Chapter 17 #2
She squealed in protest, and she could have sworn she heard Jane say something about being young again, to which Ginny replied, “Speak for yourself. I get that from Dagger all the time.”
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Jed
He kicked his bedroom door closed behind him, then went to the bed and gently tossed Sadie to the middle.
“Jed!” she squealed and laughed as she bounced. He loved that sound and didn’t think he could ever get enough.
“Shh. You don’t want everyone to hear what we’re doing, do you? They might come and check out all the noise.” He locked the door, then reached for the fastening on his jeans.
“What are we doing?” Her eyes were riveted to where he was unzipping his pants.
It was sexy as hell to see her teeth sink into her bottom lip at the same time her eyes heated with desire.
He teased her by showing her skin, but not his dick.
He left the fly of his jeans open, then reached for the hem of his shirt.
He raised it over his head slowly, giving her a good view of his six-pack.
He had it halfway off when he heard a whoosh of air coming from her.
Once it cleared his head, he tossed it to the side.
Did it make him a smug bastard because he liked the appreciative way his woman’s gaze heated when she looked at him? Probably, but he didn’t give a fuck.
“You need to start getting those clothes off so I can fuck you.” He hadn’t bothered with boots or underwear when he woke up and found her and Oliver gone.
He’d had a hard-on that wouldn’t go away, and all he could think about was tracking Sadie down and bringing her back to his bed.
He’d found Oliver on the floor watching TV with the other kids, but no Sadie.
Lindsey pointed him in the direction of the kitchen.
Why wasn’t she getting naked?
“Are you still going to want to have sex with me if I get stretch marks?” She leaned up on her elbows.
“What?”
“If I get stretch marks, will it turn you off? Will it cause you to leave me for someone else?”
“Good God, no.” Where was this coming from? “Why would you think that?” If she wasn’t going to get naked on her own, he was going to help her. He unfastened her jeans and started tugging them down her legs. Her whole body started heading for the end of the bed, making him laugh.
“I don’t know. It was just a thought I had.
I was thinking that after I had the baby, maybe I could go back to working at Bottoms Up because it pays so much better.
Then I thought, what if I get stretch marks?
No one would want to see that. Then I thought, what if Jed doesn’t like the stretch marks?
What if he leaves me for someone without stretch marks?
” The tail end of her explanation was a little muffled under her shirt as he pulled it off.
“Sadie. For one thing, you aren’t going to want to work at Bottoms Up, not because you might have stretch marks, but because you won’t want to be working nights, which means time away from the baby.
And as for stretch marks turning me off, it won’t.
Everything about what makes you you turns me on.
See.” He pointed at his rock-hard cock. “It’s not just your pretty face that gets me going. ”
“You say that now,” she started.
“No. I say that now, and I will say it then.” Now that he had her naked, he shucked his jeans off and climbed into bed so that he was covering her body with his.
“Don’t you get it?” He stared deep into her eyes.
“I love you. I love you so much, I can’t breathe sometimes.
” He pushed a strand of hair from her face.
“God, when I think of how stupid I was when I pushed you away, I just want to kick my own ass. The thought of not having you and Oliver in my life guts me.”
Sadie’s eyes started to tear up, and she rolled her lip in to keep it from quivering. “Baby, it took me a minute, but I figured it out. You’re who I want to spend the rest of my life with. You’re who I want to grow old with, and God willing, you’re who I want to have kids with.”
“I love you, too, Jed,” she choked out on a whisper.
He dipped his head for a kiss, pressing his lips to hers, his tongue asking for permission to enter.
Fuck. The woman could kiss like no other.
He made slow, sweet love to her mouth the way he wanted to make love to her body.
He wasn’t lying when he told her she was it for him.
He didn’t care if every man’s perfect ten walked through the door; he would only ever have eyes for Sadie.
He wanted to take his time with her, really build her up to the point she lost her mind, but he knew they didn’t have that kind of time.
As long as Tinker was out there, she was at risk, and he wouldn’t rest until he’d dealt with it.
When Tinker left Tori at the gate like she was nothing more than garbage, the club lost their collective minds.
