Give and Receive - Bundle (Books 1-2): New Adult Romance by Alisa Anderson Page B

happen.”
    Lena cheerfully warmed to her subject.
    “Did hay become too expensive? Was the barn starting to smell? I tried being helpful when I mailed that book on potty training feral farm animals like horses, pigs and goats. But was it appreciated? Nary a thank you. No appreciation at all. Nothing. Not one pint-sized bit.”
    “Gee, I wonder why.”
    “Oh my god…right? Me too. So rude. And I’d like to know where my gift is since they’re no longer together, thank you very much.”
    “Are you talking about that t-shirt that said, ‘Help control the farm population, have your horse spayed or neutered,’ with Elizabeth’s picture on the front?” Ty snickered.
    “Yeah. I think Elizabeth cut it into tiny pieces and burned it. Besides. Who takes gifts back after five years of marriage?”
    “I do. Especially when it was a gift close to my heart. Besides, she knows I was playing with her. Who takes things like that seriously? Pfft. I kid. A simple funny.”
    “Apparently she took it extremely seriously. She essentially hates your entire existence, love. Probably more than ever.”
    “Does she, now? That is tremendous.” Lena was thrilled.
    “I am forthrightly delighted to hear it. Not sure why she would give a shit about me now, particularly. But whatever.”
    “Uh huh. You know, the snarky, clueless combo is so unbecoming, Lena.”
    “That would be true…if it weren’t so stupidly false. Proven by the simple fact I am both awesomely becoming…and becomingly snarky.”
    She crunched on more popcorn. Dusting off some crumbs landing in her lap.
    “So seriously. Why’d he leave, Ty?” She kept her tone casual. “Especially after all this time. It had to be something big and I know your ass knows.”
    “Why are you asking?”
    “Because I wanna know, that’s why.”
    “Why do you wanna know?”
    “Why do you fucking care? It’s not any of your business either way.”
    “Maybe it is.”
    “Maybe it isn’t.”
    “Maybe it is.”
    “Maybe it’s-Wait…what are you, twelve?”
    “Only if you mean inches.” Ty sounded smug.
    “Tall?” She rolled her eyes, snickering.
    “Inside you. And trust me.” His voice darkened and lowered. “You’ll feel every…single…inch.”
    That was unexpected.
    Lena stopped chewing, swallowing hard. Her body tingled, down to the very core of her essence. Bastard managed to reel her in again. She needed to put the brakes on this little scenario. Before she found herself right back where they started, three months ago.
    “Tyler. Stop. We’re not doing this again. Why are you giving me shit over this?”
    “I could ask you the same question. But I won’t. Maybe it’s time you started being honest about why anything concerning Blake, matters to you. Maybe it is  my business, Lena. Maybe we should discuss what happened three months ago. Once and for all. I think I owe you an explanation, and I think you should hear it. But every time I try to give you one, you change the subject.”
    “Whoa. Pause. Gotta stop you there. Not wanting to do this with you right now, Ty. Now, please tell me what I asked. I’m saying it nicely. I even said please.”
    “So if I ask you nicely, will you tell me why you let me go down on you?”
    Lena sighed. There was only one way to ever deal with Ty when faced with the option of actually being honest.
    She’d figure out later why this was the first place she went for a solution in handling Tyler. In the meantime, she lowered her voice. Making it kitty cat soft. Almost a purr.
    The things she was forced to engage in.
    “So, Ty.”
    “So, Lena.”
    “When you put your mouth on me…how did I taste?”

C hapter  IV
     
     
    Ty was sure he hadn’t heard her correctly.
    If he were truthful, he probably hadn’t heard Lena correctly since he met her.
    Did anyone?
    “I’m…wait-what?”
    “Oh, I’m sorry. You didn’t hear me? I asked how I tasted. To you. You know…when you went down on me, as you so eloquently and