Swerve Chapter 15 #3
I nuzzled her cheek, then her nose. “Nothing is too much for me if it keeps you safe and with me. Say you’ll be mine, Electra. Say it. Commit so that we can go forward.”
She waited about ten seconds before answering. “Santiago Luna, I’m fully committing myself to you. I want to be your old lady and be with you for the remainder of my life. We’ll figure out the bumpy and sometimes terrible things together.”
“Thank fuck,” I muttered before we were back to kissing. As we ignited, I hoped round two was about to begin. I was beyond insatiable for her.
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It was morning. After a second round of fantastic lovemaking, we showered and then went to bed to get some sleep.
It was while we were cleaning ourselves that Electra raised the subject of safe sex and contraception.
I hadn’t brought it up since I hated to kill the mood, and I wasn’t happy to tell her that if she wanted kids, I probably wouldn’t be able to give them to her.
I knew I should have told her before she committed to us.
I’d ask for forgiveness afterward. I had my arguments ready for when she found out.
Recalling our conversation, I was amazed again by the inner woman.
Electra glanced down at me. I was seated on the special chair brought over from my shower. She was standing in front of me. She insisted on shampooing and conditioning my hair. Her reason was that she loved the feel of it. I let her.
“You know what we didn’t do, Santiago, and we should’ve.”
“What’s that, luz de mi vida?”
“You didn’t use a condom. I’m not saying you have anything, and I can assure you that I don’t.
But we need to use them until you’re tested and cleared.
After that, unless you’re worried that my birth control won’t be enough to cover things, we can stop.
I admit. I prefer to feel all of you and not a latex skin, but it’s not just what I want that counts. ”
Knowing the time had come, I dove in. “First, let me say that I’m negative on my last test, and I haven’t been with anyone but you since I had it.
Second, I love it when there’s nothing between us.
What an amazing feeling. If you’re alright with me going without, I want to forget the condoms. As for the birth control issue, let me ask first. Do you see yourself wanting kids someday? ”
There was no hesitation. “I always thought I’d like a few. How many, I don’t know. It would be between me and the man I’m with. Do you want kids?”
“I’ve always wanted kids, even as a young man.
But, Electra, it’s doubtful that I’ll have a natural child.
After the accident, my doctor told me the chances of it happening were almost zero.
I honestly don’t recall the explanation of why.
I was too far into my depression to listen.
It was one more blow I didn’t want, so I tuned him out.
But now, it’s clear that I should probably at least know why.
So, using condoms is a big no since the odds of my being able to get you pregnant are nearly nonexistent without any birth control.
Does that change anything for you? If it does, I’m all for harvesting my sperm to implant and see if that increases our odds.
Or we can adopt. The only thing I can’t do is let another man father them with you.
I think that would kill me. Would you be willing to do any of those?
” I was rambling at this point. Fear was about to choke me. What if she said it was a deal breaker?
Electra frowned at me. I braced myself. “Santiago, of course, I would love to have your children. But if we’re not blessed to have them that way, then I don’t have any objection to exploring our options to give it a try or to adopt.
Using a sperm donor is a big no for me. We’ll adopt or be childless and spoil rotten the kids in the club. ”
My relief was so intense that I had to hang my head and let my tears out. Electra comforted me and whispered so many words of love. I was an incredibly lucky man.
As I lay there watching her sleep and recalling the conversation, I was impatient to speak to Diablo.
It was barely six a.m., so I knew I had to wait a little longer.
I wasn’t sure if he was going to work at Wrath’s Prep & Restore or from the compound.
Either way, I’d go where he was and find out if he’d gotten anywhere with his calls.
I was dying to know if he’d found a way to keep the woman I loved safe and here.
Knowing one way to pass the time, I shifted further onto my side and ran my hand down Electra’s arm.
She stirred, but her eyes remained closed.
I was about to do it again when there was a hard, loud knock on her door.
I wondered who the hell was pounding on it this early.
I shifted to a position where I could sit up and transfer to my chair.
I wanted to stop whoever was doing it so she wouldn’t be disturbed, even if I’d been trying to do it myself.
