MIA cried. “No he’s not keeping me. He doesn’t even like me.”The others grinned. Shadow headed to the door, “Let us know, Hawk.”Hawk just shook his head, for once wordless.Mason gently placed her back on the bed. “We’ll give you two five minutes. Then we’ll be back.”With a gentle smile, he dropped a kiss on her temple.And walked out.She watched them leave and had never felt so alone. “They’re really nice. I don’t want them to leave.”“They’ll be back,” Hawk said brusquely and sat down on the side of the bed.“Why are they so nice to me and you’re so mean?” she said in a forlorn voice.“I’m not.” But his tone was hard. Belligerent.She shot him a disgusted look then pleated the sheets in a perfect line across her lap. Anything to keep her busy while dealing with him. He was so damn important to her, and everything she did seemed to be wrong. How did that work? “Why are you here?”“This.” He tugged her forward and into his lap.And kissed her in the most gentle careful loving kiss she’d ever had.
