Unbreakable (9 page)

I’m so blown away that I just stand there
with my mouth agape staring at him.

“I wish you would say something right now.”
He takes a step closer to me and I walk around the kitchen island.
I take a seat on one of the stools.

“Am I interrupting something?” Jacob walks in
the kitchen and looks at the two of us. He must have noticed the
stunned look on my face.

“Are you alright Lilly?” Jacob says rushing
to my side. “You’re as pale as a ghost.” He looks up at Luke, back
at me defensively, then back at Luke ready to defend my honor.

“She’s fine, and yes, you are interrupting!”
Luke snaps and I can see him tense up at Jacob’s look.

Jacob stands up straight, his chest puffs out
a little in defense.

“She doesn’t look fine,” Jacob retorts
looking back at me.

“Look, I know she hired you for protection,
but I’m here now and I can protect her,” Luke says stepping toward
Jacob.

“Well, where were you when she had someone
lurking outside of her house? Where were you when someone broke
into the house?” Jacob snaps putting his hand on my shoulder
protectively. This makes Luke’s eyes wild with fury, and takes a
step closer to Jacob.

“Stop it both of you!” I yell getting up
stepping between them. I place my hands on both of their chests to
calm them down. I feel their hearts beating rapidly through their
shirts.

“Jacob, I’m fine would you please give us a
moment,” I say turning to Jacob looking him in the eyes to let him
know that I’m alright.

“I’ll be in my room if you need me,” Jacob
huffs and sulks out of the kitchen.

“What did he mean someone broke in?” Luke’s
first question out of his mouth shocks me.

“There’s been a couple of ‘incidents,’” I say
using my fingers as quotation marks, “but nothing for over a month,
so I think whoever it was was scared off by Jacob.” I wave my hand
in frustration wanting to get back on the subject at hand.

“What kind of incidents, and I want to know
why no one told me. If I had known I would have been here in a
second,” Luke says looking pissed, either at Emma or his dad for
not telling him, probably both.

“It’s just some intruder creeping around in
the timber that’s all. He broke in when no one was home, but
nothing was missing,” I tell him annoyed that he is still on
this.

“Just an intruder? Dammit!” Luke slams his
hand on the counter then takes my face in his hands.

“Lilly, if I had known, I swear to you I
would have been here. No one told me, I thought you were safe,” he
says intensely looking in my eyes.

“So it’s all right to go on dates with
strange men, but some random intruder that was here when I wasn’t,
that gets you going?” I blurt out not sure of the difference.

“Emma knew all of them. She assured me you
were safe,” Luke says trying to reason with me, but I think he is
actually trying to convince himself. “Fine maybe it wasn’t the best
idea, but it’s over now and you still have feelings for me, right?”
He searches my face for an answer. “I’m sorry. It was Dad and
Emma’s idea. I went along with it, but I didn’t like it. It killed
me to think of you being with another man,” he says brushing a
strand of hair from my face with his fingers.

“Dad and Emma are going to have some
questions to answer that is for sure,” Luke breathes coming closer
to me. I can feel the warmth of his body as he presses me between
him and the counter.

“Yes, from me too,” I mutter just before his
lips touch mine, and all I was mad about is gone. Lifting me up and
setting me on the counter, I feel his hands as they move up my legs
inching under my skirt. His tongue pushes my lips apart and I
respond, a low groan coming from deep inside as his hands reach my
thighs. I pull myself closer to him my hands running though his
hair. His body between my legs, I feel so much heat coming from him
I feel flush. He pushes his hips into me and I feel his hard
excitement push against my thigh. My breath hitches from the feel
of him.

“We have to stop,” Luke says pulling away
from our kiss. He steps back leaving me on the counter with my
skirt still pushed up to my thighs. I quickly smooth it down not
sure what’s wrong.

“You have no idea how long I have waited for
this, Lilly,” he explains to me running his hands through his hair.
I’m sure that I have a very hurt and confused look on my flushed
face.

“Me too, I have dreamt about you every night
since before you left me on the lawn that day,” I frown remembering
how I felt on that horrible day. “I don’t want you to stop.” I
reach for him, but he is just out of grasp.

