Town of Chance_ Believing in Love(31)

His cock hardened and his heart began to pound inside of his chest.

“Damn. Let me see,” Parker said, coming up behind him and taking a look.

He whistled low as they went through the other pictures and then saw the contracts.

“We shouldn’t be looking at this,” Parker said and looked back toward the hallway.

“Why not? It’s out here in the open, along with these music sheets and lyrics. I wonder why she has these,” Burker said and then Parker picked up another folder with a small catalog in it.

“Look at this,” he said and Burker immediately saw the young women in lingerie. Fancy stuff, very classy and sexy. His heart raced, wondering if he was going to turn the page and see Eliza Grace in something. But instead there were sticky notes. “Like this one,” they said and then another note in the back. “It says These are the types of lingerie you would be posing in for the designer boutique. You won’t need to wear them for the runway show Saturday.”

“Runway show?” Parker asked.

“They want her to pose in lingerie. Fuck, I don’t think I can handle this, and I know Lynch and Tazer. There’s no fucking way.”

“Put it back. Fix it, and we’ll try to talk to her about work and figure it out. We can’t go making demands on her. If this is what she enjoys doing then we need to be supportive,” Parker said to him.

Burker showed him the picture in the catalogue of the pretty brunette in the very sheer lingerie they could see her nipples through. “This is okay with you? Because it isn’t okay with me.” He folded it up and reset the items on the table exactly as they were before. He walked over to the couch but he couldn’t sit. He paced until Eliza Grace walked into the room fixing her earring and wearing a short flair beige skirt, high heeled wedges like the ones she wore in the catalogue and a strapless pale pink top that clung to her curves like a bodice and accentuated her large breasts. She looked incredible.

“Is this okay?” she asked him as Parker stood up and got to her before Burker could even get himself to move.

“Beautiful, baby. Like always.” He pulled her close and kissed her hand then up her arm. She giggled and slapped him away then headed toward the kitchen. Burker watched her. The small, round, firm ass, the long, tan thighs and her toned back and shoulders. She was in exceptional shape and he didn’t want anyone to see her body but him and his brothers. He ran his hand along his jaw and exhaled.

“I just need to eat a granola bar or something. I feel a little light headed after the run and not eating something.”

“Light headed?” Parker asked and walked closer.

“I’ll be okay in a minute,” she said and unwrapped a granola bar then took a bite.

“How about some water too. It was warm out there. You have to be careful not to get dehydrated,” Parker said to her. Burker came closer. She finished the bar and then took a slug from her water bottle.

She took a deep breath and then came around the table and faced them.

Burker wrapped his arm around her waist and held her close.

“Ready?” he asked her. She nodded. She looked a bit fearful. He cupped her cheek as Parker placed his hands on her shoulders and leaned down close to her ear.

“Don’t look so scared. We don’t bite.”

“Much,” Burker whispered. She tightened up and he couldn’t help but to smirk and give her a wink. It was going to be torture doing this whole courting thing, when all he wanted to do was strip her naked and explore every inch of her for hours, even days if he could. His possessiveness was becoming stronger and it would take a lot of self-control not to act on those possessive feelings and remain patient. After all, she was coming with them willingly. Had accepted them in her apartment and even allowed them to wait while she showered. This was progress.

He stroked her cheek and then gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

“Let’s go,” he said and led the way as Parker guided her with a hand on her lower back and a smile of happiness Burker didn’t often get to see.



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“Why are they late?” Eliza asked Parker. They were having a drink by the outdoor bar by the marina. Connelly’s was owned by a few of their friends and they were planning on getting a drink with them once Tazer and Lynch arrived.

Parker had his hand behind her bar stool. Burker kept one on her bare knee the second they sat down and she crossed her legs.

She could tell they were being very possessive of her, especially since the moment they arrived a few men and other people recognized her from the calendar. She kind of felt badly for them. They seemed like quiet men who liked to keep to themselves, and also keep unnoticed. That wasn’t happening today.