Sins of the Past (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

started laughing out loud. “Jerk,” Lorna muttered and started to push against his chest so she could get away from him. There was no way she was going to stand there while he laughed at her, but the gigantic man refused to move from where he had her pinned against the wall. She growled and resisted the urge to cross her arms over her chest and stomp her feet like a three-year-old. There was no way she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her throw a tantrum.
    “It sounds to me like you’re jealous,” Jacob said between laughs. “You have nothing to worry about between me and Ashley. She isn’t the one I want.”
    Before Lorna could respond, Jacob pressed his lips against hers. She tried to hold herself stiff against him, but the man knew how to kiss. Eventually, she gave in to the insistent press of his tongue and opened her mouth to him. Moaning as his masculine flavor invaded her mouth, she gave in and leaned into his body as he teased and tickled her tongue with his before drawing it back into his own mouth. Lorna happily went and explored as she wrapped her arms around his neck and tried to climb the man.
    Jacob’s grunt brought her back to her senses, and she gasped as she pulled away from him. With just one kiss, the man had managed to throw all of her willpower out the window.
    “While you were watching out the window, did you happen to see all of the other women in town arriving at my house?”
    Jacob’s question confused Lorna. He couldn’t go from kissing her senseless to expecting her to be coherent enough to carry on a conversation. “What are you talking about?”
    “I’m talking about Ashley taking it upon herself to invite her and every woman in this community over to my house. For some reason, they all came bearing casseroles.” Jacob shivered and Lorna watched as his face turned a nasty shade of green. “I never want to see another casserole in my life.”
    Lorna stared at Jacob for all of two seconds before slapping her hand over her mouth to keep her giggles from slipping out. She had to breathe through her nose which caused an unladylike snort to come out. Unfortunately, that caused her to laugh even harder until she had tears streaming down her face. Lorna was finally able to get herself under control when her belly started to hurt.
    “Damn, that felt good. I needed a good laugh.”
    Jacob glared at her. “I’m glad you found my situation so amusing since it was your fault they were there in the first place.”
    “My fault? What did I have to do with anything?”
    “It seems your little stunt at the grocery store caused Ashley to think she needed to stage an intervention. She didn’t want you sinking your claws into me before she could.” Jacob shook his head. “She had no idea that I was imagining all the ways I could get rid of her in my head. If I had to hear ‘oh, you poor thing’ or ‘bless your heart’ one more time, the woman was going to find the end of my crutch shoved in a spot where it didn’t belong.”
    Lorna grimaced as Jacob mimicked Ashley’s voice perfectly. Her heart beat rapidly against her chest as her hope soared at what he was telling her. Had all of her heartbreak and pain been simply a misunderstanding of her own doing? She had to admit that she was jealous of Ashley. When she had looked out her window and seen the woman on Jacob’s porch, Lorna saw red. What if she had handled things differently? What would have happened if she had asked Jacob what was going on instead of avoiding the man for two days?
    Lorna shrugged internally. There was nothing she could do to change anything now. “I’m sorry. Just the sight of that skeevy skank gets under my skin and I jumped to conclusions.”
    “It’s okay. I forgive you,” Jacob said as he kissed her forehead. “Next time just ask me instead of making me chase you all over town. I would have told you that you have nothing to fear from her. You would know that I told her I’m already falling for my sexy neighbor who has a mouth on her that would make my old commanding officer blush.”
    Lorna gasped in mock outrage as she laughed at Jacob. Ignoring the comment about her mouth, she focused on what he had said about falling for her. Looking up into his eyes, she admitted to herself she was falling for Jacob as well. Not only was there chemistry and instant attraction between them, but it was like they were connected on a deeper level. If she believed in soul mates, then Lorna was staring