“I want you so bad it hurts, Lilly, but we
need to take this slow,” he says avoiding my reach at first, but
then steps up to me and lifts me off the counter. “I want to take
you out on a date,” he says with a shy grin that makes him look
boyish.

“OK,” I say reaching up to kiss him, but he
takes my face in his hands instead, running his thumb along my
bottom lip. His eyes light up with amusement. “You are so cute,” he
says and leans down. He gently bites my bottom lip before he gives
me a light kiss and then straightens back up.

Want and lust is all I feel right now as Luke
runs one finger down my cheek. It must be showing on my face. “Me
too, baby,” he says reading my mind.

“I’m going to finish this light. You need to
leave so I’m not distracted,” he says looking up at the loose wires
hanging out of the ceiling.

I stand there staring at him for a minute
then finally give in. “Okay, so when do we go on this date?”

“In two hours, now scoot so I can
concentrate,” he says motioning toward the door as he climbs the
ladder.

Chapter 11

I remember the safe as I head into my room,
and I think it can wait till tomorrow. I search my closet for
something to wear. My eyes land on one of the tops Emma made me
buy. It’s a low cut purple halter top that exposes most of my back,
and a little more cleavage than I would normally wear. It also
flares out at the bottom flowing loosely down to my hips. I decide
to wear it with some white Capri's and some lace up sandals. I
can’t wear a bra with this shirt, but the top part is tight enough
it holds everything in.

I put on a little eyeliner, mascara, and some
light pink lip gloss. The sides of my wavy hair are pinned up with
some bobby pins. I see that it’s only six, so I pick up my cell to
try and call Emma again. It went straight to voice mail. What is
she doing? She always answers my calls.

When I walk into the study Jacob is on the
computer, and I can tell he’s still pouting.

“Umm, I don’t think I like you wearing that,”
he says when I walk in. “Where are you going dressed like that?” He
says as protectively as a big brother would.

“Luke is taking me on our first date,” I say
grinning from ear to ear leaning up against the desk next to
him.

“Am I going to be fired now?” Jacob asks his
face sullen.

“No, you are not!” I say firmly. “Luke is
just jealous, but he will see there is nothing to be jealous of.” I
make a goofy face to get him to smile. It works and I tell him what
happened in the kitchen after he left.

I can talk so freely with him. I tell him
about everything without being embarrassed. He leans back in the
chair listening as I go on and on about Luke.

“I wish you guys could be friends,” I say to
Jacob because I don’t want him to leave. Not so much for the
protection, as we are such good friends. I have told him, I have
asked him to leave his security firm and I would pay him out right,
but he has a contract with them so he can’t.

“I think he and I got off on the wrong foot,
and we just need a do over,” Jacob says his hands behind his head a
lot more relaxed now. “We can have a chat tomorrow,” he says
leaning forward placing his elbows on the desk.

I remember the safe and tell Jacob about it.
He also tries to move the cabinet, but can only move it a little.
We decide that he and Luke can move it tomorrow.

“Do you know what’s in it?” He asks me then
seeing my face realizes what a stupid question it was and
chuckles.

“What are you going to do tonight?” I ask him
as he is studying the cabinet to see how they are going to move
it.

“I’m going to go out to a club,” he says
leaning up against the wood with one hand and waiting for my
response.

“Finally, who are you going with?” I’m so
excited he’s going to get out and have some fun.

“Just some guys from the firm, it should be
lots of fun,” he smiles at me. “Maybe I’ll get lucky,” he says
furrowing his eyebrows.

“Maybe!” I chime walking over to him and
giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before I leave the room.
“Don’t break any hearts tonight handsome.”

“I’ll try my hardest,” I hear Jacob chuckle
as I walk down the hall.

I wait for Luke in the kitchen and notice he
finished the light. Leaning my elbows on the counter of the island,
I flip through a fashion magazine that is lying there. Not being
able to concentrate on anything, I only glance through the
magazine. I flip through the pages again when I reach the end, just
going through the motions.

