Sins of the Past (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

something?”
    Lorna grinned. “I asked if you wanted any cream or sugar.”
    Cole pictured licking that cream and sugar off of her body and shivered. He bet they would taste extra sweet on her caramel skin. Evidently it had been too long since he had gotten laid if everything out of the woman’s mouth reminded him of sex. He waved her off. “I take it black.”
    Once they had their coffee and Lorna sat across from him, she peered at him over her mug. “So, are you going to be here a while or are you just visiting?”
    He liked her straightforwardness. “I haven’t decided yet. I need to have a look around the town and decide if I want to settle here or not.”
    Lorna snorted. “Good luck with that.”
    Cole tilted his head and stared at her. He was trained to read people and by the way Lorna tensed up when he mentioned the town, he had a feeling there was a story there. “Wanna talk about it?”
    “Let’s just say that the town and I are not on good standings. We haven’t ever been, really.”
    He felt his muscles tense as he stared at Lorna. If he hadn’t been watching, Cole would have missed the sad look that crossed her face and was instantly gone. For some reason all of his protective instincts were coming to the surface when it came to the petite woman across from him. He didn’t know her, yet he still had the urge to go out and find whoever had caused her sadness and beat the hell out of them for her. Before he could say anything, the sound of crutches tapping on the floor preceded Jacob’s voice as he came down the hallway.
    “Baby, why the hell aren’t you still naked and in bed? I had plans this morning.” He stopped when he got to the kitchen and let out a laugh before hurrying over to Cole. “It’s ‘bout damn time you got here.”
    Cole stood and pulled Jacob into a hug, thumping him on the back. “It’s good to see you, man.” He pulled back and looked at the man. The last time he had seen Jacob was in a hospital bed in pain just before he had to return back to the base. That was almost three months ago and there was a huge difference. Cole could tell the man had lost weight, but he no longer looked like he was in pain. “It looks like civilian life is treating you well.”
    “I’ve had a hell of a time adjusting, but I’m just about there.”
    Cole didn’t miss the smile on Jacob’s face or the way he glanced at Lorna as he said that. He was glad to know his friend had someone in his life to take his mind off everything. He hated the fact that he was about to wipe that smile off Jacob’s face when he told him the latest news he had found on Valente.
     
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    “I see you’ve already met Lorna.” At Cole’s nod, Jacob walked over and pulled her into his arms noticing that she was wearing nothing but his shirt. He groaned under his breath at the thought that her tight pussy was bare underneath. It wouldn’t take much for him to be seated in a chair with her straddling him as he slid his cock deep inside her.
    He had woken up rock hard only to roll over and find that Lorna wasn’t in bed next to him. He panicked until her heard her voice coming from the kitchen. When he recognized Cole’s laugh, Jacob grinned as he threw on a pair of sweats and made his way to the kitchen. He had a feeling that Lorna and Cole would hit it off, and it seemed he wasn’t wrong.
    After thoroughly kissing Lorna, Jacob turned and looked at his best friend. He didn’t miss the look of lust on Cole’s face or the way he shifted to adjust the hard-on in his jeans. Jacob should have been pissed off at the way he was staring at Lorna, but he found it strange that he wasn’t. He knew she was Cole’s type and knew the man would be attracted to her as soon as he had laid eyes on her. Lorna was a beautiful woman that any man would be attracted to. He knew if any other man looked at Lorna the way Cole was looking at her, he would have probably been fighting mad, but with Cole, he just didn’t feel that way.
    Jacob pushed those thoughts aside, deciding he would deal with them later. He was glad Cole was there, but he knew he wasn’t there just for a social visit. “You heard something, didn’t you?”
    Cole nodded and Lorna must have picked up on the tension building in the room.
    “It looks like you guys need to talk and I need to get to work.” She lifted up on her toes and when he bent down, she pecked a kiss on his cheek before turning to leave the room. Lorna patted Cole on the