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The Blurb
No one knows the man behind the face.
Cooper Sutton loves nothing more
than living up to his reputation as a playboy. That is until he meets Selene
Davis in a coffee shop. Unlike the girls he's known before, she doesn't fall for
his good looks and witty charm. She makes him work for every bit of her time and
attention.
Haunted by memories of his
childhood sweetheart, Cooper doesn't believe in love, marriage or monogamy. And
much to his delight, neither does Selene. She appears to be his perfect match.
Until she changes the rules of the game. And he finds himself knee deep in a
committed relationship.
When the stakes are raised,
Cooper's faced with a decision. Can he put the past behind him and move forward
with Selene, or will he push love and happiness beyond his reach forever?
Due to language and sexual content, this book is intended for
mature audiences.
Chapter 1
I lean across the bar and give the
pretty girl behind it my sexiest, flirtiest smile. She's been checking me out
all night. If I play my cards right her soaking, wet panties will be off in a
matter of minutes.
"What are you doing from now until
the sun rises?" I ask leaning on the bar to get closer to her.
"When I'm finished cleaning up, I'm
going home to my boyfriend and then hopefully getting some sleep," she
says pretending she has no interest in me.
I shake my head as I run my eyes up and
down her rocking body. "You mean you're going to go home and fuck your
boyfriend. Lucky shit. Wish I was tapping some of that."
"Come on, Cooper." Noah puts
his hand on my shoulder and tries to pull me away from the bar. "Party's
over, we're the last one's here. Sorry about him," he says to the
beautiful bar tending wench as if I did something wrong. "He had a little
too much to drink."
"Don't fucking apologize for me,
you cock sucker." I laugh at the name I just called him. Noah sure as hell
doesn't suck cock. Pussy maybe, never cock, that would be my father. And to add
insult to injury, he just professed his undying love and affection for his
boyfriend in front of a shitload of witnesses. Me? I want the girl.
"Look at her, man." I extend
my arm out toward the beautiful red head. The red heads I've been with have
been crazy-sick in the sack. I doubt she'd be any different. I can see the wild
abandon in her eyes. "Hey baby, ever been with two guys at once? We could
do it now, before you get on your way. You, me, and my buddy. We don't even
need to go far. Right there behind the bar works for me. I could bend you over
and . . ."
"Cooper! What the fuck is wrong
with you!"
I let out a long sigh. Where the fuck
did Lexi come from? I'm not going to hear the end of it now.
"Don't worry. I got him." Noah
answers.
"I liked you so much better before
she cut off your balls." I point to my sister, then look back at him.
"Fucking prick. You're going to get some tonight, too. Aren't you?" I
shove his shoulder, not quite alright with the idea of him leaving here and
fucking my sister. "So listen, red." I focus again on the girl who's
pants I want into. "Take a look at these abs and tell me you don't want to
oil me up and get slick between the sheets." I unbutton my shirt, but for
some reason, instead of looking at me, she walks away to wipe down the opposite
end of the bar.
"Come on, Cooper. You need to get
out of here. You're embarrassing yourself and your father."
"I'm embarrassing my father? Me?
Are you serious? He's the one that just married a dude. A fucking dude! He's
the one that should be embarrassed. I'm doing what I'm supposed to, I'm looking
for some sweet pussy. How the fuck am I embarrassing myself? Unless, is that
why you're with Lexi? Is it really me you’re trying to get with? Because dude,
I don't . . . I mean I love you and all, but not in that way."
"You fucking wish you could snag
someone as hot as me."
"Fuck, Noah. You're serious aren't
you? You fucking want my cock."
He shakes his head. "You're a real
dick, Cooper. You know that?"
"I'm all dick," I say, my eyes
on the girl again. "Long, hard, dick, ready to go all night long." I
say loud enough for her to hear me.
Noah isn't laughing as he pulls me away
from the bar, away from the place the sexy vixen and I eye fucked. If only
she'd get me off, then I could end my night on a high note. I don't remember
the last time that happened. I let out a long breath.
"I was going to fuck her until you
came along," I scold my friend.
"No, you weren't. She was just
being friendly in hopes of getting a better tip."
"You don't know that."
"Lexi, can you hang with your
brother a minute?"
She crosses her arms over her chest,
glaring at me, while Noah goes back to talk to the girl I want riding me
through the night. That shit just isn't fair.
"You better get your shit together,
Cooper. Time is running out. You can't act like a selfish, self-centered prick
forever."
"Fuck you, bitch."
"Hey."
Noah's back and he's in my face. They're
like a tag team, these two. And I hate it.
"Watch how you talk to her,
Cooper."
"She's my sister, so if I want to
tell her to go fuck herself, that's my right."
"And she's my girlfriend, so if I
want to kick your ass in her name, that's my right."
"You know, Cooper, this is one of
those times I wish to hell that you weren't my brother, and that my boyfriend
didn't have any association to you, because I truly believe you brought out the
worst in him."
