Heart of a Bad Boy (Bad Boys of Destiny #3)

by Sugar Jamison

  The boys walked away after thanking him again and Levi headed back to Colt and Zanna, his mind working. There was nothing for kids to do around here. There would be no families here period if the factory closed.

  Maybe there was a way he could change both of those things. He thought about Shelly’s worried face, about the kids in her class who would go without if their parents had no way to make a living.

  Destiny hadn’t always been good to him, but it wasn’t all bad. He really never wanted to see it die.

  He told Colt and Zanna about the food truck, and they made their way through the crowds to the back of the market. There were so many vendors there selling everything from baby clothes to handmade body cream. It was all impressive, and he knew that if the area could support this kind of market, it could support another business. A place for families to spend a Sunday.

  They spotted the truck and Colt sent Zanna off to browse while he and Levi waited in the long line.

  “I haven’t seen much of you,” his older brother said to him, questioning in his voice.

  “I’ve been keeping busy.”

  He nodded. “I got a glimpse of Shelly. I know what you’ve been busy doing.”

  “You don’t know shit about that,” he said, his anger unexpectedly spiking, but he wasn’t sure why. He shook it off quickly, not failing to notice Colt’s brow rise a bit. “Ace told me the factory isn’t doing so well.”

  “No?” Colt looked interested.

  “Lolly confirmed it. If it goes out, this town could be devastated.”

  “I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.”

  “I didn’t think you would, but I have an idea.”

  “To save the factory?”

  “Not exactly. There’s nothing here for kids to do. For families to do. I think I could turn the factory into a state-of-the-art karting track. I’ve got contacts with the best and—”

  “It’s an excellent idea.” Colt nodded, but his eyes had wandered to someone else.

  “It is?”

  “I did a little market research,” he said, sounding distracted but yet brilliant at the same time. “There’s room for exponential growth here with the casino. The tech industry and medical fields are also expanding. If investments are made at the right time, this town can be booming.” He got out of line, his expression going hard. “I saw a stupid asshole heading in Zanna’s direction.”

  Levi followed Colt. There was anger in his brother’s eyes. Colt could be deadly if he truly got angry.

  “You’ll open your legs to him after knowing him a few minutes, but you won’t give me the time of day.” They arrived just in time to hear Perry Andersen, one of Colt’s former classmates, say those words to Zanna. Levi felt heat rush up his neck and his body clench. “I didn’t think sluts were so choosy. You must be doing him for his money.”

  Well, then.

  Levi knew right then that this day wasn’t going to end the way he expected. He hadn’t gotten into a fight since his racing days. He swore to himself he never would again, but if his father had taught him anything, it was that a man should always respect a woman.

  He looked over at Colt, who looked like he wanted to rip Perry from limb to limb.

  It appeared they were going to have to stomp the shit out of this man.

  *

  It was a little after nine when Shelly heard the doorbell. It surprised her. Nobody ever rang the doorbell, especially after dark. She didn’t think it was Levi—ringing bells wasn’t his style—but when she opened the door she found that it was him. And he looked completely exhausted.

  “What happened?” she asked him, pulling him in the house. She knew about Grace and Duke. It was just a matter of time before he learned the truth.

  “You didn’t hear? I was sure it would have been all over town by now.”

  “About Duke?”

  “No.” He shook his head, looking confused. “About Colt. What about Duke?”

  “I don’t know. I just figured.”

  “Yeah, well, I was surprised, too.” He ran his fingers through his hair.

  “Come sit down and tell me about it.”

  He glanced at the couch. “Could we go to your room instead? I feel like your father is going to bust us every time I’m in this room.”

  “He’s a thousand miles away.”

  “I know, but I still feel like he’s going to walk through that door any moment.”

  “We’re grown-ups now.” She smiled and grabbed his hand, leading him back to her room. “There’s nothing my father can do to you.”

  “I know, but being back here makes me feel like I’m a kid again.” He sat heavily on her bed.

  She knelt before him and unlaced his heavy boot. “I feel the opposite. Having you back here reminds me that I am very much an adult now.” She felt a little odd around him. It was the first time she had seen him since he’d dropped her off last night after giving her pleasure that she couldn’t imagine.

  Her body was more aware of him now than it ever was before, and it tingled knowing that those big strong hands of his were so close and could make her feel so good.

  “What are you doing?” he asked.

  “Taking off your shoes.” She pulled one off and it fell to the floor with a heavy thud. “You’re going to stay awhile, aren’t you?”

  “You don’t want to go out?”

  “No. Can’t you see I’m already out of my clothes?”

  “Yes.” His eyes settled on her breasts, and goose bumps broke out on her skin. “You shouldn’t answer the door like that at night. It could have been anyone standing there.”

  “But it wasn’t anyone. It was you.”

  “You didn’t know that.” He reached for her after she removed his shoes and socks. His hands settled on her waist.

  “I didn’t.”

  “You’re not wearing a bra, Shells.”

  She looked down at herself. “Is it that bad?”

  “Hell, no. It’s distracting.”

  “So you’re saying that if there was another man at the door, he would be so overcome with lust for me that he couldn’t concentrate.”

