Consolation Prize
Well, that didn’t go so well…
I lost.
But I’ll post this, because I love you anyway.
Call me a liar or a softy. Whatever.
From Jace’s book. The first draft.
No sex scene though. This is a consolation prize.
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Loud voices woke Jace from a deep sleep. Someone was certainly having a good time. From the feminine pitch of one of the voices, it seemed one of those someones was Aggie. He rubbed his face with both hands, scrubbing the sleep from his eyes and searched the darkened room for some clothes. He stumbled as the bus rounded a corner and grabbed the edge of the dresser to prevent himself from falling.
A pair of shorts in place, he opened the bedroom door and headed for the bathroom. He could hear Aggie’s animated voice through the thin wall as he relieved himself.
“I mean this guy was huge, even bigger than Sed. I just snapped my whip at him, didn’t even him touch him, and he came down his leg. Then he started crying that his mother sold his teddy bear at a garage sale when he was eleven.”
The guys laughed uproariously.
“Is that what Jace does when you whip him?” Eric asked.
“Jace is on the opposite end of the spectrum. I beat the crap out of him and he doesn’t even flinch.”
Now why did she have to go and tell them that? He exited the bathroom and moved to stand by her shoulder at the dining table. Across the table, Trey offered an uncomfortable wave. Aggie glanced up at him, her eyes glassy and face slack. He supposed that explained why she was running off at the mouth.
“Jace!” she said, excitedly. “Did you have a good sleep?”
“Who can sleep with all this racket?”
“Oh, poor baby.” She climbed from the booth and hugged him enthusiastically, putting most of her weight on him as she stumbled. Her lips smacked loudly against his jaw.
Jace stiffened. Not in front of the guys, baby.
“Aren’t you going to kiss me?” she said.
“Maybe later.”
“Oh poo, you’re no fun.”
“You’re drunk.”
“Jus’ a little.” She pinched her fingers together and laughed, clinging to his neck with one arm for balance.
“She already drank Brian under the table,” Sed said. “I think I’m next.”
At the sound of his name, Brian lifted his head from the back of the booth. “Myrna?”
Trey chuckled. “No, stud, she’s still in Kansas City. Go back to your wet dream.”
Brian’s body went slack again, this time his head resting against Trey’s shoulder. Trey grinned like the Cheshire cat on Prozac.
“Sit,” Aggie insisted, shoving Jace into the booth.
And then…
She sat on his lap.
Jace chanced a glance at Trey, but he was too interested in Brian to tease him about Aggie’s attention. Trey didn’t even comment when Aggie starting toying with Jace’s hair affectionately.
Jace brushed her hand aside. “Don’t.”
She shrugged, dropped her hand and snuggled closer, her breath ticking his neck. “You smell good.”
“Do we need to leave you two alone?” Sed asked.
Jace’s face warmed instantly. “No.”
He nudged Aggie off his lap and went to the refrigerator. “I’m starving. What’s there to eat?” He looked back at the table, hoping he’d somehow missed the feast sitting there waiting for consumption. Nope. Just empties and half-empties and mostly-fulls. So they were back to living on a diet of beer. Wonderful.
“Whatever you cook,” Trey said. “Unless Aggie-”
“I’m female so I get cooking duty? Fuck that.”
“Not because you’re female,” Trey amended. “Because I’ve tasted the cooking of the rest of these guys, and let’s just say, it isn’t good.”
“You’re the worst cook of us all,” Brian murmured. He lifted his head from Trey’s shoulder, a concerned look on his face. “Trey?”
“Yeah, buddy?”
“Is that your hand or mine?”
“I think it’s yours.”
“M’kay.” Brian’s head hit the table in front of him with a loud thunk. He grunted in pain. Trey helped him upright, settling Brian’s head against his shoulder again. Brian had a spreading red spot in the center of her forehead now.
“I think Brian needs another beer,” Trey said, holding his hand out towards Jace.
Jace pulled a brown bottle from the refrigerator.
“Brian’s done.” Sed shook his head at Trey. “We all know what you’re trying to do, Trey.”
Brian poked Trey in the back of the hand repeatedly. “What are you try… hic… What are you trying to do, Trey?”
“I’m just making sure you’re having a good time.”