"What are you getting all bent out
of shape over?"
"Dude, you fucking offered me up in
a threesome."
I wave it off like it's no big deal and
turn to my sister. "Like I'd let him in on the action. You really think
I'd do that? You think I'd even let him look at her damn tits knowing he's with
you? It was a test. If he jumped at the opportunity I'd have to kick his
ass."
"I think you're so fucking out of
your head right now, you don't know what the hell you're doing, so yes, I think
you meant it."
"Even if I did, it's not like he's
never been with anyone before you. He's had his share of tits and ass."
My sister lunges for me, but Noah grabs
her around her waist and keeps her from making contact. I'm not sure what
she'll do if she gets her hands on me. Maybe that's why I’m taunting her. I
want to feel something, anything but the emptiness that has taken residency in
every fucking cell of my body since I walked out on Selene.
"Enough of this. I've worked too
hard to get her to leave the past where it is. Get your head out of your ass,
Coop." Noah says with my sister wrapped in his arms as he walks away.
"Where are you going?"
"To our room," Noah says
looking back over his shoulder. "I suggest you do the same."
I flip him the bird before they stop
short and Lexi pulls her phone from her clutch purse.
"Selene?"
My heart leaps from my chest into my
throat. I don't move. The world is standing still, the red head forgotten. I
listen to my sister talk to the girl I lost. To the girl I hurt so bad she
won't take my calls; to the girl that left me empty and stole what little of a
heart I had left.
"Oh my God. I'm in California, but
I'll be home as soon as possible. Please, call me if anything changes."
I can't help myself, I rush at my sister
and grab her by the shoulders as if my life depends on the information she just
got, and it very well may.
"That was Selene?"
Lexi glares at me. Her green eyes are
filled with tears. Fuck, this isn't good. I can feel the emotion pouring out of
her. Why isn't she saying anything? I need to know what's happening with
Selene.
"Is she okay? What's going
on?"
Lexi doesn't answer. She stares me down.
"What Lexi? What the fuck is going
on? Tell me!" I'm in her face, yelling, ordering her to tell me. I don't
want to wait another second to know. The anticipation has me freaking out like
a fucking teenager.
"Like you give a fuck about her,
about anyone but yourself."
I'm breathing hard and heavy.
"Don't fuck with me, Lexi. Not about her."
"Fine. You want to know? She's in
the hospital, Cooper. She went to pick up her prenatal vitamins from the
pharmacy and some punk was looking for a fix. He had a gun . . ."
My fingers squeeze tight around my
sister's shoulders because I can't breathe. I can't fucking breathe! The air
just left my lungs. It left the whole fucking room. Maybe even the whole
planet. I have a mass growing in my stomach of nerves and anxiety. My throat is
constricting because I still don't think I'm breathing. I dig my fingers into
her flesh, because I'm holding on for dear life. It's the only thing I can do.
I'm fucking helpless. Selene needs me right now and I'm no fucking use to her.
Instead, I'm thousands of miles away when I should be at her side. I'm here,
and here is too fucking far.
"Did he hurt her? Please, let her
be okay."
"She's not okay, Coop."
I had to have heard wrong. "But
that was her on the phone just now, right? RIGHT?" My heart is pounding a
mile a minute. Why is my sister torturing me like this? Why isn't she just
spitting it all out?
After what feels like forever Lexi
answers.
"She's not conscious. I don't have
the details."
"Please, No!" The words leave
me in a whisper. I'm not even sure I can speak until I hear a gut wrenching
cry. It takes a minute before I can make out what's being screamed. I reach up
and hold my head as the realization dawns on me that it's me, screaming into
the nothingness of the night. It's me screaming the only word my mind will
process. "SELENE!"
I drop to my knees and call out for her
again. I yell out as if doing so might magically make her open her eyes, or
better yet, make me appear at her side and shove all the bad stuff away, like
it's been nothing more than a dream.
Noah pulls me back to my feet and wraps
his arms around me, pulling me into a guy hug. "It's okay. She's going to
be okay."
I don't answer because I can't. I can't
formulate words. I can't breathe, and I'm scared shit it's never going to be
okay again. I hold on to Noah and nod. It's all I can do, and I'm afraid if I
let go my knees are going to cave in. I hold him tight. Tighter than I ever
held onto anything, including Selene. I stay there, holding him, allowing my
emotions to keep their strangle hold on me, because I can't breathe, and I
can't move. I want to rush to her side, but I'm across the country, which at
this moment is as good as the opposite end of the world.
In 2004 Danielle won Honorable Mention in the Southern Heat contest. In 2007 she collaborated with Charlotte Doreen Small to write songs for her CD More. Danielle wrote the lyrics for Take My Hand, and Goodbye, while Charlotte contributed the melody.
Danielle graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with honors, and currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
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