Smiling indulgently up at him, she murmured, “I know what you mean. You were all kinds of possessive. It was real cute. Maybe this is what it will take for him to finally get the message.” Turning, she began to unlock her front door. The moment they stepped inside, she closed it and reset the security alarm. “You aren’t really going to give him a dirt nap, are you?”
“I could lie to you if you like.”
She gave him an indulgent half-smile. “I want the truth, if you don’t mind.”
“Well, the truth is, if the crazy fucker gets to the point that he poses a real threat to you or begins spilling his guts about club business, the club will take whatever steps are necessary to neutralize the threat.”
“Up to and including killing him?”
Ace shrugged. He wasn’t going to sugarcoat anything. “That would be seen as a last resort, but that option is not off the table just because his father is close with us. We like the old man, but his son is seen as more of an asswipe, if you know what I mean.”
“I probably know better than most exactly what an ass he can be. Dealing with David always sucks the fun out of every situation.”
Smiling down at her, Ace cupped her face in his hands. “Why don’t we take a sexy shower and see what we can do to rekindle the romance?”
“You think my crazy ex is that easy to forget?”
“What crazy ex?”
Perking up, Barbara jumped up and gave him a kiss on the chin. “You’re a funny man. Let’s go enjoy a sexy shower. I like that term, by the way.”
“You’re the first woman who ever made showers sexy for me. Before you came along, showers were just the place I went to have a little wank and scrub the dirt off my body.”
Turning, she grabbed his hand and tugged him along after her. “Well, from now on, I get to do all the stoking and scrubbing on your hot body.”
“You say that so much, it’s starting to go to my head. I’m starting to think of my body as hot, and that’s all kinds of wrong.”
Looking over her shoulder as they ascended the steps, her eyes dropped to his lips. “You are all kinds of hot, so get over whatever’s going on in that brain of yours.”
Ace went where she lead willingly, both mentally and physically. Along the way, he noticed that she had a nice little home. The walls were light and modern. The colors were cheerful pastel pinks, yellows, and blues. The style was very much Barbara and he could tell that she took genuine pleasure in decorating her place.
Once they were naked in the shower, it was a repeat of the evening before. Her soft, loving hands rubbing shower gel over his aching body was exactly what his inner beast needed to calm the fuck down. When her hands were gliding over his skin, it was easy to believe that this thing between them had legs and was really going somewhere. It was when they were separated that things got squiffy.
Putting his hands on her hips, he tugged her closer. Her beautiful breasts rubbing against his chest felt fantastic. In the small, enclosed area with nice, warm water flowing over them, they stood encircled in each other’s arms. This was getting to be his new safe place. It used to be lying in the field of wildflowers, only his brother found him there in his dreams and ruined that experience for him. This was the one place where he could simply be, without the worry of anything awful intruding on their moment.
They took time to just enjoy each other, caressing one another with soapy hands. Something slid into place in Ace’s mind as he lathered her breasts, and he decided then and there that he was keeping her. No more doubt and no more feeling unworthy would be tolerated in his mind. Regardless of who in the world objected, he made her happy. He could tell by the way she looked at him and touched him. She was as reluctant to leave their special place as he was. To his mind, that meant she must be feeling something very similar to him.
They didn’t leave until the water began to run cold. “I love showering with you,” he told her softly.
Drying him off with a fluffy towel, she responded quietly, “I like showering with you, too. Maybe it’s wasteful to stay so long, but it’s the one place where no one else can touch us.”
She didn’t need to explain that she meant mentally instead of physically. Somehow, Ace just knew what she meant. He stood, running the towel over his chest as she turned her efforts on her own body. Though drying her off filled a tiny hole in his soul, something about watching her run the pristine white towel over her own pale body was strangely erotic, in and of itself.
He watched her lay the towel aside and pick up her blow dryer. Instead of using it on her hair, she turned it on and let the warm air flow over her skin. Watching her glide it up and down her arms, over her chest, and down toward her bare privates was strangely tantalizing. Eventually, she shot a blast or two through her long red hair, as she finger combed it into place.
Catching him watching, she motioned him over and repeated the process with his massive body. Only she also ran her other hand tenderly over his scars and the intricate tattoos covering his massive arms and chest. She way she handled him made him feel valued and maybe even a little cherished. Everything to do with this sweet, loving woman moved him almost to tears.
What kind of crazy man could ever give up something so precious?
~ Ace ~
Climbing into bed behind his lovely professor seemed different. At the clubhouse, neither of them felt particularly at home. It was clear that Barbara felt totally comfortable in her own home, though. The strange part was that Ace felt very much at home there, too.
“This is all kinds of weird for me.”
“My house must seem like a tiny doll house to you.”
“It feels more like a warm, safe nest that’s been made enticing by the addition of a beautiful and accommodating woman. I’m feeling a bit like the world’s last dodo bird or something.”
“In that case, we had better start making babies before you go extinct.”
