Total pages in book: 13
Estimated words: 11879 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 59(@200wpm)___ 48(@250wpm)___ 40(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 11879 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 59(@200wpm)___ 48(@250wpm)___ 40(@300wpm)
I reach over the side of the bed and spot his shirt I was wearing last night. I reach for it and then tug it over my head. I need to be clothed, because I know we are about to have a disagreement. Unfortunately, it’s one that I am going to have to win.
I stand up from the bed and even though I have no underwear on or any to put on, I still feel better not standing here naked.
“I’m fine, Ben. I’m going to go. I have to work tonight.” I start pulling on my shorts from the night before.
“You’re not leaving.” He raises up to his full height.
I grab my bra and start to put it on. He’s staring at me and I point to the wall for him to turn around.
He doesn’t turn away. Instead, he takes a step toward me. “I’ve already seen you, princess. You going to hide from me now?”
I take a step back and raise his shirt over my head. I start putting my bra on. “I already explained this to you. I have to keep my job.”
“Fuck that job. You’re not going back there,” he demands.
My mouth drops open and my eyes widen. “What do you mean, I’m not going back there? What do you want me to do? There’s nothing else that pays anywhere close to what I make there. I can’t live without it. No thanks, I’m keeping my job.”
He gets a fierce look on his face but we are interrupted when someone hollers through the door again, “Brick, church, man!”
“Start without me,” he bellows.
I shrink back away from him, because the mean voice I just heard is not the Ben I know.
He watches me as I step back away from him. He holds his hands up in front of him, palms facing me. “I would never hurt you. I would never let anyone hurt you. I thought you would have figured it out last night, but if not, then I’m doing something wrong. I want you here… with me. Not just tonight, not tomorrow. Forever.”
Hope flares in my chest, but just as quickly I tamp it down. “No, Ben. I won’t stay here and have you getting hurt trying to defend me. I can take care of myself. I’ve done it a long time.”
He puts his hands on my shoulders and I can feel myself weakening. His touch controls me. “Really, is this what this is about? You’re worried about me? Honey, I know you may not have faith in me after seeing me last night. But I am the sergeant of arms for the club. I had three men on me at one time, and I was sidetracked. They got me, fuck, all of us from behind. But I can take care of myself. I can take care of you.”
I don’t say anything. I want to. I want to tell him okay and I will never leave his side. But that’s not really realistic. Who really has forever after only knowing someone for one day? “I can’t just quit my job.”
He leans down and kisses me, completely making me forget my train of thought. “Look, until I know you’re safe, I can’t let you—” When he sees my eyebrows raise at the word ‘let,’ he wraps his hand around the back of my neck. “I mean, I want you safe. I need you safe. Trust me to take care of this. Stay with me until it’s over and then if you still want to leave, I’ll take you home myself.”
He doesn’t wait for a response; he bends down and reaches under my shirt to cup my mound. I’m swollen and sore from last night, but I can still feel the pull in my lower belly from his touch. His finger slides through my slit and my head falls backward. He kisses my exposed neck and when I moan, he lifts me up in his arms and carries me to the bed.
He lays me down and covers my body with his.
“I thought you had church?” I ask him.
“I do, but I have something more pressing that needs my attention right now,” he whispers against my ear. I lie underneath of him while he pushes my body to its very limit of satisfaction.
6
Brick
I keep Madison so busy, loving her body, that I hope she has forgotten that she wants to leave. Just the mention of it had me ready to tear things apart.
After our lovemaking and another shower, we make it to the main room. I fix her a plate of food and we sit at the bar talking.
Everyone has gotten a good laugh about her saving me, but I just laugh right along with them. Her saving me was the best thing that ever happened to me.
I have my hand on her thigh as I’m talking to the guys.