Mark: BWWM Romance (Members From Money Book 11)

by Katie Dowe

  “Yes,” she had admitted. “But I cannot take the chance of him hurting me again.”

  “Who knows? This time it might be different.”

  “I would rather cut off my right hand than hurt you like that again.” His deep voice sounded from the doorway and had her spinning around to him. He did not have on any clothes. Oh God! What a body, she thought hungrily feeling the desire rise up in her. He came forward and pulled the shirt from off her letting it fall to the floor. His palms cupped her breasts and his eyes met hers. “I thought you had left but when I got up I saw your clothes still lying on the floor. My heart stopped for a minute.” He bent his head and took a nipple into his mouth. Latoya trembled and grabbed his head. He swung her into his arms and went to sit behind the desk with her in his lap. It felt so right! She thought hazily as he continued to pull her nipple inside his mouth. He lifted his head just then and looked at her. “I want you to meet my mother and sister and of course my niece.” He smiled whimsically as he told her. “Her name is Markalia and she is adorable. I want children with you, maybe two.” His finger drew circles around her nipple wet from his mouth and she was unable to think.

  “Please, I can’t…” She gasped as he reached between them and took hold of his erection rubbing it against her mound.

  “Put it in,” he rasped.

  With a helpless moan, she did, sinking down on him and losing herself in the passion and desire that was becoming so familiar!

  Chapter 9

  “Why not?” he demanded as he stood in front of her. It had been a couple of days since she had gone to his apartment and had ended up spending the entire day with him only going back to get something to put on. They had spent the weekend together at the apartment because she had told him she was not ready for the press to be referring to her as his newest love interest. The movie premiere was scheduled for Saturday and he wanted her on the red carpet with him. She had told him no and had told him that she was not ready to meet his family yet.

  “Because I am not ready.” She took off her heels and massaged her instep absently. It was Monday night and he had called and told her he was coming by for her so she had followed him back in her car. “I am going to be paired with Diana if you do not come,” he told her in a frustrated voice as he stood there looking at her. “If it’s clothes…”

  “I don’t need you to buy anything for me!” she told him fiercely as she got off the bed.

  “You won’t meet my family and you refuse to go anywhere with me.” He had followed her into the bathroom. “How much longer are you going to punish me?” The defeated sound in his deep voice had her closing her eyes.

  She turned to face him. “I am not ready yet. I am sorry.” Her look was pleading. “I can’t get over-”

  “You cannot get over what I did to you.” He stepped back. “If you are not coming with me, I am not going.” He went back into the room with her marching into the room behind him.

  “You have to go and if you think that is going to work on me think again.”

  “I am not going without you,” he said with quiet resolve as he sat on the edge of the bed to take off his shoes and socks.

  “You have to go.”

  “Not without you.”

  “Dammit, Mark, please don’t do that. Don’t put me in that position.”

  “What position?” He got up and started to take off his pants. “The position of being the only woman I have ever loved? That position? Or the one of being my woman?”

  “Stop it!”she cried out huskily, her heart hammering inside her chest.

  He took off his shirt next. “Stop what? Stop loving you? Because I have no idea how to do that.”

  She stared at him. At the smoldering green grey eyes and the intense look on his face. She wanted to believe him so much but it was so hard.

  “Latoya?” He came closer to her and she stood rooted to the spot. “Baby?”

  “I am scared,” she whispered raggedly.

  “I love you, please believe that.” He lifted her chin and stared down at her. She could feel the rising heat between them. “Please come with me. I want the world to know it’s you.”

  “Okay,” she whispered hoarsely.

  “Yes?”

  She nodded. She squealed as he swung her up into his arms and spun her around. She clung to him as she got dizzy. He stopped suddenly and strode with her back to the bed, climbing over her, his mouth taking hers in a kiss so potent it had her clinging to him!

  *****

  He had to tell the event coordinator who he was taking with him and he had also told his agent and Diana. “So, everything is okay at that end?”she asked him softly. He was in his office putting the finishing touches to the new song he had written.

  “Getting there.” He stopped what he was doing to give her his full attention. “I messed up pretty badly before so I have to take it slow as much as it is driving me crazy.”

  “I think she is a beautiful woman and I am happy for you.”

  “Thanks. Is this going to be awkward for you?”

  “Of course not!” she said stoutly. “I have men clamoring to be my escort.”

  “I am sure they are. See you there.”

  He hung up from her and leaned his head back against the rest. He was fighting for his life and he had discovered that. She meant more to him than anything in his life and he was trying to make her realize that. It was so ironic that he had spent so many years trying to find himself and to find his career. To be someone of worth and now that he was all he wanted was her. If he did not have her then it meant nothing to him! He had written a song to that effect and it was one of the songs that Diana was going to perform. Nobody knew about it yet, not even his agent. He was prepared to give away everything if that was what it took. He had given out invitations to the several members of the club and had met the beautiful models: Leesa, Diana, and Kelly, wives of some of the members, and some of the others as well. Leesa had asked him why he was still single and he had smiled at her intrusiveness. He was not single! He was a part of a couple and he wanted the whole world to know that he was not available. She was shying away from them having the talk, but he was willing to give her more time. He had told his mother about her and she had demanded that he take her over for dinner, but he had to wait on her. He opened the desk drawer and took out the rich blue velvet box opening it to look at the exquisite diamond solitaire surrounded by emeralds and studied it for a moment. It had cost a fortune, but it was not about the money. He had wanted something that spoke to her uniqueness and her beauty and he thought he had found it. He was going to propose to her right after the premiere!

