“So how are you doing now? Liam told us what happened yesterday with your purse and everything.” said Octavia.
“I’m ok. It was terrifying at the time. But Liam thankfully stopped him. Got my purse back and gave me a place to stay last night.” She answered. She instantly froze almost scared that she had said that much.
“Don’t worry. We know you stayed at the club. Like I said, we know everything.” She said trying to sooth her.
“Your father passed away, I’m sorry to hear that. That is a tough one. You’re step mom kicked you out, no job, purse snatched, stayed at the club. Let’s see did I miss anything?” she said smiling as she revealed everything Liam had told her.
“Well I got a job this morning!” She said happily.
“Right, Liam said he sent you to see Becca. Becca is awesome! She runs a tight ship, but she treats her people well.” said Octavia.
“How do you know so much?” asked Molly.
“Sweetheart, if you haven’t figured it out yet, you’re in the mob. Look at the boys. Black suits, white dress shirts, jewelry and tattoos everywhere. These guys are connected to everything in North LA.” She said.
Molly paused and thought about her statement. Of course, it all started to make sense now. How else would a 21 year old man be able to afford buying a boxing club? Everything seemed to come together with that one piece of information.
The clang of the bell rang though the arena. She had not really paid attention to the first round. She looked up to see a shapely young woman walking through the ring in a bikini holding up a ‘ROUND 2’ poster high above her head.
The bell rang again and the two boxers came out. One had obviously received far more punches in the first round than the other as his face was swollen and bloody. She watched as the better boxer landed two punches to the bloody boxer and he dropped to the mat.
The referee pushed the boxer off to the side of the ring and she watched him count to 10. The ref waved his arms and the bell was rang.
The announcer declared the winner by technical knockout and introduced the next match. The bell rang and the next two fighters started boxing.
“So, you never answered, how do you know he likes me?” she asked.
“You’re here!” she said. Molly sat back and processed that as well.
The second fight came and went as did the third. Molly and Octavia chatted through both fights and instantly hit it off. They became friends instantly.
The fourth fight of the night began and the announcer introduced both fighters. The introduction was much longer than the previous ones as this was the title fight of the night. Liam looked over to his friends and his eyes locked with Molly’s. He winked at her. For the first time she saw him without his T-shirt on. His upper body was ripped with muscles. He had a tattoo that completely covered the right chest and a few up the left side of his body. His upper arms were covered in tattoos and there was a large single word across his back that read FAMILY.
The boxers were called to the center of the ring. They touched gloves and returned to their respective corners. Molly found herself sitting on the edge of the seat and watching with intensity.
The bell rang and Liam came dancing out and within seconds he landed a blow to his opponents face. His opponent threw some punches back but all were blocked by Liam. Liam landed another two hard punches to his opponents face and he staggered into the ropes. Liam was about to throw another punch when the boxer wrapped his arms around Liam. The referee broke them apart.
Liam pounded his own glove into his chest and screamed “COME ON!” loud enough that Molly could hear.
The boxer stood and came towards Liam. He threw a punch, but it was weak. Liam delivered two more forceful blows to the fighters face and he dropped to the mat.
Liam walked to his corner and watched as the ref counted. The fighter was back to his feet by the count of 7 and Molly could see him nod his head up and down.
The referee indicated that Liam could engage again and just as the fighters met in the middle of the ring, the bell rang.
Liam turned and dropped his gloves and his opponent sucker punched him in the back of the head. Liam turned and was about to knock the guy out when a dozen or more people jumped into the ring to stop him.
“Oh that was the wrong move!” said Octavia.
“Why? Sorry I know nothing about boxing.” said Molly.
“He sucker punched Liam. Which is first of all illegal. But second, he just pissed Liam off. This fight is over. You just watch.” she said smiling.
The ring cleared of the extra people as the two boxers sat in their respective corners. Liam opened his mouth as a stream of water was poured into his mouth before he spit it into the side bucket. At the other corner the boxer was receiving a little attention on the cut above his eye.
The bell rang again and Liam jumped to his feet. The other boxer danced over to Liam and once within arm’s reach Liam landed a hard blow to his face, followed by an upper cut and a finishing left hook to knock the boxer to the floor.
Liam walked to his corner and stood there smiling. He knew the results, he did not have to hear the referee count to 10.
The bell rang as Liam walked to the center of the ring to have his hand raised by the referee. The announcer jumped into the ring.
“Winner by technical knockout and 27th consecutive win defending the title, Liam Callahan!” said the announcer.
The arena erupted in cheers as the ring flooded with people and reporters.
“So what happens now?” asked Molly.
“Now we head back to the club and have some drinks!” answered Octavia.
“The boxing club?” questioned Molly.
“No, sorry, Hunter owns a night club. Follow us, it’s not far from here.” She said.
“What about Liam?” asked Molly.
“He will be busy with interviews and stuff for about an hour. He will catch up!” she said.
