Missing Linc by Kori Roberts (i can read books .TXT) 📗

feelings toward Linc as well. “If you keep thinking so hard, you”ll give yourself a headache.” Tomi”s sleepy voice

brought him back to the present. Mitch smiled and leaned down, kissing her slowly,

enjoying the feel of her soft, full lips against his.

“Good morning, sleepyhead,” Mitch teased, kissing along her jawline and nuzzling her

neck until she giggled.

“Well, I am on vacation.” Tomi squirmed, trying to move away from his tickling caress.

“Aren”t vacations supposed to be about catching up on all the sleep and fun you missed

during the rest of the year?”

“Speaking of fun.” He raised his head to look into her face. “I enjoyed our weekend

with Linc. I”m glad we met him. He”s a good man.”

Tomi seemed to sober. “Me too,” she said quietly. She opened her mouth as if she was

going to say more, but she remained silent, averting her eyes away from him instead.

“Hey.” Mitch cupped her face, refusing to let her look away. “What is it?” He searched

her face, his concern increasing by the second. “Do you regret what happened?” He suddenly

worried that he”d somehow misread her attraction to Linc, misinterpreted her interest in

being with him again. “If you do, it”s okay. We don”t have to see Linc again if it makes you

uncomfortable.”

Please say no. God, he felt like such a selfish asshole, but he couldn”t help it. In a short

period of time, he”d begun to have very strong, very real feelings for Linc. Mitch was willing

to admit that the more time he spent with the other man, the more he wanted him.

Hell, Linc had just dropped them off at their hotel six hours ago, and Mitch could

hardly wait to see him again, could barely contain thoughts of the three of them together as

they”d been all weekend.

However, this wasn”t just about him. Tomi was the most important person in his life,

and he”d never do anything that made her unhappy. If she told him that she didn”t want to

see Linc again, he wouldn”t try to change her mind. “No,” she finally said. Her cognac eyes stared back at him, her voice sure. “I do want to

see him again…very much.”

“Then what”s wrong? Talk to me, baby,” Mitch urged. “You know you can tell me

anything, right?”

Tomi nodded. “I know.” She paused again as a myriad of emotions flashed in her eyes.

Her face filled with familiar expressions that said she was trying to gather her thoughts.

Mitch remained silent, patiently waiting for her to continue.

Finally, Tomi sighed. “I had a really good time with Linc as well. In fact, it was

almost…too good.” She smiled slightly. “After this weekend, I realized just how special Linc

is, and I…I think I could fall for him just as easily as I fell for you when we first met.” Tomi

looked at him guiltily. “The thought of that happening, the thought of doing anything that

would hurt you or our relationship, scares the shit out of me.” Her last words were barely

above a whisper.

“Listen to me.” Mitch cupped her face with both hands, his gaze locked with hers

unwaveringly. “That will never happen. I trust you with my life. I know that you would

never intentionally do anything to harm me, and I hope you know the same thing about me.”

When she nodded, he continued. “There is nothing and no one in this world or the next that

could ever come between us, Tomi, or diminish the amount of love we have for each other.

Okay?”

Tomi smiled. Her eyes were slightly watery. “Okay.”

Mitch kissed her then, needing to reinforce his words, wanting to reassure her that

things would never change between them.

He ended the kiss and looked into her beautiful face, his chest swelling with his love

for her. “I won”t lie to you. I don”t know where this thing with Linc is headed, but regardless

of what does or doesn”t happen between him and us, the bottom line is, we came here to

Puerto Rico together, and that”s exactly how we”ll leave…together.”

*

“It looks like somebody had a good weekend.” Linc looked up at the sound of his cousin

and best friend”s voice. Pedro stood in the doorway of his office, arms folded across his broad

chest, watching Linc with a smirk on his face.

Linc had no idea how long the other man had been standing there. His mind had been

solidly on a certain couple who”d occupied his every waking thought since he met them just

a few days ago.

Pedro walked farther into the room and took a seat on the edge of Linc”s desk. “It

wouldn”t have anything to do with your dinner guests that my brother saw you with on

Friday, would it?”

Linc shrugged. “I had a great dinner.” He didn”t bother trying to deny it, knowing that

Alejandro would tell his brother that he”d seen Linc with Tomi and Mitch at the restaurant.

“So I see.” Pedro reached out and pushed the collar of Linc”s shirt aside, exposing the

bruise on his neck that was still visible from where Tomi had bitten him. “From the looks of

things, dinner wasn”t the only thing you had. So, which one was it, the woman or the man?”

he asked, well aware of Linc”s sexual orientation.

Linc sat back in his chair, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Several seconds

of silence passed before Pedro”s eyes suddenly widened as if he finally realized the answer to

his question. His head fell back, and he roared with laughter.

“Tú híbrido! You did both of them, didn”t you? Oh, man, you are such a fucking dog!”

There was no heat in Pedro”s tone despite his words. He was still grinning when he said, “No

wonder you looked so damn happy when I walked in here. I guess Miguel”s no-show on

Friday worked out all right after all. Otherwise, you might have missed out on your weekend

entertainment.”

Pedro shook his head, a look of mock disappointment on his face. “Shit, I”m in the

wrong line of work. I should have gone into business with you when I had the chance, then I”d have access to all the hot customers too. Men aren”t my thing, so I”d