Chapter Six
Nikki got the job, which was great since she lost her old job. The news had come as a surprise, but it seemed the supermarket chain was being taken over by a different company. Nikki didn’t really know what was happening. There were a lot of rumors, but she and several other people had lost their jobs.
At least she had one where she was able to train, study, and learn. At first, she thought Darlene didn’t like her. She worried her mother’s reputation had reached even further than she could imagine. It would seem Darlene was cold and aloof with all newbie beauticians. She wanted to make sure the men or women that came to work for her were up to the challenge.
The truth was, Nikki didn’t realize how much was involved in working at a beauty salon. Before she even got to the educational stuff, Darlene gave her a tour of the salon, including a brief rundown of the kind of services they offered. Each one sounded even more elaborate and amazing than the last. It wasn’t just makeup and hair, they offered skin care along with multiple other beauty techniques she hadn’t even heard about.
There was so much to understand on a working level. For the first week, she was Darlene’s shadow. She was to watch the way she worked, how she conducted herself, and the procedures she took part in. Along with just general watching, she also had to provide the tea.
Nikki didn’t mind. Darlene was amazing.
From what she could tell, she had at least ten full-time staff, along with several part-time. The full-time staff had to know at least seventy percent of the different services and procedures that were offered. Darlene knew every one of them. This was why it was her business, and why she oversaw everything.
The job was for six days a week, except for Christmas day, all the way up to New Year’s. They always had several clients on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, for makeup, hairstyles, and several other services. She felt like a sponge, absorbing it all.
The unfortunate factor, when it came to the night school classes, was that she would have to wait till September to register. She was able to make it in time for the admissions, so that was a go. She had hoped to be able to start right away, but Darlene had wanted her to experience life in the salon first as an observer to see if it was what she wanted to do.
She loved going to work. Sure, Darlene was cold and would often stare at her disapprovingly. Nikki wasn’t quite sure what she had done wrong. She wore a pair of pants and a plain white shirt, which is what she noticed a lot of the other staff wore, both men and women. There were some that wore their shirts a little tighter. She wasn’t too comfortable wearing anything tighter.
Each time she thought she’d ask Darlene what was wrong, she always chickened out. So, on one of the many occasions Hawk came to pick her up, she invited him back to her trailer for coffee.
“What do you think? Do you think I’m doing anything wrong?”
she asked.
“Have you thought to ask?”
“Well, I don’t want to upset her. What if there is nothing wrong and all I’m doing is blowing this completely out of proportion?”
Hawk laughed. “You’re nervous?”
“I like Darlene, okay? I’m loving this job and it’s the only thing I want to do.”
She sighed and put the kettle on the stove. “I know I sound crazy and I’ve probably driven you insane with how much I’m talking about my work.”
“It doesn’t bother me. Quite like it.”
She doubted that. In the past week, he had barely said a word to her. She’d been so focused on her new job and the fact her luck was turning around. The landlord had made sure to get her plumbing fixed, and the gas was already hooked up. She had gotten an apology as well.
With regard to her car, the mechanic had called and let her know it was still going to be a couple of weeks, but he was able to work out some deals and she would no longer have to worry about the cost increasing. It was all being taken care of. Just like that, a little miracle.
“How are you?”
she asked.
Hawk stepped closer. “I’m fine. Talk to me about your day.”
He hadn’t sat down. He was close. Closer than she was used to him being. She had no choice but to tilt her head back to look at him. His heavy masculine scent was so intoxicating, and she felt a wash of arousal sweep over her, which took her completely by surprise.
“I feel like I’ve been talking about my day for a long time.”
He smiled. “The good news is, I like to hear it.”
“Why?”
she asked, tilting her head to the side.
“What?”
“Why do you like hearing about my day? I’m always a little surprised to see you, waiting for me, helping me.”
“Can’t a friend help you out?” he asked.
Had he gotten closer? It felt like he had, and they were sharing the same air. What was happening to her? She kept dropping her gaze to his lips. They were mesmerizing.
“Is that what you are?”
she asked. “A friend?”
For a long time, she didn’t care about putting a label on it. There was no point. She had no idea what he was doing, but figured he would grow bored and move on. She didn’t want to think of him moving on without her.
This was stupid.
He reached up and placed his hand on the wall above her head. “Tell me if there is anything else I can be?” he asked.
