Razer put his arm around Beth. “He’s right, Beth. Deep down, you know he’s right. I would be pissed as hell if Lily or Shade came knocking at our door when I was giving you hell.”
Beth looked up at Razer.
“It was my fault,” Lily admitted. “I asked Rachel to drive me home after Shade had already asked Pastor Dean. Then I stopped at our house.”
“Lily, it’s not safe there for you.” Beth’s worried face gazed back at her from the doorway.
“I wasn’t thinking about that. I wanted my shampoo.”
“Your shampoo?”
At Beth’s dumbfounded expression, Lily explained. “I didn’t want my hair to smell like Jewell’s, Bliss’s or Evie’s. I wanted it to smell like mine.”
Beth’s eyes flew angrily to Shade, her mouth snapping open.
“We’re leaving,” Razer said in amusement. “I’ll handle her. Your door is off-limits when you’re pissed. Got it. Later, brother.” He turned a red-faced Beth away from the door, closing it behind them.
“I will never understand you, will I?” Shade said, crossing his arms over his chest.
“How would you like it if I doused you in Charles’s cologne? If every time you breathed in, you smelled like him?”
Shade winced at her words as she drove her point home.
She took a step forward, sliding her arms around his waist, laying her head on his chest. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think. I’ll be more careful in the future.”
Shade’s arms tightened, drawing her nearer. “Next time, will you at least call me and tell me there’s been a change in plans? I almost had a heart attack when the silent alarm went off, and I saw you on the camera.”
“I will. I’m sorry, Shade.” Lily looked up at him, smiling in apology.
“Let’s go eat dinner. You can sit there and gloat while Beth throws me dirty looks,” he said in resignation.
Fuck, he was going to have to call Lucky back and apologize, too.
He shut the bedroom door behind them, seeing her happy expression. She thought she had manipulated him into forgiving her, and he begrudgingly admitted to himself that she had. It was a sad day when he found himself wrapped around a woman’s finger, and he hadn’t even fucked her yet. He was going to be in deep shit when she learned she could manipulate him with sex.
“Fuck,” he muttered as they went down the steps.
“Did you say something?” Lily asked, looking back over her shoulder with a soft smile.
“I think I’m having crow for dinner.”
* * *
Shade watched Lily, Beth, and Winter do the dishes as he played cards with Razer and Cash at the kitchen table. Lily blushed when she caught his gaze on her.
Before dinner, they had been playing around, and she had run up the stairs ahead of him. He had then caught her watching Raci and Train fucking in the room across from theirs. He had seen nothing except embarrassment and curiosity at her catching sight of Train and Raci. For a brief second, he had thought he might even have seen a brief flash of longing, but he couldn’t be sure. However, she hadn’t spiraled into the panic attack the sight once would have once caused.
It was almost Thanksgiving, and the woman had made huge strides since Halloween. He hadn’t touched her intimately since the night he had spanked her; instead, he had used every opportunity possible to fuel her desire without giving her the pleasure he expertly judged she wanted to experience again.
Viper walked into the room and threw Winter over his shoulder, leaving with her yelling at him to put her down. Shade’s grin widened when Lily winced in sympathy at the sound of the loud whack from the other side of the door.
“Brother, you’ve got it bad,” Razer muttered, throwing a bill into the pile of cash in the middle of the table.
Shade raised a brow, throwing his own bill in.
“You’re one to talk. How’s the new bathroom look?” Shade said snidely.
Lily took out a bucket of champagne on ice with a ribbon tied around the bottle. Turning, she handed it to Beth. “I wish you many years of happiness, sister.”
Razer got up from the table, throwing down the cards he had been dealt. “Ready? I’m done with these card sharks. If I don’t leave now, Cash will be riding my bike tomorrow.”
He walked to Lily, pulling her close for a hug. “Thanks for the booze, lil’ sis. Thanks for the green, Shade. We’ll see you guys Sunday.” He grabbed a squealing Beth into his arms, and Lily rushed to open the side kitchen door for them.
“You’re joking about the green, right?”
Razer winked at Lily on his way out the door.
Lily shut the door behind them then threw the dishcloth at Shade.
He caught it in midair. “What did I do now? Did I say anything about you giving booze to your sister?” Before she could say anything, he added, “I know, I know. It’s legal.”
She had seen him come back to the clubhouse with weed earlier to give to the brothers. It is Friday, Shade thought as he shrugged to himself. She should be happy that was all he had planned for the night. His plans went up in smoke as fast as the weed would when he saw her expression, though.
Lily went toward the living room, taking a few steps forward before coming to a stop. They had spent a long time in the kitchen after dinner, so the party was in full swing.
“I don’t think that’s legal,” Shade said from behind her as they watched Jewell giving Rider a blowjob while Train was sitting behind her, smacking her on her bare bottom.
As Lily walked to the steps, Shade admired that she didn’t run screaming toward them, but then his good humor vanished at seeing the two blondes heading toward him with seductive smiles pasted on their lips.
The two were not only the biggest sluts in Treepoint, but were also the nosiest. They were a fountain of information that Lucky needed, so he had made the request for the twins to be allowed back in. He hadn’t been happy about it when Viper had told him, and he was even less now with them heading his way.
