With Abandon: With or Without, Book 4

the flat space over the left headlight and took a better look under the hood.
    “Okay, since you’re holding the wings, get me a jack and some stands.”
    “Now who’s cracking jokes?” She rolled the jack over and went to put chocks under the back tires.
    Tara set the stands down, waiting for Matt to finish.
    The chime indicating he had a text message went off just as he positioned the first stand.
    “I got it.” Tara swiped his phone off the car.
    Matt placed the second jack stand and stood. It was probably Aubrey. He’d said something about
    texting Matt to decide on dinner tonight. Brushing off his hands, Matt grasped the jack handle, but Tara’s expression made him pause.
    She was gawking. There was just no other word for it. Her mouth hung open, and her eyes practically
    bugged out of her head.
    What in the world was she looking at? A case of nerves hit Matt in the stomach. “What’s wrong? Is it
    from Aubrey? What did he say?” Matt reached for the phone, but she turned, keeping it away from him.
    “Tara?”
    “Oh my.” Cocking her head, she tilted the phone. “Nice. Very nice. Not hard, I prefer hard, but nice.”
    A smile crept over her lips, and she giggled.
    He needed to see what the text said. “What did Aubrey say?”
    “Your brother has a nice dick.”
    “What?” Matt yelled so loud he scared some birds off the tree by the driveway. Thank goodness he
    hadn’t been drinking his water. “Aubrey said my brother has what?” Matt scrambled for the phone, nearly tackling Tara in the process. It took a valiant effort, but he got a good grip on it finally.
    “It’s not from Bree. It’s from Logan. Give it back.” She grabbed the phone before Matt could see
    what was on the screen. “I’m not done looking.”
    Snatching it out of her hand again, Matt turned his back on her. “Ohmigod.” There was a picture of a
    dick with a piercing through the head. Ouch. He didn’t know whether to be fascinated or repulsed. Stunned, he read the text above the pic. look what i did. cool, huh? First, it was his nipples he’d gotten pierced, then the tattoo on his back and now this.
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    Matt groaned and dodged an attempt by Tara to confiscate the phone. He typed back, u just flashed
    Tara via text message, idiot. Shaking his head, he handed the phone back to Tara and went into the garage for a wrench.
    “That’s kinda hot in a sadistic kinda way. Don’tcha think?”
    Leaning over the side of the car, Matt unhooked the battery cables. As he started loosening bolts, a
    chuckle bubbled up and spilled over. His brother was crazy. “I guess if you’re into that sort of thing. I’m just fine with unadorned penises, thank you.”
    “Good to know” came the reply, but it wasn’t from Tara.
    Matt bolted upright and hit his head. “Ow.” Wincing, he rubbed the sore spot.
    Aubrey stood by the passenger side door of the car just a few feet away. He wore the same dark gray
    suit he’d had on earlier, but his jacket and tie were gone and his sleeves were rolled up.
    “Where’d you come from?” It was only around two o’clock. Aubrey always worked until five.
    Excitement raced through Matt. The conversation he and Tara had earlier played back through his mind,
    making him giddy. Speaking of Tara…
    She hadn’t even noticed Aubrey. With her back turned to them, she was still engrossed in the picture.
    Aubrey raised a brow and glanced around. “Who has an adorned cock?” He scanned the street both
    ways.
    “Logan got a Prince Albert. Or at least I think that’s what it’s called.”
    “What?” Aubrey turned back toward him. “A Prince Albert, huh?” His eyebrows shot up and he
    blinked. “Should look interesting in wolf form.”
    The thought had never occurred to Matt. “Eww…”
    Aubrey chuckled but didn’t stop studying his surroundings. “To each their own.”
    “What’re you doing here? And what are you looking for?” Not that Matt minded, but something told
    him it wasn’t a social visit. Aubrey was uneasy. Matt wasn’t sure why he thought that because his mate’s scent was normal, but something about how distracted he was seemed odd.
    Aubrey shrugged. “Just seeing how the neighborhood has changed.” Smiling, he cuffed Matt’s arm,
    rubbing a little. “I came to hang out with my two favorite people.” He squeezed Matt’s arm, seeming
    reluctant to let go, and winked.
    The playfulness and affection was genuine and shot