Seducing The Wolf - By Marisa Chenery Page 0,47

a quickie?" Royce pinched her nipple through her shirt.

She slapped his hand away. "No. You can't be that desperate. We did spend most of the morning making love, and most of the night as well."

"So? I'm sure Belinda won't mind if we show up a little late."

Billie shoved at his chest. "Behave, Royce. You said it was a meal to welcome me into the family, and it would be kind of rude on my part to show up late."

Royce knew there was no point in pushing the issue. Once Billie made up her mind, she stuck to it. "You win." He let go of her and watched her get off the bed with hooded eyes. "But that also means you owe me a naked dance."

"You may come to regret that. I can't dance worth a crap."

"As long as you're naked and moving, I couldn't care less."

Billie rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Whatever. I'm just going to clean up a bit, then I'll be ready to leave."

Once she left the room, Royce tugged at the front of his pants trying to make room for the hard-on he was now sporting. He hoped Belinda hadn't decided to do a large elaborate meal. If she had, it was going to be a very long evening for him.
Chapter Thirteen
It was exactly six o'clock on the dot when Royce and Billie arrived at Belinda's house. Her husband, Lucas, greeted them at the door.

Opening the door wide, he ushered them inside. "Nice to see you again, Royce. And this must be Billie. I'm Lucas, Belinda's husband."

Billie shook the hand Lucas offered her. "Yes, I'm Billie. Nice to meet you."

Lucas had to be in his fifties, but like her father, he took good care of himself. His dark brown hair was graying at the sides. His grey eyes looked warm and friendly. Billie took an instant liking to him.

"You two are the first to arrive," Lucas said as he led them to the living room. "Belinda will be pleased to see at least two of our guests showed up on time."

"See," Royce whispered in her ear, "we would have been all right showing up a bit late. We could have had our quickie and probably still would have beaten the others here."

Billie casually took a step back and stomped on Royce's instep. He made a satisfying yelp as he picked up his foot and rubbed the offended area. When Lucas turned to see what the matter was, she smiled. "Never mind Royce, he sometimes doesn't watch where he is stepping."

Lucas gave her a knowing smile. "It wouldn't be the first time Royce has had a woman in the family make sure he stopped stepping where he shouldn't have. Roxie just did it in a more vulnerable spot on his anatomy."

"Well then I'll have to tell Roxie that she doesn't have to worry about Royce anymore. I'm more than capable of keeping him on the straight and narrow."

"I just love it when people talk about me as if I'm not even in the room," Royce said mildly. "And thanks for sticking up for your fellow male, Lucas."

The other man chuckled. "You're welcome. You two can make yourselves comfortable while I go tell Belinda you're here."

Royce and Billie had only just sat down when the front door opened. They heard Roxie call out to her parents just before she walked into the living room. Beowulf, Wade and Taryn were with her.

Seeing the two of them sitting on the couch, Roxie said, "It looks as if the gang is all here. Mom will be pleased that she won't have to keep the supper waiting."

"Yes, I'm happy to see you all are here." Belinda gave Roxie a kiss on the cheek. "The food is ready, so if everyone would like to come into the dining room, we can eat."

There was enough room at the large dining room table to seat everyone comfortably. As the smell of perfectly cooked roast beef hit her, Billie's stomach started to growl. Sitting down next to Royce, she eyed the large amount of food on the table. There were mashed potatoes, peas, corn and gravy to go along with not one, but two roasts of beef. At first she thought Belinda had cooked two of them because the men were big eaters, but it wasn't until Beowulf started to carve one roast while Lucas carved the other, did she see the one Beowulf was working on was practically raw on the inside. Billie liked