Chapter 10
Dominik
For our family dinner night, instead of having dinner at one of the houses, we had all agreed to have dinner at Milagros.
We had just ordered when I watched a woman who had been there way before we had gotten there and had kept checking her phone.
I knew how that shit felt, and I sympathized with her.
Then I watched as the woman sighed then called over the waitress.
She paid, then got up and left.
Then I looked over at Talia.
“Has that ever happened to you?” she asked softly so only I could hear.
I nodded.
She got a look on her face, then she whispered, “I’m sorry, Dominik.”
Then she looked at the door that had just closed and said, “I’ll be back.”
I nodded.
Talia
After I saw the look on his face, I knew I had to do something.
Something that someone should have done for him.
I hurried out the door, and looked right, then left, and then I saw her.
I ran after her.
Then, when I got close, I said, “Excuse me.”
She stopped, turned, and tentatively asked, “Yes?”
“Hi, you don’t know me, but my name is Talia Griggs. I’m having dinner with my brothers and my sister in laws, friends, and my man, and well, I’d love it if you joined us.”
She lifted a brow, “Why?”
I winced, “Well, this may be too personal but... well... I’m thinking that you got stood up,” I watched her eyes flare, and I knew, I smiled softly, “My man knows how it feels. And I would have wanted someone to invite him to have dinner with them. So, what do you say? You in?”
She looked at me, then shrugged, “Fuck it.”
I laughed, “Fuck it indeed.”
Then she held out her hand, “Hi, I’m Willow.”
I winked, then shook her hand.
Together, we walked back into the restaurant.
I knew that Dominik had been watching, waiting, because the moment we got close, I caught his eyes as he tilted his chin at the extra chair at our table.
I winked at him, then to my family, I said, “This is Willow.”
Then I introduced her to everyone.
Harlee leaned around Carter and asked, “So, what happened?”
Willow looked at everyone and said, “My boyfriend forgot our anniversary dinner.”
“Asshole,” I said.
Harlee nodded, “Prick.”
Cassie shook her head, “Little bitch.”
Lila sneered, “Thunder cunt.”
Tatum nodded, “Limp dick.”
We all burst out laughing.
Then Dominik asked her, “Want us to teach him a lesson?”
She shook her head, “No. It’s okay. This is the final straw.”
And that was when we learned she lived in Clover Valley.
Alec lifted his chin, “Know Dalton?”
Willow nodded.
Dominik asked, “How about Larson?”
She shook her head, “No, I don’t know him all that well. From my understanding, he likes to be left alone.”
Dominik nodded.
Then the door to Milagros opened, and a man came pouring in, and I heard Willow snap, “Seriously.”
“Is that him?” I asked.
At her nod, the men stood and headed in his direction.
Harlee giggled.
Tatum snorted.
Lila chuckled.
Cassie clapped her hands.
I snickered.
Willow eyed us all with lifted brows.
“They don’t take well when men mistreat women,” Harlee said.
I wanted to snap and say unless you’re their little sister, but I didn’t.
I was working on myself.
Willow nodded.
Then we watched as Garrick put his hand on the guy’s chest and shoved him out the door.
The rest of my brothers, along with Dominik and Bronson, followed.
They came in just as our food was placed down, along with Willow’s.
They were all laughing and shaking their heads.
Dominik sat down beside me as Carter, Garrick, Ethan, Alec, and Bronson retook their seats.
Then Alec looked at Willow, “He will have his things out of your house tonight. Dalton is headed over there now to make sure he takes only his shit.”
She gasped, then she burst out laughing.
Needless to say, we had another woman added to our group chat by the end of the night.
***
Badass Chicks Thread
Me – Okay, I know he said he wanted to take this slow, but after eight weeks of sleeping next to each other each night... that takes on a whole new meaning.
Tatum – Wait... really?
Harlee – Y’all haven’t slept together yet?
Cassie – They’ve been sleeping, but nothing else apparently.
Lila – He just lost cool points.
Everly – It’s sweet... but that’s not like Dom.
Willow – Wait? Are you serious?
Willow – The fire and heat that simmered between the two of you?
Talia – Do y’all think he’s regretting it?
Cassie – I don’t know.
Harlee – Ask him.
Tatum – Agreed. Y’all need to communicate.
Lila – I’m still stuck on the fact that he hasn’t banged your brains out yet.
Willow – Ditto girl. Ditto.
Everly – What about making him jealous?
Me – Everly!
