Forbidden Harmony (Harmony Falls #3) - Elizabeth Kelly Page 0,116

of delight on her face nearly lighting up the entire kitchen. “Are you blind or just stupid? I think it was obvious what he was doing, Harrison. Or should I say, who?”

“No,” Harrison said in a low voice. “Addison, no. You-you wouldn’t sleep with someone like him.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Addison said.

“He – he’s below us,” Harrison said. “He’s a tattoo artist and he…look at him!”

“Oh, I think she’s been looking at him a lot,” Grace said.

Kira laughed, and Harrison’s face turned red. “Look, I know I gave you permission to sleep with another guy, but Preacher? Did you go crazy because we’re on a break, Addison? Is that it?”

Now it was Addison’s turn to laugh. “Are you serious? Get out of here, Harrison. Leave your keys and go.”

“Addison -”

“Get out!” she shouted.

He flinched and started for the doorway.

“Your keys,” Addison said.

He pulled them out of his pocket and dropped them on the counter. “We’re not done this conversation, Addison.”

“Whatever,” she said.

“Bye, Felicia,” Grace said.

Harrison’s upper lip curled, and he glared at Grace as she waved her hand at him. He stomped toward the front door, slamming it shut behind him. Addison moved to the living room, Kira and Grace trailing after her, and sat down on the couch.

“Holy shit!” Grace crowed. “Did you see the look on Harrison’s face when Preacher came strolling into the kitchen?”

“Forget Harrison,” Kira said as she sat down next to Addison. “Did you see my face? Addison, you’re sleeping with Preacher again?”

“Based on the size of her sex hair, they’re boinking like crazed bunnies,” Grace said with a laugh. “Why didn’t you tell us you were still banging Preacher?”

“Because it doesn’t mean anything and we agreed to keep it a secret,” Addison said.

“A secret?” Grace said. “Then why did he just do a “this is my woman, stay away from her” grab and kiss in the kitchen?”

“I… I don’t know what that was about.”

“I thought it was just a one-time rebound thing,” Kira said. “When did you start up with him again?”

Grace sat down beside Kira as Addison cleared her throat. “A couple of days after we had sex the first time.”

Kira’s eyes widened. “Holy shit.” She stared at Grace. “Why do you not look that surprised?”

Grace shrugged. “Preacher was at our place one Saturday and he freaked out when he heard us talking about Addison getting pierced in Willington. It seemed like a bit of an overreaction for a guy who barely knew her. He made me tell him where she was getting pierced, then he left and never came back. I’m pretty sure he went after Addie. Did he?”

Addison nodded as Kira’s mouth dropped open. “You got a piercing?”

“No, not that day,” Addison said. “Preacher wouldn’t let the other guy pierce me.”

“Oh,” Kira said. “Wait – what do you mean not that day? Did you get a piercing?”

“Yes, Preacher pierced me.”

“Holy shit,” Kira repeated. “Did you get your belly button pierced?”

“Um…”

“Let me see it,” Kira said. “I’ve been thinking about piercing mine.”

“It’s not my belly button,” Addison said. “Preacher pierced my nipple.”

The look on Kira’s face was priceless. “Your nipple?”

“Yes. I booked an appointment with Preacher a few days after I got my tattoo. After he pierced my nipple, we, uh, had sex in his shop again. A couple days later, I asked him if he would give me some lessons on sex, but he refused because he said I would want more from him than just sex.”

“So, why are the two of you still having sex?” Kira said.

“After he turned me down, I went to the shop in Willington to get my other nipple pierced. I like the way it looks and figured why not, you know? But Preacher showed up, literally threw me over his shoulder like a caveman, and carried me out of there before I could. He said I wasn’t allowed to let anyone pierce my body but him.”

“Oh, he likes to pierce you, all right,” Grace said.

“Gracie, behave,” Addison said.

“That still doesn’t explain why you’re sleeping with him now. You got a tattoo, your nipples pierced, and you’re sleeping with my brother’s best friend – the town’s,” Kira made air quotes with her fingers, “‘bad boy’. Who are you and what have you done with Addison?”

“Not nipples. Nipple,” Addison said. “I only have one pierced.”

“But you’re gonna get Preacher to pierce your other one?” Kira said.

“Yeah, probably.”

Kira turned to Grace. “This is an Invasion of the Body Snatchers situation, right?”

Grace studied Addison. “Tell us everything, honey.