“The last time you said something like that it triggered a little episode of self-loathing.” Pulling the blanket up around them, he murmured reassuringly, “Don’t worry, this time I have my head screwed on straight. I’m intentionally not using a condom and will be trying my best to make ugly little dodo babies with you.”
“You’re so funny.”
Ace frowned. “Why do you want to get pregnant?”
“Fertility stays relatively stable until around age thirty in women. After that, it begins to drop off slightly. Since I gave my marriage a dirt nap, I suppose I’ve been worried about missing my window.” Eyeing him with heated admiration, she continued, “You’re a big, strapping biker. You look like you could get the job done with some swimmers to spare.”
Moving closer, he grinned. “This is like a whole new side of your personality that I’ve never seen.”
Running her hand over his chest, she laughed. “It’s the neurotic and slightly panicking side.”
Jerking his chin for her to give him a kiss, he murmured, “It looks good on you.”
Rather than following his nonverbal communication, she asked softly, “So do you have baby-related secrets to share?”
Reaching out, he wrapped one arm around her and dragged her close. “Sure, but I don’t think you wanna hear them.”
“I do, so cough it up.”
Spanning her stomach with his hand, he said, “I’ve thought about how nice it would be to see my child growing inside you. You’d look really sexy with a baby bump. I’d be one of those obsessed dads who listened to your stomach and told our little princess stories so she’d get used to my voice. Since I don’t know any stories fit to tell a baby, we’d have to go to one of those fancy bookstores and buy some. Maybe we’d get one of those fancy coffees you like so much.”
Her eyes damn near sparkled. “That’s about the sweetest baby secret I ever heard.”
Looking down at his hand on her stomach, he whispered, “I’d have to be really careful, ‘cause I wouldn’t want her to be scared when she saw me for the first time.”
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br /> “You wouldn’t have to worry about your child being frightened of you. Children love their parents unconditionally.”
“Shit, I didn’t realize how much I love that idea. Now that we started talking about it, I can see us making a nice little nursery with one of those intercom systems so we know when she cries.”
“So, she’s gonna look like an ugly dodo bird, is she?” Barbara said, amused.
“I shouldn’t have said that. I was trying to be funny.” Giving her tummy a little squeeze, he continued. “Any little girl you had would probably be beautiful like her momma.”
“And the boys would be handsome, like their dad.”
Grinning, he pointed out the obvious. “You said boys with an S. How many kids do you want to have with me?”
“Two boys and a girl, at least.”
A dark look jumped onto his face. “What are we gonna do if there are twins?”
She knew what he worried about right away. “Most twins are both nice. I don’t think your brother being the way he was had anything to do with him being a twin.”
“I noticed that most twins weren’t like us.”
“Most twins are close with each other and like the same things. You know they did all those studies about twins separated at birth, and they grew up to have similar occupations and married women with the same first name. It was real cute.”
“I read all about them. Truth be told, I devour any information I come across on twins, especially if it’s on identical twins.”
“I’d love twin girls, because we could dress them alike and they’d always have a playmate.”
“You made having twins sound like it would be something to aspire to.”
Laughing, Barbara gave him a quick kiss. “I don’t think we can do anything to improve our chances there, but we’d definitely be lucky if it happened.”
“I sure do like that little daughter Darkness totes around on his hip. She’s really cute, and I can see how proud he is to have a child. It makes me envious, but I worry…”
“Stop worrying and take the plunge,” she said, jabbing him playfully in his side. “You never know, after last night, I might already be pregnant.”
“Are you?”
Shaking her head, she replied honestly, “I don’t think so. I’m not ovulating. Tonight would just have to be a practice run.”
Rubbing his face along the side of her, he began kissing her as he spoke. “I don’t know, but I think we did okay last night.”
“Hey, there’s more to it than provoking multiple orgasms and shooting your load several times.”
“No there isn’t.”
“Yeah, you’re right. I was just playing around.”
Ace wasn’t as playful. “I like it when you’re in a good mood, but making babies is serious business.”
“Taking care of babies is serious business,” she reminded him, “but making them is supposed to be nonstop fun.”
Pulling back, he looked down into her amused face. “What do you need to make it more entertaining, juggling bears and clowns driving around us in their little cars?”
“Don’t be silly,” she scoffed. “One mime doing the mirror thing should suffice.”
“Mimes are terrifying,” he insisted with wide eyes. “I always wonder why they make scary movies about clowns when mimes have a higher creep factor.”
“Hmm, good question.” She combed her fingers through his hair. “We got off the subject of romance and baby making. What would it take to get you back in the mood, big guy?”
Beaming, he teased, “A solemn vow that we’ll never allow a clown or mime near our little ones would go a long way toward alleviating my fears.”
“It’s moments like this that you don’t sound like a wild-ass biker.”
Nipping her ear as he kissed her neck, he responded, “Nobody is just one thing, beautiful. You should know that, since you’re a rock hound who loves to cook and pin cool shit to your Pinterest board.”
“God, I love you so much it hurts.”
Feigning concern, Ace cooed, “Tell Dr. Ace where it hurts.”
