Dear God, he was hard, so very hard. I wanted to cover him with my hand, yet drop to my knees at the same time. This man turned me into an insatiable woman even before we’d had a chance to do anything. How would I be after the deed?
“Yeah, little mouse, you do.” Smirking, he shook his head, turned me, and gently ushered me forward while chuckling as he said, “Askin’ me if she turns me on. Jesus, babe.”
“Well, I didn’t know.”
He hooked an arm around my neck as we continued to walk. It was a little awkward, bumping into each other, but I liked how he wanted me close. Wanted to walk into the clubhouse with me under his arm in front of everyone he classed as family. The action gave me a boost in confidence, but it also left me soft and gooey on the inside.
He kissed the side of my neck. “Now you do.”
When we stepped into the common room, a roar of clapping and greetings reached us. Dominic held me to his side while he spoke with his brothers and they gave him one-armed hugs or chin lifts.
Country stepped forward and placed a hand on my head, ruffling my hair. He looked at Dominic. “You’re gonna need help with this one. I couldn’t getta word in edgewise when she was in a moment.”
Mock glaring, I rolled my eyes. “I wasn’t that bad.”
“Tech,” Country boomed, and in the next second, I heard my voice over a PA system. “Country, this is State’s woman. He’s just been arrested by Ray Bond and has been accused of murdering someone.”
“What the fuck?” was broadcast next in Country’s voice.
“I know. It’s a bunch of bullshit. My father is friends with lawyers. I’m calling him now to get onto this. We’ll have State out soon. I’ll call when I have news.” I was sure Country said something in between that, but it had been cut out.
“Courtney, you don’t have to do that. We have people.”
“So do I. That… that asshole interrupted our date. I’ll be dealing with this and suing the hell out of him for something. I don’t know what yet, but I will. I have to go.”
“Courtney—”
“Talk soon.” The call ended.
Cheers erupted, but I ignored them when Dominic pulled me around to face him. The heat to his eyes could have burned me, but in the best way. “Fuck me,” he clipped in a low, rough tone. He shook his head.
“Let’s break it up, brothers. They’re gonna have a moment,” someone yelled, and I heard them scatter.
I shrugged and rolled my eyes, trying to compose myself. When they landed back on Dominic, I said, “It’s not a big deal.”
His gaze darkened even more. He took my hand and led me out of the room. I didn’t miss the catcalls, though I ignored them. If he was that taken by my actions, I wasn’t going to argue, especially if we were headed to a bedroom and I was going to get myself some.
Our steps ate up the floor, and Dominic kept glancing at me, both of us smiling sweetly at each other. When we reached his bedroom, he tugged me through the door and closed it, pushing me up against the wall beside it.
“I mean, some parts Country said were left out.” Why was I even bothering talking?
His hands slapped to the wall on each side of my head. “You’re my woman?”
“Country said it first, but that part wasn’t in there.”
“Are you my woman?”
“Dominic.”
“Courtney.”
I licked my suddenly dry lips, watching him follow the movement. “I would like to be.”
He groaned and dipped to rest his forehead against mine. “Good, baby, because I wanna be your man.”
I gasped. I couldn’t help it. I uttered, “You do?”
“Yeah, little mouse. Know it’s soon, also know we have a lot of gettin’ to know each other, but fuck, babe, you were meant to be mine when you walked into the compound. I knew it then, and I definitely know it now.”
“Okay.” His gaze flared at my acceptance, warming me in a way that made me want to curl up under his attention.
“We’re gonna see where this goes, but I’ve got an idea it’s gonna be good things for us, little mouse.”
“So do I.” And I did, right down to my bone marrow.
He grinned. “Glad we’re on the same page.” He dropped his chin to kiss my nose, and then straightened.
When he made a move to open the door, I asked, “That’s it?”
“What you mean?”
“You’re just going to go back out there?”
“I was, but is my woman wantin’ to do somethin’ else?”
“Yes. Me. Do me.” The need in my voice was evident, but I didn’t care. Not when I was so close to having him.
He wore the widest grin I had seen on him yet when he spun me into his arms and twirled, yes twirled, me around until we were close to the bed.
“Baby, you gotta know the brothers have a good idea what we’re doin’ in here.”
My face heated. “I know… but I’ve pushed that to the back of my mind because right now, all I can think about is you.”
He wound his arms around me tightly. “Jesus, baby.” He cupped my cheeks and bent a little to have my eyes. “Little mouse, I need to make sure you’re okay with stayin’ in here for the next activity while the brothers are out there knowin’ we’re about to fuck.”
“Oh,” I drew out. “Then yes, I’m okay with them knowing. I mean, everyone has sex. We definitely won’t be the first ones in this compound to have done it with other people in the building.”
God, I loved his smile.
“That’s true, babe.” He straightened. “Can we put this on hold until I have a shower?”
Of course he would want one; he’d been in jail all night. He could even want something to eat or need sleep or anything else other than sex.
With one hand, he gently pinched my cheeks together with his thumb on one side and fingers on the other while he pushed my face up to meet his gaze.
“Can see you thinkin’. I don’t need anythin’ else, just a shower. The only mess I want on you is my own.”
Well…
“Um, I could have one with you?” A squeal escaped me when he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.
He picked me up like it was nothing. Then again, it probably was, since he was tall and huge.
We really did fit well together.
CHAPTER TEN
State
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My hard cock throbbed under my jeans, as eager as I was to get inside my woman. Christ, I could still hear in my head what she’d said to Country. She’d called herself my woman. She’d shut him down to take control and get me out.
“Your dress is pretty, baby, but it’d look better on the floor.”
She dragged her top teeth over her plump bottom lip and boldly lifted her arms.
Fuck yes.
I ran my hands slowly down over her waist, her hips, and her thighs. When I stopped at the hem of her dress, I took it in my hands and met her gaze. A quiet mewl left her lips.
Yeah, she wanted this.
Leaning in, I kissed the top of the breast peeking out of her dress, and then straightened as I pulled it up and off.