  ******

  “I thought we had something going on,” Carter persisted as he stood there in her office. It was Thursday evening and she was working feverishly to finish up some reports to give to Mr. Gaston as early as Monday morning. She could not allow it to stay until Friday because she had some more things to take care of. The other members of staff had left for the day and she had thought that she was alone in the building.

  Latoya pushed away the documents she had been reading and gave him her full attention.

  “I did not give you the impression that we were in a relationship, Carter,” she reminded him patiently. “I said just friends.”

  “You danced with me at that restaurant and gave me the impression that we were going to end up in bed,” he sneered. “Or are you just a tease like all the other women?”

  “I would like to get back to what I am doing if you don’t mind,” she told him coolly.

  “You are one tough customer, aren’t you?” He came further into the room and for a moment Latoya felt fear but shook it off. The security guard was just downstairs and Carter was not stupid enough to jeopardize his career like that. “You think you are too good for me?”

  “Far from it.” She was getting weary with the thread of the conversation. “If you think that then I cannot help you.” She got up and went to the door. “Please leave and let
me get on with my work.”

  He stood there looking at her for a moment and then with a snarl he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her up to him, forcing his mouth on hers. Latoya fought him, but his hands were like a vice grip around her arm, his lips grounding one hers, suffocating her. They did not hear the door being push open until Latoya only felt when Carter was pulled away from her and hurled into the corner of the room. Her eyes widened as she saw when Mark hauled him up by his collar and would have smashed his face in if she had not held onto his arm. “Please!” she whispered, her heart jumping in fright. He dropped Carter like a sack of potatoes and then turned to her, his green-grey eyes raking her face and taking in her slightly swollen lips. “Get your things, we are leaving,” he told her grimly.

  “I am not finished…” Her voice petered off at the savage expression on his face. She marched over to her desk and hurriedly put away the things she had been dealing with, quietly fuming at the two men who had interrupted her work. Carter had quietly slinked away by the time they were ready to leave.

  He did not say anything on the drive to his apartment and she knew better than to say anything to him. His body was rigid and his fingers tight on the steering wheel. He had told her brusquely to leave the car and they would come and get it in the morning. He did not touch her as they made their way up to his apartment and even when they had gone inside still he did not say anything. He left her in the living room to go into the kitchen and she heard him banging around in there. She took off her shoes and went to find him. He was sitting at the marble countertop with a drink in his hand, his expression brooding. He looked up as she came in. “Did you sleep with him?”

  “That’s none of your business.”

  He tipped the glass to his head and drained it. “I could have killed him,” he said in a soft menacing voice. “I still want to.”

  “To show how macho you are?”

  He slammed the glass on the counter and caused her to jump. “He had his hands and his mouth on you! He would not have done so if you had not encouraged him!”

  “Yes, Mark, I encouraged him,” she told him furiously. “I told him I wanted him to have sex with me right there in my office. If you think so little of me, why am I here?”

  “Because I am in love with you and I cannot stop!” he thundered. He got up and came to stand in front of her. He took her hands and looked at her arms seeing the bruising there. His eyes came up to hers and she saw the torment and the anger. “Don’t you get it? Because I hurt you so much before I don’t have the authority to beat him to a pulp because I did the same thing he did.” He dropped her hands and stepped back. “If you want to leave, I will take you home.”

  “Why?” she challenged him.

  “Why what?” He looked at her puzzled.

  “Why would you allow me to leave now? You have been doing such a good job trying to convince me that you really want me. Why would you want me to go?”

  “Because I want to kill for you.” He smiled grimly at the look on her face. “I want to kill anyone who hurt you and I did that so what does that make me?”