His other hand went to her waist and at his touch, she took a deep breath and felt that edge of panic. This was … different. This was not two friends getting along. This was something more, something uniquely dangerous.
Did she want to change what they had?
The friendship?
Did she want more?
He came in close, and she panicked.
“I’ve never kissed anyone,”
she said. Those words just blurted right out of her mouth, and she knew they must have made her sound like an absolute fool.
Hawk didn’t pull back.
“You’ve never been kissed?”
She shook her head. Words were failing her.
“At all?”
“No.”
At least that was a word.
He frowned.
“I’ve never had sex.”
And there went another little admission she had hoped to keep to herself.
His gaze seemed to darken. She couldn’t figure out what he was thinking. Hawk was a hard man to read, not that it had been easier to read him before this moment. If she could read him, she’d know exactly what was going on in his mind, but she didn’t have a clue.
“Never?”
“No.”
“No man has touched this body? Seen you naked? Fucked you?”
“No,”
she said, and she couldn’t help but laugh. She wasn’t even entertained, and now she was a little embarrassed. More than a little embarrassed. She didn’t want to talk about this anymore. She wasn’t quite sure where she got the strength to push him out of her way, but she did so and then spun toward him, feeling a little victorious. She wanted to fist pump the air, but instead she reeled it in. “No, I’ve never had sex with anyone. I get it, my mom is a whore, how can it be possible for me to not have fucked someone? Trust me, there were men that wanted to and didn’t care that I was underage, but hell, no. The guys at school were cruel, and there was no way I was dating. Hell, no.”
She was on a roll and was not going to be steered from her rant. Only, one moment she was standing in her sitting area of the trailer, and Hawk was in the kitchen, a few feet away from her. In the next second, he was right there, his hands cupping her face.
“Shut the fuck up,” he said.
And she didn’t even get to question him, or say, “how dare you.”
There was no time for anything.
He cupped her face, tilted her head back, and then his lips were on hers, and she couldn’t think. Hawk was kissing her. His lips were hard, firm, but there was a slight softness to them.
Nikki didn’t have a clue what she was doing, and was pretty much making it up as she went along. The kiss seemed to awaken a part of her.
Hawk sunk one of his hands into her hair, and the other he stroked down toward her hip, cupping her tightly. She couldn’t help but let out a whimper. The pleasure of his touch alone was so intense.
She felt the tip of his tongue as it traced across her lip, and she couldn’t help but gasp. This seemed to be what he wanted, as he plundered her mouth. Another moan escaped her, but the sound was drowned out, completely taken over as he kissed her harder.
All too soon, his cell phone went off, and the kiss came to an end.
“Fuck,” he said.
She didn’t know if that was at the phone call or the kiss.
Nikki stood still. He still had a hand in her hair. She watched as he took the call, and his gaze seemed to darken.
“I’ll be right there,” he said.
He hung up his cell phone. “I’ve got to go and take care of some business.”
He took possession of her lips once again. “Now you know what it’s like to be kissed.”
He took a step away from her.
There hadn’t even been time to take his leather cut off.
He opened her door and glanced toward her. “Lock this behind me.”
Then, he winked at her, and in the next second was gone.
She went to the door, flicked the lock in place, and leaned against the door.
Her lips tingled. Were all kisses like that? Not that she was going to go and kiss lots of other people. No, she didn’t want to kiss anyone else.
Reaching up, she pressed her fingers to her lips, and sure enough, they were still attached. They were still her lips. Had he trained to kiss like that?
Nikki knew it was insane to think like that. It was just a kiss. This didn’t mean they were dating. They were friends. The kind of friends that kissed, and that was all.
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Hawk entered the beauty salon, knowing Nikki was already walking home. He had plenty of time to catch up with her and take her home.
He had not been able to see her since he kissed her, and now that he knew she was a virgin, he already had plans for her and was currently setting them in motion. There was no point in putting off what he wanted.
Clearing his throat, Hawk looked up and sat back.
He owned this salon. Darlene had been a club woman for a long time, but she had also come to him with a business idea. At the time, he thought it was a load of bullshit, but he’d been entertained by her. He figured, after a year of bad decisions, she’d cut her losses. She’d proven him wrong. There were a lot of women around who loved the treatments and services she offered. It also helped that the club women liked to look their best.
“Have you come to order me around?”
Darlene asked. “Tell me to take on more of the women that have a soft spot for you?”
