I had no choice but to heed the authority in his tone. It also acted as the push I needed to cum. It was a draw between his brisk words and his eyes. I fell into those waters without any thought to shore and as I felt the flood of my release his name rolled off my lips like a plea.
Then I couldn’t stop. His name continued to come with every breath.
He quickened his pace on his cock and in a deep groan he arched his neck and pressed his head back into the bed before cumming in his hands.
I bent to lick up his throat and lock lips with him again. There’s no robot left to me. Just flesh and bone.
Chapter Twenty-Five
ADAM
We lay on our sides so our bodies could stay entwined. We could feel one another’s breath on the cheek, and our eyes stayed at half mass, somewhere between sleep and awake.
His hand would skim it’s way up my arm while mine would trace up his side.
Silent smiles were exchanged, maybe a kiss, but unlike with Trixie, I didn’t need to explain my feelings with Chance.
He understood by my actions of affection. He knew my mind. I know his.
“Move in with me,” his words came in the hidden wrapping of a kiss.
I smiled as I pulled my neck back. “That’s going too fast.”
He grinned, “Go out with me then.”
I kissed along his nose, “That’s asking a lot of a PDA phobia-ridden guy.”
He pulled my waist so I was closer, “I’ll give you keys then.”
I felt my way down his chest, “That’s too fast too.”
He covered my hand and closed his eyes like to sleep.
I hovered over his ear, “What if I said ‘I love you’, what would you say back?”
His eyes stayed closed as a smirk appeared only now his smirks don’t infuriate me because I can kiss them, so I did.
“I don’t know,” he mumbled with shut eyes. “Tell me and let’s find out.”
I sighed and worked up the courage, “Chance,” I set a love bite on his shoulder and he laughed at me.
“You can do it,” he cheered as his body shook slightly with humor.
I laughed with him, “Fuck,” I shut my own eyes then opened them and waited.
His eyes opened and he listened.
“I love-.”
A knock on the door interrupted us. I gave him a look of annoyance and he smiled, “It’s okay.” He sat up, “Hold the thought,” he kissed me then stood and pulled on his jeans.
I sat forward in bed and rubbed my face. “Hurry back,” I demanded. “There’s still night left.”
He gave me a chin lift, “It’s very fulfilling to know your bedhead is my fault this time,” he teased.
I felt my hair and winced, “God.”
He laughed, “It’s fine,” he came toward me placing his fists on the bed. “It’s sexy,” he came close like to kiss me but when I angled closer he pulled his neck back, “All that’s missing is the nerd glasses.”
The door getting knocked with more force took us from the moment. “Mr. Chance Urban?” someone I didn’t recognize called through the door.
I frowned and looked past him, “Who is that?”
He withdrew, “I still want to hear what you were going to say.” He smiled but it didn’t feel real. “You’ll have to tell me sometime.” He stood and started out of the room, “Stay here, Adam.”
Of course, whenever I’m told something it’s like my private duty to do the opposite. As soon as he was making for the living room I got up and put my jeans on. I heard him open the door and then the deep tones of a man telling him something I couldn’t make out. The word ‘officer,’ put all my hairs on end and I made my way out.
“What’s going on?” My heart went full speed when I saw the two officers.
Chance looked back at me like the sight of me was making matters worse, “Adam, just go wait-.”
“No, what happened?”
He shoved his hands in his pockets and shifted his upper body to face me, “Jax reported what happened.” He said simply. “And, I’m being arrested…for assault.”
I turned furious eyes on the cops, “Jax? Jax called you? Did he mention he was a fucking drug lord?”
“Adam,” Chance warned. “Drop it.”
“No, I won’t drop it! This is bull shit!” I looked to the cops but they both looked totally disinterested in anything I was saying, “The only reason he was anywhere near that piece of shit, was to get our friend away from him, he was-.”
“Adam,” Chance’s voice thundered through the apartment. I brought my eyes to his and he stayed hard. Then he softened, “I know you don’t understand.”
I tried to fight it, but in the end, cops aren’t there to judge, they come to bring you to someone who will. I had to watch them cuff Chance and it made me crazy.
“Wait a God damn second!” I insisted.
They held up for a brief second but one of them kept a hand wrapped around Chance’s forearm.
“Now?” I asked him in a hushed whisper. “This had to happen now?”
“It’s like your worst fear isn’t it?” He asked with a sad lift to the corner of his lips. “Proves all your apprehensions right.”
“No, it doesn’t.” I cradled the back of his neck and brought us closer. In front of cops. “It makes me wish I finished asking you that question.”
“You will. When this over. Don’t do it now.”
I kissed him because the thought of not having the ability to hold him tonight was worse than my phobia. “I’ll fix this,” I vowed as they pulled him away.
I watched them take him out of the club. He didn’t resist in the slightest. It’s not his first rodeo but it’s mine. I’ve never been arrested or even seen someone get arrested.
Especially not someone I love and now I’m helpless.
TRIXIE
When Jolee was dropped here by Chance, I wouldn’t look at her. I’m starting to hate Jolee. She tried telling me she was pressured, that she needed the money to pay back Jax but then she slipped up when she told me that she took more pills of a high quality and price which added to her debt.
