Her Rebound Men (7 page)

“I get some workout with the
cars, but I visit a gym twice a week, and I help my folks out with their garden
on the weekends.” Thinking about his weekends with his parents always made him
happy. Their mom and dad were not getting any younger, but they didn’t mind the
difference between their two sons. None of them judged Nate for not wanting to
join the corporate world.
Kev
got angry with him
because Nate could have been just as successful as he was. He’d gotten the same
scores in his tests as
Kev
did, but he was happy
being a mechanic.

“I’m sure it’s fun,” Kate
said.

“Kate’s a paralegal.”

“Yeah, well, I didn’t know
talking about what we did for a living was subject for conversation during this
particular situation.” He took Kate’s hand. Nate had seen the lack of interest
in her gaze when his brother brought up her work. Either something bothered her
at work, or she was bored. He refused to let their date be spoiled by a bad
topic of conversation.

“I’m with Nate on this.
Talking about work is so boring. I’m done. Let’s get out of here,” Kate said.

“Your
place,
Kev
?”
Nate asked.

His brother looked annoyed.
Nate refused to give into
Kev
. For the past year he’d
put up with the change inside his brother. No longer would he be controlled by
him.

“Certainly.”

Kev
signaled for the bill.
“Already
been paid.
I settled the cost while you were talking with Kate,” Nate
said.

“But
how?”

Taking Kate’s hands he led
her out of the dining room. Nate had his own set of skills that he didn’t share
with anyone. The income he got from working on cars wasn’t the only income he
possessed. There was a whole side about him
Kev
didn’t know about.

He remembered the time he’d
taken
Kev
out to a similar restaurant with the
intention of telling his brother all about his success with the software he’d
been working on. At the time his brother had only commented on the expense of
the place Nate picked.
Kev
took care of the bill back
then because he thought Nate couldn’t handle the cost. The memory still left a
bitter taste in his mouth.

Was that when
Kev
had started changing?

Nate couldn’t put his finger
on when
Kev
had changed almost overnight. His brother
had always been difficult at times but never more so than in the last year.

He took Kate out to his car
and seated her in the front.
Kev
climbed in the back.
“You still love this car then?”

Yeah, at least I can pay for the fucking repairs,
asshole.

“I certainly do.”

“Let me know when it needs
repairing. I know the cost of this baby is not going to be light.”

“Am I missing something?”
Kate asked. Nate turned the key in the ignition and started the car.

“What do you mean?”
Kev
asked. His brother clearly hated being in the back
seat. At that moment, Nate couldn’t even stomach looking at him.

“Is it me, or are you both
trying to compare dick sizes? I don’t care who earns what. Money doesn’t mean
anything to me, and if you think putting each other down will give you some
kind of leverage over me, you’re wrong.”

“I didn’t mean for that to
happen,” Nate said.

“I’m not talking about you.”
Kate turned toward his brother.
Kev
sat back as Kate
glared at him. If looks could kill his brother would be dead on the floor. “I’m
talking about you. I’ve got out of a bad relationship with a guy who is exactly
like you. Money means everything to him, and if you think telling me how much
you’ve got is going to win brownie points then you’re very much mistaken.”

Kev
held his hands up.

“No, don’t interrupt me. I
had to wait over two hours to eat because you put work first. You’re the worst
person I’ve met since my ex, and to be quite honest I’d gladly leave you here
and go with your brother.”

She looked sexy as hell when
she was angry. Nate was pleased none of her anger was directed at him.

“If you think for a second
this is a done deal and I’ll fuck either of you then you’re mistaken again.
Lilly feels I need to get over my ex, and using you two is what she thinks is
the way to do it. Well?”

“I apologize for my lack of time-keeping.
I shouldn’t have kept you waiting.”

“Good.” She turned back to
Nate. “You can leave.”

The drive to
Kev’s
place was short. He lived in one of the penthouse
apartments in the center of the city. Nate hated the city life and chose to
live and work near where they grew up. He parked in the available underground
parking lot.
Kev
escorted Kate to the elevator, and
Nate followed close behind. Once they were travelling up to his brother’s
place, Nate removed his jacket and undid the top three buttons of his shirt.

Wrapping an arm around
Kate’s waist, Nate pulled her closer against him. “You smell so damn good.” He
laid a kiss against her neck and felt her shiver.

“That’s nice.”

“Good, it can be a whole lot
better later,” he said.

Ever since he’d seen her all
Nate had wanted to do was take her and make her his. Her curves called to him.
He wanted to feel her naked, luscious body pressed next to him.

“I’m so fucking hard for
you.”

The elevator pinged open. An
older woman stood waiting to get off.

“Hello, Mrs. Peterson,”
Kev
said.

“Good afternoon, Mr.
Miller.” The woman clucked her tongue in his direction. Mrs. Peterson shared
his brother’s floor. She was an interfering old busy body.

Keeping an arm around her
waist, Nate pushed Kate down the hall.

“Did you have to do that?”
Kev
asked when he joined
them
seconds later.

“Sorry, kissing your
neighbor’s ass is not on my agenda. Pretend to be someone you’re not and you’ll
get burned.”

Kev
clicked in the code, and the door opened. Nate helped
Kate onto the sofa and took the seat next to her. When she didn’t protest Nate
stroked her naked thigh. The slit in the dress exposed a decent length of leg.

“Thank you,” she said as
Kev
left to go to the bathroom.