I was almost sitting up when the knock came a second time, followed by a harsh voice. “Ellie, open this door. We’re gonna talk. We’ve got to get moving. I’ve got a place.”
Hearing he had found somewhere to hide her wasn’t good news. The only place for her was with me. If she required a temporary hiding place, I would find her one with people I knew I could rely on.
Electra sat up in bed. She had a startled, then worried expression. She met my eyes. “I need to get that, Santiago. Let me take care of him. I’ll go to his room, and we’ll talk. I need to explain to him why I’m staying.”
“Like hell, you’re doing that alone. We do it together, and if that’s not enough, then he and I will speak together as men, alone.”
Her mouth was opening, no doubt to argue, but Rhodes’s voice halted her.
“Who the fuck do you have in there with you? I hear a man.” He rattled the knob, but since I had locked it the night before, he couldn’t open it.
“Unlock this damn door. Hey, you, get the key for this, and tell me who’s in here with her,” he barked. I had no idea who was out there.
As Rhodes Boone made his demands, Electra was slipping into the sleeping clothes she had worn the previous night. I looked around for my jeans. She handed them to me along with my shirt. She’d picked them up before our shower and laid them on the back of a nearby chair.
“Santiago, I don’t know what you would like help with, if anything, so please be sure to let me know. I know you’re very capable, but if I can make anything easier for you, I want to.”
As she said that, making my chest warm, I heard Boone still ordering someone to unlock the door. He got no response, so he kept pounding on the door and demanding that she open up.
“I have to open it before he wakes the entire club,” she hissed.
“Do it. I’m almost done, and it’s gonna be clear we slept together, Electra, regardless if I’m fully dressed.”
“I know it is, and I don’t care.”
Electra stomped to the door, unlocked it, and then threw it open. I saw Boone standing there. His body was rigid with fury, no doubt. He was facing an unfazed Cowboy. Noticing me, my club brother grinned.
“What is the meaning of this racket?” Electra asked, causing Boone to whip around to face her.
“Ellie, I want to…” His question died away as he saw me. I was dragging on my T-shirt.
“What the fuck is he doing in your bedroom and half naked?” Boone demanded.
He came forward and pushed his way inside. I wasn’t happy about it. Giving Cowboy a nod, so he knew I had this, I looked at my woman. She shut the door, then came over to stand next to me with her arms crossed. She wasn’t pleased with his intrusion.
“What is the meaning of you waking up the whole clubhouse by pounding on my door and demanding I open it? It’s barely six in the morning, Rho. Why all the urgency?” she snapped.
“Forget that for the moment. Answer me. Why is he in here, Ellie?”
“Why do you think so?” she countered.
“It looks like the two of you spent the night together and not as friends,” he snarled.
“Glad to see your observation skills are still keen. Now, what brought you rushing over to my door? You mentioned you have a place,” Electra reminded him.
“Jesus H. Christ, you’ve got to be kidding me.
Ellie, how could you let him talk you into sex?
You know this is so that he can score. You’ll be leaving with me.
There’s nothing here for you. I thought you wanted to find someone you could have a family with one day.
It’s not like you to have one-night stands,” Boone stated.
“You have no goddamn idea what my motivation is to be with her. Don’t assume you know.
As for me scoring and her walking off, that’s not happening.
This isn’t a one-night stand situation, Boone.
Electra is mine. She’s going nowhere. My club and friends will find a way to protect her and eliminate the threat.
You should focus on identifying who betrayed her identity at the Bureau.
A housecleaning is in order,” I growled.
His face turned dark red. He checked me out, saw my bare feet and her disheveled appearance along with mine, and exploded.
“I can’t fucking believe what I’m hearing! You’ve lost your mind, Ellie. You mean to tell me you’re settling for this biker when you can have anyone you want? Do you have any idea what your life will be like? Or how this affects your job,” he shouted.
“My personal life isn’t anyone’s business at the Bureau,” Electra replied.
“Like hell, it isn’t. If you’re involved with him, you have to declare it so they can investigate him.”
“And what do you think they’ll find? Nothing. Just like they didn’t when you investigated me the first time before you placed her in my office. That won’t change. I know she’s too good for me, but I’ll spend the rest of my life making sure she never regrets loving and choosing me,” I declared.