Indulge by Angela Graham Page A

words were rich with sarcasm as he walked to the couch where
Mackenzie sat moping. He took her hand to help her up, and she wrapped herself
around him.
    Once they were out the front door, Caleb looked to Josh. “Since
when did he become such an annoying ass?” he asked.
    Josh was too focused on Liv to answer. Her hands worked
under my black T-shirt, her legs positioned over my lap to hide the fact that
she was stroking my dick through the thickness of my jeans. I pressed my lips
to her shoulder, my eyes moving to Josh’s.
    “Another hand, Josh?” Caleb asked, still unable to pull
Josh’s angry gaze away from Liv.
    His jaw worked under his skin as he watched us. I held a
straight face and took Liv’s head in my hands, dipped her back, and slowly
placed my mouth on hers. Her lips parted and her tongue sneaked out to meet
mine.
    She tasted like beer and honey. I wasn’t one to waste
time kissing—it was too intimate for my usual purposes—but the show it
presented was worth it. She wasn’t bad. I slid my finger through her hair,
deepening the kiss until she pulled back, her lips bright red and swollen.
    She squirmed in my lap, which told me she wanted to take
things to a more private setting. I kissed her hand and smirked when she stood
up, adjusting her short flower-print dress.
    Josh was in the game for a lot, so he didn’t have any
choice but to continue. There was no way he had that kind of money.
    “You out, or we going another hand?” Caleb asked again.
    “I’m still in.” Josh’s head dropped finally, the cards he
shuffled in his hands taking the brunt of his fury.
    “Well, I’m out for the night,” I said just as he was
about to deal to me.
    The moment of relief that crossed his features was short
lived.
    “Why don’t you show me around, beautiful?” I readjusted
myself, not yet fully hard, and collected the few winnings I’d made. When I
finally stood, taking Liv’s hand in mine, I looked to Josh with a smug grin. “Good
luck.”
    Josh flew up, knocking his chair backward. The loud crash
stirred everyone’s attention. “You’re not going with him, Liv!”
    “Seriously? Mind your business, Josh,” Liv replied,
blowing him off.
    She started walking away, her hand tightening around mine
when Josh made a move to run around the table. Caleb already had No-Pants Girl
off his lap and shot up, pushing Josh back.
    “You’re gonna want to calm down,” Caleb suggested.
    “I’m not going to let her get fucked by that pretty boy,”
Josh roared.
    I smirked, pulling Liv against me, my hand slipping from
hers and encircling her waist.
    “I believe your girl there has made other plans for the
night, so unless you plan on folding, we have a game to continue.” Caleb took
his seat, still holding his cards.
    “What?” Josh’s hands flew to his wobbling head, stilling
it. He released a breath, failing to regain his composure. “Yeah, I fold. I’m
out, all right!?” He slapped the chips in the center of the table and pushed
them toward Caleb. “Come on, Liv. Let me take you home.”
    He moved toward her and she sighed, her shoulders
falling. “How many times have I told you? I’m not interested. Go back to your
game. I came by to have some fun, and that’s what I plan on doing.”
    “And I’m not fun? You seemed to enjoy yourself just fine
the other day.”
    I released a heavy breath, not interested in watching a
lovers’ quarrel. I looked over to Caleb, who was focused on calculating Josh’s
loss.
    Liv groaned. “I told you already: It’s not happening
again.”
    Completely over their little back and forth, I moved my
arms from her waist and took her hand again. “There you have it, Josh. Now
excuse us—I believe you have some debt to settle with Caleb, and I’d hate to
leave this pretty little thing waiting any longer.”
    Josh’s pitiful expression turned to worry when he looked
to Caleb, who said, “It’s one hell of a number you’re owing here.”
    “Come on, Caleb, we’re