Chapter 26
“She said she trusts me. My brain short-circuited.” ~ Kai
Kai
“I ’m serious, Goofy. I don’t need to go to the emergency room because of a little blood.”
I scowl. “It’s more than a little bit of blood.”
Harper shows me her elbow. “It’s not even bleeding anymore.”
“Fine,” I give in. “But we’re stopping by my house to clean it up before we go to your house. I don’t want Henry seeing you bleeding.”
She giggles. “Dad has seen me bleeding plenty. Who do you think taught me how to ride a bike? Or use a hammer? Or a power drill?”
“You know how to use a power drill?”
She slaps my shoulder. “Don’t look so surprised. Who do you think does the repairs at Rumrunner? ”
“Flynn.” Flynn owns the local construction company. He’s pretty much the handyman for everyone on the island .
She snorts. “I’m not calling Flynn every time the toilets flood at the bar. Do you know how often I have to dig a glass out of a toilet?”
“From now on, you call me.”
“Kai, you don’t have to solve every single problem in my life.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t even know how to answer that question.”
I park her car in my driveway and run around the front to open her door. I try to lift her into my arms but she bats me away.
“There’s nothing wrong with my legs. You’re worse than my mom.”
“What did your mom do?” I ask as I escort her into the house.
“She fainted at the sight of blood.”
“Really?”
“The teeniest tiniest amount of blood and bam! She hit the floor.”
“We would have had massive problems in my house if Mom fainted whenever one of us was bleeding.”
She sighs. “I don’t know how your mom survived having six sons.”
“You don’t want sons?”
She snorts. “Not six.”
“What about two?”
“Will they take after you? Because then one is too many. ”
She barely admits I’m her boyfriend, but she’s actually discussing her children resembling me. Progress is happening with my stubborn, grumpy lover.
I glare at her to hide my excitement. “You’re mean.”
“But not wrong.”
We enter my bathroom and I lift her up to set her on the vanity. “Overboard, your name is Kai.”
I dig through my vanity until I find my first aid kit. “If caring for you is going overboard, I plead guilty.”
“You’re supposed to be goofy, not charming.”
“I can be both things.”
I find some antiseptic swipes in the kit. “This is going to hurt a little.”
“That’s what he said.”
I grin. “Harper Poole, did you make a dirty joke?”
“I can joke.” I raise an eyebrow. “I normally don’t have time to joke, but I’m perfectly capable of joking.”
I wipe the wound and she winces. “Sorry. Need to clean this up before it gets infected. There are little pebbles and sand in the wound.”
“You sound like an expert.”
“Five brothers, remember?”
“Did you ever consider going to medical school?”
“Nah. By the time I finished college, Eli had already founded Buccaneer’s Whiskey. ”
“And he chose you to be the operations manager straight out of college? ”
I shrug. “I was the only brother left. Rhett is a financial wizard. Jaxon is determined to make the best whiskey ever. Miles only shows up at the distillery when the weather isn’t good for surfing. And Zane comes and goes as he wills.”
“Hey.” She cups my chin. “Eli wouldn’t have appointed you as operations manager if he didn’t believe you could do the job.”
I sigh. “I know. I just wish Jaxon had as much faith in me as Eli does.”
Her brow wrinkles. “Jaxon doesn’t have any faith in you?”
I glance away. I can’t gaze into her eyes when I admit the truth. “I haven’t exactly shown him I’m capable.”
She pinches my chin and forces my gaze to return to hers. “Then, you change his mind by showing him you are capable.”
“What makes you think I am?”
Her eyes widen. “Are you serious?”
“Forget it.” I reach for a bandage but she grasps my hand to stop me.
“Kai Raider, you listen to me. Are you listening?”
I nod.
“You have proven to me you aren’t merely a goofball and a jokester who’s never serious. You’ve helped me get a handle on helping my dad. You helped Sloane, so she has more time to work. You’ve kicked in to work at Rumrunner several times so I could get some time off.”
“I did those things for you.”
“I know. Do whatever you need to do to show Jaxon you can not only handle being the operations manager for the distillery but you excel at it.”
“What if I don’t excel?”
“You learn. You ask Jaxon for advice. Sign up for some courses. You figure it out.”
I blow out a breath. “You’re right. I can figure it out.”
“Of course, I’m right. I’m always right. Get used to it.”
