Gabrielle Bisset - Sons of Navarus 2.5 - Longing by Gabrielle Bisset

of him make him chuckle. "Thanks. I've had my moments, but it's been a long time since I thought of myself as badass." Looking him over, Stef smiled. "You're built like a giant. I actually considered not speaking to you you're so big. Whatever you may think you are, you're badass. Maybe you're just a sweet badass." "Sweet badass, huh? Is this some new strain of badass?" Giggling, she said, "Well, let's call it a new species of badass. The Thane Badass. Big and bad on the outside, but sweet on the inside. How's that sound?" He smiled, thankful for her effort. "Pretty damn lame, but thanks." "So does this lady know you feel something for her, or are you suffering in silence? I think you look like the long suffering in silence type." "She and I can't be, so there's no point in saying anything." "So this is some serious pining you've got going on. We women wonder if this actually occurs with men." Inhaling, he took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Just the nice ones." "Let me guess. She's with some asshole and he treats her pretty bad." Thane nodded. "Yup." Stef leaned back against the bricks and threw her hands up in the air. "Well, there's just one thing that can be done. You have to tell her." That couldn't happen. Sure, he probably could kick Vasilije's ass and Terek's, who would probably help his close friend out. Ramiel might help him if things got bad. Fuck, what the hell was he thinking? These were the men he had to stand side by side with against the Archons and he