Just then Molly looked into the ring and caught Liam’s eye. She pointed to herself then Octavia indicating she was going with them. Liam nodded as he was pulled away with a microphone stuck in his face.
Chapter 6 – The After Party
Molly followed Hunter and Octavia to the night club. She parked her car and walked to the door with them.
“Evening James!” said Hunter in a low cold voice.
“Evening boss, Ladies!” replied James as he opened the front door for them.
They walked up the stairs and entered the office overlooking the night club below. The night was still relatively young so the club was packed. The waitress came over and placed drinks in front of everyone, knowing what everyone’s go to drink was.
“And what may I get for you miss?” asked the waitress to Molly.
“Uhm, Not sure?” She said nervously.
“Order anything you like. Our bartender up here can make anything!” said Hunter.
“Could I get a Vodka Paralyzer?” she asked politely.
“Now we’re talking!” said Hunter.
The waitress retreated and a few minutes later returned with her drink.
Molly spent the next hour explaining her life story to everyone. From her mom dying when she was a little girl, to her dad remarrying her evil step mom, to dance right up to the purse snatch of the day before. The more she talked and opened up, the more she felt comfortable with the crowd that was quickly becoming her friends.
Just then Liam walked into the room. He was wearing a T-shirt and walking shorts. He threw his gym bag in the corner. Hunter walked up to him as their hands met in a man-handshake and they gave each other a one arm hug.
“Nice win bro! Can’t believe that fuck nut sucker punched you!” said Hunter.
“Yea, he’s got a bad rep in the circuit. I should have known better than to turn my back on him.” he said.
“Doesn’t matter. You killed him and now you are off to Ireland! That’s my boy!” exclaimed Hunter in excitement for Liam.
Liam took a seat
beside Molly and gave her a small kiss.
“Are these hooligans behaving?” he asked loudly.
“Actually your friends are very nice. They have treated me like royalty.” she said happily.
“As you deserve!” he said.
Molly finished her drink and the second she put the empty glass on the table the waitress brought a new drink and removed the dirty glass.
“Wow! You don’t get service like that very often!” Molly said out loud.
“Mike the bartender, and Mary our server. They’re the best!” said Hunter.
“When we are not here they work downstairs with the rest of the crew. But if I am entertaining, they serve us!” he added.
“That’s pretty cool!” said Molly unsure how to reply to his statement.
“So what now Liam? When do you leave for Ireland?” Asked Hunter.
“Two months! I will be gone for two weeks as I battle through the tournament. Hopefully taking first.” he said as he took a drink of his beer.
“You got this bro! You know you are the best!” said Hunter.
“Thanks! I am going to train hard. I want to make sure I am at my best.” he replied back.
Molly drank her drink listening to Liam and Hunter talk about the trip to Ireland and what the next two months would mean for Liam.
“Sorry to cut this short, but I promised Molly a celebratory date after I won the fight. So if you will excuse us, we will depart.” Said Liam. Molly finished her drink, stood and took Liam’s hand.
“It was so nice to meet you all.” she said as they walked out of the room.
Chapter 7 – Private Dance
Liam and Molly walked out of the club and to truck. He opened the door for her and helped her into the passenger seat. He closed the door behind her and walked to the driver’s side. Once inside he leaned over and gave her a long sensuous kiss.
“I’ve been waiting to do that all night!” he said to her. She kissed him back with even more lust.
“And I have been waiting to do that all night as well.” She said as they both broke out into laughter.
“Do I get to know what you have planned?” She asked.
“Sure! If it’s not too forward, I thought we would head back to my place. Enjoy a couple of beverages and just relax together!” he said.
“OK!” She said quickly.
Molly had her entire life rebuilt in just over a day. She was really attracted to Liam, he was doing everything right to take care of her. His friends were great, he could have said they were going to go swim in the mud and she likely would have agreed.
Liam put his truck into gear and started driving. He placed his hand on her lap as he drove. The back of his hand felt rough as she held it.
“Why is your hand so rough? Is that from the fight?” she asked.
“Tape residue.” He said. “Under the boxing gloves they tape your hand so you don’t break your fist when you punch your opponent. Once the fight is done, and they cut it off, there is always a little residue. It goes away with in a day.” He answered.
“Ah. Sorry. I don’t know very much about boxing.” She said.
“It’s ok sweetheart! I will teach you as much or as little as you care to know!” he said as he looked over to her.
“I want to know it all. You’re obviously very passionate about it. I loved the fight. Although I was a little shocked when he, what did they call it, sucker punched you?” she said.
“Yea, the guy is a chump. I honestly don’t even know how he got a title shot. I knew it would be a cake walk. But the sucker punch is bull shit! It’s illegal and he will likely be fined for it.” he explained.
“Well congrats. You are a great fighter!” She said as she locked her fingers between his.
Liam looked over and smiled.
A few moments later he pulled into a residential area, and a few turns later he was in his driveway. Molly looked at the rather large house.
