New Title 6 by Lila Rose Page A

he was getting sick of me already?
     My
bedroom door opened and Talon walked in. I couldn't keep the smile off my face.
     “You
thought I was goin',” Talon said with a chuckle. “I am damn happy to see that
smile on ya face from just knowing I'm still here.” He pulled his tee off in
one quick swoop.
     The
smile fell from my face and I sat up. “You, ah, can't stay here.”
     He
sighed loudly. “And why the hell not?” he asked while removing his jeans,
leaving him in black boxers.
     Hallelujah . My magic nipples and
fandola sang.
     “Um,
'cause of Maya.”
     “Jesus,
kitten. I'm stayin'. Look, if it'll make you feel better, I'll move to the
couch before she wakes up. But right now, I wanna sleep with my woman in my
arms.” He walked to the side of the bed, lifted the covers, which I was
clinging to, and climbed in.
     What
could I say? He was willing to move to the couch so I wouldn't worry that Maya
thought we were moving too fast.
     Or
was it that I thought we were moving too fast?
    I
don’t know; my brain was scrambled. I still had so many things to worry about.
Was David out there watching me? When was he going to strike? Was I just
overreacting with…well, everything?
     “You
gonna sit up all night, babe?” he asked; his deep voice sent a shiver down my
spine.
     God, even my spine is happy he's here.
     I
looked over my shoulder. He had one arm behind his head, and the other was
outstretched for me to lay upon. My heart was already going wild, but it just
stepped up to an even more frenzied rhythm. And why did it sound like it was
pumping to the beat of "Bad to the Bone" ?
     “Damn,
kitten. Are you always this nervous?” He chuckled.
     “No.”
I glared. “Only around you.” And when psychopaths are looking for me.
     “Good
to know.” He smiled and pulled me down so my head rested on his chest, and his
arm held me tightly around my waist. He kissed the top of my head and uttered
again, “Good to know.”
     “Talon?”
     “Yeah,
babe?”
     “Can
I ask you something?”
     “Only
if it's quick. ‘Cause the more you talk whispery, the more my dick gets hard;
and I can't fuck ya with a house full.”
     I
smiled. It was good to know I had an effect on him like he did on me. I rolled
into him more and bravely slid my hand from his stomach to his chest; his hand
came down upon mine.
     “Kitten,
you keep being cute-like, I'm gonna have to take you. I've only got so much
fuckin' restraint. Ask your question and let’s get some shut-eye.”
     “Well.”
I cleared my throat and had to think real hard what my question was again,
because all that was on my mind was Talon taking me. “Um, I was wondering why
you and Violet aren't close.”
     He
started to trace circles on my hip. I wanted to purr.
     “She
didn't want me to get involved in our uncle’s club. He came to us eight years
ago and said he wanted to give me the chance to run Hawks if anything happened
to him. I felt honored. Violet felt disgusted. We both knew the club was
running drugs and selling women.” I couldn't help but stiffen. Talon felt it,
but he continued, “Vi thought it'd lead me down the wrong path. It did for a
while, and Vi hated that; in turn, she hated me, because by then she was on the
other side of the law. I lost her trust, I lost her love, and her in total as a
sister. Then my uncle passed away five years ago. I was in charge and
encouraged my brothers to run a clean club. The club members take after each
other; we own three Harley stores over Victoria, and have a few strip clubs.
Look, we no longer do any of that past shit, but it doesn't mean we don't help
out. An ex-member left 'cause he still wanted to deal with hookers. Outta
respect, we look out for his woman while they're on our territory. Babe, there's
a lotta dicks out there that don't believe the club's clean, but I don't give a
fuck. I'm happy, and my brothers are happy.”
     “So,
ah, across the road is...um, just the