After about fifteen minutes, Luke walks
through the French doors. I can tell he showered again. His hair is
still a little damp and his little curls arranged in an organized
mess. He’s wearing khaki cargo shorts and a tighter light blue
button up cotton shirt that is tucked into his shorts. The shirt is
tight against his muscular chest and abs. My mouth goes dry when I
take in the sight of him. He looks so amazing that I want to run
and jump in his arms.

“Wow!” He says intensely as his eyes travel
from the top of my head all the way to my feet. “You look fucking
amazing. I think I could rip those clothes right off of you,” he
growls. His tone makes my insides warm and I feel my face flush. He
walks to me, leans down and takes my lips with his giving me a warm
and loving kiss. “Sorry a little forward,” he apologizes. “But damn
girl, you take my breath away,” he says giving me that wicked
grin.

I smile back at him wanting to tell him
please rip my clothes off, but instead say, “Where are you taking
me?” My voice is shaky with the excitement building inside me.

“I’m taking you to my favorite seafood
restaurant. They have the best crab boil in Louisiana,” he answers
me then steps back a little to look me up and down again. His eyes
are dark with lust. This makes my stomach tighten and I feel a tug
down deep that makes my knees feel weak.

“I’ve never been to a crab boil,” I admit, my
legs feeling a little unsteady under me.

“You’re going to love it.”

“OK,” I say mesmerized by his warm eyes.

“Now let’s go. Can I drive your car?” He
asks, voice filled with excitement to drive the $200,000 Aston
Martin in the garage.

I smile and nod. He grabs my hand as we head
for the garage. Once we are on the road, he tells me the restaurant
is about an hour away and it is right on the gulf coast. He looks
gorgeous behind the wheel of my car, as if it was made for him.
Putting his shades on, he shifts gears and picks up speed. He is
definitely in his element. “This car is amazing. A little different
than my old beat up truck,” he smiles at me. He leans over, grabs
my hand, and runs his thumb along my knuckles as he drives.

“So you’re dad told me your sister is getting
married. Are you excited about that?” I ask Luke about Sarah. I
know he is really close with his sister. Jeffrey told me she put
herself through medical school and is now doing well as a
pediatrician.

“Yeah next summer,” he says, but doesn’t
elaborate.

“Do you not like her fiancé?”

“I just think she can do better,” he shrugs
at my question looking over at me. “I mean, he’s nice and all, but
he can’t seem to hang on to a job,” he says turning his eyes back
to the road and I feel him squeeze my hand a little.

“Where is she living now?” I pry for more
information.

“Shreveport, I stayed with her while I was
going to school,” he says not taking his eyes off the road.

“I would like to meet her,” I tell him. I
want to know the girl that is so close to Luke, the girl that has
known him his whole life.

“You will. She will be down next weekend with
her fiancé, Lee,” he says still not turning his head my way at all.
He says Lee’s name like its poison.

“You really don’t like him do you?” It’s like
pulling teeth to get this out of him.

“No I don’t, okay, can we drop it now?” His
voice gets higher and angrier. It seemed like he didn’t want to
talk about it, but I never expected that reaction. Making me mad at
the way he just shut me down, I wiggle my hand away from his
grasp.

This gets his attention and he pulls the car
over along the side of the road. As soon as we are to a complete
stop, he situates himself so he is facing me. Placing one hand
behind my seat, he takes my chin with the other, and moves my head
so it is facing him.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you.
He’s a lazy piece of shit that is looking for a free ride.” His
voice is softer, but still angry as he talks about Lee. “My sister
has worked really hard and this guy does nothing but sponge off of
her. It’s a sore subject for me.” He looks sad as he explains it to
me.

“Sorry I pried,” I tell him sincerely. “It’s
just that you guys are so close, and I want to know about her. I
want her to like me.” I give him sad eyes.

“Oh, I don’t think you need to worry about
that. Does anybody not like you?” He asks cupping my face with his
hand, rubbing his thumb on my cheek.

“There are a few,” I say thinking of Jane’s
friends who despise me. Luke leans over to kiss me, but in this
tiny sports car it’s not easy for him to maneuver his large
muscular body. I help by unfastening my seat belt as I lean into
his kiss.