EMMA
“What are you doing?” I ask.
“What’s it look like?”
“It looks like you’re parking at a Tastee-Freez.”
“Nothing gets by you, does it, Emma?”
“Why are you taking me to a Tastee-Freez?”
“Usually people come here for ice cream.”
I just blink at him.
“You don’t like ice cream?”
“Everyone likes ice cream.”
“Exactly,” he says, grinning like a foolish, charming bastard. Which makes no sense at all, but wow. I’d forgotten about that smile and how disarming it is. He looks at me. “Come on,” he says. “It’s a date, right? You paid ten million dollars for this date and now you’re going to complain when I do something date-y?”
This wasn’t part of the plan. The plan was:
Buy him.
Drive up to his lake house.
Drug him.
Wait for the girls to show up.
Take him over to our lake house.
Tie him up.
Make him regret all his asshole decisions thirteen years ago.
Probably gloat too. Little bit of, “Look at me, so rich and powerful now. And you dumped me, you dumbass. But oh, hey. I’m too good for you now. You could’ve had all this and now you’ve got nothing. Sucks to be you.”
Which is all pretty childish because he’s Jesse Boston. He could get any girl he wants. Just look at how they fell all over him tonight at the auction.
Ten. Million. Fucking. Dollars.
I feel sick. Literally, I feel sick. It’s not that we can’t afford the ten mil. It’s just… that was not the plan. This asshole isn’t worth ten million. What the hell were all those women thinking?
And us. What the hell were we thinking? This is all Hannah’s fault. I’m gonna kill her later.
No revenge plan is worth ten million dollars.
And now he wants to have ice cream with me.
Uggggh.
“So?” Jesse says.
“Hmm?”
“Are we gonna get out of the car? Or are we going to sit here all night?”
“I’m not really in the mood for ice cream,” I say.
He grins at me again. Oh. God. Why is he so damn hot? It’s not fair. “See, that’s the best part about ice cream. You don’t have to be in the mood for it. In fact, eating it when you’re not in the mood is the best part. Because it puts you in the mood.”
And then he does one of those little eyebrow waggles.
I squint at him. “Are you coming on to me?”
“What?”
“Was that innuendo?”
He frowns. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
I point to his forehead. “You waggled at me when you said ice cream puts you in the mood.”
“I didn’t waggle at you.”
I huff. “Dude, you totally did.”
“OK, whatever. If you say I did, then I did. But no. It wasn’t innuendo. Ice cream is like… that’s just what people eat when they’re stressed, ya know?”
I just stare at him.
“God, for a woman who paid ten million dollars for me, you sure are a tough crowd.”
“I know how much I paid for you,” I snap. “Stop reminding me.”
“OK,” he says, holding up a hand. “Would you like me to take you home? Should we just… end this?”
I huff. “I paid ten million dollars for you. I’m getting my date.”
He stares at me. No. He glares at me. “Then get your fucking ass out of my car and order a motherfucking ice cream.”
And then he gets out, not even waiting for me. Just gets out, slams the door, and walks up to the Tastee-Freez and gets in line.
“Rude,” I mumble.
JESSE
I’m outside. Where are you?
That’s what I text to Emma once I pull up in front of her building. She’s testing me but I’m ready for her today. I am willing to overlook the drugging and the kidnapping—but no one walks out on me the way she did last night.
No one.
So am I being petty and childish by demanding that she spend the day with me learning her lesson?
Absolutely.
Do I care?
Absolutely not.
I don’t even know what we’re going to do today. I have no plans other than monopolize her day. Make her waste time with me. Make her hate me.
This is what’s called the classic hate fuck, Jesse.
Her words are burned into my mind forever. I will never stop hearing her say that to me. Ever.
The balls on this woman. Giant, motherfucking bull-sized balls on this woman.
My phone dings in my hand just as a horn honks behind me.
I glance down at the screen and read her message. I’m right behind you.
Then I glance in the rear-view and see her waving at me from a… what the fuck?
She’s smiling broadly from the driver’s seat of a matte-black Lamborghini Huracán, her curlicue pigtails bobbing around her face.
She honks again. My phone dings. The text reads. Get in. I’m driving.
Oh, I don’t think so. I came here in a motherfucking Ferrari Portofino. Red. So I text back. You get in. I’m driving.
My phone rings. “What?” I ask, so annoyed. Because while the Portofino was an excellent choice, I do have to admit the Huracán has sex written all over it.
“I’m driving. Get in.”
“You’re not driving,” I say. “I’m the man, I do the driving.”
She revs her engine behind me. “We’re taking my car. If you’re a good boy maybe I’ll let you drive it.”
“I could buy my own Huracán, Emma. I don’t need to drive yours.”
I catch her smiling even bigger in the mirror. “We can compare dicks all day long if you want. But I’m not getting out of this car until we arrive at our destination. So. I suggest you pick and choose your battles carefully, Mr. Boston. Because as you can see, I’m sporting pigtails. And what you can’t see is that I’m wearing the same outfit I was that day at the shaved ice stand all those years ago.”
“Hmm,” I say.
“Hmm, indeed. This is your fantasy, right? You want to make me look like that teenager I was back then. Fine. I’ll play along. If you let me drive my car.”
“I don’t know where you got this car, but it’s definitely not yours.”
“It is now. I had it delivered fifteen minutes ago.”
“You bought a two-hundred-thousand-dollar car to impress me?”
“Two-seventy-five with upgrades. But who’s counting? And I didn’t do it to impress you, Jesse. Don’t be dumb. I did it to make you feel inferior.”
“So that’s how this is gonna go?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“You’re trying to hate-fuck me with a car.”
“I… don’t really know if that’s a thing. But sure.”
