Sebastian (The Beck Brothers #2) (8 page)

  Sebastian has never done this with
a woman since his divorce - snuggled with them afterwards. He usually was up
and out the door. One of the main reasons he never brought a woman back to his
apartment was because he didn't want to snuggle. He didn't want to fight with a
girl to get her to leave. Some women were annoying like that, but with Raelynn,
he didn't want her to leave just yet. He wasn't done with her. He also didn't
mind the snuggling because he initiated it.

  They both ended up falling to
sleep for a little while before Sebastian woke and wanted Raelynn again. They
ended up having sex three times during the night, with sleep in between.
Sebastian just couldn't get enough of her - of her kisses, her body, the noises
she made. He wanted to keep her in his bed for the rest of the weekend. Since
his divorce, he hadn’t slept with a woman more than once. He was not going to
let any woman get attached to him, and he refused to get attached to anyone. He
was just keeping Raelynn for the night because she blew his mind. He wouldn't
be spending another night with her.

Chapter
5

  Raelynn woke with a pounding
headache. She blinked open her eyes and found herself staring up at an
unfamiliar ceiling fan. Huh? Raelynn sat up and looked around the very
masculine bedroom. Oh God, what did she do? She glanced down to find that she
was naked. Raelynn gasped and yanked the sheet up, and clutched it to her
chest. She pressed her hand to her throbbing forehead and tried to think. That's
when she realized that someone was sleeping next to her.

  Raelynn slowly looked over to see
a very naked Sebastian sleeping on his back. The sheet came up between his
spread legs, barely covering his visibly hard cock that was lying across his
hip. His arms thrown over his head and his face turned toward her. His full,
masculine lips parted slightly. He looked incredibly handsome, sleeping in the
morning light. Raelynn closed her eyes, and parts of the night flashed through
her mind - Sebastian's chiseled chest heaving, his head thrown back after he
came the first time, her licking the gun tattoos on his hips, riding him while
he held her hair, forcing her to arch back, his head between her legs.

"Oh, Jesus." Raelynn breathed,
raking a hand through her tangled hair.

  Raelynn scooted off the bed and
pulled on her thong and bra. She had just picked up her dress when Sebastian
wrapped an arm around her waist and yanked her back onto the bed. She let out a
startled scream.

"Where do you think you're
going?" Sebastian drawled, his voice gravelly from sleep. He nuzzled the
back of her neck.

"I have to go. This was a big
mistake," Raelynn said tightly, pushing his arm away and got back off the
bed.

  She stepped far enough away from
the bed that he couldn't grab her again. She pulled her dress on then risked a
glance in his direction. Sebastian was lying on his side facing her, leaning on
his elbow. Luckily, he had pulled the sheet up to cover himself.

He was frowning at her. "Should we
have done it? Probably not, but it wasn't a mistake," he said with a
shrug.

"I could get into serious trouble at
work," she snapped.

"So don't tell anyone. I wasn't
going to rat you out," he replied.

"Plenty of people saw us leave the
club together last night," Raelynn argued, bending over to slip one foot
into her shoe.

Sebastian rolled his eyes. "Haven't
you ever heard of lying? You say you didn't feel good and I wanted to make sure
you got home okay."

She glared at him, which he apparently
found funny because he smirked.

"Whatever. I have to go." She
huffed and started out of the room.

"Wait a sec! I'll drive you!"
Sebastian called after her.

Raelynn heard him thumping around in his
room. He came running out a minute later in gym shorts and a t-shirt. He carried
his sneakers under his arm.

"I really don't need you to drive
me. I'll call a cab," she said, grabbing her purse off the floor by the
front door.

"Oh come on, don't be like that.
It's silly to catch a cab when I can give you a ride." Sebastian huffed as
he dropped his sneakers and shoved his feet into them without socks.

"You know this can never happen
again, Sebastian. It was a onetime thing, so let’s just end it here. I'll call
a cab," she said firmly, reaching for the door.

Sebastian grabbed her arm and spun her
around. He looked angry as he glared down at her.

"Don't act like you didn't enjoy
being with me last night. I never said I wanted anything more from you. You
don't need to call a cab. I will drive you home," he snapped, letting her
go so abruptly that she stumbled.

  Raelynn frowned as he turned his
back to snatch his keys off the kitchen counter. What the hell was he pissed
about? Yeah, okay, that was the best sex she'd ever had.
Ever
. She seriously doubted that anyone would
ever come close to that ever again.

"I didn't say I didn't enjoy
it," she said quietly.

Sebastian turned back to her.
"Good,” he grunted and headed for the door.

  He grabbed her hand and pulled her
out of his apartment. After locking the door, he started down the hall with her
in tow. She practically had to run to keep up with his long strides. When they
got to the elevators, Sebastian stabbed the down button and waited, his gaze
firmly on the doors in front of him. Raelynn shook her head. Whatever his
problem was, she didn't care. There was nothing between them. They had one
night of mind-blowing sex, and that was it.

