m a twin, so I’m nervous that it could happen to me too.”

I can’t wait to be a mommy. An image of Gabe holding a baby flashes in my mind and I feel myself melt a little inside. I shake it off and find the other blonde with a knowing smile on her lips. I pretend I don’t notice it and start loading the dishwasher.

The men come through the door with big smiles plastered on their faces. Like we’re two magnets, I feel the pull and find myself moving toward him. He snags me around the waist once I’m close enough. I accept his kiss and then snuggle into his side.

“Do we have plans tomorrow?” I ask.

“No. What’s up?”

“Jordan wants me to go to Debauchery with him tomorrow night. Is that okay?” I don’t know why I’m asking him for permission.

I hear Savannah squeal behind me. “Tommy, let’s stay an extra day and go home Saturday.”

I hear him mumble back to her while I look up at Gabe. He kisses my forehead and mutters, “Do you mind if we tag along?”

I shake my head and wrap my arms around his waist. I hope my brother doesn’t mind that this is turning into a little party, but I’m sure it’ll be fun.

***

Savannah and Tommy left a little while ago. Now I’m lying next to Gabe, snuggled close to his side. I feel sated and relaxed after he made me come three times to his one before we collapsed in an exhausted heap. I bury my nose in his neck and sigh contentedly. I should be scared. I should be running before he can hurt me, but I don’t. Instead, I’ve decided to ride the wave. I just pray to God that he doesn’t break my heart.

“I really like your friends,” I tell him.

“I’m glad, babe. They liked you too. Savannah says you’re awesome and if I hurt you, she’ll fly back from Cali and kick my ass.” I giggle against his neck. “Are you sure you’re okay with us coming out with you and Jordan tomorrow? I don’t want to intrude. I know I’ve been stealing you away from everyone, but I can’t get enough of you.”

I move quickly and straddle him to sit on his stomach. His hands go to my hips and he quirks his eyebrow at me.

“Why do you say that stuff to me?” I place my hands on his chest, bending down to place a kiss on his lips.

“I say it because I mean it.”

He slides his hands into my hair and pulls me down to his mouth. This kiss is slow, sweet, and sensual. My toes curl as he flips us and lays me on my back. He pulls his mouth away from mine and stares down at me with his intense eyes. I’m blindsided by the overwhelming emotion that rushes through my body.

“What, baby?” he whispers. It’s like he can read how I’m feeling without me saying anything. “Just say it. I know you want to.”

I take a deep breath. “Fine. I love you, okay? I love you.” I feel like I’m going to throw up. The feeling goes away immediately when the most brilliant smile graces his lips.

“See, was that so hard?” This man makes me crazy. I smack at his shoulder and shove him off of me.

His deep chuckle fills the room and he reaches over me to shut the lamp off.

His front settles against my back. He buries his nose in my neck and kisses the skin. “Night, babe,” he mumbles.

It doesn’t take long for both of us to fall asleep.

Chapter Fourteen

Gabe

Jasmine ran home to grab clothes, but came back to my house to get ready. I leave her in my room so she can get ready and head downstairs into the kitchen to get a drink before Tommy and Savannah get here.

When Jasmine steps into the kitchen a while later, my dick hardens immediately. I have to fight it down. She’s wearing a silver mini-dress that shows off her mile-long legs, her curvy, delicious body, and her tanned skin. My gaze travels up as I admire the way the tops of her tits are on full display.

I should make her put a jacket on. She looks so fucking hot and I don’t want to fight every single guy who looks at her tonight. Her makeup is light and her lips are red. Her hair is in big loose curls that hang down her back. I adjust myself in my pants before I make my way to her.

“How do I look?” She does a little twirl in front of me.

I grab her arm and pull her to me. “You look beautiful.”

In her heels, she’s not that much shorter than me, but I like it. It’s easier for me to reach those luscious lips of hers. I kiss her gently because I don’t want to ruin her lipstick, but damn if the moment my lips touch hers I begin to deepen the kiss.

When I finally pull away, her lipstick is smudged a little. She laughs as she uses her thumb to wipe it off my face. She excuses herself to go to bathroom to fix her lipstick. The doorbell rings, so I make my way to the front door to answer it.

Jordan greets me on the other side of the door. The guy has no shame reaching out and hugging me. I know he does it to try to make me uncomfortable, but it doesn’t. The guy’s harmless.

“Hey, Jordan, thanks for letting my friends and I tag along with you guys tonight.” He follows me to the kitchen, where I grab him a beer.

“Thanks, and no problem. I’m just glad to see my sister happy for a change.” I’m glad that I seem to have her brother’s seal of approval.

I hear footsteps and stand up when my girl walks into the room. I hear her brother whistle at her as she, again, twirls around in a circle. Jordan gets up and offers her his stool and he grabs his beer. We make small talk while we wait for Savannah and Tommy to get here. When the doorbell rings, I make my way to the door and find my friends on the other side and a black town car sitting in the driveway, running.

