FULL NOVELXO Ryan Retribution: Chapter 27
I take a super quick shower and throw some underwear and one of Shane’s t-shirts on before I walk along the hallway to Conor’s bedroom. I don’t knock in case he’s already fallen asleep and I don’t want to wake him if he has. Pushing open the door, I step inside to find him lying in bed, but he’s still awake.
“Jessie?” He blinks at me as I walk closer to him.
“Hey.” I chew on my lip. Not even sure what I want to say.
“I’m really fucking tired, Angel. Can this wait until later?”
I swallow hard and maybe it’s the expression on my face, but he holds out his hand. “Come here,” he says, and I walk over to the bed and sit beside him.
“I know you’re tired. I just haven’t seen you for a few days and I wanted to make sure we were okay?”
He reaches up and brushes my hair back from my face. “Of course we are. Why wouldn’t we be?”
“I don’t know. We shared a lot of stuff while we were on the road. I’ve never felt that close to anyone before. But since we got back…” I shrug. “I kind of feel like there’s some distance between us. But am I just imagining it?”
He frowns at me, his beautiful brown eyes as dark as coal. “Take off the clothes, Angel, and get in here.”
“What? No. You’re tired. I just-”
“Take it all off, Jessie. Now!” he commands.
I do as he tells me, peeling off the clothes that I’ve only just put on, and I climb into bed beside him. He holds out an arm and I lie on his chest before he wraps his huge biceps around me. “Do you think I’m pissed because I walked in on you and Shane fucking?”
“It kind of seemed like you were.”
“I love watching you being fucked by my brothers. But I’m fucking exhausted, Angel. I’ve been working sixteen hour days to catch up in the club. I also got you all to myself for five days, and I know how much Shane and the twins have missed you. I’m sorry if I’ve neglected you, but there is no distance between us, Angel. None at all.” He plants a kiss on the top of my head. “But I do need some fucking sleep. So now that you’re here, you’re going to have to lie here with me until I drop off, because I fucking love falling asleep with your hot, naked body on me,” he groans as he closes his eyes.
I smile as I press my cheek against his chest and listen to the soothing rhythm of his soft breathing as he drifts off to sleep.