Pulling her dainty body into my arms, I directed her legs around my waist. I climbed to my feet, slightly leaning back on the wall behind me. With my hands under her ass, I slowly pushed into her opening, filling her tightness as gingerly as I could. She gasped, her eyes flying open as I bottomed out in her. Holding her right there, I pulled her body more toward mine, letting our lips finally connect. I rocked her and her kisses quickened ever so slightly with each thrust. Her walls tightened around my cock as I throbbed deep insideher.
“Oh, fuck, Bear!” She cried into my ear as her teeth sank down into myshoulder.
I roared out Scarlett’s name, slamming harder and harder intoher.
It was the best climax of my life, the longest, most euphoric ending to an encounter I could imagine everhaving.
As I lowered her to her feet, she just sat down on the linoleum floor. “I don’t think my legs work yet,” Scarlett remarked as she looked up atme.
Sinking to sit with her, I wrapped her back up in my arms. “I’ll carry you for the rest of the day, if needbe.”
Chapter 7
Scarlett
Bearand I spent the rest of the day being lazy, enjoying each other’s company. Lying on the couch, stuffing my third slice of deep-dish pizza into my mouth while wearing a pair of Bear’s red plaid boxers and a worn-out Metallica shirt with a hole the size of Texas in the left armpit, I couldn’t picture myselfhappier.
My life had fallen apart not even a blink of an eye before. My marriage had been ripped apart at the seams. All of my possessions were still with my cheating scumbag of a husband. My body was swollen and bruised from him running me off the road, and I still had a pounding headache. I had no idea where my cellphone or walletwas.
None of it mattered. It all seemed so pointless when I tried to think aboutit.
All that mattered in that moment was the feeling of Bear’s skin on mine. The delectableness of the pepperonis that were making my taste buds do a little jig in my mouth. The lingering weakness in my knees from the mind-altering, awe-inspiring, earth-shattering orgasm that lasted longer than I could hold mybreath.
That was what mattered tome.
One minute, I was lost without anything in my life. The next, I felt like I was handed a second chance on a silver platter—well, it was more like it was gift-wrapped in leather and covered in motor oil, butstill.
There was one problem: I had lied to Bear. It was not a complete lie, but a lie was still a lie, even in the smallest sense of the word. I hadn’t meant to; it was completely innocent, but I needed to set the record straight. I knew he would get angry. I knew it was going to be a terrible conversation to have, but I couldn’t let that stopme.
I swallowed hard. I grabbed the remote from Bear’s hand, turning the television off. It wastime.
“Bear, I have to tell you something.” I shifted in my seat, scooting away from him abit.
His hand landed on my thigh. “You can tell me anything,sweetheart.”
Right as I was about to spit the words out, Bear’s cellphone started vibrating in his pocket. With a grumble, he leaned over and kissed my cheek. “I have to get this,darlin’.”
I sighed and shooed him away. “Iunderstand.”
“Knox?” Bear started to pace in the space between the wall unit and the coffee table. “I don’t care what the customer’s other mechanic said,” hegrumbled.
He stopped dead, staring at me. “Where’s Jaxon? Can’t he handlethis?”
Bear gripped the end of his beard and pulled down as he reluctantly gave in to the request on the other end of the line. “Fine. I’ll be in shortly, but I am going to have your head for this one,fuckface.”
He sat on the stained oak table, grabbing my hands in his. “How about you put on some of those clothes Jaxon’s old lady let you borrow and we take a ride up to theshop?”
I pouted, throwing my hands over my face like a child. “But you promised you didn’t have to worktoday.”
“Please. I promise I’ll make it up to you.” Before I could protest, Bear’s arms were under me and he was walking up the stairs to hisbedroom.
“I would have given in. You don’t have to carry me everywhere to make me do what you want.” After Bear set me down, I grabbed the pair of black cotton shorts and pink tank top out of the grocery bag Jaxon had givenme.
“Maybe I just like doing it.” Bear’s hand gently slapped my ass before I could get the shorts all the wayon.
“All right. I might be able to get used tothat.”
“You’re going to have to, darlin’. You said it yourself earlier: you’re mine now. That means I can pick you up any time Iwant.”