He smirked. “I know you have your uses, Darlene, but be careful how you speak to me. Besides, tell me Nikki is not useful.”
“I didn’t say she was useless, but I’ve had women come in and out of these doors, thinking they were going to be the next best thing, and the truth is, they’ve watched a lot of social media and thought they knew what the job was. Trust me, they didn’t.”
“Is Nikki one of them?” he asked.
He had never asked for a personal favor. In fact, in running this salon, he never interfered. The Devil’s Beasts MC was a silent, unknown partner. Nikki was the first person he had put a personal request in for.
“No, she’s not. She … was shocked by everything she has to learn, but after all of that, she seems determined. She keeps asking about the courses.”
“Do you like her?”
“I don’t know her. I’ve heard of her mother, but I won’t judge her based on her mother.”
Darlene got to her feet.
Hawk stared at her. “What is she doing wrong?”
Darlene laughed. “Has she come tattling to you?”
“She talks about her day, quite excited about everything she has learned, but she doesn’t know what she is doing wrong. Has she asked?”
Darlene sighed. “No.”
“But she is doing something wrong?”
There was a moment of silence. “I expect a certain look from my staff. Nikki is not it.”
Now, he tensed up. He was aware that to Darlene looks and beauty were everything. As long as he knew her, she’d been on a strict diet. Nikki was gorgeous and had curves that Darlene would never be caught with. Some asshole men might find Nikki to be on the fuller side.
“She’s not wearing any makeup. I demand a certain level of representation. I want the men and women that walk through that door to see my staff and maybe want one of their looks. I even have staff divided between day looks, evening looks, special occasion, so there is much of everything on offer. Nikki doesn’t wear a stitch of makeup. She loves observing, but I don’t even know if she has any understanding about basic application.”
Darlene shrugged. “That is all.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“A look should be enough.”
Hawk burst out laughing. “If a look was enough, you wouldn’t have this place. Think about that.”
“Do the other club women know you’re favoring one over them all?”
“Nikki is not a club woman.”
“But I’m doing a favor for the club.”
“You’re doing a favor for me. Don’t forget who helped you start this. None of this is one hundred percent yours.”
And it never would be. He liked to keep all his club investments.
“I know you had to convince your father,”
Darlene said.
Hawk laughed. “My old man wanted nothing to do with this, Darlene. This may belong to the club, and I consider it club owned. Every cent I gave you was my own money. I invested in this place.”
Darlene gasped. “You never told me that.”
“You didn’t need to know. My father expected this to fail, but he didn’t live long enough to see it succeed.”
Hawk glanced around her office. It wasn’t too big, but was small, compact, and clean.
“I’ll talk to Nikki.”
With that, he turned on his heel and left her alone.
Stepping out of the salon, he climbed onto the back of his bike and began to ride in the direction he knew Nikki would walk. The woman was stubborn. He would have been there to pick her up, but he wanted a word with Darlene first.
Nikki hadn’t gotten far. She had her bag settled across her chest. He noticed she wore it like this all the time she was walking around. He figured it was a way of stopping robbers. Not that it would be too hard to snatch a bag from her hands.
He pulled up alongside her, and she stopped walking to come to him.
“Climb on,” he said.
“You know, a please would be nice.”
“I’m not asking you.”
She rolled her eyes but climbed on the back of his bike, only he didn’t take her to her trailer. Instead, he already had a place set and ready for them.
It was about a thirty-minute drive from the clubhouse. It was a motel that had little bungalows where people could stay. He’d already paid for the night, and as he pulled up, he waited for Nikki to climb off, and then followed suit. She had stopped falling off his bike, and he took her arm, feeling how tense she was.
“What’s going on?”
Nikki asked.
He didn’t answer and instead used his key to let himself in, and pulled Nikki over the threshold. The curtains were already drawn, he locked the door, and flicked on the light.
Nikki stepped away from him and gave a little circle. “What’s going on?”
“You told me you were a virgin,” he said.
“Okay, I didn’t mean to tell you, it just kind of spilled out.”
She nibbled her lip. “It was a mistake.”
He took a step toward her. He expected her to try to move back, to get as far away from him as possible. She didn’t. She stayed still, and he was hooked.
“Tonight, you will no longer be a virgin.”
Her eyes seemed to go wide as she looked at him.
“I won’t?”
“Tell me, Nikki, I felt that kiss. I know what I want.”
