BAD HEART: A Stepbrother Romance (A Step Over the Line Book Book 2) (16 page)

I feel my cheeks burning.

The way he lifts my dress, the
tips of his fingers touching my legs. Cutting to the inside of my thighs and
up. I look back at him, his eyes devouring me. There
’
s a connection. There
’
s a real fucking
connection. I need to stop this thing before it gets too serious.

But I can
’
t stop.

I want it. I need it. This is
everything.

It
’
s hot.

It
’
s perfect.

It
’
s sexy.

I love
…

Oh, fuck.

No, no, no
…

There
’
s no love.

There can never be love.

“
You
fucking love this,
”
he growls at me.

I want to scream
‘
YES
’
but his fingers enter me
…

“
Jade,
”
Katelyn says.
“
Look at me right now.
”

I look at her.
“
What?
”

“
You
and Jake
…
he
’
s made a move, hasn
’
t he?
”

“
I
’
m not talking about this.
”

“
I
am,
”
Katelyn says.
“
Tell me
…”

“
What
do you think?
”

“
Holy
shit,
”
she whispers and
then swallows.
“
This is
real.
”

“
Don
’
t judge me. You don
’
t understand. You
…”

Katelyn touches my hand.
“
I would never judge you. Not for
any of that shit. I want you to be happy. I want you to get fucked and enjoy
it. I know you fooled around with a couple guys before, but never anything
serious. There
’
s nothing
wrong with it.
”

“
There
definitely is,
”
I say.
“
The situation
…”

“
It
’
s not like you two are serious.
”

I feel my cheeks burn again.

“
Oh,
fuck,
”
Katelyn says.

“
What?
”

“
You
’
re killing me.
”

“
Why?
”

Katelyn swallows hard. She shakes
her head.

“
Tell
me,
”
I say.

“
Your
…
whatever
…
is on the opposite end of the bar right now.
”

“
Jake
is here?
”
I ask, perking
up.

Don
’
t do it, Jade. It can
’
t happen. You can
’
t find him and beg him to
fuck you. That
’
s
not how it works. It cannot
…

“
Jade,
let
’
s just get out of here.
I
’
ll buy you drinks
somewhere else.
”

“
Why?
Why would I need to leave?
”
I ask.

I stand up.

I move toward the bar and Katelyn
is right there with me. I stand there and look across the bar and I see Jake.
He
’
s sitting with a drink
in his hand. A woman is staring him down, really close to him. Her fingers and
playing with his hand. Her other hand touches his face. She smiles, laughs, inches
closer.

Typical Jake just sits there and
takes it. Shows no emotion. Trying to be the super cool guy, right? All tough
and not bothered by anything. It wouldn
’
t
shock if he had already fucked her in the bathroom.

My heart races and starts to crack.

This hurts to see.

This proves everything I
’
ve feared about me and Jake.

Emotions getting in the way of
things. Worse yet, it
’
s my
emotions that are doing this. Not Jake. He
’
s
still living his life the way he always does.

“
Come
on,
”
Katelyn says.
“
Don
’
t let him see you.
”

I look at Katelyn and nod.
“
Let
’
s go. I
’
m
done.
”

“
I
’
ll get you a drink somewhere
else.
”

“
No,
”
I say.
“
No. I need to go
…
see Hunter. Right now. I need something hard to drink and then I need Hunter.
”

Jake wants to play this game
…
fine. He can sleep with
some chick at a bar
…
I
’
ll go sleep
with Hunter.

Take that, asshole stepbrother.

__

13.

(Jade)

Katelyn makes good on her promise
to me. I drink from a small bottle and she takes me Hunter
’
s apartment. She asks if she can
wait for me. I tell her no. There
’
s
no need to stay and wait. I
’
m
going to be with Hunter. I
’
m
going to make everyone happy. I
’
ll
make Hunter happy by giving him his fantasy. I
’
ll
make my father happy because he
’
ll
have me and Hunter together. He
’
ll
have the son he never because my mother left us. And Jake
…
he
’
ll never have to worry about me again. I
’
ll be taken and he can go fuck
anyone he wants. He can go down on women in the bathrooms of bars. He can fight
their boyfriends. He can smoke himself stupid. He can party with his friend
Zeke.

I
’
ll
be gone.

I
’
ll
do this with Hunter and then I
’
ll
leave the house.

My father will be happy.

He and Rebecca will have their
perfect life together.

It
’
ll
all work out perfectly.

Just by my simple actions right
now.

I stumble a little to the apartment
building. I blame the heels, not the booze. If I were going to fuck Jake right
now, I
’
d take the heels
off. He wouldn
’
t care if I
was in heels or not. But Hunter does. Hunter cares. He wants me to look the
part all the time, right? I have to practice this, starting now. How to be the
trophy wife hanging off his arm.  Being prim and proper and supporting my man
in his business ventures.