“We rented a car so we wouldn’t have to worry about driving,” Savannah says and then she kisses my cheek and makes her way into the kitchen. I hear feminine squealing and shake my head as Tom steps in.

“She loves your girl, if you haven’t noticed it already. She’s been looking forward to this all day.”

We make our way back into the kitchen. I introduce Tom to Jordan and then we make our way to Debauchery.

***

Tom and I watch the girls dance while sipping our drinks. Jordan met some guy a little while ago and disappeared. I can tell it bothers Jasmine, but I keep my mouth shut because I don’t want to hurt her. Would Jordan have done the same thing had they been out together by themselves? He did it the night I met Jasmine. I would never do that shit to Jill. I’ll say something to Jordan if she wants me to.

Nico came out of his office in the back to see us a little while ago and he looked better than the last time I saw him. Maybe he is trying to change for Jill and the baby. He disappeared again a while ago with his assistant to take care of some owner stuff.

My eyes drift back to the dance floor, where my girl is swaying her hips to the music. My dick twitches in my pants. Every guy in this place is watching Savannah and Jasmine. Not like I can blame them. They look like they could almost be sisters. Of course, my girl is curvier and I love those fucking curves.

“You going to marry that girl?” Tommy asks me.

“If she’ll have my sorry ass. I love her that much I know.” I take a drink of my whiskey and continue to watch her.

“Savannah and I are trying to have a baby.”

I turn to look at my friend. “That’s great, man. She’ll make an amazing mother. You’ll make a great dad. I mean it. I’m happy for you guys.”

We talk football and work after his announcement. I know she’s young but I hope that Jasmine and I are on the same page. I want nothing more than to start trying to get her pregnant right away.

I order us another round of drinks for the girls as they make their way toward us. Jasmine’s skin is glistening and she’s wearing the biggest smile on her face. They’re almost to us when this dickhead gets between us. He’s got two guys with him.

“Look, boys, we have the before and after weight loss picture.”

The look that crosses Jasmine’s face before she hides it breaks my heart. I feel my anger rise and stand up behind them.

“You wanna repeat that, fuck head?” I ask, my voice full of menace and the promise of what I’ll do to him. I’ve got about five inches on the motherfucker. Tommy has about three and a hell of a lot of muscle. The guys take us in and start spouting apologies. Before I can do anything, Savannah walks right up and knees him in the junk.

We watch the guy crumble to the ground and then get picked up quickly by his friends. They hightail it out of here and I’m fucking glad. I turn to my girl, but she’s gone. I ask Savannah if she saw where Jasmine went. She shakes her head but tells me she’ll go check the bathroom. I watch her walk away and hope my beautiful girl didn’t run.

Ten, then twenty minutes go by and I start to freak out.

“Man, relax,” Tom says. “Savannah probably found her and she’s giving her a pep talk.”

“I just don’t want this to be a setback for us. The look on her face about killed me. I know I sound like a bitch, but I’d do anything to erase that look from her face. I want to kick that motherfucker’s ass for saying that to her.”

We get up from our seats and make our way to the back of the club. Then we spot them. Savannah is whispering something into Jasmine’s ear while she is sucking down a shot. Savannah shakes her head and takes the glass from my girl.

As soon as we reach them, I can tell my girl is shit faced. She spots me and shoots me a drunken smile. “Gabe!” she shouts. “I’m drunk!” She burps in my face and then giggles. I’m worried that this could get bad really quick.

“I see that, babe. You doing okay?” She wobbles on her heels and I steady her with my hands on her hips. She looks up at me and I can see her eyes are glassy.

She shakes her head and says, “I’m fine.” She turns toward the bar and tries to order another drink, but I shake my head at the bartender, telling him no. I can tell by the way her body goes rigid that I’ve pissed her off.

“Sweetheart, I think you’ve had enough to drink. Why don’t we go home?” She seems to think about it for a minute. I can see that Savannah and Tommy are giving us some space. I turn back to Jasmine, who hangs her head.

“Okay, let’s go,” she says. I wrap my arm around her and we follow the other couple out to our waiting car. As soon as we climb in the back, I pull her onto my lap. She’s quiet the whole way home and I hate it. She was having such a good time tonight and one asshole managed to ruin it.

There isn’t anything wrong with her body. She’s got beautiful, generous curves. I stroke her upper thigh with my thumb and rest my lips against her forehead. She’s on the verge of passing out. Her body relaxes and then tenses back up, like she’s fighting it. Tom and I talk quietly as we drive back to my place.

“I’ve got a line on some condos the owner is looking to sell. They’re just outside of Malibu,” Tom tells me. We are partners and have been since Tom retired from pro ball after his last back surgery. I trust his judgment and he trusts mine.

