Balance (The Chicago Defiance MC Book 6)

by K E Osborn

  He catches me as all my muscles contract, and I fall into his arms while an overwhelming relaxation swallows me whole. He swipes my hair from my face as he shifts me over to his bed letting me sit on the edge. My ass hits the sheets, but I’m too zoned out to really take anything in. The orgasm was huge. I know he’s taking his clothes off, but I’m not really paying much attention. I’m more focusing on trying to breathe.

  “I’m nowhere near finished with you yet. I have five months of missed time to catch up on, Starlet.” The tone of his voice lets me know he’s serious.

  I glance up as my abdomen squeezes in approval. Somehow that little statement gave me the boost of energy I need to get back in this. I glance up to see him step toward me completely naked. His perfectly hard cock right in my line of vision. I love what I see. He bends down at my feet on his knees, his hands come up to grab my panties that are still somehow on, and he yanks them down and off me. Then his hands grip my waist as he pulls me to the floor with him. I let out a small squeal as I drop to one knee, and he pulls the other up as if I’m about to push off the ground to stand. I glance at Ace wondering what he’s up to as his hand moves in to grab my ass while his other moves in under my arm and around my back pulling me to him. I open my eyes wide as his cock moves into position right where it should be. I gasp wrapping my hands around his neck, my fingers threading in his beautiful hair.

  “Like this?” I ask wondering how this will work.

  He stares into my eyes. “Do you trust me?”

  I let out a puff of air. “With my life.”

  His arm on my back pulls me closer, so close the tip of his cock slides inside me slightly making me whimper. “Then, hold on, baby.”

  I giggle. He can’t move a hell of a lot, only his hips, whereas I can angle myself on him at just the right place so he slides up inside of me as we both moan in delight. I see what he means now. This is new and exciting, and my eyes open wide as I feel something I wasn’t expecting as he thrusts forward. As his body hits mine, along with the feeling of him inside me, this position stimulates my clit at the same time. I gasp while his mouth moves to my neck as my fingers run through his hair. This is all a sensory overload as I rock with him on the floor.

  His hand tightens on my ass sending a shockwave through my lower back at the same time he thrusts up inside of me. I moan as I rock against him loving every second. I’ve never done anything like this before. I love how my sex life with Ace is going to be an adventure every time.

  His hand on my back pulls me closer to him making my breasts rub against his chest. The feeling of skin on skin as we move in unison is setting a fire burning inside of me I didn’t know I had. I’m feeling things for Ace that deep down I knew were there. I knew with all the time I spent away from him I felt it, but as I pull back and stare into his eyes, it only ignites the feeling even more. Energy surges through me as he thrusts up inside me making us both moan, his hand slides up into my hair gripping it tight as his electric blues lock onto mine. He’s looking at me with such intensity as we move together back and forth, faster and faster, needing each other to reach the place where we want to be.

  I start to moan watching him watching me while we fuck. It’s like a high I could fast become addicted to. Sweat beads on his brow, and I know he’s feeling as good as I am. This isn’t a deep penetration, but it’s enough to know he’s feeling the intensity of it, and it’s working all the right places for me, for sure. The pressure hits my clit at the same time he thrusts up again, and I can’t help but whimper as his mouth moves in to catch my cries. His lips tangle with mine, his tongue taking ownership of me as we kiss frantically.

  I’m so fucking close, the pressure builds inside every molecule of my body. Every nerve, every fiber of my being is screaming for release as he rocks inside of me again. I gasp for air breaking our toe-curling kiss as my head falls into his neck, his into mine, as we move together. My muscles clench as I feel his body begin to stiffen from his impending climax. I know we’re both right on the edge as I run my fingers through his hair for mine and his pleasure. I tighten my grip yanking on his hair like he does with me as he thrusts up inside of me one more time.

  “Fuuuck,” we both moan together as it hits us at the same time.

  My muscles clench around his cock milking him as he explodes inside of me at the same time I shudder, feeling all my muscles tense and release with my orgasm. The world spins for a moment, my panting taking over as I try to come back down to earth.