“We’ve been looking for you. Jewell said the kitchen was off-limits and your room. What’s up? We’ve missed you, Shade. Hook us up with a room and give that flogger of yours a workout. The last marks you put on us are gone; we need a refresher.”
Shade’s face went cold at their damning words.
“You can have the third bedroom on the left; no one is using it anymore.” Lily spun on her feet, heading back toward the kitchen, but Shade caught her within a few steps, lifting her into his arms and carrying her struggling body back to the steps.
“Shade?” Stacy whined.
“Cash!” Shade snapped.
“I’ll take care of it.” Cash ushered the women away from Shade, giving him room to pack Lily up the stairs.
Lily tried to get away as soon as they were off the steps. When he refused to let her go, she froze in his arms. He closed the door behind them, he set her down on her feet, and Lily hurriedly moved away from him.
“Lily.”
Lily held her hand up as she sat down calmly on the bottom of the bed, facing him. Shade’s blood went as cold as the ice dripping from her voice.
“What do you want from me, Shade?” she asked, startling him with her bluntness when she usually wanted to avoid any type of discussion about their relationship. “Are you wanting a platonic friendship, friends who have sex, or were you wanting me to fall in love with you? Exactly what do you want?”
“I told you. I want you,” Shade answered truthfully.
Lily nodded.
He watched as she stood up and went to the dresser, pulling out her ponytail holder then brushing her hair while staring at herself in the mirror.
“You don’t even know who you want.” Lily reached out and briefly touched the mirror she was staring into. Her lips twisted ironically. “You want me because you think I’ll be the perfect submissive for you. That weak-minded Lily can be guided and manipulated into being exactly what you want.”
She strode angrily across the room to stan
d in front of him, sinking to her knees. In perfect posture, she knelt with her back straight, her head lowered, her hair falling against her face. She laid her hands palm-up on her lap.
The perfect submissive pose. Shade angrily wondered who she had learned it from.
“I could be everything you ever dreamed of having in a woman.” Lily’s impassive voice didn’t show an ounce of emotion. “You and those women downstairs play games for a few nights a month, but I have dreams, and they don’t include being your little pet,” she snarled at him, getting to her feet.
No, Lily wasn’t anyone’s pet.
“I hope you enjoyed that because I will never”—she poked her finger into his chest—“ever do that again, you big jerk.” With that, Lily started to gather her pajamas.
“Those blonde Barbies are more plastic than the dolls,” Shade commented drily before staring, stupefied, as she stomped across the floor to the bathroom.
“What are you doing?” she snapped when she saw the direction his eyes were focusing on.
Shade stood with his arms across his chest, watching her as she yelled at him. “Watching your ass jiggle.”
“My ass? That’s all you can say?” Lily’s mouth opened and closed. “If I said what I really wanted to, I would have to pray for forgiveness every night for a week.” Lily went into the bathroom, slamming the door closed.
Shade gave a wicked grin as he stared at the closed door. Then he took off his clothes, throwing them on the chair. He went to the bathroom door, opening it and going inside. His woman needed a refresher course in respect as well as a little something to take the edge off her anger. He had warned her about yelling at him, hadn’t he?
She was rinsing off when he opened the shower door and stepped inside.
“What are you doing? I’m naked.” She looked wildly around the shower for an escape, but Shade stood in front of the door, blocking the only exit.
Shade’s voice turned seductive. “I can see that.”
Lily covered her breasts with her hands, her eyes traveling down his body. Shade was a confidant man; he had been with a lot of women. However, he felt a moment’s worry when she saw all of his tats at one time. His whole body was covered except his dick, which was hard enough that a touch would easily make him come. He released a silent sigh of relief when he didn’t see revulsion on her face.
Shade grinned when he saw what she was staring at. “Ignore it. Come here.”
“Ignore that thing. You’re joking, right? Get out! Didn’t you understand a thing I just said to you?” Lily kept moving her hands back and forth, trying to cover her tits and then her pussy.
He wasn’t the least modest. He loved fucking in the shower, and when he was done with her, she would have a new appreciation for the one which was being installed in his house.
Reaching to the side, he picked up the body wash and began washing his body.
“You’re seriously not getting out?” Lily screeched.
“No. You take forever in the shower.”
“Fine, you can have the shower.” Lily tried to pass him, but he refused to move.
“Move your hands.”
Lily’s hands were trembling against her wet flesh.
Shade deepened his voice. “Eyes to me, Lily. Move your hands.”
She lowered her hands to her side.
Shade crowded her closer to the shower wall, his chest brushing the pointed tips of her breasts. He lowered his mouth to one, gently licking the drops of water away from her nipple. The tip tautened, becoming a hard little nub, and Shade sucked the nipple into his mouth, lifting her breast with his hand and squeezing the plump flesh.
She turned her head to the side, and Shade lifted his. “Look at me while I suck your breast. I don’t want you to take your eyes off me.”
Lily nodded in response.
Shade brought his mouth back to her breast, and Lily moaned as he teased the tip with his teeth.