All this on top of finding out she’s been trafficking herself at Jax’s command and even bedding the man himself.
I see now why my cousin Jenzy’s husband Chris and Adam both see no redemption for her. She’s hopeless, and though I feel for her and what the past did to scar her, I also see she’s weak in nature.
I sat by the window in our living room petting Buddy while she lay in our bed in the loft. I glanced at Liam and saw he was watching me. He and Diego were watching a movie but he was looking my way. I turned my head to the window. If he’s not brave enough to act on his feelings he shouldn’t toy with mine.
The door opened with force and all of us sat up and watched as Adam stormed in, “Where is she?” he demanded.
I frowned and took a guess, “Jolee?”
“Where?” he huffed. He looked livid; past any reason.
“Upstairs…” I said.
He tore up the steps and we all stood up in anticipation as the guys shut off the TV.
“Get up!” Adam snapped at her.
“What is it?” She sounded lazy.
“Get up or I’ll flip the damn mattress.”
I heard her moving around and then they were coming down. I crossed my arms to ward off the sudden chill, “Adam,” I tried, “What’s wrong? What’s got you so pissed?”
He fumed, “Chance just got arrested,” he said glaring at my twin, “He’s being put away because she can’t get her shit together!” he growled at her.
I looked at Jolee and waited.
She shifted uncomfortably on her feet and sniffed, “I’m sorry…” she whispered.
“That’s not enough!” Adam yelled.
She whimpered some more.
“Tell me what happened?” Adam insisted. “Do it right now!”
She cried and it annoyed me. I squared my shoulders, “Jolee,” I said her name in
a cutting way, “You will fix this. Or so help me, I will never call you my sister again.”
She cried some more then made herself talk, “Jax forced me out of the club… because I was late. His hours overlap with Chance’s. I’m always either late for one job or the other. Jax got pissed, he dragged me out and took me back to the apartment. He was…hurting me when…Chance came. Jax pulled a gun but Chance got the upper hand… a few guys saw it.”
I lost so much respect for her it was cutting off my air.
Adam stilled his breathing.
Liam stepped up, “Then it was self-defense.” He lit up with understanding. “Jolee, did Chance have a weapon on him?”
She shook her head, “No…”
Liam’s mind kept working, “Did he force his way into the apartment?”
Jolee sniffed again, “Not this time. The guy that let him in knew him. Some guy from his block I think.”
Adam cooled, “What are you saying?” he asked.
I went over and rubbed Adam’s shoulder, “Liam was studying law, remember?”
“Could you represent him?” Adam asked Liam.
Liam stepped back, “I didn’t graduate-. I wasn’t even done with school. Far from it. I don’t even have a career with my record.”
I set aside the sadness of earlier, “Liam,” I stood on my toes, “You’re a just person. That’s what matters. You know the law to some extent.”
Diego set his hands on his hips, “Chance has the money for a lawyer. He should hire someone professional. No disrespect to Liam, but…”
Liam nodded, “Yeah, I can tell you he has a good chance at fighting it but I can’t be the one to do it. Maybe I’m just here to give you hope.”
Adam looked ruined by this, “Chance has a very bad record,” he told Liam. “He’s been arrested for assault before. This won’t go his way and he’ll get put away.” He burned holes through my sister. “Congratulation’s Jolee, your selfishness finally reached new heights.”
She overflowed with silent tears but I don’t think it was from what she’s done, I think it’s because it caught up with her.
Liam went on, “Character…that might help. He might have a record but there were witnesses to what happened. Especially Jolee. If we could get enough people to speak against Jax…” He raised his brows.
Adam pieced it together on his own, “Chance’s block. Chance’s entire block loves him. He keeps their streets clean of Jax’s influence. If they speak up about Jax and what he’s doing to corrupt the youth? What about the violence? Jax’s guys are violent as is he. The people on Chance’s block can attest to that.”
I perked up, “I can too,” I looked between the guys, “He had one of his men assault me, that’s a testament to character too. You were hurt too, Liam.”
Adam nodded, “Even Chance’s mom…”
I remember him talking about Chance’s mother, “Is she well enough? Mentally?”
“She has to get well enough. She owes him that,” Adam said. “Then there is Zeus.”
Diego pointed at Adam, “Bianca!” Said Diego. “Knox said Jax hurt her too, just like Jolee. She would testify. Chance got her out of that, same as Jolee.”
Liam nodded, “This might work. Adam, you work on Chance’s block. Get as many people willing to defend his character. Trixie and the rest, you come in from besmirching Jax with the assault and Diego, call Knox and tell him to talk to Bianca. She’d do anything for Chance. Jolee, you have to make the jury see your side of what happened tonight.”
Jolee shook her head making all of us fixate on her, “I c-can’t. Jax would be there. He would kill me.”
Adam came up to her in a menacing way, “You will go to court-.”
I stood between them, “Jolee,” I waited until she looked at me, “You did this to Chance. He’s rescued you many times over. You’ll do this and make yourself worth saving. Then you’ll get out of our lives and for good this time.”
