13. Roxy

Chapter 13

Roxy

F or a second there, I thought he remembered. He called me the same name that he called me that night, weeks ago. As quick as that look came across his face, it was gone and in its place is heat-seeking desire. With my eyes on him, he starts to move his hips again, and even with my back to the wall, I still move my hips, meeting him thrust for thrust.

I try to take it all in. The gray at his temples. The way his brown eyes are darker and clenched now as he tries to hold back. The feel of his muscles flexing under my hands. The guttural groans that leave his mouth and the hot breath that falls on my cheek. I want to remember all of it, because I don’t know what tomorrow will bring.

He has sweat on his brow as he pushes me farther backwards and he’s rubbing against my g spot. I start to come again and as soon as my body tightens, clenching on to his sex, he picks up speed and before long he’s shooting his cum deep inside of me.

He pulls me up against him, holding on to me and walking backwards to the chair. When he sits down, he’s still deep inside me as I straddle him. We’re both breathing hard, but already I’m worried that he’s going to push me away.

I’m the first to speak. “Gage, I can handle anything from you right now, but please don’t tell me this was a mistake.”

He shakes his head in confusion. “Mistake? This wasn’t a mistake. This was a long time coming, but I promise you there’s no regrets for me.”

Goosebumps form on my arms I’m so happy right now. “Me too. I mean no regrets for me either.”

He covers my stomach pooch with his hand. It’s warm and it feels good against my skin. I feel protected with him just like that. He caresses me softly. “But we need to talk about the father.”

I start to tense up, but he shakes his head. “None of that. I’m not asking you who the father is; I know you’ll tell me when the time is right. But I need you to know that whatever you had with him, that’s over. I don’t share, and I definitely won’t be sharing you. You’re mine now.”

I almost tell him. I want to tell him he’s the father, but I just don’t know. I need to see where this goes. Just a few more days , I promise myself. I nod at him. “So does that mean you’re mine too? No other women for you?”

He puts his lips to mine gently and pulls back. “I haven’t even looked at another woman since you walked into the Ride or Die bar three years ago. So no, Roxy, no other women for me. You’re it.”

I have so many things I want to say to him, but I don’t. I lean my head against his. “I need to get back to work. We’re going to open soon.”

He nuzzles my neck and kisses me some more before he finally lets me go. When we’re both dressed and decent again, we walk hand in hand back to the front of the bar. Before he goes back to his booth, he kisses me. “I’ll be right over there if you need me.”

Normally, I’d argue with him, telling him that I can take care of myself, but not tonight. No, I like the idea of him sitting there while I work. I like having him close.

I can’t stop smiling the whole night. Cat keeps giving me a knowing look, like she knows exactly what Gage and I did back in Ranger’s office.

So I’m not surprised when she pulls me to the side. “Details? I need details.”

She’s so excited, it’s like she can barely contain herself. She was excited when she found out I was pregnant and we’d be having our babies a few months apart, but now it’s a whole different excited. She’s purely happy for me and I can’t help but get a little teary eyed knowing that I have a friend like her. I try to keep calm about the whole Gage thing. I know what he said, but maybe it was a heat of the moment kind of thing. I shrug at her and try to be nonchalant, like I don’t care one way or another, when in reality, I care more than ever. “It was probably a one-time deal.”

She snorts and we both start to laugh. She looks around the bar to see if anyone was watching her and glances over at Gage. Her eyes get big and she nods her head at him across the bar. “Does he know that? Because the territorial way that he’s watching you, I’m pretty sure it’s going to be more than that.”

I follow her gaze and Gage is staring at me. The way he’s looking at me, his hot gaze could almost burn a hole right through me. My body heats and I turn away from him quickly, while Cat just stands by and laughs at me.

Before the night is over, I find myself out on the floor, working tables again. I glance over at Gage, waiting on him to give me grief, but he doesn’t.

The later it gets, the wilder and louder the bar gets. I walk up to a table of young guys, probably my age, that most likely go to the college in town. I ask what I can get them. When one starts to get handsy and flirty, my defenses go up. Not again.

I almost turn around, worried that Gage is going to get into another fight, but it doesn’t come to that. The young guy looks over my head, flinches and sits back down. “I’ll take a beer, ma’am. Whatever you got is fine.”

First of all, ma’am? Really, did I just get ma’amed? I’m about to call him on it until I feel a heat at my back and finally figure it out. I turn and instantly lift my head to look up at Gage. He’s standing right up against me and the snarly look on his face softens when he looks down at me. His hands go to my arms, rubbing up and down. I have the empty tray between us. “You okay?”

I nod. “Yeah, I’m good.”

I walk around him, going to get the orders. I’m surprised with myself how much I like the fact that Gage is sending off a territorial vibe.

After I drop off the beers, and the men are totally respectful to me, I take a beer over to Gage. “Here you go. I figure you earned this.”

He holds his hand up. “Nope, none for me.”

My eyes about pop out of my head. “You’re not drinking?”

He grabs on to my hand, tugging me toward him. “Nope. Because I’m hoping you’re going home with me tonight. And if you ride with me, I’m going to have special cargo. No more drinks for me tonight.”

Shocked, I just nod my head.

He laughs then. “So is that a yes? You’re coming home with me?”

“Yes,” I tell him before I change my mind. I really should tell him. I know I should. Tonight. Tonight I’m going to tell him.