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“Just makin‘ conversation, Book”
“Fuck off
“Austin,” I hissed. glancing down at Lily. “Language”
“Yeah, Austin,” Hawk droned with a shit–eating grin “Watch your language.”
“Daddy, can I have a cookie?” Lily asked, and Hawk scooped her p
“What kind ya wani?”
“Tocket Tip
“One chocolate chip cookie comin‘ up” he said, and carried her toward the kitchen.
Austin grabbed my hand and tugged me away from the group, pelling me into the alcove I’d been in with Lily just minutes before. Pushing me against the wall, he covered my mouth with is and kissed me like his life depended on it. I kissed him back, but didn’t let myself love focus.
“Hey, what was that all about?” I asked after I broke the connection.
“Hawk can be an asshole.”
“Okay. But he wasn’t being one just then, honey”
“He was” Austin took a deep breath. “In his own way.”
“There’s obviously a story there.
He nodded. “Later.”
“Are we going to hide here for a while?”
Austin chuckled. “I’d rather take you upstairs.”
“Me too, honey but it’s not gonna happen tonight.”
“Dani, Dani,” Lily squealed as she rushed into the alcove, chocolate covering her face.
“Someone has a shadow,” Austin grumbled.
1 grinned and knelt in front of Lily. “How was your cookie?”
1 got you one.
“You did?”
She nodded and slipped her hand into her pocket, pulling out the crushed remnants of a cookie and holding out her palm. “Oops.
I laughed. “It’s okay, baby. Let’s get you cleaned up and find your dad, okay?”
“Glue, babe,” Austin said as I stood.
I rose up on my tiptoes and kissed him quickly. “Chue, honey.”
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found soap and paper towels in a rulonet alene the sink. Al leathe
gher on the ground again “Let’s wash those hands I helped her with the way and then wed down her fare before setting her on Her jeans would need to wait for the washing machine, but the row, she was pool in go
“You could have found me,” a deep wäre said.
I started a bit and tuned in fine Hawk lurking near me I my hands. Lily had skipped off somewhe alvinly perfectly confatable in her en skan
She likes you. She don’t typically like won thed to me, suppose
“You’re raising a really sweet larle girl
- ly. What’s your story, Ikup” he asked. “How’d you mere
“Seriously.
“I got lost and broke down ourude the wrecking place, Aust–all Booker, came to my me
“What do you do? You know, for a livin
“I reach kindergarten,” I said.
Hawk dropped his head back and laughed. “You’re sluttin‘ me.”
“Babe, Austin said from the threshold. “Ready to go?”
I nodded, dropped the paper towels Tel used to dry my hands in the garbage cam next to the island, and skirted around Hawk to get to Austin “Nice to meet you, Euf
“You too, babe, Hawk replied past as Austin grabbed me and kissed me a little too intimately before sweeping me out of the kitchen and back up to his mom
“Fuckin‘ anbole,” he snapped, and slammed the door shut.
“Who?”
“Fuckin
Hawk
“Okay, you need to tell me what’s up with him. He was really nice to me, honey, and Lily’s adorable.”
“He wants you.”
“What?” I squeaked.
Austin scowled. “He’s got his fuckin‘ sights on you, which means have to deal with his form of bullshit.”
I don’t know why, maybe it was the wine, but his little jealousy–induced hissy sent me into a giggling fit.
I quickly found myself lifted and dropped onto his bed, his hand at my waist. “You find this funny, buh?”
I tried to scooch away from him, nodding as I continued to laugh uncontrollably.
“Fuck, baby, you’re gorgeous,” he rasped as his hands left my waist and moved under my cami to cup a breast.
I arched into his hand as he pushed up my clothing, bra and all, and drew one nipple into his mouth, then the other. How he
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did it, I have no frickin‘ clue, but he removed the top half of my clothing faster than I was ready for. He tugged and shirt and then he was back to laving attention on my breasts gain.
The feeling of his smooth chest against mine was delicious. I’d messed around with a couple of high school boyfriends a few times, but no one this muscular, and then there was Steven who was more fuzzy teddy bear than hot biker sex machine. God. Austin was irresistible.
He moved his mouth from my breasts to my lips as he unbuttoned and unzipped my jeans. His hand slid inside, under the band of my panties, and between my legs. I squirmed at his touch, his thumb sliding to my clit
“Soaked,” he whispered against my lips,
I nodded, my breath coming in short bursts.
He grinned and slipped two fingers inside of me. “Beautiful.”
1 stroked his check as he intensified the pressure. “Back atya,”
I was just about to come when a banging at his door had him yanking his hand away from me and sitting up while I whimpered in frustration.
-What?” Austin demanded.
“Hooker, Prez needs you.” Mack called.
“Can it wait?” he bellowed.
“Fuck,” he grumbled. “Gimme a minute,” he called, climbing of the mattress and heading to his bathroom.
I covered my face with my hands while he washed up. The touch of his lips on my stomach had me cupping his face.
“I’m sorry, baby. Shit’s happening right now.”
“Can you call me a cat?” I asked, sining up and searching for my clothes.
“Stay”
“No. I think I should go.” I insisted. “We can’t do this right now, honey. Not yet, anyway, and if I stay,
He frowned. “I’ll have Mack drive you home.”
“Will he mind?”
He shook his head. “Give me a minute.”
too hard to stop.”
I nodded and he stepped out of his room as he pulled on his shin. He peeked inside, made sure I was dressed, and pushed open the door. “Mack’ll drive you.”
“Okay, thanks”
He cupped my face and kissed me quickly “Text me when your home.”
“Okay, honey”
He ushered me out of the room and into Mack’s capable hands, and then went to do the Prez’s bidding. Mack dropped me home, walked me to the door and checked my apartment for who knows what.
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Once he was gone, I locked up, texted Austin, and poured myself a glass of wine. I was ton wired and horny) to
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