Oh, and let
’
s not forget that I
’
ll
be there to support my dear father and stepmother while my father runs for
office.

As for Jake
…

What the hell is keeping him
here?

If it
’
s
money, then I
’
ll get it
fixed. I
’
ll demand Jake
gets his trust money so he could leave.

Bye-bye temptation. Bye-bye
happiness
…

I knock on the door to Hunter
’
s apartment.

I hear him talking as he approaches
the door.

“
The
points are too high on that. We need to talk directly to Harrison. I don
’
t give a shit what they
say. He
’
s in
the states somewhere. I
’
ll
find out and just show up. That
’
s
how you take initiative
…”

The door opens and Hunter looks
shocked.

He opens his mouth and I make my
move. I grab the phone from his hand and end the call. I toss the phone to the
floor and then jump at him.

I
’
m
used to Jake. Catching me. Holding me. Taking me.

Now, I basically crash into Hunter
and send him flying back. He stumbles and falls to his ass, me on top of him.

It
’
s
so unsexy
…
but I fight it
off.

I put my hands to his shoulders and
basically hold him down.

“
Jade,
are you drunk?
”
he asks.

“
I
am,
”
I say.
“
But I
’
m giving you what you want. Your fantasy. I
’
m right here.
”

“
I
was on an important phone call.
”

“
Shut
up, Hunter.
”

I move down and kiss him. I press
my lips to his. I open my mouth and swirl my tongue to his lips, demanding them
to open. He does and we actually start to kiss. Our tongues sort of battling
…
only Hunter is taking a backseat
to my kisses. I
’
m the one
in control.

His hands touch my back. I reach
back and move his hand down to my ass. I cup my hand around his. Then I start
to pull up my dress. All the way up so he can touch my bare ass.

“
Fuck,
”
Hunter whispers between kisses.

He touches my face. Our eyes meet
and there
’
s nothing really
there. But I want it. I want to do this. Get it out of the way.

“
Bedroom,
”
I say.
“
Right now.
”

I climb off Hunter. He can
’
t carry me to the bedroom, but
he holds my hand as he leads the way. The apartment is immaculate. The bedroom
is big and clean. The bed is massive.

I go right after Hunter and start
to strip his shirt. I tear at the buttons and he pushes me away. He does it
himself. Shirt off. Pants down. His boxers are tight and I see his bulge. The
first thing I do
…
compare.

I don
’
t
want to do it. But my mind is so weird right now.

I reach back and grab at the dress.
I manage to unzip it halfway and then reach down and around to get the other
half. Hunter doesn
’
t get
that if he turned me around and did it, it would have been crazy sexy.

He just stands there, wearing
boxers.

I force the dress off my body and
step out of the heels. I
’
m
in a white strapless bra and black panties.

I approach Hunter. He touches my
waist, fingers dipping into the sides of my panties. I touch his waist and then
cut to the front of his boxers. I touch his dick over the boxers and he jumps.

“
Oh,
Jade,
”
he says.
“
Touch it. Hold it.
”

I swallow hard. I pull at the top
of the boxers and finally see Hunter
’
s
body. His dick pops free. It
’
s
just
…
there. My fingers
touch his hard shaft and then I pull away. I grab his hand and shove it down my
panties. I feel his fingers touch between my legs. Grazing my sex. I
’
m not exactly wet right now, but
it
’
ll happen. Two fingers
press against me and I jump. I shut my eyes for a second and groan, pleading
with my body to cooperate. I hate to do it, but I picture Jake
…
his wild cut body and perfect
cock.

Just like that, I
’
m wet.

I open my eyes and Hunter
’
s eyes are wide, his mouth open.
His fingers press into my pussy. The look on his face makes me think he
’
s never done this before. I put
both my hands to his shoulders. I
’
m
thinking about getting him on the bed and straddling him. Rocking up and down
on his dick until he comes. I know I won
’
t
come, at least right now, but I can teach myself to come, right?

His fingers explore. That
’
s the word that comes to mind.
He explores. He doesn
’
t
finger me, twist, turn, pleasure me. He just explores. His other hand creeps up
to my chest. He cups my breast over my bra.

“
Jade,
you
’
re so pretty,
”
he says.
“
I
’
m
so hard and ready
…
I
…
I
’
m
going
…”

I pull at Hunter and we kiss again.
I just want him to shut up.

Our tongues touch and flirt. It
’
s not good at all. His two
fingers are still between my legs. Touching. Feeling. I reach down and force my
panties down a little. I then slide my fingers to his fingers and show him what
to do.
In and out
…
in and out
…
moving his middle finger to my clit
…
so I can feel something
…

“
Like
that,
”
I whisper.