Taking his hand down, she pressed it between her legs.
Sliding down, he murmured seductively, “I should see to that.”
“Mmm, yes. You have a talented tongue.”
Moving into a comfortable position, he looked up her magnificent body. “Trust me when I say, from this moment forward, it’s all just for you.”
“You’re offering me the one thing I never had from a man. Are you sure?”
Without hesitation, he responded, “You’re all I want, angel.”
Beaming down at him, she ran her fingers through his hair. “In that case, I accept. We can be exclusive, but I want you here with me, every single night.”
“If you make space in the garage for my bike and clear me out a corner for my clothing, I’ll damn well stay with you.”
“Consider it done.”
“Something about you being here all alone every night doesn’t sit right with me.” Bending down to nuzzle and kiss her thigh, he couldn’t stop the images that came flooding to his mind. They were images of every wrong thing he’d ever seen in his life being visited on her small frame. The stark realization that the woman he loved could be marred by unspeakable violence haunted his soul. Having his mouth on her was the balm that soothed him in that moment. Slowly kissing his way up to his favorite spot between her legs, he feasted like a starved man.
Losing himself in pleasuring the one he loved slowly enabled him to let go of the awful images. All too soon, he was surrounded by her heat and scent. It made thinking of anything else seem like a sacred trust violation. His head filled with images of her ripe with his child. He imagined worshiping the tiny baby bump as it grew. Running his lips over it as he protected her from any and everything that might cause harm to her or his child. The realization hit hard and fast that this was his reason for being. He was made to be a husband and a father. Something about it felt so right.
The moment her body convulsed with the orgasm that he’d so carefully crafted for her, he climbed eagerly up her body. She opened her legs around his hips in a gesture that was so welcoming it was difficult to take his time. Why such a beautiful woman would want his truly unattractive manhood inside her soft, gorgeous body was a never-ending source of wonder for him. Unlike before, it didn’t matter so much. The truth was, she did want him, and that’s all that really mattered. Unlike her ridiculous ex, Ace knew full well the value of a good woman. At least in his arms, she would be truly treasured and safe. Still, he’d be paying David a little visit for daring to touch her that way.
Rubbing himself across her wet, welcoming slit was just a prelude to the pleasure of being buried inside her tight body. Teasing her until she begged was a sick game, he knew. However, he needed to hear her ask in that hot, needy voice she was wont to using. He craved it.
“You’re a big tease,” she accused breathlessly.
Running his tongue across his bottom lip, Ace asked innocently, “Am I?”
Turning her head from side to side with her eyes closed, she murmured, “You know you are.”
“Tell me.”
“You feel better than anything I’ve known.”
His heart swelled in his chest. Sliding the full length of his now slick cock over her tender bud, he whispered, “Is that what you like?”
Shaking her head, clearly lost in the pleasure of the moment, she kept her eyes shut. “I love it… not like it.”
“Guess we should do some more of that, then.”
“Harder and faster,” she begged, and who was he to say no?
Repeating the move a little harder, they kept up the verbal play. “Gotta be careful. Don’t want to hurt you.”
Her hands drifted down to cup his balls. “You’re perfect. Give it to me.”
Unable to help himself, he slid his rod through her silken folds again.
“Harder, please, baby.”
Hearing her sweet endearmen
t broke what little control he’d been holding onto. Sliding back and forth roughly like she liked, he plunged into her the moment her orgasm broke. Feeling her contracting around him as he slid home rocked his world.
Trying to set a steady pace, he fought against emptying into her too early. When her hands came back to caress his balls, he bit his lip to keep from fucking her into the headboard. This woman really knew how to bring out the beast in him. That’s when it became a battle of wills to see who was going to come first. The playful smile on her face turned into something approaching fierce as her eyes opened to look up at him. Something about having her eyes on him turned him on even more.
“Let go. I want it all, handsome.”
Ace couldn’t say he was happy getting commands in the bedroom, but when her fingers slipped behind his balls to play with the delicate skin there, he lost it completely.
“You sexy little witch. You’re gonna get it all tonight, I can promise you that.”
Giving him a sexy little tug, she nodded.
He got progressively rougher until she was yelling him, “Exactly like that. Don’t stop!”
Unsure what happened after that, Ace found himself on his back staring at the ceiling of her dimly lit room. Barbara was curled up to his side. “You awake finally?”
Embarrassed beyond reason, he looked down at the woman who was all too happy to let him beast fuck her into the next century. “What the fuck happened?”
“You broke bad, that’s what happened. It was fantastic. I’m going to call it the monster mash, because you were pounding me so hard.”
Rolling over onto his side, Ace shook his head. “That, my dear, was baby makin’ sex.”
“It was the monster mash, and we’re not saving it for Halloween.”
“I probably could have lasted longer, if you weren’t so handsy.”
“Heck, if you had lasted any longer, I might have internally combusted.”
Wrinkling his nose, Ace asked, “You really liked that?”
“You already asked that while we were doing it. I told you I loved it.”
“We were fucking, not doing it.”
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