Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77394 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77394 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
“You that ready to get out of here?”
“No, not at all.” I looked up at him and smiled. “I like staying here, but I don’t want to take advantage.”
He leaned over and kissed me on the forehead as he whispered, “Couldn’t if you tried.”
“How’d you get to be so great?”
“You do know who you’re talking to, right?”
“I’m serious,” I argued. “You took us in and helped us out for no reason at all. You got me a job, and if that wasn’t enough, you took care of Luna when she was sick.”
“That was Blade.”
“But you’re the one who got her to him. You just knew what to do. It’s hard to believe you don’t have kids of your own.”
“Who said I didn’t.”
“What?” I eased up on my elbow. “You have kids?”
“I have a kid.” A strange look marked his face as he admitted, “Well, he’s not a kid anymore. He’s in his twenties now.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, I probably should’ve mentioned it sooner.” Lawson looked down at me with a blank expression. “Skid’s mine.”
“What!”
“Yeah, he’s mine.”
“But he never acted like he was your son.” I felt a little betrayed as I told him, “Neither of you did.”
“That’s because he’s prospecting. The whole father/son thing was put on hold. It’s what he wanted, so I played along.”
“But you could’ve at least mentioned something about it.”
“Yeah, I should’ve.”
My mind was reeling. I’d seen the resemblance. Anybody could see it. They both shared the same dark hair and eyes, and they even walked the same and had some similar personality traits. But I hadn’t pieced together the fact that they were father and son. “What about the pictures? I didn’t see any of him and you when I was unpacking those boxes.”
“You’d have to ask his mother about that.”
“Oh.” Until that moment, I hadn’t even considered Skid’s mother. Nor had I considered the fact that Grim had a past wife or a significant other. “Is she still around?”
“Nah, she’s long gone. She couldn’t handle the club life.”
“And what about Skid?”
“She couldn’t handle him either.” I could hear the anguish in his voice as he explained, “We were just kids when we met. Too young to get tied up like we did, and when Thatch was born, things took a turn. She didn’t want to be tied down. Not to me or to Thatch. So, she left.”
“How old was he when she left?”
“Just before his ninth birthday.”
“Oh, bless his heart. That must’ve been really hard for him. And hard for you, too.”
“Not as hard as you might think. We had the club, and the brothers did what they could to help out where they could.”
“That must’ve been nice.”
“It was. I don’t know what I would’ve done without them.”
“I wish Steven and I had people like that when we were growing up.”
“I do, too, babe. But you’re here now, and you’re safe and doing okay.”
“Yeah, thanks to you.”
“You’re a smart girl, Jenna.” He leaned over and kissed me on the temple. “You would’ve figured it out with or without me.”
“Maybe so, but I'm glad you came around when you did.” I grimaced. “Well, the ‘when’ and the ‘how’ was not the best, but you know what I mean.”
“I do, and I agree. But things happen for a reason.” He rolled over on his side. “Now, do you wanna keep talking, or you wanna go for another round?”
“Another go? Already?” I gave him a playful smirk. “Are you sure you’re able at your age? It’s only been a couple of minutes.”
“You didn’t.”
“Oh, yeah,” I giggled with a nod. “I did.”
“I’ll show you what this old man can do.”
With that, he grabbed a condom from the bedside drawer, then eased on top of me and settled himself between my legs. He looked down at me with desire so intense I could feel the heat of his gaze burn against my skin, and just like that, my entire body tingled with desire. He spent the next hour showing me exactly what he could do, and he did not disappoint.
By the time he was done, I was both satiated and exhausted.
I’d never had sex like I had with him—so possessive and full of desire. It was like Lawson wanted to own my body, and I couldn’t get enough of it. And as I lay there listening to his breathing begin to slow, I felt a sense of contentment I hadn’t felt before.
He gave me a light squeeze, pulling me from my thoughts.
A sexy grin spread across his face as he said, “Not bad for an old man.”
“Nope. Not bad at all.”
He sprawled out beside me with a sigh. I eased over next to him and gently laid my head on his shoulder. I closed my eyes, and after a few minutes of listening to the rhythmic sounds of his heartbeat, I drifted off to sleep.