Page 13 of Dirty Fantasy
Tana swallowed and dropped back on her bed. She remembered when she’d first boarded the bus a few days ago, how magical it had all seemed. And now … Tana felt like her entire world was upside down.
A few minutes later, there was another knock on the door.
“Hey, sweetheart. You all right?”
“No.”
The door burst open, and Mick’s massive frame filled the doorway.
“What the fuck happened?”
“I did it.” She snuffled.
“Oh, honey. Come to Big Daddy Mick.” He hopped up on the bed, then hauled her across it and onto his lap. “Don’t cry, sweetheart. I hate to see that.”
She leaned into his body heat as he rubbed her back and stroked her hair. After a few minutes, her sobs slowed and quieted.
“Tell me what happened,” he said.
“He was so mean,” she whispered.
“Course he was. He just lost the best thing that had ever happened to him, and he knows it.”
She sniffled. “You think?”
“Trust me. A man knows.”
“He told me he didn’t want me back, and he’d have a new girl by Saturday.”
“Fucking prick,” Mick said quietly. “He ain’t never getting you back, girl. I promise you that.”
He stroked her back, and Tana never wanted him to stop.
“Mick?”
“Yeah, baby?”
“Are you really like this? Or are we pretending?”
“Oh, honey. There’s not a single part of me that’s pretending shit. Not the part that wants to beat the dog shit out of him for making you cry. Not the part that wants to pin you to this bed and make you forget he ever existed. And sure as hell not the part that wants to make it all better for you and take the hurt away.”
“I think I like you, Mick.”
“I like you too, Tana.”
“Just don’t break my heart, okay?”
“I’ll do my best, sweetheart. That’s all I can do.”
She sniffed in a breath. “I must be a mess. I gotta fix my makeup before I go onstage.”
“Just one second, honey. Look at me first.”
Tana lifted her blurry eyes to his blue ones, and an instant later, his lips descended on hers.
It was a first kiss to end all first kisses. His lips were soft and molded hers exactly where he wanted them. When Tana moaned, his tongue slipped into her mouth, and the minty, spicy taste of him filled her awareness. His hand tangled in her hair as he tilted her head to kiss her deeper.
The man knows how to kiss.