  “Yes.” He fiddled with the strap of her nightgown.

  “You’re an idiot.” She wrapped her arms around him and kissed his forehead. “Tell me what happened today.”

  He relaxed against her. “Colt nearly tried to kill Perry Andersen at the farmers market. The police took him in and made him sit in jail for about five hours.”

  “What?”

  “You heard me.” He gave a heavy sigh. “If I didn’t haul Colt back he would have killed Perry, and my other brother would have been imprisoned for trying to kill another Andersen brother. Not that Perry didn’t deserve it. I wanted to rip his face off myself. I was planning to, but Colt beat me to it.”

  “Perry has always been a cocky jerk, but what did he do to make Colt go off?”

  “Called Zanna a slut.”

  “Oh no.” Shelly’s eyes went wide. “Oh no.”

  “Oh no is right. I’ve never seen Colt so mad about anything, especially a woman. It shows me he’s human. It shows me he’s capable of love.”

  She shook her head. “Colt loves deeply and if you didn’t already know that you’re insane. He loves you more than anything in the world. It’s why he took you away from here in the first place.”

  “I know, but you should have seen the way Zanna kissed him afterward. I needed a damn cigarette.”

  Shelly laughed. “That good, huh?”

  “She’s talented.”

  “Is Colt okay?” She ran her fingers through his hair.

  “Yes. He’s out now and he and Duke disappeared for a few hours. Perry made a shot about the Kings not being shit around here. My brothers are going to get him back for that.”

  “How?”

  “They’re buying up half the town.”

  “Can they do that?”

  “Baby, they’ve got more money in their checking accounts than the whole population of
the town makes in two years. They can do whatever they want.”

  “What about you?”

  “What about me?” He slowly stroked his hands over her waist.

  “I want to know where you fit into this plan.”

  “I’m not trying to get back at anyone.” He was distracted. His hands were stroking their way down her body. Those same big, warm hands that she’d been thinking about all day.

  “Levi, focus. I’m trying to talk to you.”

  “I am focused.” He kissed her shoulder. “I’m focused on you. I told Colt that I thought a go-kart racing track would do well in this area. He agreed. He thinks it’s a good investment.”

  “Where’s it going to go?”

  “In the factory.” He was looking at her the same way he had last night. With need in his eyes. “I’m going to buy it.”

  “You’re going to shut it down.” Her voice sounded breathless to her own ears, but she tried to focus on what he was saying. “But what about all those jobs?”

  “Don’t worry.” He kissed her shoulder. “I’ll find a way to save them.” His lips moved to her throat, where he nipped her with his teeth before soothing it with a scorching kiss.

  She dug her fingers into his shoulders just so she could feel grounded. It felt like the earth was crumbling beneath her feet.

  “I’m going to kiss you again, Shelly,” he said into her ear.

  “Oh? Do you think there is something more I need to learn about kissing?”

  “No. You’re beautiful. I’ve been thinking about kissing you all day, even when Colt was in jail. Later when I was with my brothers you kept popping into my mind … and your lips.”

  “Well,” she said, feeling breathless. “I think you had better kiss me.”

  He did then, sweeping his tongue into her mouth and giving her a kiss so deep and hot, she wanted to burst from her skin.

  “I should mention,” he said with a soft kiss to her lips as he pulled down the straps to her nightie, “that I plan to strip you naked and kiss you all over.”

  She felt a rush of cool air hit her breasts, causing her nipples to go even harder.

  “God, Shelly.” He cupped both her breasts in his hands, rubbing his thumbs across her peaks. “Incredible.”

  “I’m sure they aren’t remarkable.”

  “They are to me. I don’t run into too many real ones where I live,” he said and they both laughed. “I don’t think you’ve realized how sexy you are.” His tongue flicked across her nipple and she moaned; when his warm wet mouth closed around her breast she cried out. Her knees nearly gave way.

  “Do you like that, Shelly?”

  His mouth hovered over her other breast, his hot breath causing her legs to quake. “Damn you, Levi. You know I like it.”

  “Men like to hear what women like.” He licked around her areola. “They want to know when they are doing the right thing so they can keep doing it over and over again.”

  “I like it.” She felt frustrated in that moment, needing more of him. “I like it when you kiss me and touch and lick me. I like it all. Okay?”

  “Okay.” He grinned at her, rolled her onto the bed, and just looked down at her for a moment. She couldn’t imagine how she looked to him. Her breasts out, her nightgown bunched, her underwear wet, and her skin flushed. She must look a wild mess, but he only looked down at her with appreciation.

  He pulled her nightgown completely off and kissed her slightly rounded belly. “I’m just going to kiss you tonight.” He slid off her underwear and tossed them behind him and then he touched her between her legs, his fingers coming away wet.

  She was embarrassed by it but too aroused to do anything about it, especially when his lips were kissing the tops of her thighs.

  He looked up at her. “But I’m going to kiss you here.”

  “What?” Her eyes flew open. “Between my legs? You’re going to put your mouth there? You want to?”

  “Yes, I want to. A man should always do this for you. If he won’t, then he’s not worth your time. Will you let me?”

