Oh. Shit.
“Brace yourself, Turner. I’m about to go all female crazy on your ass.”
Lifting my hands, I took a step back. “Before you get all Parker crazy, let me explain.”
“Explain? You want me to give you a chance to explain? You’re fixin’ to have another black eye to match the one my brother gave you.”
“Waylynn, I couldn’t lie to him. Earlier in the weekend, he asked me if I knew who you were crushing on, and I lied. I get why you didn’t want him to know, but can you at least look at it from my perspective? He’s my best friend. He’s like a brother to me, and I didn’t feel right lyin’ about you and me.”
She drew in a deep breath through her nose and slowly exhaled. Even though her expression softened, there was no way I was letting my guard down. I was smarter than that.
“I’m going to guess he was rather pissed off.”
“Yes. At first. When we were on the plane.”
Her eyes widened. “You told him on the plane? In an enclosed area with no escape? Are you crazy, Jonathon?”
I chuckled. “I actually thought it was the safest place, truth be told. The flight attendant separated us, speaking of, remind me to tell you about how she knew Cord.”
Waylynn’s brows pulled tight, figuring out their “connection” without me even vocalizing it.
“Anyway, by the time we got back to his place he had cooled off.”
Pointing to my face, she smiled. “That’s your definition of cooled off?”
“It could be worse.”
With a shrug, she agreed. “That’s true. Keep going.”
I motioned for her to sit on the sofa while I took the chair across from it.
“Well, he gave me the chance to explain things. I told him it was wrong to act on my feelings for you before I talked to him about it, but that we’re adults and your brothers don’t have a say in whom you’re dating.”
Waylynn grinned and leaned back. “What else did you say in this moment of insanity?”
The corners of my mouth rose as I continued. “I told him how I feel about you. How I love your smile and laughter. This feeling I have for you is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before, and I can’t even begin to put it into words. I told him I’m falling for you, Waylynn, and I do not intend on sitting back and not fighting for you. I want to see where this will go, because when I close my eyes at night I see a future that I’ve longed for, and you’re the woman in my dreams.”
She swallowed hard. “You said that to him?”
“I did.”
When she pulled her lip between her teeth, my dick jumped to attention. Damn, she did that a lot.
“Do I get brownie points for standing up to a Parker?”
“Maybe. What did he say after you said that?”
“That if anyone was going to date his sister, he’d rather it be someone he trusted with his life. And he may or may not have threatened my life if I ever hurt you.”
Her smile grew bigger. “Sounds like Cord.”
“He’s a teddy bear. It’s Tripp I’m worried about.”
Waylynn let out a laugh. “How about if I let Tripp know. Lord knows what he’ll do to you.”
Now it was my turn to swallow hard. “That makes me feel tons better. Your brothers are going to give me an ulcer.”
Slowly standing, she made her way over to me, lifting her dress higher as she walked.
“I bet I can make you feel better. Help relieve those bumps and bruises…”
My heart slammed against my chest, beating so fucking fast. If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought this was my first time having sex.
“After all, I am still without my panties.”
I let a slow grin move across my face. “You’re going to keep me on my toes. Aren’t you, Parker?”
Her tongue slid across her bee-stung lips as she crawled onto my lap. “I’m sure as hell going to try. Do you know what I’m going to do first?”
My head slowly shook as I let my eyes drop to her chest. I was itching to put one of her nipples in my mouth and hear her moan.
“Fuck,” I groaned as she moved against my dick.
She chuckled as her lips moved over my neck, dropping kisses along the way. “You wish. No, the first thing I’m going to do is show you what happens when you go against what I ask.”
I was dizzy with desire. Need. Want. Waylynn Parker had a way of making my body completely surrender.
Her words finally hit me, and I pulled back to look into her eyes.
“What?”
Lacing her fingers through my hair, she pressed her lips to mine. Our tongues danced in harmony, and we each let out a long, soft moan while she pressed harder against my cock.