“I’m having a verygoodfuckingtime, my friend, thankyouverymuch.” His head hit the table again.
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When Myrna’s away the boys will play. 😉
Playing indeed! Hey I worked hard on the vote I’ll take whatever consolation prize I can get, Thanks Olivia!
Ohhhhh it’s going to be good! Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait till it comes out. I am grateful that you have a soft spot for us.
Ahw, you big marshmallow! Thanks for the consolation prize. Am I bad for liking that Myrna is not there to reign in the boys a little? Aggie sounds like fun!
Thanks Olivia for providing the excerpt! I cant wait to read more about Jace! When is the release date?
YEA! Thank you for posting, but sad you didn’t win–you deserved it! Can’t wait for my next Sinners’ fix… 🙂
I LOVED my consolation prize…thankyouthankyouthankyou…WOWZA….all it did was make me want more of Jace. And I’m not too sure how I feel about this Aggie woman…
Oh. My. Trey is such a naughty boy! Myrna might withhold cherry pie if Trey keeps trying to get into Brians pants. And Jace is such a doll. Can I take him home with me?
Awesome! I love me some Jace! I can’t wait for the next book. But, I’m with Trish – based on this excerpt, I’m not sure how I feel about Aggie.
I voted 3 times…my computer, my phone, and my husbands phone (he doesn’t realize it but he’s such a fan :D). Thank you for the consolation prize. I can’t wait for Jace’s book!
I do not think Myrna will be happy about that. Trey is a naughty boy. That’s why we love him! Brian needs to cut back on the alcohol, seriously. I agree with the rest of the posts; I’m not sure about Aggie. But it seems like Jace isn’t very thrilled with her either so maybe she’s about to be kicked off the bus:)
Oops, sorry, so rude of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the consolation prize!
Sorry it didn’t work. Thank you for our next peek on the tour bus and what the boys are up to. Can’t wait for it all.
Jace worships Aggie. Just not in front of the guys. And she’s only drunk in this scene.
I’m certainly looking forward to the actual book! And yes, that means buying it when it comes out 1st hand not waiting for it to come to the used book store
But I’m a little worried about Brian. He was drunk when he and Myrna met, drunk when she goes back to work for a month, drunk when he goes to rescue her from her ex…maybe it’s me but it seems like it’s starting to a be a problem.
And managers and record companies aren’t sentimental about drunks any more
I love Jace 🙂
Long time fan, first time commentor.
Can’t wait for the rest of the series, I actually found this series just as Brian’s book came out, by accident, and am so excited I did. Can wait for the next book, I love Jace and Aggie already. However, I must say, I really want to read Eric’s story. But I will be devastated once he is -sadly- unavailable, despite being fictional. Thank you so much, I will be desperately awaiting the release date for this ebook and more! ❤
Yummy!!! I can’t wait to read more about these men they are so GREAT!! I can’t decide which one I am looking forward to the most..lol
How naughty of me I forgot to say THANK YOU!! I was just so wrapped up in the boys I lost my head for a minute..lol
Oooh I can’t wait! I do need to read Trey’s book soon though,because I feel bad for him pining after Brian, who already has someone. Trey needs love too! Can’t wait for the rest of the books! I would pre order those bad boys a year in advance if I could! Hahahaha!
Thanks, Olivia, for our consolation prize! You were robbed!!
Obviously, the rest of those voting haven’t had the pleasure of Sinner’s company. Poor, poor people. We pity them, really. We will just have to educate them as to the power of the dark side. And we have cherry suckers LOL!
Thanks for the sneak peek. I agree, you were robbed. But we will forgive the uneducated. We’ll sick Myrna on them, she’s a professor!
Totally can’t wait until the next is released. Hopefully, I will see you Saturday!
Finally got a chance to read it! And I must say thank you so much for posting it! You really deserved to win! Jace is my not-so-secret-secret love of the series lol.
I can’t agree with not liking Aggie. That’s probably how I’d act if I drank Brian under the table. But I can’t wait to see if Jace gets over the no PDA thing with the guys. His book can’t get here fast enough!
Thanks again Olivia! You’re the best!
Thank you for this consolation prize! Can not wait to read more about Jace and the rest of the Sinners!
Thank You! I can’t wait to read Jace’s book, and Trey and Erics 🙂