  “Oh, Mark.” She sighed as she moved closer to him. She reached out to touch his face, slowly letting her fingers move over his tensed jaw and down to the cleft in his chin. She leaned into him and he did not touch her. She made the move and went onto her toes to touch her lips with his. He reacted violently! Reaching around, he clasped her waist and hauled her up to him, his mouth devouring hers with a fierceness that triggered a like reaction inside her. She tugged at the grey t-shirt he had on, almost ripping it in her haste to touch his skin. He tore the blue silk blouse she had worn and got rid of her bra, dropping them to the floor. He dragged her mouth from hers and went for her nipple pulling it between his teeth urgently. He lifted her and put her on one of the stools going between her legs. His hands made swift work of the skirt she had on ripping the zipper in his haste to get to her. Latoya was as impatient as he was! She fumbled with his zipper and cried out in frustration when the attempt at pulling it down failed. He released her nipple and stepping back finished undressing before pulling her back into his arms. He reached between them and guided his penis into her, his eyes holding hers. She wrapped her legs around his waist and heaved her body upwards taking him all in, her body arching as he drove in deep. He bent his head and captured the flesh just above her left breast and pulled it between his teeth sending her into frenzy and causing her to call out his name in desperation. Mark felt the control slip away by degrees as she moved against him and heard her cry out as he broke the skin unconsciously. He lifted her up against him and headed for the wall where he braced her back against it, his fingers digging into her hips as he pounded into her. His mouth captured her fevered cries as they allowed the raging emotions to take over, their bodies shuddering against each other!

  *****

  It was several minutes before he could lift her and take into the bedroom, their clothes a tattered heap n the kitchen floor. She was still shivering from the enormous passion that they had just experienced. He left her long enough to go and get something to put on the bite marks. He wiped the alcohol onto the patch, his hand tender and his expression regretful. He looked up and caught her eyes as she looked at him. “I am sorry,” he said softly. “I don’t know what happened.”

  “Don’t apologize.” She touched his arm and ran her fingers down the length of it. She felt deliciously sated and contented. “It was amazing.”

  “You might be pregnant.” His green grey eyes held hers.

  “I might be,” she whispered, thrilled at the thought.

  “We would have to get married,” he persisted, running the cloth along her breast.

  “Maybe.” She saw the look of intense relief on his handsome face.

  “I already have the ring. Maybe you should wear it tomorrow.”

  “No.” She felt the tenseness of his hand on her body. “I have not met your family yet and we would not want to spring it on them that way. I would like to see the ring.”

  He did not respond but leaned over and took her lips with his in a kiss that shook her and had her curling her fingers in his thick hair.

  He broke off from her and looked down at her. The lushness of her body and her swollen lips and felt the desire for her assailing him. “I will be right back.”

  She watched him walk out off the room, her body tingling as she looked at his firm but muscled back. Latoya stretched lazily and almost moaned at the tenderness of her genitals where he had plundered her over and over again. Her hands drifted to her flat stomach and she closed her eyes as she thought of carrying his child. She wanted a baby by him! He was the man she loved and she wanted them to be a family. Her eyes flew open as he came back in. Even though his penis was only semi erect, it was quite impressive!

  He climbed onto the bed and opened the box for her to see. Latoya stared at the stunning ring revealed there! It was exquisite! “Do you like it?” he asked her huskily.

  Her eyes flew to his. “I love it,” she whispered and automatically stretched out her left fingers. He took it out and slid it onto her slim finger. It was a perfect fit! Latoya stretched her hand out and stared as the light from the lamp sent the glare of the stones all around the room. “It’s beautiful.”

  “Will you wear it?” He lifted her hand and kissed her palm causing a tingling to start.

  “Mark…” She went weak.

  “I can call Mother right now and we can speak to her,” he persuaded.

  “What if she does not like me?”

  “She will love you because I am crazy about you.” He bent his head and soothed the broken skin. “Please say yes.”

  “Yes,” she whispered, arching her body to his. “But not just now,” she murmured as his fingers sought her pubic area and drifted in. “Mark,” she sighed, arching her body towards his fingers.

  “Baby.” His head descended and he took her lips with his in a searing kiss!

  ******

  They did not mak
e it out of the apartment until the next day. He had called his mother in the morning and told her that he had someone for her to meet and he would like to bring her by in the morning. He had also called his sister and told her and Latoya could hear the excitement as she lay on the bed next to him.

  He had taken her to get her car and to stop at her apartment to shower and get dressed. He had come up with her and they had been delayed a bit as he had undressed and come into the shower with her. “We are going to be late,” she had moaned as he ran the sponge down her body and between her legs.

  “I don’t care,” he had told her as he slipped his penis inside her. She had sighed and wrapped her legs around his waist, hanging on to him tightly as he plunged into her!

  Her hand tightened in his as they arrived at his mother’s house and went around to the patio where they were seated. It was an impressive place with flowers blazing in the immaculate garden. “You grew up here?’ she asked as she looked around.

  He nodded and drew her closer to him. “Stop worrying,” he murmured.

  “I am just a little nervous.”

  Before he could respond, they saw a female running towards them, her hair flying behind her. “I could not wait.” She was breathless as she came up to them. She was amazingly like her brother but only much shorter and plumper. “Hi Latoya. I am Stephanie.” She clasped the surprised girl into her arms.

  “Stop trying to drive my fiancé away, Steph,” her brother said dryly.

  “Fiancé.” She grabbed at Latoya’s left hand and stared at the ring in awe. “It makes mine looks like a fifty cent ring. You have taste,” she said looking at her brother.

  “Of course, look who I am engaged to.” He looked down at Latoya and the expression on his handsome face had Stephanie catching her breath. She had never seen him like this!