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“Yeah, my house that I have here. I don’t know how long it’ll take, and we’ll need to get some rest at some point, so we might as well stay. When we’re done, we’ll finally get back home.”
“Okay.” My mind is reeling with this information. There’s so much about him I don’t know . . . that I want to know. Glancing in the back seat of his truck, I stare at Gizmo curled up in a ball. He’s cute, and I absolutely love him. I also think Pirate is going to end up trying to steal him. Smiling, I turn back, lean my head against the headrest, and close my eyes. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night, considering, and I’m tired.
* * *
“Wake up, Sweets, we’re here.” Maverick’s voice breaks through the fog filling my head as I wake. His fingers slide through my hair. “Come on, we’ve got to go in.”
Groaning, my eyes flutter open and meet his intense stare. “Hey.”
“Yeah, baby, come on. Pirate already has Gizmo, and I want to get this done with soon as possible.” Maverick grunts, sounding somewhat peeved.
“Are you okay?” I ask, shaking off the fogginess in my head.
Maverick leans in and presses his lips to mine. “Yeah, I’m good, Sweets. I just hate this shit. I don’t like dealing with bullshit, and this is exactly what all this is.”
“Oh,” I murmur, shifting in the seat to hop out. Maverick moves his hands to my waist, grips it, and lifts me out and onto my feet, making me squeal in surprise.
“Come on,” he says, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and tucking me in his side.
Together we walk into the building, and I’m surprised by the elegance of the whole place. Black marble floors shine, and the walls a charred gray. There’s also a receptionist who eyes us, well, eyes Maverick like he’s a piece of meat that she’s ready to sink her teeth in.
“Hey, Maverick,” she says far too sweetly for my liking.
“My brothers already headed up?” he asks in greeting, completely ignoring her flirting.
“Yes, do you need me to do anything? Can I get you something to drink?”
“I think he’s good,” I snap, unable to help myself, drawing the woman’s eyes my way.
She gives me a glare and eyes me up and down. Fortunately for her, Maverick keeps us moving forward, and I don’t lay into her more. Maverick is my man, and I’m not about to let some meat-eater flirt with him in front of me. It’s bad enough I already know when we get back to the clubhouse, I’ll have to deal with the tor-peda-hoes coming onto him. It’s what they do. It’s a game to them, see how many cocks they can get with.
I remember when we first started going to the clubhouse, a few of them tried warning us away from the men. I don’t need them to do that. At the time, I wasn’t ready. That didn’t mean I didn’t stand up for myself and others if needed. I mean, I know Fawn can handle herself. Apricot, none of them mess with her for some reason, though I’ve seen them give her the stink eye. Peyton she can hold her own as well, but only if it comes down to it. And Shyann, well, she’s super sweet and shy. There’s no way she’d harm a fly, so the rest of us, and even the members of the club, look out for her.
Maverick pulls me into an elevator and then into his arms. I tilt my head back to find him grinning at me.
“What?” I demand.
“You.” He chuckles, shaking his head. “What am I gonna do with you? You know you didn’t have to speak to her.”
“Ugh, yeah, I did.” I blink at him, aghast. “She looked ready to jump you right then and there.”
“She wouldn’t have gotten close.” Maverick dips his head forward and brushes his lips against mine. “In fact, she wouldn’t have done a damn thing because there’s only one woman I want jumping me. And you know what?”
“What?” My lips brush his as I ask.
“After we handle business before heading to my place, I’m gonna take you to my office and fuck you over the desk in there.”My thighs squeeze together and a chill races up my spine at the image he plants in my head. Maverick claims my mouth, kissing me deeply. It’s remarkable. I wrap my arms around him, holding on tightly. If not, my legs would probably give out from under me. He breaks his mouth away when the elevator doors open, but he doesn’t move away, so his lips brush against mine with his next words. “Love that mouth of yours, Sweets. Eventually, I intend to find out what else you can do with it.”
Kissing one more time, he releases me, but only to wrap his arm around my shoulder once more. He guides me off the elevator and onto the floor, where he’s met by yet another woman. This one, though, was more polite but no less eager.
“Maverick. It’s good you’re here,” she says brightly. “Sean’s waiting for you in the conference room along with your friends.”
“Brothers,” I mumble under my breath.
“Appreciate it, Kathy.” Maverick grunts, his body shaking marginally but enough that I can assume he heard me. “Kathy, this is my woman, Nevaeh. Sweets, this is Kathy, Sean’s fiancée. She’s also his assistant and handles my shit here as well.”
“Nice to meet you,” she says beamingly, her eyes catching mine. “Sorry, I forget that they call each other brothers. I’m not used to the terms like Sean is.”
“No need to apologize,” I remark, seeing she genuinely meant it.