I hesitate.
“You know you want to drive it.”
“I really don’t have a thing for fast cars, Emma. You miscalculated.”
She revs her engine again and it sounds like a fucking lion. Or a lion ready to fuck. One of the two. “Everyone has a thing for this car. Don’t you want to see the interior? I wish I had time to customize it myself, but oh, well. Listen to the sound system—”
The chorus of Smells Like Teen Spirit blares out into the city. Everyone within a hundred yards turn to look at her.
I check the mirror again and find her banging her head and laughing hysterically, her pigtails flying back and forth.
I text, Stop it. You’re embarrassing yourself.
She pauses her head-banging to text back. Get. In. The. Car. Now. Or I’ll roll down the window and ask that hot-as-fuck jogger to get in instead.
I glance at the jogger. He’s shirtless, sweaty, and not bad-looking—OK. No. He’s hot, even I can see that—and he’s also smiling at Emma like he wants to throw her down on the hood of that Huracán and fuck her right here in front of the whole city.
I get out, toss my keys to her building valet, and intercept the jogger with a hand in the air. “Back off, asshole.”
All three!
Can’t wait to read this, love all your books pretty sure rook n Ronin series still my favorite though 😆
Loved the fist edition in The Bossy Brothers series. Jesse can boss me around anytime.
Congratulations on the release of Bossy Brothers. I loved everything about this book. 🖤💛🖤💛
All 3! Yummy!!!
love all three 😜💖
Congrats on the release x
all of them 😉 I’m very greedy lol
All of them!
All of them
All of them, Of course. But I would probably need to stop working! LOL
I taking all four!!
Congrats on your new release!
All of them please!!
Congratulations on your release cant wait to read this book!!
I take all four!!!! Congratulations on the release loved reading this book!!!!! 🙂
4! I need a variety pack lol
I’d probably try Johnny first…love the challenge!
I love the cover! And what’s in-between looks amazing as well!
Oh, also, why do I have to choose between any of the brothers?
Johnny, Joey, Jesse? All of them, but Johnny first please!
I would love to go on dream date with Jesse. Then next a date with Johnny. Last but not least a date with Joey. These men are to much alpha to take on all at the same time.
Thank you for the awesome giveaway ❤
Hmmm, I think Joey would be my first choice! Johnny kind of scares me!! But Jesse would always be fun too!
My choice is Joey, but all are great.
Jesse!
Jesse, please! 🙂
All three!!! Love this cover!!💖💋😉
all 4
Yay! Congrats! I could handle all three. 😆
4# All three, why not.
Hmmm, That’s tough….all of ’em
All of them ❤️
Of course all of them! <3
Johnny!
All 3!
Congratulations!
Congratulations on your new book release!! I would have to go with Johnny!!😍😍
congratulations on your new release!! I’ll go with all three!
Congrats on the book; I loved it! I pick Jesse!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Johnny 🙂
I think I’ll take Johnny
Gimme all three. They’re all so sexy!
All three
All 3! Thanks!!
4.) OK, all three! 😉
I’ll take Joey!! Then the others..lol!!
(4) All 3.
All of them
My final answer is number 4!
All three of course.
ok all three number 4
All 3!
Definitely all 3! I’ll decide later.
All 3 – yes!
#3Johnny, but maybe #4 all three!
#4 All of them
Thanks for the chance!
All!
Um, reverse harem anyone? LOL
I would say all of them.
Ummmm all 3, walks out shyly!
I’m so glad there is a choice for all three. I choose answer #4. Congratulations on another fantastic release!
I like those Abs and I cannot lie! (Sorry, I started the song on my FB comment and just had to continue the theme.) 🙂
I choose choice 4 also! There is no discrimination here!
Johnny kinda gives me a Merc vibe, so I’m going to go with him. I love me a dark, moody, mysterious asshole.
Where do I find the link to my Goodreads account??? HELP me PLEASE
Thank you for a fantastic giveaway!
I will take all three please! 😁
I am a cat lover
All of them!
#1 YUM, #2 YUM, #3 YUM, #4 YUM. These are some hot dudes. I know the stories on each of them is only going to just get hotter and hotter. Can’t wait. I’m loving it so far. <3 !!
All 3 please!!!
Congrats on new release!!!🎉🎈🎉 I choose all 3 of them!
All three. It’s too hard to just pick one.
Definitely all 3!
All three of course!
All of them hun.
Is it bad when your books come out I take the following day off work so I can read them?? Truly addicted!!!
I’ll take them all! I’m a tad greedy!
Jesse first than all three!! Tina
i want a date with all three
#4 of course! Since we have the same birthday, you know how much Leos want everything 😂
All of them.
Well if you say I can have all three, then all Three!
All of them of course
Love your books!
You are one of my favorite authors!
Hard to choose just one but I sure do love Jesse!
#4
I want to be sandwiched 😍💯
All 3 PLEASE!
All three.
I’m Jesse’s girl <3
I would absolutely love these! You are phenomenal!
All three are so fab I’ll take them all.
I couldn’t possibly choose, I’ll take all three!
Have a bit of Johnny for me please.
Probably all three, cause one should always share the love😍
I would love to have all 3
Hmmm, That’s tough…Jesse
Jesse. He looks old enough for me. 😉
Jesse or Johnny I think :}
The more the merrier, right? All 4!
All of them! I love them!
Oh let me think, yeah I’ll take all 3 please
All three! I know, I have no shame 😘 😘
Congrats on your new release! All of them. Thank you for the opportunity 💕
All three of course!! Congrats on your new release!
#4 ….Oh my how could you choose just one so I go for all LOL
All 3 please!
All 3 Lord help me.. Lol
All three for sure..