  I open my tightly clenched eyes as I lift my head gazing at Ace, who’s equally as shattered as I am. His eyes are hooded and dazed as he looks at me with nothing but adoration in his eyes.

  He pulls out, then grabs me, moving me on top of him as he falls on his back to the floor. I laugh as we collapse, and I fall into his arms landing on top of him in a mass of hair, sweat, and God knows what else.

  I giggle peering down at him as his fingers trail up and down my arms tenderly. He seems like he’s thinking something but is unsure of whether or not to say it. I exhale licking my parched lips. “What’s on your mind?” I ask. I don’t want him to ever hold back from me.

  He looks into my eyes, his hand coming up swiping a loose strand of hair from my face. “I love you.”

  My heart leaps into my throat. I wasn’t expecting him to say that right now, but I’m so fucking ecstatic that he has. I lean down pressing my lips to his briefly before pulling back and diving right into his stunning eyes. “I love you, too, have for months.”

  He lets out a relieved sigh as he spins me around laying on top of me. “Good to know. Because I don’t know what the future holds for us, or what we’re going to wake up to in the morning with the press, but I’m in this with you, Starlet. You, me. We’re a team now, no matter what shit they throw at us.”

  Excitement filters through every fucking fiber of my being at the thought of going through my life with Ace by my side.

  Will it be hard? Probably.

  Do I want it? Fucking hell, yes.

  So, I can’t get scared of what the morning will bring.

  What will be, will be.

  ACE

  The Next Morning

  There’s heaviness on my arm as I wake, and immediately, a smile crosses my face. Turning my head, I don’t even open my eyes as I lean in kissing her gorgeous head. Starlet murmurs slightly with a half-asleep noise as I finally decide to open my eyes to the morning after.

  Last night was amazing.

  Sure, getting to the point where we’re finally alone in my room was a little rough, but being here with her now made it all worthwhile.

  Suddenly, Starlet sits bolt upright, the sheets falling from her naked breasts making my already semi-hard cock fully erect as she turns wide-eyed at me with a shocked expression on her face. “It’s morning,” she almost yells.

  I smirk at her sudden state of awake. “So it is.”

  She yanks the sheet off her in a mad dash and starts searching my room for something. I have no idea what as I sit in the bed watching her wondering what the fuck’s going on. “Starlet?” I ask.

  “Where the hell is your cell?” she practically yells again.

  I cock my brow pointing to the bedside counter. She groans grabbing it in all her glorious nakedness and slumps back on the bed. She goes to open it, but, of course, it’s locked. “Fuck, can you open it?”

  I chuckle swiping it open, then she opens the browser and starts typing.

  It hits me.

  I know what she’s doing.

  I move in closer as nerves start to settle in the pit of my stomach.

  I have no idea what hell we’re in for today.

  What shit’s about to rain down on us, but we’re in this together.

  Finally, it opens, and the headline flashes up straight away.

  Only in the movies: An A-lister and a biker who defy the odds.

  Opening my eyes wide I’m a little shocked as Starlet continues to scroll down. It tells of how I’m a stan
dup guy with no running sheet. How I come from a military family. How I helped get Neve’s father out of a bad situation and saved his life. They’re painting me as a hero. How the club is basically the good-deed citizens of Chicago.

  I glance at Starlet shaking my head wondering how all this happened. “Why would the press do this?” I ask “Aren’t they all about defaming and shit?”

  “You told them yesterday in your speech. You told them who you are, Ace.”

  I flare my nostrils. “Still, it doesn’t seem like that should be enough. Keep scrolling.”

  She does.

  Then I see it.

  Glowing reports from Senator Malcolm Scott say he knows firsthand the Defiance MC and what they’re capable of. He’s had dealings with them in the past and found them to be helpful. The Senator stated that the club and he are on friendly terms. Scott wanted everyone to understand the club is not an organization for civilians to be fearful of. The streets of Chicago are safe from the Defiance MC, and as long as the Senator and the club are aligned, Chicago will flourish.

