“You’re going to pay for that shit! We know you have something to do with it, Sly! You fucking bastards always do!”
“So the crooked cop says,” Sly says easily with a smirk on his face. I don’t know what to say. I’m stunned into silence.
“You should run from them! They are bad news, lady!” the man on the ground howls. Sly laughs, pulls me into his side, and holds me there.
“Keep talkin’ shit, Brewer, and you’ll end up like your boys.” It’s a threat. Shit! Sly turns us and starts to walk away when the idiot on the ground speaks again.
“Nice piece of ass you can pass around to your club, huh? Do you have no respect for whores?”
The man’s words piss me off, but it isn’t me that moves. It’s Sly. He turns so quickly that I barely see him until he grabs the back of the guy’s head and brings his knee up to slam into his face.
“Apologize to the lady!” Sly roars. The man spits blood onto the ground before looking up at me. There’s a pleading in his eyes. For what? For me to help him? For me to run?
“Sorry,” he mumbles as blood flows down his chin and drops onto the ground.
“Ever disrespect a woman next to me again and I’ll slit your goddamn throat.” With that Sly releases him, letting him fall to the ground before strolling back toward me and wrapping his arm around my shoulders.
“What the hell was that?” I ask, shocked at what I just witnessed.
“That was nothin’. Don’t worry about it.”
“You called him officer.”
“And?”
“Is he… shit! Is he a cop?” I ask, nearly squealing as I do. Sly chuckles and stops walking so he can look down at me.
“Yeah, so?”
“What do you mean so? You just kicked his ass!” His hands come up to cup my cheeks and I jerk slightly. Sly saw it too.
“I wouldn’t hit you. Not in that way, Fab. Just because a person has the label of cop doesn’t mean they are good people.”
I open my mouth, unsure what to say here. I don’t have to say anything when Sly leans down, pressing his lips to mine. I’m lost in the haze that is this man.
Chapter Six
The joint hangs from my lips as the guys talk freely. They are all aware of the run-in with Brewer the other night. They haven’t dealt well with having him around again. He isn’t shit we need to worry over though.
“You been spendin’ a lot of time with that girl,” Wolf says bringing his beer to his lips as he looks at me.
“And?”
“And nothin’. Just sayin’ brother.”
“I like her. So fuckin’ what?”
“Damn, she ain’t givin’ it up, is she? You cranky old bastard,” Gauge laughs.
“Fuck you. Life isn’t about who you’re fuckin’.” The guys all share a look before they burst into laughter. I flip them off and take another drag from my joint when the front door opens. Glancing over my shoulder, I see Temple with a huge smile on her face and Fab carrying the baby. Something squeezes inside my chest when I see the smile on her face.
“Damn,” Shaft mumbles. “She looks happy as hell with that baby. Your cock still work, Prez?”
The laughter is loud, catching the attention of the girls. They both look over at the same time and my heart beats faster in my chest. Fab’s smile slowly fades as she passes the baby back to Temple. She turns and heads for the door when I stand and follow. Temple smiles and I give her a little nod before walking out and finding Fab standing against the side of the clubhouse, her head in her hands.
“What’s wrong?” I ask when I hear her sob. She looks up and the tears in her eyes rip me apart. I’ve grown to like this girl. I move closer, grabbing her by the back of her neck and pulling her closer to me. She wraps her arms around my waist and sobs into my shirt.
“What’s goin’ on?” I ask as I run my hand up and down her back.
“It’s just, you guys are one big family. You have everything you could possibly want and need,” she cries. I lift her chin, forcing her to look up at me and when she does, my heart melts.
“You can have this too, Fab. You just gotta accept it.”
“What are you saying?” she asks looking at me like I’ve lost my mind. I run my thumb over her bottom lip, watching the way her body shivers when I do.
“I’m sayin’ I want you, Fab. I’m sayin’ that you can have all this and more. Just let yourself go. Whatever it is that’s holdin’ you back, just let it go.” I won’t lie and pretend I know everything there is to know about her, but I know enough. I know I like having her around. I know I feel content when she’s in my arms. I know that she listens and feels as much as I do.
“This is crazy. We barely know each other,” she whispers. I lean in and brush my lips over hers to silence her thoughts.
“I know I want you, Fab.”
“What?”
“I want you. All of you.” Her eyes dance between mine before she kisses me. It isn’t a little kiss either. It’s a kiss full of want and need. It’s a kiss that has my head spinning. I reach down and grab her hips lifting her in my arms. Fab wraps her legs around my waist, pulling me closer to her. I groan and head in the door and straight through the clubhouse. I hear the guys and their smartass words. I don’t give a shit either. This has been a long time coming, and now that she’s accepted it, I’m not letting her go. Kicking my door closed, I move quickly to lay her on the bed. Her big brown eyes beam up at me with so much light, I want to grab hold and never let go. She’s gorgeous.
“Tell me what you want,” I demand her.
“Not here.”
“What?” I’m confused. I stare down at her as she sits up on the bed.
“If I’m different, if I’m what you want, then take me to your house.” I get it. I do. I don’t take women to my house. Never have. I stand here in silence for a long minute trying to decide if this is the right thing to do. I like her - I do, but do I like her enough to take her to the one place that means everything to me? The one place where I can unwind? “I understand if you don’t want to, Sly.”
“It’s not that. I don’t just take women to my house, babe. If I take you there, you have to be sure. You have to be all in.”
She looks scared at the thought but then she climbs off the bed and stands tall in front of me, her eyes holding her strength. “Take me to your house, Sly.”
The slow smile curls my lips as I grab her and pull her against me.
“You sure about this?” She nods her head as her lips trail a hot path down my neck. My cock hardens in my jeans and I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up.
“I won’t let you go once I have you,” I whisper into her ear. She grinds against me, earning a growl that rips from deep within me.
“Take me.”
I kiss her roughly once more before setting her on her feet and grabbing her hand in mine. We head back into the main room where Gauge stops me.
“Need a second,” he says looking a little off.
“Now?” I nearly growl.