  She nodded. It was all she could do. She didn’t trust herself to speak. She didn’t know if any words would come out.

  “I’ll make this good for you. Do you trust me?”

  “I trust you.”

  “Good.” He opened her lips and looked down at her for a long moment before he licked the length of her.

  If the bed hadn’t been beneath her she would have thought she was falling through air.

  She gripped the comforter just to ground herself, but his tongue began circling the nub that had been throbbing since he first put his hands on her. When he sucked it into his mouth words came out of her, but she knew they were unintelligible. Nothing had ever felt that mind-numbingly good before and she didn’t think anything else ever could. That was until he slid his fingers inside her.

  “Damn, Shelly. You’re so tight.” He pumped his fingers in and out of her as his tongue worked in slow firm strokes.

  He was the only one who had ever touched her there, who had been inside of her body. It was like she had waited her whole life for him to come back and introduce her to the sexual side of herself.

  “Levi, I-I-I’m going to …”

  She didn’t have words for it. It was the second time she was experiencing this wonderful thing and she didn’t have adequate language to describe it.

  “You’re going to come. Say it. Say you’re going to come.” He sped up his pace, pumped a little harder.

  She cried out because she couldn’t form words. She was trembling too hard. Wave after wave of extreme pleasure hit her and she was incoherent.

  Levi came to lie beside her when her body still. He kissed her throat before burying his nose in her neck. “Watching you come is the sexiest thing I have ever seen.”

  “Is it?” She placed her beneath his shirt, stroking up his hard stomach. “Will you take off your shirt?”

  He lifted his head and just looked at her.

  “If you get to see me topless I should get to see you topless, too.”

  He pulled off his shirt and tossed it aside.

  “And now your pants.” She unbuttoned them, sliding his zipper down. He was hard. She could see the erection tenting his pants. She knew if she had throbbed uncontrollably before he soothed her, then he must be in pain.

  “Are you sure?”

  “I’m twenty-eight years old, Levi. I think when I tell a man to take off his pants, I’m fairly certain about it.”

  “And this is why I love you.” He kissed her lips as he lay on top of her. She loved the skin-to-skin contact with him. She loved feeling his heavy body on top of hers. She loved that she was having this experience with Levi.

  She just loved him.

  He yanked his pants down as he continued to kiss her. “Teach me how to touch you,” she said when he lifted his head.

  “I think letting you figure it out would be more fun.” He rolled her and placed his hands behind his head. She went up on her knees beside him just so she could study him. He was beautiful. Hard-muscled body. Tanned skin and a penis that looked so alarmingly large, she didn’t think it would actually fit inside anyone. “What are you thinking about?” he asked her.

  “You don’t want to know.” She leaned down to kiss his abs. He smelled good, like soap and arousal and all male.

  She was getting excited again. Just having her lips on his naked body was causing the wetness to form between her legs again.

  She gave his belly a little nip, which caused him to squirm. His breathing changed. His breaths grew shorter and faster as her hands and lips roamed his body. She liked that. She liked that what she was doing was having an effect on him.

  “You’re driving me crazy, Shells.”

  She cupped his … “What do you call this?”

  “It’s a penis, Shells.”

  “I know that, Levi. I want to know what you call him.” She kissed his shaft, and he jumped a little.

  “Why don’t
we just call him your new best friend?”

  “Sometimes you can be a cocky son of a bitch.” She laughed.

  “Thank you.”

  “You should thank me.” She slid her mouth around the head and placed him all the way inside her mouth.

  He swore. She didn’t know what she was doing, or the right way to bring him pleasure; she just kept sliding her mouth up and down in a slow steady movement, applying more pressure when it felt right.

  She felt his hand on her behind, squeezing it, giving it tiny little slaps that she really liked.

  “Come here.” He yanked her into his arms.

  “But I’m not done. Or you’re not done yet.”

  “Use your hand.” He placed hers on him. “You were too far away from me.” He took her mouth again as he showed her how to stroke him. After a few moments he tossed her leg over his hip so she was open to him and started to stroke her as she stroked him.

  It was better than the last time, having him so close, having him kiss her so deeply, while he touched her in a place no one else got to touch her before.

  It was almost overwhelming. Tears formed in her eyes as her climax came again. Levi bucked in her hand, spilling himself against her thigh.

  He kissed her temple and forehead and nose, and with each kiss she became a little more emotional. Levi pulled away from her, getting out of bed and walking into her bathroom, only to return moments later with a wet washcloth. He cleaned off her thigh and returned to her, pulling her into his arms and them both beneath the blankets.

  “What’s the matter, Shelly?” He wiped away her tears. “Did I do something wrong?”

  “No. Just don’t leave. Okay? Stay here with me.”

  “Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere.”

  But she knew that wasn’t true. Once the month was over she would lose him again.

  Chapter 11

  Dear Levi,

  One of the kids asked me if I’d rather own a pet T. rex or a pet saber-toothed tiger.

  I picked the tiger because, duh!

  I could get a show on the Strip and people would pay to see Superb Shelly and the Stupendous Saber-Tooth.

  I would have the best costume, too. Think orange sequins and a top hat.