  “Motherfucker,” I mumble under my breath.

  Starlet glances at me like she has no idea what the hell is going on. “You know him? Senator Scott?”

  Tensing all over, I grit my teeth. “Yeah, we know him. I better tell Torque we’ll be expecting a visitor.”

  Starlet gnaws on her bottom lip. “Do I want to know?”

  I exhale. “It’s a long story. The short of it is Sparx has bipolar. When she was diagnosed, the Senator’s son was in a psych ward with her. Fast forward, his son stalked Sparx, kidnapped her, and tried to burn her alive when she was pregnant. We got to her just in time.”

  Starlets’ eyes open wide in shock. “Holy shit!”

  “The worst part is Senator Scott secretly helped his son find Sparx, helped him put his plan into action, so in the end we would inevitably…”

  She swallows like she fully understands. “Take care of Scott’s son.”

  I still my demeanor observing her wondering how she will take that news. “We played right into his hands. And now the Senator thinks he has some kind of power over us. I thought it was all handled. Now he’s given us a glowing report in the tabloids. He probably thinks we owe him one.” My muscles clench. “That son of a bitch.”

  She exhales closing my cell, turning to look at me. “Well, we can worry about him later. For now, we need to celebrate that the tabloids didn’t paint you an asshole or ruin my career or your club.”

  Leaning in, I kiss her softly. “Agreed. Shall we have a really fatty breakfast and think about your diet tomorrow?”

  She opens her eyes wide like I’ve just proposed to her or some shit. “Oh God, yes, I need so much bacon, it will make me barf.”

  I burst out laughing as I pull us from the bed to get dressed so we can head down to grab some food. It seems like we’ve found the right balance between biker and Hollywood to make us work. Somehow, we’ve hit the nail on the head and found a way to make this crazy thing plausible. With the right amount of this, a little pinch of that, Starlet and I are the right fit. We gel in perfect harmony, and somehow, someway, a biker and an actress are going to make this thing work.

  I can feel it in my bones.

  It’s all in the way you balance it.

  I gave Starlet a pair of my tracksuit pants to wear and a baggy T-shirt. She’s never looked so gorgeous to me. She said she’s never been as comfortable as we sit down in the clubroom after eating a full breakfast. I swear I’ve never seen her eat so damn much.

  Starlet sits still slowly continuing to eat a piece of crispy bacon while she chats to Foxy. I figure I need to speak with Torque about what was in the report if he hasn’t already seen it.

  “Just gonna go speak with the pres, be right back.”

  She continues to talk to Foxy as I stand to go to the pres who’s chatting with Trax by the bar.

  I slide in next to them making them both turn to me. “Have you seen the reports this morning?” I ask.

  Torque tenses a little. “Yeah. Good work getting the all-clear. Now you and Neve can actually sort your fuckin’ shit out.”

  I exhale. “Did you read it all?”

  Torque glances at Trax like maybe he doesn’t know. “I did… Trax hasn’t.”

  Trax raises his brow, curiosity obvious now on his face. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

  Torque shakes his head patting his blood brother’s shoulder. “I’m gonna figure it out, Ace, and I’ll tell you in a moment in private, Trax, but right now I wanna talk about what this means for you, Ace, and the club.”

  Trax is disgruntled, but I kind of want to talk about this as well, so Trax will have to wait. “I want to stay in the club, pres. You guys mean everything to me. In fact, I claimed Neve last night... her Old Lady name is Starlet.”

  Torque and Trax both smile wide. “Well, that is fuckin’ good news, brother. How will it work when she’s gone for movie shoots and shit?”

  “Well, while she’s shooting, I’ll be here. I don’t want to distract her, but when she has a premiere, I’ll be with her. It means traveling to different states, different countries, and whatnot.”

  Torque nods his head matter-of-factly. “I’m happy for you. In fact, we’ve needed an international liaison for the club for a while now… feel like taking on another role?”

  My eyes widen. “What does that mean?”

  “While you’re overseas, you talk with our other clubs to scrutinize how things are traveling with them, see if we can set up some… international dealings.”