Everly – What?
Everly – I read it in a book, it worked.
Harlee – True.
Cassie – See him get all hot and bothered... I’m on board with this.
Lila – Agreed.
Tatum – I don’t know.
Harlee – Find someone, pay him, make it look good.
Willow – You don’t seem like the kind of girl who would do that.
I thought about it, I really did but making him jealous like that... it just didn’t seem right.
Instead, I texted my reply.
Talia – I can’t do that to him.
Talia – Fuck me. I forgot about the dinner I have planned with a new client.
What I didn’t know was that the girls had schemed behind my back.
***
I had just pulled up outside of Renaldo’s when I tapped my screen, and it was black.
Fuck me.
It was dead already.
I had used it a hell of a lot more today and forgot to plug it in, so it could charge.
Sighing, I plugged it into my charger and was thanking my lucky stars that this Tahoe would charge my phone even if the car wasn’t running.
Then I flipped down my visor, checked my makeup, tagged my briefcase, climbed out, and headed inside.
It was time to land another client.
Dominik
I stretched my back after I closed the garage.
It had been a long fucking day, and all I wanted to do was get home, sleep, and spend time with Talia.
And that thought alone sobered me.
I had been lying to myself for a while.
A hell of a long time.
I said I didn’t believe in love anymore, but that was a lie.
All I had to do was think about Talia being hurt, scared, sad, or angry, and I wanted to rage at someone.
Thinking about her being happy? Knowing I was the one who made her so.
And the feeling of being unable to breathe fully each day until I set my eyes on her... if that wasn’t love, then I didn’t know what was.
I pulled out my phone when it pinged and frowned.
Lil Sis Text Thread
Cassie – Umm. Something you want to share with the class...
Cassie – *picture of Talia sitting across from some dead motherfucker at Milagros*
Harlee – Umm.
Tatum – Umm.
Carter – The fuck?
Alec – Say what?
Garrick – That photo has to be old.
Cassie – It’s not. I just walked in to get Alec and me our date night dinner.
I saw red.
Started my car, slammed it in reverse, and blew out of my driveway.
The tires burned rubber as I headed to Milagros.
I made the fifteen-minute drive in ten minutes.
No. She. Fucking. Wasn’t.
No. She. Fucking. Wasn’t. Sitting. Across. From. Some. Other. Man.
I didn’t fucking think so.
I ignored the people who shouted, threw open my door, and stormed around my car into the restaurant.
I ignored the woman at the podium and stalked around the side and up to their table, and growled, “Care to tell me what the fuck is going on here?”
Talia looked up at me and glared, “You know, I started wondering what was stinking up the place. Now I know why.”
Fuck, but that mouth on her.
“Get up,” I growled.
Talia looked up at me and narrowed her eyes, “Take a hike, Big Foot. I’m not speaking to you.”
I smirked, “You just did.”
She rolled her eyes.
Then her date asked, “Umm, is there something going on between the two of you?”
I nodded, “Yeah, she escaped my basement. Don’t know why, though. She really creamed her panties when I brought out my collection of knives.”
Talia gasped.
The man paled.
She growled, “Dominik, meet Mr. Clint Tavis. A hopeful new client.”
Well. Fuck.
“Shit,” I muttered, then dragged a hand through my hair.
“The audacity that you would think I would do that to you, inexcusable, Dominik Lee Davis. You can get fucked.” She snapped.
I looked at Clint and held out my hand, “Sorry about that. When you have a woman like Talia... you gotta make sure she doesn’t wander, can’t have another man seeing all that she is, and take her away from me.”
He nodded, then shook my hand.
Then the two of us got to talking about old model cars.
To say Talia didn’t have steam pouring out of her ears, I’d be lying.
She stormed out of the restaurant, her heels clacking along the floor.
I was in trouble.
But... good thing I knew how to get out of it.
And that was what I was about to do.
Come hell or high water.
I lengthened my stride, catching up to her in a few steps, wrapped my arms around her, and spun her around.
“I’m going to fuck some sense into you even if it kills me,” I growled, then I slanted my head and kissed her.
Hard.
Shoving my tongue in between her lips and got where I wanted to be.
But she shocked the fuck out of me and bit my lip.
I jerked my head back, licking at my bottom lip, “The fuck was that for?”
She glared up at me, “You think you can say shit like that and not have any consequences?”
I shook my head, “No. But I only say those things to keep others away from you.”
