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I take a fistful of her hair and gently pull her to lie down beside me. I stare down at her. “He was nice?” I ask, arching a brow. “I don’t wanna know if he was nice.”
She smirks. “Then don’t ask.”
“If he was so nice, why didn’t he help you with the Nate situation?”
“I don’t think he knew. Well, not everything. But, at the end of the day, he’s a club president, he’s not going to rescue a whore.”
“Jesus, Luna, stop referring to yourself like that. Those days are behind you.”
“No, Grizz. I’m taking a break, but let’s not pretend those days are gone because, eventually, you’ll get bored of babysitting me and your life will go on. But Ivy and I will still be stuck in this shitty life.”
I don’t want to think about that too much, so I kiss her. When I pull back, her cheeks are flushed pink. “Bread,” I say, and she frowns. “Why don’t you open up your own place and bake bread?”
She laughs. “It must be nice to be in there,” she whispers, running her fingers through my beard and tapping my temple. “Your head is so full of wild ideas.”
“It’s a good idea,” I defend.
“An impossible one. Do you think I’ll get a business loan when I have no real address and no proof of income?”
LUNA
It feels different this time as Grizz slides into me. We’re both completely naked, which is a first because sex with us is usually rushed or more urgent, resulting in only half our clothes being stripped. Tonight, he took time to remove each layer, placing soft, gentle kisses on my skin. And even now, as he fucks me slow, his face is buried into the crook of my neck and he occasionally kisses me there or on the mouth. I’m not used to this kind of sex. Not with anyone.
When I eventually come apart, he places a hand over my mouth so as not to wake Ivy, but he whispers obscene words in my ear, dragging out my orgasm. And when it’s his turn to climax, he spins us so I’m on top but keeps his hands on my hips to make sure I continue to move slow. Our bodies are slick with sweat, and when he comes hard, I follow with a second orgasm.
And then he pulls me into his arms, only shifting to remove the condom and drop it in the bin beside the bed. We fall asleep wrapped in each other.
When the morning comes, I can’t pretend I’m not disappointed to find his side of the bed empty again. There’s no note, but then I guess he doesn’t need to leave me one now. I already know I’ll see him later, and I smile to myself at the thought.
Lexi is the only one in the kitchen when I get downstairs. She moves to pour me a coffee, insisting I sit. Ivy is snuggled in my arms, so I don’t argue. “You look all . . .” she pauses before shrugging and adding, “glowy.” I press my lips together to try and stop the huge smile from spreading, but she spots it immediately and takes her seat again, sliding the coffee in front of me. “Spill,” she orders.
“I guess I’m just happy,” I say.
“Because?” she pushes.
“I’m here, where I feel safe.”
She reaches across and gives my hand a gentle squeeze. “You should never have left. Any idea what you want to do with your time once you’re healed from Ivy?” I smile again, remembering what Grizz suggested last night, and I relay it to her. “That’s not a bad idea,” she tells me.
“It’s a dream is what it is. How the hell would I get funding for it?”
“Ask Axel?”
I shake my head. There’s no way I’m going to ask him for money. I’ve done my best to avoid him pretty much since I returned. “Maybe I’ll find something in a supermarket if Duchess can help with childcare. Or a bar?”
“Speaking of bars, have you found an outfit for tonight’s opening?”
“I’m not going,” I tell her. “I don’t have anyone to watch Ivy, and he hasn’t mentioned it.”
“He probably just forgot. I’ll ask Duchess to babysit.”
“No, she’s done so much for me already, and I don’t want to push into his life. When I say he hasn’t mentioned it, I mean any of it, not even the bar.”
“Luna, you are a part of this club and you are coming tonight. All the girls are going. So, let’s find you something to wear.”
I’ve never been one for girly chats and sharing makeup. I never had the time as a teenager, and it didn’t come naturally as an adult. I’d learned young to keep my life private to avoid people judging me, but something about Lexi and her demeanour has me spilling about last night with Grizz as she watches me apply my makeup.
“That sounds like you made love,” she says, looking excited.
