“Not really, she said I couldn’t leave, though, and that wasn’t happening. You can’t run my life Lucian, or this will never work.” Her voice sounded weak to her ears, and she meant to sound confident.
He pulled her closer and whispered in her hair. “I heard that your ex ol man’s club was in New Jersey. I wanna keep you safe. Do they usually come here?”
“I don’t know. I don’t live worried about those bastards much anymore. I’m not going to live in fear.” Aries wondered if he was lying to her. She hadn’t seen anything of Gunner’s MC since she moved, but her friend had said they’d been asking questions about her.
“Do you know what they would do to you if they ever got you? The stories you hear about getting turned out? They do happen, sweetie. If you don't use common sense for yourself, think of Jewel. What would you do if they grabbed her and you couldn’t stop them?” His voice was hard and cold.
She felt like her breath was being sucked up and out of her lungs. Jewel, he was protecting her child from her being stupid. She turned and buried her face into his chest. The scent he wore made her feel safe as the tears began to fall. His arms went around her as she cried silently and her body shook. She knew damn well what they’d do to her. He held her tight.
“Aries, don’t cry baby, if you’re my ol lady, nothing bad will happen to you or Jewel. I need to get rid of your car as soon as possible, though. We don’t want a trace of you around, do we?” His voice sounded sincere.
He wanted her as his ol lady; he was going to protect them, and here she was acting like such an ungrateful bitch. She was so lucky this man was offering her all these things.
“I don’t want them ever to find Jewel or me. There is stuff in my car; I want, though.” She sniffled out softly.
He pushed her away a bit as he pulled off his shirt. Gently he dried her tears. He tipped her face up to look at him. She saw the gleam in his eyes and knew he was going to kiss her. Here was where she should be, was her last thought as his lips claimed hers. The heat from his mouth as she let his tongue explore her mouth began to get her wet. Why did this man have this effect on her she wondered? She couldn’t figure him out and decided she needed to let their path take its course as she kissed him back hungrily.
***
Leigh was not in the kitchen when they came inside. They heard Jewel laughing as they followed the sound of her voice. Lucian’s mother had outdone herself with her choice of furniture and bedding. Leigh was helping Rico and Sleaze hang curtains and Jewel was sitting in the middle of her canopy bed with a zoo of new stuffed animals surrounding her. She clutched Bunny to her as she reached out to carefully touch the new toys, each time she was about to touch one, she’d pull her hand back quickly.
Lucian looked at the kid and suddenly realized she was scared to touch them. “Jewel, baby, they’re all yours. Go ahead and play with them.” He watched as she turned and began to sort through them looking for a playmate for her beloved Bunny. “Hey Leigh, can you watch her for a bit, I need to talk to Aries.”
“Sure, she’s no problem, I’ll bring over my daughter next time I come over if you want. She’s almost four years old too.” Leigh spoke up as Lucifer was pulling Aries out of the room and into their bedroom.
“What the fuck is wrong with her that she wouldn’t touch the stuffed animals?” He spoke harshly and had Aries by both of her arms.
“Gunner wouldn’t let her touch anything without asking, and then we lived at my aunt’s house. Does that house look child-friendly to you?” Aries tried to defend herself.
Lucian let go of her and walked over to the hamper just inside of the bathroom. He grabbed the shirt he’d slung over his neck and balled it up before tossing it into the clothes hamper. He had a snarl on his face as he looked at her.
“I don’t know much about kids but that shit ain’t right. I’m making sure she doesn’t live like that here. If Jewel acts so timid, my mother is gonna think there’s something wrong with her. She has to toughen up. Play with the club kids and go to the park, do regular shit.” He sounded a bit angry.
“I did the best I could. It wasn’t easy, raising Juliette by myself and keeping my baby safe from Gunner. I tried to tell you.” Aries replied hotly.
“Not blaming you babe, but I’m gonna get that fucker for what he did to both of you. Come here; I’m not trying to upset you.”
She went to him, and he pulled off her shirt. The cold air made her nipples harden as he pulled her toward him. He stroked her hair softly.