“Wow! That’s a lot of house for a single guy!” she said admiring his home.
“What can I say, I like space.” He said with a chuckle.
They hopped out of the truck and he walked to the front door. He pressed a button on his key fob to lock the truck, then opened the front door.
“Please come in!” he said as he opened the front door for Molly.
Molly could not help but gawk at the interior. The place was immaculate. The living room off to the left with an open concept design let her see the kitchen in the back. It looked like a kitchen you would see in better homes and gardens. There was not one thing out of place.
“This is gorgeous!” she said.
“Thank you. I have worked hard to get this house to where it is. Five years ago it was a fixer upper. I hired a few contractors I knew and did a pile of work to it. It’s now a little investment egg I sit on. Bought it for 174 grand, and it’s now worth almost 800 grand.” He said boasting about his accomplishment on his home.
“I was not expecting this!” she said as she continued looking around.
“Vodka? Beer? Wine?” What do you feel like babe?
“You know, white wine sounds like the perfect night cap!” she said.
“For that we will need to go down stairs!” he said.
Liam walked downstairs and Molly followed. She was amazed again as she gazed upon a fully finished recreation room. There was a projector mounted in the ceiling, a projection screen that was currently in its up position hooked to the ceiling. She saw a large gas fireplace against the outside wall and opposite to the fireplace a full wet bar that looked stock with everything she could think of.
Liam opened the wine fridge and pulled out a bottle of white wine. He removed the cork and poured two glasses.
“Here you go sweetheart!” he said as he handed her a glass.
“Thank you!” she replied then took a sip.
“Here come!” he said as he took her hand.
They walked to the fireplace and sat in front of it. Liam grabbed a remote control and pressed a button. A second later the large 8 foot long fireplace came to life as the flames danced through the glass on the wall. He grabbed another remote and pressed a few buttons. Suddenly soft music started to flow from the speakers on the walls. He turned down the volume so the music was almost a whisper in the background.
“Any genre you feel like listening too?” he asked.
“Something upbeat! I want to dance!” she said.
He pressed a couple of buttons on the remote and some hip-hop came through the speakers. He turned up the volume and Molly started to dance. Liam pulled the coffee table out of her way so she had room to move and he took a seat on the couch to watch her dance.
He smiled for the next few minutes as he watched her body dance and move to the music. He could tell she had been practicing her craft for a great many years and now understood why Becca hired her.
The song came to an end and she walked over and took his hands.
“Dance with me?” she said.
“Oh God no! I can’t do that!” he said.
“No. Hold me, Waltz with me!” she said softly.
“Now that, I can do.” he said.
He changed the music one more time and a soft balled came through the speakers. She pulled him to the center of the room and wrapped her arms around him. Liam held her close as they stood there swaying to the music. Feet never moving, just their bodies embraced as one as they rocked back and forth.
It was not long before Liam kissed her. They stood in the middle of the room, kissing passionately. The music playing softly as their tongues played together. His hand caressing her breasts softly as their lips stayed locked together.
“Do you like hot tubs?” he asked as the song came to an end.
“I don’t know, I’ve never been in one!” she replied.
“Bring your drink!” he said. Just before they went upstairs he pressed one more button on the remote. Molly followed him to his room and he opened the doors to his deck.
“I-
I don’t have any swimming gear with me!” she said.
“Neither do I!” said Liam. She watched him get naked in a matter of seconds.
“Don’t be shy! I promise it will be fun!” he said.
Molly decided right there to go with whatever happened. Things were going so amazing she was going to trump her fears and just go with it.
She pulled off the black cleavage revealing top she wore for the fight, her black bra, her skirt and matching black panties. Liam extended his hand and she grabbed it. They walked on to the deck and Liam pulled back the canopy of the hot tub. The hopped in and Liam turned on the jets.
Molly could hear the music that was playing downstairs, now playing on the deck.
“Where is the music coming from?” she questioned.
“Those rocks you see scattered on the deck. They are blue tooth speakers. I can redirect the sound to them from the basement remote.” He explained.
“Wow! Ok that is super cool!” she said.
He sat back in one of the seats and using his pointer finger indicated to Molly she should come to him.
Molly swam over to him, still a little self-conscious that she was naked in front of him. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her again. This time his hand on her naked breast. He could feel her nipple pierce through his hand as he caressed her perky tits.
She sat on his lap and felt his throbbing cock between her legs. She enjoyed being in his arms, she enjoyed the kisses, but she did not know what to do next.
“Here, stand up and bend over.” he said to her.
Molly did as instructed.
She felt Liam behind her, with his hands on her hips.
“Try to relax” he said.
Molly relaxed, the alcohol she had consumed in the night so far was helping. She felt the head of his cock at her opening. He pushed just the head into her body and waited for her to relax. He pushed a little more and a bit more until he had his entire cock into her tight virgin hole.
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