She gaped, then she screeched, “That doesn’t make any sense, Dominik.”
“It sure as fuck does,” I growled.
“Well, guess what? I don’t live in the chaotic place where crazy ass Dominik lives,” she snarked.
I grinned, “Yeah, you fucking do.”
She snapped, “No, the fuck I don’t.”
I tagged her hand and placed it over my heart, “You live right here, Minx. Forever and always. And I meant that I’m fucking terrified of losing you to someone better.”
Her attitude floated out of her like a tsunami.
Her entire face softened, her eyes welled with tears, then she whispered, “Dominik.”
I winked down at her, “Love you, Minx. Love you more than anything I’ve ever loved before.”
She whispered, “I love you too.”
I grinned, then muttered, “Thank fuck.”
She laughed.
But she didn’t get it.
Didn’t get why I’d been waiting.
Therefore, I enlightened her.
“I know you're frustrated that I haven’t made a move to make love to you,” I told her.
She sighed, then she nodded.
“Needed you to understand the depth of my feelings for you first. Because you're my end game, Talia. I never want you to think that you could have done better than me. Cause that would ruin me.”
When she opened her mouth, I bent my neck and kissed her.
Horns honking separated our mouths, but I leaned my forehead down on hers, then she whispered, “There is no better than you, Dominik Lee Davis.”
I winked at her, “Glad you feel that way. Know it ain’t the truth, but I’ll let you lie to me to make myself feel better.”
She smiled, then she said, “So, are you going to take me home and make love to me or what?”
I grinned, then, without saying a word, I led her to my Mustang.
We didn’t even make it inside the door before we were ripping each other’s clothes off.
The moment I had her bare in front of me, I picked her up, kissed her deeply, and then asked, “Birth control? Condom?”
She breathed in heavily, “Birth control. Waited a long time for you, Dominik. No fucking barrier.”
I grinned, “Yes, ma’am.”
Then I moved her so her back was to the front door and held her up as I moved my lips to the column of her neck.
Her thighs tightened around my hips.
Thank fuck.
I moved one of my hands to thumb her clit, slowly caressing it, feeling the way her pulse skittered against my tongue.
And then I slid one finger in, two, three, fucking hell, I ripped my lips away from her neck and said, “You’re fucking soaked.”
She grinned, “Always am when it comes to you.”
Then, without another word, I lined my cock up to the fucking promised land and slammed into her. Hard.
She gasped, then moaned, and her eyes closed as she mouthed the word, fuck.
Deja-goddamned-vu.
Only this time... the reality was so much better than the fucking fantasy.
I pulled out of her and slammed back in, “Eyes. Minx. Want your eyes.”
She gave me her eyes and then leaned forward, and kissed the column of my throat, then she pulled back, “Fuck me harder, Diablo.”
I lifted a brow at that, and then did she asked.
Fucking her harder.
Slamming into her so hard that I had to brace my hand behind the back of her neck, so she didn’t get hurt.
And then I pounded in and out of her.
Brutal.
Hard.
Demanding thrusts.
“Mine,” she growled against my lips.
“Yours,” I said as I whispered against her lips.
I pulled out and slammed back in.
And then when I felt her pussy start to spasm, I growled, “Give it to me, Minx.”
She snapped, “Don’t you order me around, Dominik.”
“Fucking now,” I barked as I slammed into her even harder.
And that was when Talia Vienne Griggs let fucking go.
And what a fucking marvel it was to see.
Her eyes filled with heat, her mouth opened, her little nostrils flared, “Fuck, yes.” She moaned.
I followed not even a second later and stilled inside of her as my hot cum jetted into her.
We were both trying to catch our breath while she took little nips on my bottom lip, then she said, “While that was fan-fucking-tastic, let’s go do it on the bed.”
We didn’t make it to the bed... we made it to the island.
***
“Now get the fuck off of me and take your ass to the fucking couch.” She growled.
I threw my head back and laughed.
Then I winked at her, “Care to explain the Diablo comment?”
She sneered at me.
Here we go.
“You’re the fucking devil incarnate for showing me all that is you that night when you slept in my bed for the first time. And it was too soon to act on it.”
I threw my head back and laughed again.
Then she reached forward and pinched my nipple. I yelped.
To retaliate, I lifted her off the island and carried her to my bedroom.
And proceeded to fuck her relentlessly.
Until she closed her eyes with a blissful sigh and fell asleep.
No way in fuck was I sleeping on the couch.