“I’m gonna spoil you both, and everything is gonna be fantastic for us. You gotta do what I tell you, though. Be a real mom to her for a bit. Hang out with Leigh and her kid. Stop the dancing, for now, okay?” His fingers were at the zipper of her jeans, and he pushed them down for her to take off. “Christ, you’re a sight to see. I could spend hours looking at your body. Get the thong off.” He began to take off his jeans as he watched her toss the underwear to the floor. He wanted to cover her body in his art, brand her and make her his. He’d do it too, he promised himself.
Aries stood there naked looking at him, and she nodded in agreement. He walked over to the door and locked it. His ass was even hot, she thought. He walked back to her, and she saw he was in Lucifer persona. She wondered what was in store for her now.
Standing in front of her with his cock in his hand, hard and big, he gazed into her big green eyes. “Kneel down and suck my cock.” It was a command, and he watched as she dropped to her knees and opened her mouth. “Good girl, suck me down deep,” he guided his cock to her open mouth and watched as she took as much of him as she could. He put his hands on the sides of her head and began to fuck her mouth.
Aries swirled her tongue around his huge shaft and tried to take as much of him as she could. He was big, so much larger than any man she’d been with before. Lucifer pushed deeper down her throat, and she began to gag slightly. He pulled out to give her a break, and once she had a breath of air, he thrust back into her hot mouth.
“Suck it deep; you can get me down your throat, just relax, you can do this babe.” His hands pushed her head to accept more of him as he began thrusting again. He groaned as she sucked hungrily on him. Suddenly, he pulled out of her mouth and motioned to the bed.
Aries got on the bed and waited for him to join her. Her lips felt bruised, and she wanted to be fucked hard by this man.
He watched her with a gleam in his eyes.
“Baby, touch yourself. I wanna see you make yourself wet for me. Don’t be shy, it’s you and me here, and this is what I want.”
She wanted to please this man and be everything he wanted. Her fingers crept over her bare mound as she found her clit and began to rub it. She was soaking wet and moaned softly. She needed him, not her finger as she licked at her bottom lip. That was all it took to get him on the bed, pushing her fingers aside.
“Get on me. Ride my cock, Aries, show me how much you want me.” He pushed her to get on top of him, his cock jutting up.
She straddled him as she reached for his cock but he already was guiding it to her wet opening. She sank down on it slowly, enjoying the ripple effect he was making her body go through. She let the full-length of his cock sink into her as she took a second to enjoy the feel of him inside of her. He put his hands on her hips and began to help her move her body. She rode him hard, and he reached up and twisted her nipples and squeezed her breasts. The sensation was overwhelming, and she could feel the heat coming from her core. She began to ride him wildly as she felt herself arch as the first wave of her orgasm hit her. She let out a moan of pleasure as she felt the first burst of his cum hit her walls. He pulled down and made her stay still as he shot his load into her. He kept her on top of him as he emptied his balls into her.
“I hope you’re on birth control because I didn’t think of using a condom. Fuck, I should have thought, but I fucking don’t give a shit if you get knocked up.” He ran his finger over one nipple. “If you get pregnant, it wouldn’t be a bad thing, would it?” His voic
e was questioning as he watched her face.
Aries was on high alert as she looked at him. “I had my period maybe two weeks ago, and no I’m not on birth control. I didn’t have a reason to be on any because I wasn’t having sex. Having a baby now never crossed my mind but we should be careful. We want to make sure this is going to work before we have a baby together but if I am, no it’s not a bad thing.” She slid off him and laid by his side.
He tweaked a nipple. “Well, fuck it. I’ll try to remember to use a rubber or remind me. You need to get checked out because if you are, I don’t want you taking any drugs that would fuck my kid up. I’m glad you didn’t make the mistake of saying the word abortion. That wouldn’t have been a good thing. We need to take a shower and get some food into the house.” He got up and strode toward the bathroom.
Aries sat on the side of the bed. Who was this man, wanting a baby with her so soon after meeting her? She was glad she’d gone with her gut and answered as she had. She had a feeling if she hadn’t given him the answer he wanted it could have turned ugly. She heard him call her name and she got up to join him in the shower.
