dilute some of his lust. “If you need anything, find me.”
She nodded as Jack’s hand raked through her hair, his palm guiding her mouth back to his cock.
Leo spun around, eager to flee from the potent scent of sex, and found Shay leaning against the doorframe. His cock jerked. His heart stopped. She stood with her chin raised, her jaw tense, her brows pulled together, with her arms crossed over her chest.
You are fucking kidding me.
She had pissed off written all over her face, and although he was thankful her blatant jealousy made his dick wilt, he didn’t need her to cause a scene. Downstairs was low drama. Anyone who caused trouble was booted without a second thought and never allowed re-entry. He didn’t want that to happen to Shay, because there was no way T.J. or Brute would allow him to make an exception for her behavior. No matter how much they all liked her. The trust of their patrons was paramount.
As he approached, she parted her lips and he shook his head in warning. “Think before you speak, Shay.”
She narrowed her eyes and pushed from the doorframe, straightening. “I only wanted to ask a question,” she cooed, her tone sweet yet full of menace. “Is that all right?”
“Sure,” he muttered.
The need to slam her against the wall, cup her cheeks and kiss the look of defiance off her face was cloying. He wanted to fist her hair, to pull her head back and make sure she knew who was in control down here.
“I was just wondering what job description you file on your tax return,” she spoke softly. “Before tonight, I would’ve considered you a businessman, but after watching your little show, you could also be defined as a pim—”
He grabbed her wrist and yanked her to his side, his eyes burning with anger. “Finish that sentence and we’re done.” His nostrils flared, his chest pounded, and through it all, he wished she would see past her misconceptions and understand him for who he was. This was the reason why he hadn’t wanted her down here. This was why he’d fought hard to have another staff member take over the vacant shift. He didn’t care what any of the other upstairs bartenders thought of him. But with Shay, it was different.
“Don’t you dare judge me,” he ground out.
Her eyes glinted as he continued to hold her wrist. He could feel her pain, understand her sense of betrayal, yet there was no future for her at Shot of Sin if she didn’t get over it.
“This is who I am,” he grated. “I don’t need your judgment. If you don’t like it, you know where the fucking door is.”
Her forehead creased into a mass of wrinkles and her bottom lip quavered. He lessened his grip as she fought for control, raised her chin and took a deep breath. She yanked her arm free, gave him one last tortured look and then stormed away, heading for the bar.
God damn it. “And that’s why I’m single,” he muttered, shaking his head as he made his way to the next private room.
Chapter Four
An hour later, Shay was still sulking. She knew it. Travis knew it. And wherever Leo was, he knew it too. She wasn’t to blame though. Drooling over a man for months and then finding him doing whatever the hell he was doing was reason for any heart-fractured woman to lose a little composure. Well…a lot of composure. She still winced every time she ran the conversation over in her mind. The look on Leo’s face when she almost called him a pimp would haunt her for a damn long time.
She hadn’t meant to be such a bitch. Her emotions were out of control. He’d walked into view, demanded a naked and fully aroused man follow him into one of the rooms, and her curiosity had been piqued. Along with her jealousy.
With growing dread and an unhealthy amount of unencouraged arousal, she’d watched him from the doorway. Her heart had pounded like unforgiving thunder as he’d focused on another woman’s pussy. Her eyes had burned from the erection straining against his zipper. But it was the way