Harvey (A MacLaughlin Family Novella Book 3) Read Online Free

touched her swollen lips, and blushed. Finn Harrison was standing next to them with a petite brunette on his arm.
    “Evening,” Harvey nodded his head.
    Finn smiled at her with that same disconcerting predatory gleam, but this time he looked annoyed. “Evening.” The brunette he was with didn’t even look up. She was busy checking her lipstick with her compact mirror.
    The elevator rang, rumbling as the doors slid open. Harvey pulled her in first and they stood in the back. Finn and his companion stepped in after them.
    Please don’t say anything. Just be silent. Please.
    “Six, please,” Harvey said. Finn pushed the button for the sixth floor and then pushed the button labeled ten.
    No one said another word. The bell rang and the doors opened on six. Harvey didn’t waste any time bidding them goodnight and exiting the elevator. The doors closed quickly behind them and Liv sucked in a deep breath.
    “How did you know I was on six?” she asked.
    “I didn’t. But, I am.” He grinned. “What’s your room number?”
    “Six hundred twelve.” She pointed to the right.
    He kissed her again and pulled her down the hallway. “It’s fate. I’m in room six hundred thirteen.”
    “What!”
    “Yep, I’m right across the hallway from you. I must have just missed you coming down to meet me earlier.”
    She smiled. What a coincidence.
    He stopped in front of her door. “Yours or mine? I can’t let go of you now that I’ve tasted you...unless you really don’t want to.”
    “Mine.” She wanted him desperately. Her skin was on fire and her sex throbbed with a need she hadn’t felt in a long time. She pulled out her keycard and swiped it. He pushed open her door, wrapped an arm around her waist, and halfway carried her inside.
    His kisses were filled with such fervor. Todd had never been so possessive or demanding. It was enheartening to realize how much he wanted her —needed her.
    The door clicked shut behind them. He ran his hands up her torso and over her breasts. She stiffened for a second and then melted into his touch.
    He pulled back and cupped her face. “What is it?”
    Damn it. She’d tried so hard to pretend she was fine. She was. But Todd’s niggling voice in the background of her mind kept telling her she was horrible. That no man would ever enjoy sleeping with her. Tears burned in her eyes, but she fought desperately to keep them from falling.
    “I thought I could just forget, but every time you touch me I remember more of what my ex said before he left.” She pulled away and leaned against the wall. “I’m sorry. You should go. I’m a mess.”
    Harvey didn’t leave. In fact, he stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her tight. He tucked her head sweetly below his chin. “What did this guy say to you, Liv?”
    The question rumbled up from his chest gently. He wasn’t angry or upset. True concern was all she could distinguish in his tone.
    “He said I was horrible in bed. That no guy would ever enjoy sleeping with me.” A sob shuddered through her. Why am I telling him this? He’ll never want to see me again. “He only slept with me once before he broke it off. He said once was all he needed to know we wouldn’t work out. After that, I’ve just avoided men. But, you...”
    “What about me? What made you take a chance on me?”
    “You seemed so charming. Even remembering the name of the traffic reporter on your news channel. No one remembers my name...You talked about your family like you really loved them. Like you’d want me to meet them and you’d just met me. You look at me differently than Todd ever did.”
    “Why did you take one man’s opinion to heart? He’s just one asshole of a guy from the sound of it. I assure you. Sleeping with you will not be a chore or unenjoyable or terrible. It will be fantastic and beautiful and fun and I won’t be able to get enough of you.”
    “How can you say that? You’ve only just kissed me.” She turned in his