He grabbed her hips, and this time he didn’t hold back, and allowed her to feel the hard ridge of his dick.
She let out a gasp.
“That is how much I want you, and trust me, baby, I’m getting bigger. Much bigger.”
He stared into her eyes. “I want you.”
“You do?”
“Do you want me?” he asked.
Before he gave her the chance to answer that question, he took full possession of her mouth, and she let out a moan. She sank against him, and he felt her body, but he wanted her naked.
“Yes, yes, I do,”
she said in between kisses, and he knew he had her.
Hawk had never been with a virgin before, but he knew he wanted Nikki.
Taking her bag over her head, he tossed it in the corner out of his way. Next, he grabbed her shirt, and with one grip, he tore it down the center, allowing the buttons to spray everywhere. He’d buy her a new shirt.
Nikki didn’t fight him, as he took care of her pants. He got the button released, the zipper pulled down, he gave them a bit of a push past her hips, and they fell to the floor. She stepped out of them, and was now only in her underwear. He took note that they had seen better days.
With him knelt on the floor before her, he reached up and began to pull down her panties. The moment they were off her pussy, Nikki put her hand in front of herself.
He moved across the floor on his knees, holding her waist in his tight grip, and lowered her onto the edge of the bed. She sat down, and he pulled her close to him then spread her legs. She kept trying to cover her pussy, but he wouldn’t let her. Taking her hands, he placed them on her thighs.
“You don’t need to hide from me. Not ever.”
Running the tips of his fingers down the outside of her thighs, he continued to tease her.
He waited to make sure she was fine, and then he pressed a kiss to her knee. Moving between her two knees, he kissed inside and then began to move up, getting closer to her pussy.
The scent of her was making his mouth water. He couldn’t get enough of her and he’d not even licked her pussy. She had a fine patch of hair covering her mound, and as he spread the lips of her sex open, he slid his tongue against her clit.
He heard her gasp, and he felt her body shake within his grasp. Sliding his tongue slowly across her clit, getting her used to feel of him, he gave her time. His patience was wearing a little thin, and then he pressed his tongue against her clit and couldn’t resist taking a nip of her clit.
Hawk waited for her reaction, expecting her to cry out or beg him to stop. Instead, there was just a moan, and still she shook beneath his touch. Each of her reactions was so addicting. He couldn’t get enough of them. He wanted to feel her pussy, to press his finger deep inside her cunt, but he held himself back. She was a virgin, and his cock was going to be the first part of him that was inside her.
Focusing on her full, ripe clit, he stroked back and forth, feeling her tense up, and knowing she was getting close to an orgasm, and Hawk stopped. He was not going to bring her to orgasm right away, but to make her desperate. He was no expert on virgins, but he was going to make her earn every second of her release. He wanted to make her scream for him.
By the time he put his cock balls-deep inside her, he wanted her to not feel any speck of pain.
Standing up, he removed his leather cut, followed by his shirt and jeans, letting them drop to the floor. He kicked off his boots, and then slid his hands into her hair, kissing her hard. He was still kissing her as he removed her bra, which was the last item of clothing in his way. Nothing was going to come between her beautiful body and him.
He pressed a thigh between her legs, and without uttering a word, Nikki followed his lead and moved up the bed. Once she was laid amongst the pillows, he broke the kiss and started to trail his lips down her neck. He slid his tongue across the pulse at the base, and with one hand, caressed down her body to find her clit. The moment he did, he circled her clit, working her into a frenzy, knowing she was building toward her first orgasm, but he held it back. He took his sweet time, bringing her close to the edge, but not quite letting her over it.
Over and over, he did this, building up the pleasure until he knew she couldn’t take another moment, and only then did he tilt her over the edge.
He stopped kissing her long enough to watch as she orgasmed, and she didn’t stop. She shook within his arms, and it was such a beautiful sight. He didn’t want to stop, but there was only so much he could take, and his cock was already rock-hard and verging on the point of pain.
Before she even had a chance to come down from that incredible high, he lined his cock to her entrance and stared into her beautiful brown eyes that were a little glazed from the orgasm. This was going to hurt. He’d done everything he could to stop the pain, but now he had no choice. He wanted her, was desperate for her.
Then, he tensed his hips and drove every inch of himself inside her, tearing through that thin flesh, and he knew she hadn’t been lying. Nikki had been a virgin. His precious little virgin.
And now, she belonged to him.