“You wanted to know what I want. I want these breasts to suck.” Shade lifted his head from her breasts and then went to his knees, his face going between her thighs, using his hand to widen her stance. “I want this pussy.” His tongue went to the cleft, sliding between the folds and searching the moist warmth of her silky flesh.
Lily eyes fluttered closed. He bit down on her clit briefly before releasing the tortured flesh.
“I told you not to take your eyes off me.” He licked at the flesh, soothing the sting and building her desire to a fever pitch. He wanted to stroke his cock while he licked her yet kept both hands on her, denying himself to give her pleasure.
His tongue went to her opening, entering a tiny bit then withdrawing. Then Shade slid his hand up her leg, going between her thighs and parting her flesh, finding the wetness his tongue had been playing in.
“You’re nice and wet, Lily. Do you know why?”
It took Lily a moment to find her voice. “Yes.”
“Tell me why.”
“Because I want to come.”
“That’s right, baby, and I’m going to let you. Do you know why?”
“No,” Lily whimpered, her hips arching into his touch.
“Because you’re mine, and I take care of what’s mine. I don’t need a pet. I want a flesh-and-blood woman, and yes, Lily, you will kneel in front of me again because it will be one of my needs, just like I plan to satisfy all of yours. Every single one,” he promised as he placed a feather-light kiss against her pussy which she was too far-gone to even feel.
As his finger slid deep inside her, Lily’s legs gave out but Shade stood up, bracing her body with his against the shower wall. His finger slid deeper as her hands went to his chest, her nails digging in.
He then began to pump his finger in and out of her slick pussy while he kept her eyes pinned with his. He pressed his nearly bursting cock against her silky belly. When he looked down, her eyes were filled with need, so Shade pumped his finger deeper inside her.
“Those other women downstairs are no comparison to you. I fucked them, made them beg for me, but they weren’t you. No matter how hard I tried to pretend they were.”
Lily began beating at his chest, not appreciating him talking about the other women he had fucked.
He slid his finger in her faster. “Not one of them could give me as much pleasure as you’re giving me now with just my finger inside of you.” He couldn’t help remembering the tormented nights he had spent without her.
Her hands quit beating at his chest, rubbing the flesh, instead. He placed one arm above her head, bracing himself over her, letting her nipples tease his chest while his cock pressed harder against her stomach.
“It hurt so bad waiting for you, Lily. I thought I would lose my mind. No amount of liquor, women, or pot drove you from my mind. I would ride on my bike all the way to your dorm and sit outside just to watch you go to classes in the morning, then drive home and start the whole fucking thing over again.
“That night you were stuck in Sex Piston’s beauty shop was the worst night of my life. I didn’t get stuck in that traffic jam because I was already on the way to your dorm when Razer called me and told me what was happening.
“I swore when you were in the hospital ER that I was done waiting. Everyone knew I was waiting for you but you. I’m still waiting,” he groaned against her neck.
Lily shuddered and cried out as her body gripped his fingers tightly. Shade felt her muscles contracting as she came with the water cascading down on them.
Shade got out of the shower, drying her shivering body and then helping her dress in her pajamas before sliding on his shorts.
Lifting her, he carried her to the bed, lying down next to her before he pulled the covers over them, wrapping them in a snug cocoon and keeping her close to his side.
“Shade?” Lily whispered.
“Yes?”
“Can I see your flogger?” Lily giggled.
“Not tonight.” As much patience as he liked to brag he had, there was no way he could put that f
logger anywhere near her without fucking her.
After she fell asleep with her head on his shoulder, Shade heard the sounds of the members fucking next door and across the hall.
He gently rolled Lily over so he could climb out of the bed, going to the bathroom to finish what he couldn’t with Lily. He hadn’t jerked off so much since puberty. Shade shuddered as the cold water hit him. They had used all the warm water with the earlier shower. He just couldn’t catch a fucking break.
Chapter 60
Shade followed Lily into the kitchen, packing another stack of dirty dishes left over from the huge Thanksgiving dinner which had been prepared with everyone pitching in to help Lily and Beth.
“You were quiet at dinner.” He studied her remote expression.
“Just tired, I guess. It’s been a long day,” Lily said quietly.
Shade leaned against the counter, watching her face carefully. “Bliss said she had a talk with you this morning. Did something she said upset you?”
“No, we’re fine,” Lily replied as she loaded the dishwasher.
Shade nodded. Maybe he should have another talk with Bliss. When she had stopped him on the way downstairs that morning, she had told him she had apologized to Lily for her behavior. Could she have said more than she had told him?
“Ready for some football?” Rider asked as the rest of the club came through the kitchen to go into the television room.
“Go ahead. I’m going to head to bed when I finish,” Lily urged, waving her hand at him to go.
“I’ll be up after the game.”
“Okay.”
Shade left, going into the room to find a space on the already overflowing couch, listening to Beth talk to Lily.
“Need any help?” Beth asked.
“Nope, I’ve got it covered. I’m almost finished. Go watch the game.”
“I think I will. I’m exhausted.” Beth sat down on the arm of the couch next to Razer, who reached up and tugged her down onto his lap. Beth then laid her head on his shoulder.