She looked devastated but maybe not as much as I was that it came to this. We had a plan at least but I looked at Adam and saw true heartbreak. He was finally letting himself feel and the reward was having the person that opened him up being ripped away. Chance could go away for a long time, and I know Adam. He would never heal from that. He would become harder and in turn, lonelier.
ADAM
Chance was held until arraignment where they deemed him a flight risk because of his past. This meant he would spend Christmas behind bars.
So on Christmas Eve I went to the jail and was able to get a visit. They had an area set up for social calls. A bunch of tables with chairs was scattered. One table and chair is where Chance sat. His legs were wide spread in his typical careless way and his thumbs drummed the table top.
I smiled even though seeing him in here was like seeing a caged lion at a zoo. He caught sight of me and offered a small smile back but it didn’t reach his eyes.
“Hey,” I pulled out the chair opposite of him and sat.
He tilted his head, “You okay?”
I rubbed my ear, “You’re the one behind bars and you are asking me?”
“I’m not exactly out of my element. You, on the other hand…” His eyes sparked a little.
I crossed my arms, “I didn’t realize I couldn’t bring anything. Trix bought you an art kit to kill time. What could you possibly do with an art kit?”
He raised his brows. “You are so Vanilla.”
I snorted.
He laughed, “Well, maybe not in the sheets but…everywhere else…”
I lost the feeling of happy. The one I was using to breathe all this time. The thought of seeing him was holding me together but now I’m realizing I have to walk out without him.
“Adam,” he said my name and when I looked up he was observing me. “If this it too much you don’t have to stay here.”
My brows came together, “What?”
“You can’t even handle dates. This has to be giving you hives, sitting here with me in public knowing what I am…”
I shook my head, “None of that is in my head right now.”
“What is?”
“The fact that you aren’t leaving with me.” I took a breath and glanced around, “I don’t care about where I am or who is watching or what they think… I care that when they take you back it’s going to feel like someone is strangling me.” I finally met his eyes and let him see the raw pain I was in. “Truthfully, my biggest fear is something I want more than anything now. I just…want to touch you. I don’t care who sees me and I’m not embarrassed or ashamed or…” I couldn’t say anymore so I found a dent in our table and stared at it.
He bent his head to catch my eyes but I’m at my weakest point so I can’t look back.
“Adam…”
I went on, “I should have done more to keep this from happening to you. I should have gone to Jax’s with you or stopped you from going altogether. You shouldn’t be in here.”
“I’ve never had a visitor before,” he told me.
I looked up. “You had Lamar.”
He shook his head, “He didn’t come see me when I was put away. He was afraid of this side of life.”
I bit the inside of my cheek, “This isn’t how I wanted your Christmas to be.”
“Holidays are for families, Adam-.”
“You are my family, Chance.”
We watched one another for a time.
Then that slow smirk I both love and hate appeared on his handsome face, “Then there you go. That’s my gift this year.”
I laughed but then felt fierceness in my core, “I’m getting you out of here and then I’m going to give you everything you should have had and more. I’m going to give you a family and a future, this is just an obstacle.”
His eyes turned luminescent and burned brightly in this dull place. “Good, because after that night together…I think you are the only one that can.”
We talked a little while longer but then we were being told to wrap it up and the choking feeling
returned to me. We stood and came close enough to touch, “Can I ask you that question now?” I closed my eyes as we touched our foreheads and his fingers entwined with mine.
He held my cheek, “Nope. Not here.”
“That’s enough touching,” the guard told us.
I fought for breath.
Chance set a chase kiss on my lips, “I’m okay. Go on. It’s alright.”
I clenched my jaw then stepped back.
As I left I swore to myself this would be the last time I would ever leave him behind. It was also the last time my fears would keep me from happiness because it was one thing to decide against touching but it was another to be told. To lose the privilege. Never again.
When the trial began I never felt more nervous in my life. A month, it dragged.
However, the look on Chance’s face when he saw his mother take the stand for him, that was embedded in my heart. I’d taken a major step this month. I killed my fears of outward affection. Why? Because to ignite the hearts of his people from the block, I came clean about my own feelings for the man.
I confessed first to his mother, telling her that I was giving her no choice but to clean up her ways to defend her son because I was in love with him and I wasn’t losing him.
I didn’t have to convince Bianca. I’d told everyone that I loved Chance to get their support. The only one that has yet to hear it from me is actually, Chance.
I watched the color drain from Jax’s face as each witness to character tore him down. I watched him swear and get ugly with his lawyer when he found out two of his own guys plus Jolee played witness to him pulling the gun that night and to raping her.
Zeus was responsible for that but I don’t really want to know how he got them to fess up. I have a feeling it was less than lawful. I don’t really care.
When it was over and the jury found Chance’s case as dismissed under grounds of acting in self-defense, I breathed right for the first time in days.
After the hearing, I kissed Chance upon release. Right in front of the courthouse. It was a new feeling for me. He was buttoning his coat and it just happened. I’d been dying inside from being apart and now that he was out and free of all the shit, I just needed to feel him.
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