Shuttered Affections (Cornerstone #1)
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While Aiden still stood there with a stunned look on his face, Coda walked over and offered me his arm, still crying with laughter.
“Come on. He’ll come up for air in a few minutes. Just let the shock of your fine ass wear off,” Coda said, while wiping away his tears of amusement.
Aiden quickly snapped back to reality and offered me his arm on my other side. The fact I affected him so made me feel potent. I couldn’t believe I had two hot-as-fuck guys on my arms. I was either in heaven or hell. I couldn’t figure out which.
Just when I started to worry that I may have pissed Aiden off, he leaned over, pecked me on the cheek, and said, “You look ravishing, Angel. And I can tell you’re wearing my favorite garters. You do realize I will have lots of fun later…”
With that statement, he leaned away, winked, and mouthed the word later, as if he needed to affirm what he meant.
My insides coiled into a fiery knot of desire as we walked out the door into the cool spring afternoon.
We casually walked up to a Chevy Impala and I was thankful once I realized we weren’t taking the Jeep. Not that I didn’t like the Jeep, I was just worried it would mess up my hair. However, I would never admit to that fact because I couldn’t stand when whiny girls get all bent out of shape over their hair.
“Whose car is this?” I asked as curiosity got the best of me. I didn’t direct my question to anyone in specific, but Coda was quick to answer me.
“I guess you could say it belongs to both of us. All three of our vehicles do. But I usually drive this one to work since the Jeep is not quite suitable when I’m in my office suit,” he explained as Aiden opened the passenger door for me.
“Scoot to the center, Julia. I want you near me,” Aiden whispered into my ear as I began to duck into the car.
As soon as both men squeezed in next to me, Aiden to my right and Coda to my left, I said, “I don’t think I’ve seen a newer car with bench seats.”
Again, it was Coda who spoke up as he put his arm around me to back out of the driveway and explained, “Impalas are the last cars to still be made with bench seats. I’ll be pissed when they finally do away with them next year. I like being all cozy.”
Aiden just chuckled and placed his hand on my knee.
We rode in silence for a few minutes. Where was the music or the comfortable banter between brothers? Was I the cause of them acting all weird? I decided to break the ice.
“So, where are we going?” I asked. There were tons of places to choose from in this town, both chains and mom-and-pops littered the city. There was never a shortage of good places to eat.
“I was thinking of that Mexican place downtown. The one with the mural painting of the man in a sombrero taking a siesta under two palm trees. They have the best quesadillas. Does Mexican sound okay?” Aiden asked.
“I love Mexican!” I exclaimed honestly.
“That’s my kind of woman, right there,” Coda said as he placed his hand possessively on my other knee, surprising me with the intimate contact. “Mexican is my favorite.”
Darting my eyes back and forth, I noticed the Stone brothers shared a knowing smile, leaving me completely breathless.
The End of
book one
Acknowledgements
I have to give a huge thanks to my editor and freak cyber-twin, Cynthia Shepp. Without her, my stories would be a mess.
Cynthia, thank you for bringing me balance and keeping me from falling flat on my… face.
I would also like to give a shout out to my family: my sister, Michelle, for constantly putting up with my writing ADD and character addictions, my husband and kids for leaving me alone when I so desperately needed the quiet time, and my favorite authors for fueling my reading addictions.
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Rene Folsom, author of paranormal romance and erotica, lives in Florida with her husband and three kids. She has officially diagnosed herself with creative ADD and, if it weren't for her day job as a web programmer, she would have a million and one writing projects going at once. In addition to web design, she is also a graphic artist who loves to create custom book cover designs for indie authors. She is definitely an artist at heart and would love nothing more than to be elbow deep in clay during her waking hours.
Rene believes that all fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic situations we portray with our words. She is proud to say that her personal experiences have been inspirational, though perhaps not always identical to that of her fictional characters. Where reality and fantasy diverge, however, must remain her little secret…
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