Chapter 16 Possessive

Colt's POV

We pull up to the club, and I’m not surprised to see it’s packed. It’s a Friday night and everyone is probably looking to unwind and have a good time dancing and drinking the night away. I look at the line waiting patiently for their turn and I snort. Yeah, I’m not doin’ that tonight.

Normally I don’t do this, but I don’t want Aurora to stand outside in the cold. Late fall in the Pacific Northwest is not known for its nice warm nights. If I were to guess, we’re in for a big storm tonight. Not that I’m worried about it. We’ll be safe inside and I’ll make sure Rory is back in her apartment safely before I go home.

I pull her to the front of the line where Brody, the bouncer and security guard smirks at me. We’ve known each other for years. I even offered him a job at my place, but he said he liked it here. He got to dress up and pretend he was a tough guy.

“Hey man, long time no see,” he says the moment he sees us approaching.

“Yeah, it’s been awhile,” I agree, shaking his hand.

“And who do we have here?” He asks, looking at Rory with interest, and some part of me wants to hide her away from him. What the hell does he think he’s doing? She’s here with me!

The jealousy hits me outta the blue. I have no idea where it came from. Technically I'm still married, and Rory is a free woman... We only came out here as friends, but it doesn't stop the mild irritation at Brody showing obvious interest to my girl... Well, she's not my girl, but whatever!

I shake my head at my own stupidity. It’s not like he’s gonna hook up with her tonight… Or ever! She isn’t that type of girl. I don’t know how I know it, but I just do… And he definitely isn’t her type anyway!

Brody is a major player and the last thing he needs is a sweet girl like Rory to mess with! She's been through enough, she needs someone stable and honest... someone who can protect her from whatever the hell she's been through... someone kinda like me...

“This is Rory,” I say, putting a possessive arm around her waist. You know, just in case he gets any ideas. “Aurora, this is my buddy Brody,” I say, trying to pull off causal, but I may come off as a bit gruff.

“Hi,” she says shyly, tucking her body into mine. I pull her in front of me and hug her from the back, putting my protective arms around her and squeeze her a little, letting her know I’ve got her.

I know what this probably looks like and honestly, I can't give a damn. Tonight, she's mine! And I'm gonna protect her, even if it's from one of my good buddies!

He doesn’t even bother to ask me about Belle, his eyes are too intent on roving over her tiny sprite body. To be honest, he was one of the ones who warned me about Belle and I just didn’t want to listen to what he had to say. But that doesn’t mean I want to watch him ogle Rory!

I clear my throat loudly, getting his attention before I have to give him a black eye for looking at her like a piece of meat. She’s not!

“Sorry, man,” he says sheepishly, before letting us inside.

I ignore the complaints and whines of the others we just passed in the line. It’s not like they’ll never get in. They just have to wait, but I’m not going to. And yes, I know I sound like an ass right now, but I really want to get Aurora away from Brody and his wandering eyes.

I don’t know why I feel so freaking jealous right now, but I do. Not just jealous, I feel possessive, which is ridiculous because she isn’t mine, and technically I’m still married... I have to keep reminding myself that I am still married to Belle, until I can get the judge to sign the damn papers. I’ll leave that to Nash to figure out. I already signed them this afternoon.

I don't know if I can promise to stay away from Rory once the document has been sealed. That might be an impossibility, but for right now, I will behave like a perfect gentleman... mostly. I'm still a guy and I have a beautiful woman on my arm tonight.