She smiles and both of her dimples make an appearance. I can’t resist her lips. I meld my mouth to hers and she sighs. I thrust my tongue inside and groan.
I love her taste – beer and vanilla. Two of my favorite things in the world. But they can’t compare to this woman. This woman believes in me despite how immature I’ve acted in the past.
Fuck. I love her.
She wraps her legs around me and draws me near until my hard length presses against her. She grinds herself against me and my cock weeps in response. It’s been too long since I sank into heaven.
I wrench my lips from hers. “We shouldn’t. You’re injured.”
“We should and we will.” She whips her t-shirt off to reveal a teal colored satin bra.
I groan. “Your lingerie should be illegal.”
“What?” She bats her eyelashes at me. “You want my lingerie to be banned?”
My thumbs massage her nipples through the satin. “I love this bra. ”
She plants her hands on the vanity behind her and arches into my touch. “Don’t stop.”
I yank the cups of the bra down to reveal her pretty pink nipples. “Not stopping,” I mutter before I latch onto her nipple. I nibble and lick until it’s a hard point before moving on to the other one.
She grinds against my cock. “Kai.”
“Right here,” I murmur against her skin.
“I need more.”
“What do you need, Slugger?” All she has to do is ask, and she can have whatever she wants.
“You inside me.”
I wrap my arms around her – intent on carrying her into my bedroom – but she pushes me away. “Here. Now.”
“Whatever you want, Slugger. But I need to grab a condom from my bedroom.”
“Not necessary.”
My pulse spikes. “Not necessary?”
“I’m on the pill and I trust you.”
My heart pounds in my chest. I have to force the question out. “You trust me?”
She frames my face with her hands. “I don’t have sex with men I don’t trust.”
“I’ve never had sex without a condom before.” My brothers would have killed me if I got a girl pregnant.
“Me neither. We can have this first together.”
My cock twitches. It loves the idea of sharing a first with the woman it’s obsessed with .
“If you’re certain.”
“I am, Goofy. I am.”
While she kicks off her shoes, I unzip her jeans. She’s wearing a pair of matching satin panties. “I love your panties.”
I sneak my hand past the elastic, past her clit, until I reach her core. “You’re already wet.”
“And impatient,” she grumbles. She’s adorable when she’s grumpy.
I thrust two fingers inside her and she moans as her inner muscles clamp down on my fingers. I nibble on her earlobe. “Shall I make you come this way?”
“Want you.”
“You have me. You have all of me.” More than she can possibly imagine.
“Please, Kai.”
I can’t resist her when she begs. I draw my fingers out and push her panties down her legs with her jeans. Once she’s naked, I shove my jeans down until my cock is exposed.
She reaches for me and fists my length. I groan at how amazing it feels to have her hand wrapped around me. My lower back tingles and my balls heat. I’m close to coming from a few tugs from Harper. My stamina disappears when she’s involved.
I slap her hands away. “This will be over awfully quick if you don’t stop.”
She smirks and her dimples make an appearance. “Are you saying you’re a one-pump wonder? ”
I growl. “You know damn well I’m not a one-pump wonder.”
She bats her eyelashes. “I do?”
I growl. “You’re going to pay for that.”
“Promises. Promises.”
I notch my cock at her entrance. I meet her gaze before I thrust inside until my balls slap her skin. She moans and I grit my teeth when her walls convulse around me. There’s nothing between us. We’re skin to skin in the most intimate way possible. I’ve never felt anything better.
“Damn. You feel good. Better than anything I’ve felt before.”
“More moving. Less talking.”
I slowly retreat until only the tip of my cock is inside her. I pause a second before sinking into her again. She tightens her legs around my waist and arches into every thrust.
I’ve never seen anything more beautiful than Harper letting go. Her hair flies behind her, her breasts bounce with every thrust, and her cheeks are dark with a blush. I will never forget this moment with her. The moment she admitted she trusts me.
We establish a rhythm. I pump into her and she meets my every thrust. It’s glorious. I never want it to end. But soon enough, my lower back is tingling and her walls are tightening around me.
“I love this. I love being inside you. I love you. Period.”
“Kai!” she screams as her climax hits her .
Her orgasm triggers my own. I erupt into her. No condom between us. Some day soon, I’ll come into her when she isn’t on the pill and we can start making babies. Because I am not letting this woman go. She’s my world.