Chapter Nine
A few weeks later, things had settled a bit; Jewel and Aries liked their new home. There had been playdates with Leigh and her daughter Lizzy. Jewel seemed to flourish here, and Lucian was attentive to both of them. He appeared to be very pleased with her cooking and cleaning. It was all very normal. Too boring for Aries, in fact. She wanted to dance and make some money. Paying for their food, seemed to be fair. She didn’t know how to bring it up to Lucian yet, but she wasn’t happy not paying for herself and Jewel. It kept going around and around in her mind, how to explain it in a way he’d understand. She was getting to know all the tattoo artists and some of the members of the club. She’d had a run in with Charlie, the insane maniac of the MC. He had jumped out of the broom closet in the tattoo shop at her and seemed to delight in frightening her. Leigh had told her he was harmless, but Aries wasn’t buying it. Most of the guys were pretty nice to her and they all respected Lucifer tremendously. She was impressed by the loyalty and brotherhood they all shared, unlike Devil’s Grime MC.
***
Lucian picked up the phone and frowned. Dozer was telling him two dancers had called out and they had no feature dancer for the night. He knew Leigh would dance if Sleaze were cool with it. He assured Dozer two girls would be there and hung up.
Aries was absently reading a magazine and Jewel was watching a movie. He didn’t want her on the stage but it was a Friday night shift, and he had to give customers what they expected.
“Babe, I know it’s short notice but would you like to dance tonight at the club? I gotta see if Leigh will go with you, I had two dancers call out.” He watched her closely to see her reaction as he stroked his chin. “You would be the featured dancer.” He knew that would get her to agree.
Aries looked up at him and wondered if he was testing her. After seeing some of his moods, she wasn’t always sure about him.
“If you need me too, of course. You’ll be there?” She made herself stay calm and didn’t act as excited as she was.
“Yeah, of course. You better call your aunt and see if she will take Jewel or we gotta find a babysitter.” He was happy she didn’t seem that excited. “It would be great to have a weekend to ourselves. We could go to the clubhouse tomorrow night, take a ride and have some alone time.”
Aries got up to use the phone, “Yeah, I’d like that. Let me ask her.” She still kept her excitement under control and called her aunt.
Lucian wandered over to Jewel and stood next to her. His hand absently stroked her hair, loving this little girl was easy. She turned her head and watched him right back.
“You want to go spend some time at your aunt’s and sleep over so mommy can go to work?” He wondered if she knew what Aries did. He’d never asked her.
“Mommy dancing? I dance too, do you want to see?” She got up and was shaking her butt at him. It was so cute he couldn’t help but smile at her. Jewel flipped her hair around and winked at him.
“Mommy show you how to dance, baby girl?” He chewed at the inside of his cheek. He didn't like this too much.
“He took me to see; I don’t like him Luc, bad bad man.” She put her arms out for him to pick her up, which he did.
Lucian could feel her little heart beating against his chest. He didn’t want her ever to have to deal with Gunner again. “Who is he, baby?” He whispered into her ear.
Jewel whispered in his ear, “Gunner.”
Aries came over then with a smile on her face. “Aunt Helene said yes, so we need to pack some clothes for you and get you over there, sweet pea.” She looked at her daughter with her arms wrapped around Lucian's neck. She was very much at home there. “Lucian, can you drive her over after I get her ready? I’ve got to shower and do my makeup, and you’ve got to call Leigh, don’t you?”
Lucian put Jewel down and watched her run to her room. “I’ll make the call, and I’ll drive her, go do what ya gotta do.” He moved toward the phone as she went down the hallway. He picked up the phone and called Sleaze. He waited for the call back that Leigh would dance. Aries took care of the plants, and they were blooming beautifully. She was everything he had wanted, and more than he had ever expected. Tonight he’d see how she handled herself on the stage. It would be interesting to see if she’d flirt or how she behaved around other men. He knew she’d entice the men to give her money, but that was what a good dancer did. He wondered how he’d take that and shrugged it off as the phone rang.
