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“I like staring,” hesaid.
“It’s creepy.”
He chuckled.She placed the finalplate on the draining board, and dried her hands on atowel.
“You’re getting the wholestalker image down.”
Stink shrugged.“I’ve been told tokeep your ass safe.”
“It was over a year ago,Stink.I’m fine, and you don’t have to keep me safe.”
“The club rules,Sandy.”
She sighed again.“I’m thinking of goingback to my own place.”
He tensed up.Sandy was a doctor, and shehad been part of the club who’d had it rough several times.She hadstopped screwing the single brothers years ago, but there was atime she’d screwed everyone.He’d never taken a taste of what shehad to offer even though he always wanted to.Instead, he kept hisdistance, watching from afar to make sure no one claimed what he’dknown from day one was going to be his.
“You’re leaving the club?”Stink asked.
She moved toward him, standing right infront of him, and he got the scent of cinnamon that always seemedto cling to her.Sandy was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen.She was in her late thirties, and a doctor.He knew without a doubtthat she could do so much better than him.
“I think it’s time that Imoved on.”She touched his cheek.“I’m not an old lady, and I’m nolonger a club whore.I’m nothing.”
Cupping her cheek, he pressed his headagainst hers.“You’re everything, baby.”
She chuckled.“You could have fuckedme years ago without any kind of commitment, yet you didn’t evengive me a chance.”
“I knew from the moment Ifirst saw you, you’d be different.”
“Stink, you deservebetter.”
He took hold of her hands, staring down attheir hands, touching, together.“I don’t give a fuck who you’vebeen with before.I know what I want, and I know I can make youhappy.The past couple of years, you’ve been happy.I’ve made youhappy.”
“There hasn’t been any sexbetween us.”
Stink pressed her up against the nearestwall, trapping her hands in his.“Do you really think it wouldn’tbe epic between us?”He held both of her hands within one of his,and started to caress the tips of his fingers down her arm, acrossher breast, and down to cup her pussy.“I can show you how fuckingepic it can be between us.If you think for a second that you knowanything about me and what I’m capable of, think again.”
“The club is not myhome.”
“We’re your family, and I’m yourguy.I’m not going to let you go without a fight.You belong tome.”Slamming his lips down, he claimed hers, letting her knowwithout a shadow of a doubt that he was the master ofher.
Chapter Five
“This smells good,” Laceysaid.
Charlotte turned to see a young girlfollowing behind Lacey.She offered them both a smile, unsure whatto say.
“Oh, shit, Charlotte, this is mydaughter, Sally.Sally, this is Gash’s friend,Charlotte.”
“You cook?”Sallyasked.
“Yeah, it was a conditionof staying the night.”Charlotte frowned, looking between thetwo.
“Cool, we don’t have toworry about takeout.Dad doesn’t like to hurt her feelings, but Momcan’t cook.I’m going to go and do homework.”Sally kissed Lacey’scheek, and headed out of the kitchen.
Lacey looked ready to cry.
“Are you okay?”