  Once at Sebastian's truck, he
opened the passenger door for her and helped her in. He used his body to block
the view of her ass as she got in. She couldn't stop the smirk that curled her
lips when he growled at the sight. She liked that he was so attracted to her,
at least physically anyway, she didn't have time for all the emotional shit.
Her job was number one. She loved her job. She loved helping people, and
nothing was going to change that. She just hoped that no one found out about
last night because she could be in serious trouble for sleeping with someone
involved in one of her cases.
Damn booze
. She knew if she hadn't been drunk last night, she never
would have gone home with him, but then she wouldn't have the smoking hot
memories of Sebastian Beck naked and panting over her. Yeah, she could die
happy now.

Sebastian got in the driver’s side and
slammed the door. He started up the truck then turned to look at her.
"Address?" he asked, his tone sounding as if he was still mad.

  She gave him her address. The ride
was silent. She glanced over at him every now and then. He seemed to lose
whatever anger he was feeling as they drove, but she couldn't miss the troubled
look that crept into his eyes. He rested his head on his fist, with one hand on
the wheel. He seemed to be deep in thought. His eyebrows were drawn down and
together, and his mouth was tight. It was obvious that something was bothering
him, but Raelynn didn't want to know. If it had anything to do with her, she
really didn't want to know.

Sebastian pulled into her driveway twenty
minutes later and put the truck in park.

"Thanks, Sebastian. For the ride and
last night," Raelynn said softly.

He looked over at her and gave her a
tight smile. "See ya around," he said, his tone clipped.

Her chest tightened.
God dammit!
She didn't want to part on bad terms
with him.

"What's wrong?" she reluctantly
asked.

Sebastian shook his head. "Nothing,"
he grumbled, turning to look out his window.

"Bullshit. Just tell me."
Raelynn sighed.

"It's stupid...just go," he
mumbled, not looking at her.

Raelynn growled in irritation. She
unbuckled her seat belt then reached over and grabbed Sebastian's chin. She
turned his head so he would look at her. "Stupid or not, it's bothering
you, and I want to know what it is," she said, looking into his bright
green eyes; green eyes that looked at her last night like she was the only
woman in the world.

Sebastian made a noise low in his throat
before shaking free of her hand. "I just pictured this morning going
differently that's all," he bit out. "But, whatever...doesn't matter
now...so I'll see ya around Raelynn," he finished dismissively, the angry
glint back in his eyes.

Raelynn blinked. "How did you
picture this morning going?" she found herself asking. What the hell was
she thinking? She should just go and be done with it.

Sebastian sent her a dry look, answering,
"I don't know. Maybe another round of sex, some breakfast, a shower
together? Then I would have taken you home."

"But why? I'm sure when you took me
to bed last night you weren't thinking a relationship would come out of it,"
Raelynn scoffed.

Sebastian's eyes narrowed at her. "No,
but that doesn't mean I wanted to treat you like some slut that's only good for
one thing. I mean, shit, Raelynn, I brought you to my apartment. You know I
don't bring women home. Even if it was a one night thing, you still meant more
than all the other bimbos that I've gone home with."

"Oh," Raelynn said stupidly.
She hadn't thought about it like that. She just wanted to get home before she
did something else that was stupid, like have feelings for him.

"Yeah...’Oh,’" he mocked and
shook his head.

Raelynn sat there for a moment looking at
her hands. "Sorry," she said.

"Don't worry about it," he said
quietly. "I'm sure I'll see you around."

"Uh...yeah...probably," she
muttered, opening the door. "Bye."

"Bye," he replied.

  Raelynn slipped out of the truck
and headed to her front door. She could feel Sebastian watching her as she
went. She stuck her keys in the front door and turned, giving him a little
wave. His return wave was just him lifting his fingers off the steering wheel,
before backing up and pulling away. Raelynn's headache pounded harder, and with
a heavy heart, she walked into her house, shutting the door, and all thoughts
of Sebastian behind her.

~~~~~

  Sebastian was in a shit mood for
the rest of the weekend, still pissed about how it ended with Raelynn on
Saturday morning. He felt like a fool. He totally acted like a woman, getting
pissed when she wanted to leave, because he had wanted to spend more time with
her. What the fuck was that? He had wanted to make her breakfast. Jesus Christ!
What a pussy! He was better off without her, that way he could grow a pair.

  Sebastian spent Monday in the
shop, working by himself. It took his mind off
her
. He heard the bell to the front door
chime and glanced at the clock. It was 7:30 pm. The showroom was open until 8:00
pm on Mondays. Then the phone on the wall beeped and Bill's voice filled the
shop.

"Hey, Sebastian, can you go see who
that is? I'm busy at the moment," he said.

"Yeah sure," Sebastian said,
quickly getting up and washing his hands.

  He opened the door to the showroom
and bit back a curse. Victoria. Again. Sebastian moved behind the counter and
walked down to where she was standing in front of it. She watched him, her
expression sad. He felt nothing but contempt for her.

"What is it, Victoria?" he
snapped.

"Please, Sebastian...can we just
talk?" she pleaded.

"I told you before; there is nothing
to talk about," he replied coldly.

"I made a mistake, Sebastian. I
realize that now," she said, her eyes wide.