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Chapter 25
Willow
I'm so exhausted after telling Ares and Zoe what happened. I feel like an idiot for trying to ingratiate myself into club business. I don't belong in this world, and I'm giving serious consideration to just heading out of town as soon as I can manage. Things between Zoe and Ares seem much better, and she already told me she wants to handle her affairs. I take a deep breath and will the tears to stay away. I know it's just the aftermath of the shock.
But I feel a sharp pang when I think about what life will be like never seeing Ares again. I know I'm silly. I'm sure he can't wait to cut me loose.
This protection is a courtesy at best.
I may have always thought Ares was a cold bastard, but maybe he feels a smidge to help me given Cody is his half-brother even if he's denied it for months.
When we pull up to the clubhouse, I take another big breath and slowly exhale. Zoe turns off the ignition and looks over at me.
"Ares in love – what a concept!" she states, taking off her seat belt. I sit there and stare at her in disbelief.
I laugh without humor, "Yeah, right, he's not in love with me!"
Zoe smiles, "you love him too."
"Oh, just stop; this is real life, not some alternate reality," I roll my eyes and cross my arms over my chest.
We both stop talking when we hear a knock on my window. I turn to see Ares standing outside the closed window. His brow quirks in question.
"Whatever you say, Willow," Zoe smirks as she opens her car door. I sit for another few seconds and hear the back door open.
Zoe is working on getting Cody out of his car seat. Ares is still standing there, looking at me through the window. He's frowning at me.
I unbuckled my seat belt and opened the door. I wordlessly follow both Ares and Zoe into the front door. He turns to Zoe, "you can stay in my Dad's old room. If that's okay. We've kept it the same way it was," he says quietly.
Zoe's eyes are wide, but she nods her head in agreement. I think it startled her a little that the room is as it was, or maybe it's the memory of spending so much time there and now without Aaron Walker. I'm a little surprised myself. I move to follow Zoe.
"What are you doing?" Ares asks, frowning at me again.
"I thought I'd stay with Zoe and Cody," I say, not looking at him.
He grabs my elbow gently and pushes my chin up with his finger so I'll look at him, "that's not going to work for me, vixen," he declares.
I'm speechless.
"Let's talk," he says as he guides me to his room.
I'm nervous as Ares closes his bedroom door and locks it. Ares takes off his boots and heads over to the bed. He rolls the blanket down and plumps up the pillows. He sits, propping himself up, and motions for me to join him. The butterflies are going crazy in my stomach. As I watch him, it hits me; I wanted Ares from the first moment I saw him when I got back from New York. I didn’t plan to admit that to him, though. I sit facing him with my knee bent in front of me while my other leg stays planted on the floor. I started playing with the hem of my jeans, trying not to look at him directly.
"Why are you so far away?" Ares asks, breaking the silence.
"What?" I ask grudgingly, looking up into his beautiful eyes.
He's smirking, "you heard me, vixen."
I shrug my shoulders and huff, "can you just yell at me already; this is driving me crazy!"
Ares starts laughing. I’m startled, and I look at him, wondering if he's lost his mind. He can't seem to stop. But before I can register his movement, he has me on my back, hovering over me, grabbing me by the throat with his right hand, keeping his weight off me with his left. The pressure is nonexistent. I look up, and his eyes are hooded. I feel his mouth crash into mine, and it takes me a second or two to respond. The kiss is all-consuming, and my heart starts to race. I grab onto his t-shirt with both hands. Ares breaks the kiss, moves to the edge of my shirt, and pulls it to expose my stomach. He starts to lick me and kiss me up toward my nipple. When he sucks me through my bra, I gasp, I'm already wet, but I feel flush with anticipation. I grab the bottom of his t-shirt to encourage him to take it off. I want to touch all his defined, sculpted muscles. My excitement is pushing my nervousness away.
I don't care if he kicks me out after this; just having him one more time is all I can think about at this moment.
"Yo Prez, we’ve got Gavin," the voice booms from the hallway with a loud knock on the door.
Ares kisses me quickly and moves off the bed. I sit up in a hurry.
