Never a Saint - Lila Rose Page 0,69
thing mind-blowing, and I figured I was still getting used to the idea Zion was mine. Eventually, he’d understood that I wasn’t throwing away his offer, that I would take him up on it if necessary. Though I was sure he just said so to appease me. The truth was I needed to manage without laying my shit on someone else. I needed to be independent.
“You are okay with leavin’ Polished, right?” I asked since West was quiet.
“Yes, yeah, I am….”
“But?” I pressed.
“Yesterday I was talking with Lucas and realized I missed him.”
“The client?” I asked to clarify.
He laughed humorlessly. “It’s stupid. We hardly spoke, but I liked being around him. Why can’t I get over this?”
I didn’t want to voice the answer I had, which was that he could have been the one for West, like Zion was for me, but saying that could hurt him more. I didn’t know this guy, but they’d connected on a different level than West had with his ex, and West had thought he’d loved Sam.
“You will eventually. It just takes time.”
“It’s been nearly two months, Kylo,” he stated.
I cringed. “Fuck, I know. Sorry. Why don’t you come over here and we’ll chat while we get drunk?”
He laughed a little. “Thanks for the offer, but it’s late. I’m about to head home, and Saint just left to get to you. I’m not interrupting that. Still—”
“West? Somethin’ wrong?”
“Huh? Oh, no, I just thought I saw someone I knew. Thanks for the chat, but I’ll talk to you soon.”
“You got it. Take care.”
“Thanks, you too.” He hung up, and I placed my phone on the bedside table. I worried about West and figured a guys’ night was called for with West, Lucas, and me. And soon.
For now, I wanted to make sure everything was ready for when Zion got home. I’d already showered, so I got undressed, put his guitar at the end of the bed, and sat naked on the bed with a book beside me and my comics.
It was time to trade.
Since Boom had given Zion a key after saying, “Looks like you’re stickin’ around, so here, Gun wants you to have a key and thought it’s better comin’ from me since it’s my place and all,” I’d have to listen out for the key in the door.
However, while I waited, I picked up the current paperback, which I quickly got lost in, so when a throat cleared from the doorway, I jumped.
“So, you read naked?” Zion teased with a smirk.
I chuckled, my face heating. “Not usually. Only when I know my man is comin’ home.”
He stepped into the room and closed our door. “I’m guessin’ Boom and Wendy won’t be home.”
“You guessed right,” I told him.
He paused, removing his vest when he spotted his guitar. His eyes lifted to me, his brow shooting up.
“I didn’t go there,” I said. Zion still wouldn’t let me there until he moved into his new place. “Lucas was happy to grab it for me.”
He snorted. “Of course he was.” He placed his vest over the chaise lounge and removed his tee, dropping it to the floor. “Let me guess if I have this situation straight. You want me to play you a song, and I’ll get to listen to a book?” His gaze shifted to the side. He grinned. “I also get to see your drawin’s?”
“Yes, as an added bonus, you’ll get my ass as well.”
His eyes flared and heated. He closed them and swallowed. He leveled me with a gaze full of desire, yet he still asked, “Are you sure your leg’s—”
“Shut up. I’m fine. Besides, you’ll be doin’ all the work to pleasure me.”
His smile was wicked. “Yeah, lover, I’ll pleasure you in every damn way.”
“Then give me a song, Zion,” I ordered. Already I was thickening from just watching him. He winked and picked up his guitar. He pulled the chaise lounge away from the end of the bed and sat on it, facing me. With the guitar on his lap, he strummed a few beats, listening to the tone.
I didn’t expect how hot he would look sitting shirtless with his fingers strumming over a guitar while looking at me with soft eyes and a small smile. “Any preference in song?”
“You pick,” I told him, my tone gentle.
His fingers worked like magic over the notes. He was skilled, more than I thought he would be. My eyes flicked up when he began to sing. My heart stumbled. I quivered from his voice as