  “Reckon I can manage that.”

  “Good. It’s a done deal then. Now fuck off, I have to talk to Trax.”

  Tension rolls over me. I have no idea how Trax will take the news of the senator being back in town. Trax struggled hard when Sparx almost died. The thought of one of the men responsible being back could send him over the edge.

  I dip my head then stroll over to sit next to Starlet, grabbing my coffee cup and take a sip, the warm nectar warming my throat all the way down as Chains and Chills walk into the room holding hands seeming like something’s on their minds.

  “We have news,” Chains calls out not caring about anything else going on right now.

  Everyone turns to them as Chills rolls her eyes clinging onto his hand even tighter. It’s the most unsure I’ve ever seen her. She’s always so headstrong and sure of herself. Right now, she seems worried.

  Torque and Trax stop as everyone pays attention to Chains and Chills.

  “Well… spit it out,” Foxy gushes.

  Chains wraps his arm around Chills leaning his lips to her forehead and kisses her. “We’re having a baby,” Chains calls out proud as a pig in shit.

  The room erupts into a fit of hysteria as Chills stands on the spot still appearing scared as hell.

  I let out a cheer as Foxy stands up walking over to Chills looking at her dead on. “What’s wrong?” Foxy asks.

  Chills exhales as the cheering stops dramatically. “I’m not a young mom. I’m nearly thirty-six. I’m practically a pensioner.”

  Everyone snickers except Foxy and Chains. Foxy reaches out grabbing her hands. “I get, I do. You’re high risk, but I will be with you every step of the damn way watching every damn thing you do. I’ll be worse than Chains. This baby is so fucking precious, and it has an entire brotherhood that’s going to protect it.”

  Chains beams at Foxy, and Chills seems to relax. “You’re right. We got this.”

  “Yeah, woman, we do,” Chains reiterates leaning in planting a giant kiss on her lips.

  I wrap my arm around Starlet’s shoulders and lean in kissing her hair as everyone starts to chat among themselves again.

  “Is it always like this? Everyone supporting everyone?” Starlet asks.

  A sense of home, of brotherhood, of family flows through me. “Yeah, babe, always. They’re gonna support you now, too, in everything because you’re mine.”

  She leans in kissing me, her
fingers running into my hair just the way I like it. Right here, right now, my woman kisses me in my clubhouse. We might be starting a new adventure together, but the club, our club, will always be here for the both of us no matter what.

  It’s good to know we have each other, but we also have a swarm of people here for us too. But kissing her knowing she’s mine and mine alone, fills me with so much joy I feel like I’ve been playing the best card game of my life.

  I’m the Ace, she’s my Queen, and together we’ve got the winning fucking hand.

  ACE

  Ten Months Later

  Starlet and I are in Dublin for the premiere of her and Cindi’s movie. It took a long time in production. We’ve been to the LA premiere as well, but now we’re heading around the world to launch Cindi’s career. It’s taking off and viewers are fucking loving Cindi’s performance. They love Neve too, of course, that goes without saying, but it’s great to be making this trip with Starlet and Cindi together.

  Cindi’s taking this fame gig like she was born for it. I, on the other hand, tend to stick to the background carrying their bags. I don’t mind, I want it that way. I’m their support and their eyes. I like keeping my eyes peeled for anything. Sure, they both have security up the wazoo, but I like knowing I’m here as well for that added extra benefit.

  Noah calls Cindi every day. He’s close to patching in now, so he’s not on the road with us, but he and Cindi are doing great. Right now, Starlet and Cindi are in our hotel about to do a day of interviews. I was going to be in the way, so I’m making myself scarce and going to do some work of my own.

  Torque gave me a job to do while on the road, so I’ve been hustling while visiting the various cities.

  Today’s no different.

  I’ve hired a bike, and I’m on my way to the Dublin Defiance clubhouse. I’ve met their Enforcer- Equalizer before when he came into town a few years ago, but other than that, I don’t know any of our Dublin brothers. I hope they welcome me with open arms.