“What
for?”

“I don’t want to talk about
my job. It’s rather frustrating for me at the moment.”

“No problem. I shouldn’t
have attacked
Kev
. He means well, but the money he
makes has changed him. He never used to be such an ass before.”

She chuckled. “I think I
should apologize,” she said.

“It’s up to you. I think you
should keep him on his toes.”

****

Kev
removed his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt. The
tattoos along his chest were on display. He’d talked with Nate many times about
getting rid of the tattoos, but he’d never gotten the guts to get it done.

Taking away his tattoos would
be like cutting himself off from his brother. He turned to see Kate, who stood
in the doorway.

“What’s the matter?” he
asked. He grabbed a carton of milk from the fridge and went to turn on the
kettle. Nate stood opposite the counter staring at him.

“I came to apologize.” Kate
licked her lips. Her nerves were clear to see. “I just got out of a
relationship with a guy who saw nothing but money. I wasn’t good enough for him
because all I did was work in a fancy firm as a paralegal. I’m never going to
make big bucks or have a flashy car. I’m just me. You both flashing the cash
makes me nervous, and I just got out of a pretty crappy relationship that had
my ex telling me he was only with me because I was poor. It was almost like he
was doing community service being with me. This was why Lilly wanted you to
take me out. They hated Jeff for the way he treated me. I’ve never cared for
money. I’m happy to work and do my own thing. He treated me like some kind of
whore he could pay for.”

She laughed, and he saw the
tears glaze her eyes. Jeff may be her ex, but Kate still had feelings for the
bastard.

“You’re blunt,” Kate said,
turning to Nate. “The first time we had sex Jeff left a check for over three
thousand dollars. He said it was for me to buy something nice. I tore up the
check. I didn’t want his money.”

Kev
couldn’t hear anymore. He closed the distance between
them, cupped her face and slammed his lips down on hers. Her lips were lovely,
plump, and so inviting. She gasped, opening up to him. He’d never known what it
felt like to have a woman respond to him so quickly.

All
Kev
wanted to do was wipe the memory of Jeff from her mind. If he ever met this
Jeff
, he’d fucking kill him. From the
look on Nate’s face, his brother felt the same. The only difference between
them was
,
Nate would get physical whereas
Kev
would make his life hell using his own resources.

Kate was so delicate in
comparison to either of them. No man should treat her like that. Sliding his
tongue along her lips he waited for her to open to him. Kate opened her mouth,
and
Kev
plunged inside tasting her. She whimpered, and
her hands went around his neck tugging on the strands of hair at the back of
his neck.

Nate moved up behind her.
The animosity
Kev
felt toward his brother slipped
away. Breaking away from the kiss he stared into Kate’s eyes as Nate pushed her
hair to one side.

“When you’re with us nothing
else will matter. Not life, money, nothing. I can give you what you need. I
don’t care what you make in a month or in a year. I only care about the sounds
you make when you’re so confused by pleasure you don’t know whether to beg us
for more or to make us stop.”

Nate sucked on the pulse at
the side of her neck. She gasped even as she looked at
Kev
.

“Do you want what we can
offer you?”
Kev
asked.

“Yes, I want it,” she said.
There was no hesitation. Her gaze was filled with lust when she looked at him.
Nate’s hands were moving up to her full tits.

“Give yourself to us, and
you’ll never think about Jeff again. We’ll wipe the memory of the time you
spent with him.”

“Please, fuck me,” she said.

“With
pleasure.”
Nate picked her up and
started towards
Kev’s
bedroom. The night was young,
and
Kev
intended to have Kate screaming in pleasure
for the remainder of the night.

Chapter Eight

The bed met her back as Nate
laid her on it. She couldn’t get enough air into her lungs, but that was okay
because if she died right now it would be quite all right, especially with the
sight before her. She took a second to get used to her surroundings. The bed sat
in front of floor-to-ceiling windows that lined one whole wall. The view of the
city was incredible, and a thought that people might be able to see them
pierced her brain. She certainly wasn’t an exhibitionist, but the idea that the
neighbors might get an eyeful had her arousal growing. The standard bedroom
furniture was placed precisely around the room: a dresser, armoire, bedside
tables, and of course a large flat screen television. Two doors were to her
left and she assumed them to be a bathroom and closet. The sound of rustling
clothing drew her thoughts away from mundane things and back to the matter at
hand, which happened to be two extremely hot brothers.

They started removing their
shirts, and the hard, tanned, tattooed skin that they revealed had adrenalin
rushing through her bloodstream. Endorphins exploded within her veins, and she
became wet instantly. Their muscles rippled, which was a testament to the hours
they must spend working out. Their hands went to their belts, but before they
took them off they stared at her. Each had an eyebrow cocked, and Kate couldn’t
help but see their striking similarities in their faces. These men were
certainly brothers.

Nate’s voice seemed low and
husky when he said, “Take off the dress, Kate.”

When she hesitated,
Kev
said, “Go on, baby. Let us see all of you.”

Taking a deep, steadying
breath, Kate pushed herself up from the bed and reached behind her for the
zipper. Slowly sliding it down, the sound seemed deafening in the small
confines of the bedroom. The material slipped free from her body as soon as she
unzipped it fully. Lilly had insisted she wear some type of sexy lingerie under
her dress, but now that she stood before them she felt like a fool. Kate found
herself covering her transparent bra and panties with her arms, but neither man
would allow her any modesty.