Jewel was packed up and ready to go in clean clothes and her little pink backpack stuffed with her new toys. She had a small overnight bag in her hand.
Aries kissed her cheek, “Be good and no bad words. I will get you on Sunday. Lucian will drive you over to Aunt Helene’s now, sit in the backseat, okay? I love you big time.”
“Love you big too, mommy. Ready Luc?” Jewel was impatient to leave.
Lucian shook his head at her and picked up her bag, “Can’t wait to leave us?”
“I’ll have lots of ice cream and sleep in my old bed and see my auntie.” She tugged on his hand.
Aries hurried over to give him a quick kiss and went to take her shower. She had to look perfect for Lucian and show him how well she danced. Impressing him was a must for some reason. She wanted him to be proud of her, and maybe he’d let her work a few nights or whenever anyone called out. It was a start at least.
Lucian opened the car door for the kid, “Jewel, you can ride in the front seat. We won’t tell your mom.” He got the seat belt buckled over her and closed the door. He got in and started the car, and they were on the road.
“Jewel, who is Gunner to you?” He knew he was prying, but he needed to know what she knew about him.
“He’s a bad man. Mean and loud. I don’t like him, and he hit mommy and me. He went away, and we came here. I like it here.” She stuck her pinkie finger into her mouth.
Lucian wanted to know more, “Is Gunner your daddy?” He asked the child.
“No, I don’t have a daddy. Gunner yelled a lot, and he wasn’t like you. I wanted a daddy, and I got you.” Her pinkie finger popped back into her mouth.
“Yeah, I got you too, Jewel of mine. You can call me daddy.” He made a split decision and didn’t give a fuck if Aries got pissed at him. Jewel needed a father; he could fill that void for her. He waited for her response.
She smiled at him, and he winked at her. He was enjoying his life more than he had in a long time. He wouldn’t push the daddy subject, but she knew now she could call him that. If she did, he was good with it. In time he’d wipe all memories of Gunner out of her mind. He was a dead man anyway as soon as he could fix it. In time Jewel would be all his as would be Aries.
***
Aries loved to dance, and you could see how much by the way she moved. The customers were very excited to see a new girl, and she made herself very mysterious to the men watching her. She worked
her sets and didn’t come out and chat with them but disappeared into the dressing room to change into a new costume. She had what it took to be a feature dancer. Lucifer looked over the crowd to see if it was thinning out and was surprised to see it hadn’t. She had one more set to dance, and they could leave. A slow burn of rage was simmering in the pit of his stomach. It was wrong of him to be angry at her for doing what he’d asked of her, but he was. He’d punish her with sex, and she wouldn’t even know it. Or if she did, he didn’t give a damn.
***
Leigh was relaxing in the dressing room when Aries came in. She looked tired but happy. Aries wasn’t tired, but she felt something had upset Lucifer. She quickly changed and went into the bathroom. She had a wad of cash to count and sat on the toilet. She was shocked to see she’d made over eight hundred dollars. She opened the door to see what Leigh was doing, but she wasn’t there. Aries quickly counted out a hundred dollars and added it to Leigh’s pile of bills. It didn’t look like she’d looked at her tips yet. Much of the money was crumpled up still. She knew Leigh wanted a place of her own and she would help her when she could. She took two hundred dollars and stuffed it into the lining of her costume case. Once she had the time, she’d find a better hiding place. The rest of the money she put into her wallet. She began to gather her costumes and was putting them away as the door opened.
Lucifer strode into the room and looked at her. “How much did you make?” He didn’t sound pleased or happy and stood frowning at her.
“I shoved the money in my wallet; you can count it for me if you want.” She continued getting her belongings and was putting them away.
“Babe, it’s your money. You made another hundred for dancing tonight. I don’t need your money. I hope you got a lot of tips because the crowd loved you. I’ve never been jealous of my woman dancing before.” His voice was harsh, and he didn’t look happy at all. He tossed a hundred dollar bill at her.
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