Race would be wanting everyone to hit the streets again this morning.
He was surprised there was no one knocking on his door, telling him it was time to roll out.
He left Sadie’s lush, full lips to drift down the side of her neck.
He left a trail of kisses from below her ear to her shoulder, then across her chest until he had one perfect nipple in his mouth.
Fuck, she tasted so good. He almost choked on his tongue when his hand drifted between her legs and discovered how wet she already was for him.
“Jed. I need you inside me.” Her fingers threaded through his hair, gently tugging it.
“I know, sweetheart.” Instead of plunging his cock inside her hot, wet pussy, he slid farther down the bed, taking a good taste of her.
He parted her thighs, placing one leg over his shoulder as his head dipped and he inhaled her sultry, sweet scent.
His tongue peeked out to take a long, sweet swipe through her juices, pulling a hungry growl from him. “You taste so fucking good, baby.”
“Please, Jed. I need you.” She pulled a little more aggressively at his hair, trying to bring him back up her body.
He hated to break it to her, but he wasn’t going anywhere until he had her squirming and begging for his cock. He had to pin her down with an arm across her hips to keep her from chasing his mouth.
“Oh, God, yes! Yes! That feels so good.” He felt a sense of pride as he worked her tight little bud. He watched from between her legs as her head rolled from side to side, her eyes clamped shut, and her neck straining as she got closer and closer to coming.
Wanting nothing more than to feel her pussy put his cock in a stranglehold when he came, he quickly climbed her body and lined himself up. In one long, slow push, he buried himself completely. “Is that what you wanted?”
Her eyes were unfocused as she stared up at him, nodding her head. “Yes. That’s what I wanted.”
There was no hiding his pleased smile. He pulled back and entered her again.
And again. And again. And again. He did this over and over until he had a nice steady rhythm going.
He didn’t let her distract him from the way he was making love to her, even when she demanded that he fuck her harder.
Normally, he would give her anything she wanted, but this time, he wanted her to see and feel how much she meant to him.
He never wanted her to doubt how much he loved her.
The orgasm they were both reaching for burned hotter and hotter until finally, in an explosion neither of them saw coming, they came so long and so hard, he wasn’t sure if he didn’t see black spots dance before his eyes.
He held his weight off her as he smoothed his hand over her hair, then ended by cupping her cheek.
“Did you feel it?” he asked.
She nodded her head again. “Yes. I felt it.”
Staring into her beautiful green eyes, he could see that she did. She believed him when he said he loved her.
The sound of someone walking into the door with a thud broke up their moment.
“I can’t get in. The door is locked,” Oliver said.
“We can use the bathroom in Dad’s room,” Ryker replied. There was another distinct thud as he imagined Ryker walking into Jackson’s locked door. If the man was smart, he was doing with his woman what Jed just did with Sadie.
“Come on. We’ll go use the public bathrooms,” Ryker suggested as they walked back down the hall.
“It’s time to get back to the real world, isn’t it?” Sadie ran her fingers through his hair, a well-sated smile on her face.
“Yeah, baby. It’s time.” He kissed her softly. “I want you to know that you guys will be safe here while we’re gone. Race reached out to Preacher, and he’s sending some men over to watch over you and the others.”
“Preacher?”
“He’s a drug lord in another town and brother to Lindsey.” At her confused frown, he added, “Yes. She’s a third-grade teacher, but he keeps his business far, far away from her. She’s never been a part of any of it.”
“Oh. Okay.”
“Let’s get up and get out of here. I’m starving, and I want to grab something to eat before Race tells us all to roll out.
” They both found their clothes and got dressed.
He waited for her at the door, but before he unlocked it, he kissed her again.
“I’m not sure what time we’ll be back. We may come in for something to eat at some point or, if things are going well, we might not be back until late. ”
“I understand. It’s fine. Just be careful while you’re out there.”
“I will, baby. Nothing can stop me from coming back to you.” He prayed he didn’t just lie.
If things went well, he would be back without incident, but no one ever knew for sure how things would play out.
The one thing he did know was that he wouldn’t rest until he’d eliminated Tinker once and for all.