Total pages in book: 13
Estimated words: 12073 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 60(@200wpm)___ 48(@250wpm)___ 40(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 12073 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 60(@200wpm)___ 48(@250wpm)___ 40(@300wpm)
I grip on to her shoulders and look down into her darkened green eyes. I bend down and when my lips touch hers it’s like a force binds us together. My hands slide down her back and pull her tighter against me. Her mouth, soft and nimble under mine, opens wider and I increase the pressure of my tongue stroking her mouth. The more I give her, the more she takes, until we’re both breathing heavily and I have to force myself to pull away from her.
“I’ll be back, I promise.” I kiss her briefly one more time and leave. I don’t look back, don’t let myself, because I know if I do, I won’t be able to walk out the door.
Chapter 6
Avery
It’s been two days since he left. He told me that it would be a max of two days and every time the door opens, I look up to see if it’s him or not. I found out that he took Brick, Rancher and Rider with him. But other than that, no one is talking.
I’ve stayed close to the clubhouse. I go out to the yard a few times a day, but other than that I’ve been holed up here. I sleep in his bed every night. I probably would have done that anyway, even if he didn’t tell me to. I found that it makes me feel closer to him.
Right now, there’s another party going on. I’ve decided to put myself to work. It took a lot of convincing for Tats to let me work the bar, but Keeper finally assured him that he would keep his eye on me. But honestly, I haven’t had any trouble. Everyone has been super nice to me since Sniper made his announcement. Even the sweet butts stay away from me.
I slide a jack and Coke over to Tats and his old lady, Nova. He has his arms around her and she’s smiling up at him. Honestly, they seem to be night and day. Where he’s tattooed and angry looking a lot of the time, she is more like “the girl next door” and always smiling. Watching them and the way they look at each other makes me miss Sniper even more. I start wiping down the counter when I feel someone staring at me. When I look up, Sniper is standing behind me at the doorway of the kitchen. He must have come in the back way.
Although I should play it cool, I can’t. The smile that comes on my face stretches wide, causing my cheeks to pull and tighten.
But that’s okay, because he’s smiling back at me in the same way.
I walk over to him and glance up and down his body as I go. Either to just look at him, or to make sure he’s all right, I’m not sure which.
“You’re back.”
His hand goes around to the back of my neck. “I promised you I would be. I see you found a way to keep busy.”
I shrug my shoulders. “I had to, I was going crazy. Plus, Tats said it would be okay with you as long as I stayed behind the bar.”
His hand tightens on me. “That was smart of Tat. C’mon, honey. I need you in my arms.”
He tugs me but I stop him. “I told Keeper I would help him tonight. I don’t think I can just leave.”
He shakes his head at me and then hollers over my head, “Hey, Keep! We’re out.”
“Okay, Pres. Thanks for your help, Avery.”
I wave at Keeper and snicker at the control Sniper has here. The man definitely gets what he wants.
I follow him down the hallway to his room. He goes straight to the bed and sits down, pulling me between his legs.
“What about Brick, Rancher and Rider? They okay?” I ask him, just remembering that I didn’t see them come back.
He nods his head. “They’re fine. They wanted to stop at a bar an hour out of town. I wanted to get back to you.”
I smile at him. “I’m glad you did. I was worried about you.”
“I figured you would be, and well, that’s not something I’m used to.” His hands grip my hips until I’m standing snug between his legs. “What’s wrong, honey? Did something happen while I was gone?”
I shake my head side to side. I put my hands on his shoulders and the feel of his thick muscles under my fingers has me squeezing on to him. I take a deep breath, trying to build up my courage. “I told myself that if you came back, that I was not going to let Cameron stand in the way of what I want anymore. I told myself that even though you could have any sweet butt out there and I don’t look anything like them, I would still not let that hold me back. I just…”