“E-mail me the pictures when you get a chance. I’ll take a look.”

The driver pulls into my driveway. He gets out and opens our door. I tell Tom and Savannah good night. Jasmine gives them a floppy-handed wave as the driver reaches in to help her out. I don’t like him touching her, but she needs to get out first so I can get out. As soon as I’m outside the car, I pull Jasmine toward me. I slip the driver some cash and lead my girl inside.

She kicks off her heels and they go flying. She drops her purse on the floor and stumbles to the stairs. She’s a mess right now, and if I didn’t already know the reason for her being a hot mess, I might find this amusing. Instead, I wrap my arm around her waist and help her up the stairs and into my bedroom.

Jasmine walks into my master bathroom and shuts the door behind her. The click of the lock makes my anger rise again. I put my ear against the door and can hear her crying softly over the sound of the water running.

“Baby, let me in.”

It takes me ten minutes of knocking and cooing at her through the door. When I hear the lock disengage, I push the door open and pull her into my arms. She sinks into me and sighs.

“Sorry about that. I just needed to have a good cry. Now I need to pass out.”

I chuckle as I lead her to her side of the bed. I get in on mine and pull her to me. With her back against my front, I kiss her neck.

“That guy was a dick, baby. You’re beautiful. Don’t let some tiny prick tell you otherwise.”

“I know, but it still hurts,” she whispers.

Seconds later, she begins to snore. I smile in the dark and partially cover her with my body and let sleep take me over.

***

I wake up and reach across the bed for Gabe, but his spot is empty and cold. I sit up and groan. My head is pounding and last night is a little fuzzy. I notice a vase of fresh flowers, some pain relievers, and a bottle of water. I smile as I grab the pills and take them.

Silently, I head into the bathroom and cringe when I see myself in the mirror. My hair is sticking out all over the place, but at least I must’ve washed my makeup off. My eyes are slightly swollen, like I’ve been crying.

Last night comes back to me and I can’t help the groan that escapes my mouth. “Oh no.”

I remember the guy telling me I was the before picture, getting a pep talk from Savannah, and then having one too many cocktails. The best part was hiding in the bathroom and crying. I’m so embarrassed. I bet his friends think I’m a freak show now, which sucks, because I was really looking forward to being friends with Savannah.

I pull my brush through my messy hair. Once I get the tangles out, I throw it into a bun on top of my head. I splash cold water on my face and then brush my teeth.

When I step out of Gabe’s bedroom, I can hear talking and smell food cooking. Time to put on my big girl panties and make my way downstairs. I round the corner and find Gabe, Tommy, and Savannah all drinking coffee. She notices me first and rushes to me.

“Hey. Sorry for interrupting your Sunday morning, but I wanted to come check on you before we head back to Cali. Are you okay?” She throws her arms around me in a big hug. “I was really worried about you.”

“Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks. Sorry I ruined our night out.”

“Honey, you didn’t ruin anything. Even if it was cut short, I still had a good time.”

Since we already exchanged contact info, we can stay in contact when they go back to California. We talk while we eat the breakfast that Gabe made.

When we’re done and Tom and Savannah get up to leave, I hug them both and head upstairs to grab my stuff so I can make my escape. I just feel like I need some space. I want to go hang out with my mom for a little bit. I zip up my bag, hoist it over my shoulder, and turn to leave. Gabe is standing in the doorway.

“Where are you going?” His voice is deep and rumbly.

“I thought I’d go visit my mom for a bit.”

“Okay, but why do you have your bag like you’re not coming back?” He’s moving toward me and the hair on the back of my neck stands up. My pussy clenches when my back hits the wall.

“I-I thought you’d want some space,” I stutter, like a fool.

He bends his head down so he can look me right in the eyes. “Do you want some space, Jasmine?” He doesn’t sound mad or sad.

I nod my head. He tilts my head back and moves his mouth a hair’s breadth away from mine. “Don’t ever be worried about what I may or may not think about something you want. I’d rather you be honest than run from me.” He grips my chin. “Now, I’m going to fuck you hard and fast, and then I’ll let you go.” His chuckle vibrates against my chest.

I groan as he rips the shirt I’m wearing right off my body, baring my breasts to him. I can feel his hungry stare. He immediately wraps his lips around my hard nipple and begins to suck. My sex clenches and my breasts ache. He continues his assault on my breasts as he pulls down my shorts. My eyes roll back in my head as he thrusts one finger and then another inside of me. I grind against his hand and feel ready to explode.

He licks from between my breasts up to my neck. I cry out as he pulls his fingers out of me, and gasp as he flips me around so my hands connect with the wall. He gently kicks my legs apart and tilts my hips back. Before I know what’s happening, he’s lining up his cock and thrusts deep inside me. I stand on my tiptoes as he tightens his grip on my hips. I brace myself against the wall as he uses my body the way he wants.