Thunder - Willow Summers Page 0,57
plus the joy of giving women the true orgasms they so rarely seemed to get in other hookups.
Madison’s words drifted into his mind. Calling him a god. Praising him.
“Yeah, I’m on the hook,” he admitted before taking a gulp of his beer. “That girl has got my head spinning.”
“She the reason why you’re getting out?” Ethan asked, throwing his arm over the chair again.
“No, but she’ll be the reason I stay out.” Colton glanced at his phone.
Dave caught his gaze. “Not if she doesn’t call, she won’t.”
“Why are you watching me so closely?” Colton demanded. “You into me, or what?”
“Whoa, bro, calm down.” Dave spread out his arms with a smile. “I’m just checking on my dude. You’re all broken down and mopey, in between bein’ all star-struck and pussy-whipped. I’m just enjoying the show.”
“You saw me with her one time. How am I pussy-whipped?”
“Hey, hey. Let’s dial it back a notch.” Dave kept his arms spread. “Not saying it’s a bad thing, just saying it is a thing, and you are doing that thing in between doing the mopey thing. Pay attention, son.”
“Lay off the crack, bro,” Noah said to Dave.
“Denied. I like me some crack. Anal can be a fun time.”
Noah rolled his eyes, while Ethan turned down his lips, nodding.
“She’s into it,” Colton said. “We’re off to a rocky start, but she’s into it. We just aren’t connecting yet.”
“You sound like Mr. Romance over there.” Dave hooked a thumb Noah’s way.
“Maybe she’s playing games,” Noah said.
Colton considered that as a cheer rose around them. He watched the players on the TV scramble for the baseball skidding across the outfield. “Nah. That’s not her style. She’s pretty upfront.”
“Didn’t give her a good enough pounding?” Ethan asked seriously.
Dave looked closer at Ethan. “How do you get repeat customers?”
“I know where the magic button is, that’s how.” Ethan picked up his beer. “And there are a lot of ways to push it.”
“True statement,” Noah muttered.
“She called me a god. She got more than she was looking for.” Colton glanced at his phone, then forced himself to look away. But really, he’d given her the green light, and no matter how many ways he thought of the time they’d spent together, he couldn’t find a reason why she wouldn’t be into it. She’d given him renewed confidence that afternoon.
So what the hell was going on?
“I’m stumped,” Dave said. “But I can’t pretend to understand how women think, just how they react. So…”
“So you are zero help,” Colton said.
“Yes, exactly. Zero. None at all. Good luck, man. I’m glad I’m not in your shoes.”
Colton’s phone rang, lit up, and vibrated all at the same time.
“Overkill much?” Noah asked.
Colton snatched his phone up off the table. It was a text message from Dick instructing him to check his email, and to actually read it this time. Colton tapped into it and found a forwarded message from Dick. His heart swelled in relief as he scrolled through it. He felt the smile work up his face.
“She’s in,” he said, reading the email.
“Then why are you frowning?” Dave asked.
Colton leaned hard against the table. “Her friend got worked over by her boyfriend. They’re in the hospital.”
“Oh shit.” The humor drained from Dave’s face.
Ethan’s arm came back to the table. “Do you know the friend?”
“Barely.” Colton shook his head, not sure what to do. “They went to the police station to file charges, then the police insisted that the friend go to the hospital.”
“Did they get the guy?” Noah asked, his face screwed up in concern.
“They have a warrant out.”
“They’ll question him first, probably.” Noah paused for a moment, clearly thinking. “Hopefully she scratched him or fought back or something. If he shows signs of being in a struggle, they’ll probably arrest him on suspicion of assault.”
“How do you know all that?” Ethan asked.
“He doesn’t,” Dave said, still looking at Colton. “He watches enough crime shows to think he knows procedure.”
“More than you do,” Noah said.
“That sounds bad, Colton. You should show up to that.” Ethan gestured to the door. “You should go.”
“It’s not like it’s a party.” Dave turned his incredulous gaze on Ethan. “You can’t show up to something like that. You need to be invited.”
“You most certainly can show up to something like that.” Ethan continued to wave Colton toward the door. “You get flowers for the friend, because your chick will want you to take care of her friend. Then you offer comfort when comfort is desired. Picking the right moment is