He shook his head. “You’re not stupid.”
“Come on. You know me well enough to know I’m not exactly the brightest person upstairs.” She tapped her forehead.
“I happen to like what goes on up here.” He stroked her head. “You’re not stupid.”
“I failed school, and I’m struggling through my courses.” She sighed. “I just have to accept that I’m stupid. I can’t learn.”
“First of all, not all people are academics, and believe me, we don’t want people to be either. You struggle to learn, so what? Who gives a crap? I know anyone who judges you based on education is fucking wrong.”
“Oh, yeah, and why is that?” she asked.
“Because I know evil, Macie. I know that evil comes in all different shapes and sizes, and intelligence doesn’t change who you are. You’re a good person, and that is all I need to know.”
He kissed her.
Tears filled her eyes.
“You and Carl are the only two people who have told me that.”
“Should I be jealous of you mentioning Carl in our bed?” he asked.
She shook her head. “No.” She laughed. “He’s a good man.”
“That he is. He has my respect.”
“He does?”
“Yep. He told me to treat you well. Told me that if I hurt you in any way, he’d come right out and kick my ass.”
She gasped. “No, he didn’t.”
“Yep, he did.” Wilson laughed. “I’ve got to give the man the respect he is due. He’s older than me by about twenty years. I bet he’d kick my ass though.”
“Ignore him. He wouldn’t do anything of the sort.”
“If I hurt you, Macie, I expect him to kick my ass.”
“Do you plan to hurt me?” she asked.
“No. Not ever.” He stroked his thumb across her bottom lip. “The one and only time I caused you pain was enough.”
She frowned. “You’ve never caused me pain.”
“Taking your virginity was enough.”
“Oh.” Her face started to heat.
“You’re blushing.”
“I can’t help it.”
“I never meant to hurt you,” he said.
“A woman’s first time is rarely pleasant, Wilson.” She leaned forward and dropped a kiss on his lips.
They’d been making love all night, and now they were waiting for pizza to arrive. Macie had lost count of the number of times he’d thrown her into orgasm.
She couldn’t remember a time in her life when she’d been this happy.
“I don’t like it.”
“Did your first time hurt for you?” she asked.
“No. I think my pride was hurt.”
“What happened?”
“You want me to talk about my first time?”
“Yes.”
He sighed. “I was sixteen years old. I can’t remember her name or what she even looked like. It was at a party. I was wasted, and one thing led to another, and before I knew it, I had done the deed.”
Macie laughed. “That is so not romantic.”
“I don’t remember the girl’s name, and I think she threw up on me afterward.” He shrugged.
“Wow.”
“Why were you a virgin this long?” he asked. “Not that I’m complaining. You’re all mine, and I hate the thought of another man touching you.”
She shrugged. “No one … appealed to me. I don’t want to just have sex with random men, trying to make that connection, you know. It is probably kind of stupid.”
“I will start spanking your ass every time you say that word.”
Macie chuckled. “Stupid?”
She screamed as Wilson grabbed her around the waist and pressed her over his thighs. In the next second, his hand connected with her ass.
Chapter Six
Wilson respected Carl after his warning. It was one of the reasons why he allowed Macie to continue working for him. Each shift, he took her and stayed, either working in his car if he needed to make private calls or taking his laptop inside the diner.
He loved to watch Macie. Couldn’t get enough of her.
Each time she came to bring him his coffee, he adored the slight smile on her lips as she served him.
“You know, I don’t think I have ever seen that woman smile quite so much,” Carl said.
Macie had been living with him for the past month, and he knew she was nervous about asking about their relationship.
Each night, he made love to her and fucked her hard. He couldn’t get enough of her.
What he also knew was that she hadn’t had a menstrual cycle either. He hadn’t broached the subject as he didn’t want her to panic.
He closed his laptop and looked toward Macie. She was filling the sugar pots and yes, there was always a hint of a smile on her face. He knew why. He’d been teasing her all day, touching her, stroking her, and this morning, he’d licked her pussy, but he hadn’t brought her to orgasm.
Wilson had special plans for her tonight.
Macie was so responsive, and he loved that about her.
He asked her to trust him, and she did so without question.
“You’re good for her,” Carl said.
“She won’t be working here all the time.”
“I figured as much. You’re a man who likes to get his way.” Carl took a seat opposite him.
Normally, he sat at the counter, but today, he’d opted for a booth.
“Macie’s a good woman, Wilson.”
“I know.”
“She is—”
“Carl, I’m going to take care of her, and I have no intention of hurting her.”
“I looked into you,” Carl said.
“You did?”
“Yes. I heard you telling Macie not too long ago that you were an ex-bodyguard. Not a lot can be found out, but I know you’re a man who has a lot of enemies.”
“I don’t have enemies. I helped my clients.”
“And you think those kinds of interactions don’t have consequences?”
Wilson didn’t like where this line of questioning was going. He was aware of how dangerous his past was. Some of the criminals were still behind bars, but others had been released. He kept an eye on everyone in case someone wanted to seek revenge.
“Carl, she will never know an ounce of pain in her life,” he said. “Macie is mine to protect.”
Carl put both of his hands flat on the counter. “But do you love her?”
“Yes.” He didn’t hesitate once.
The man opposite him glared.
“You’re a good cook, Carl, but that’s not why I stick around. Macie is mine. She will always be mine,” Wilson said.
He glanced up at the counter, seeing Macie biting her lip as she watched them. “Now, unless you want me to take your best damn waitress away, you better stop worrying.”
Carl sighed. “I have done all that I can.” He held his hands up in surrender and left.
Macie came to him seconds later with a smile. “What was that about?” she asked.
“He’s worried that I’m going to steal you away.” He wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her against him.