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Thirteen

Environmentally Conscious

Blade

T wo weeks later…

I’m living my best life. Since the day I met Emryn, it seems like all the stars have aligned.

Emryn and I have settled into a routine.

I leave her in the morning and go to the new shop to get things moving.

Guard’s already secured enough business for the next six months.

Demon is around a couple of days a week, but his music takes precedence, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.

To deny the world his music would be a tragedy, but it’s good to have him around when he’s here.

War is in the other two days, and that’s when I need to concentrate on the financial part of the business.

War is more patient than you can imagine. I’m smart, but numbers have never been my thing. War takes time to explain it all to me in a way that I get it. I think even down the road, I’ll let War keep the books in order. My goal is to make sure I know the day-to-day.

Between working on Ava’s car for Guard and a vintage Harley from a friend of Thunder’s, my hands are full and I’m in heaven. There’s nothing like working with your hands and watching the results come to life.

Emryn has been spending time with Orion and learning all she can about SEO and social media postings.

Vi and Emryn have become close. I think Vi understands how much Emryn wants to succeed because Vi was in the same place at one time.

Vi wanted to launch her jewelry business, and it took her a long time to take a leap of faith.

The other Lady Pride women found out about Vi’s photo shoot, and they all want to book time with Emryn.

It took some convincing, but she finally accepted that their help wasn’t coming from a place of pity, and that instead, they saw her talent.

Someone did a number on Emryn’s confidence, and I’d like to beat the shit out of them. I’ve noticed that she rarely speaks about her family, but she’ll sit and listen to me for hours about mine. She’s meeting my parents this afternoon at the club.

The other great thing that happened is that Dad is opening his mind to the Pride and my role in the club.

He was shocked as hell when I showed him the contract.

He insisted that we see a lawyer immediately and begged me not to sign until we had legal counsel.

Dad’s lawyer read the contract over and over and couldn’t believe the generous offer that was in front of him.

Dad finally relented, and that’s when he asked when the next gathering was at the club and if he and Mom could come.

When I’m done with my day, I drop into the club if Emryn’s working, or I go home to my girl. Shit! We’re practically living together. I can’t remember the last time I slept in my bed at the club. I’m taking Emryn there though, tonight, after the party.

While Emryn’s out this morning doing a pregnancy photo shoot, I’m working on Ava’s car.

It’s almost done. I’ve got the engine purring like a kitten.

It needs a proper paint job, and Guard wants it restored to the same candy apple red as it originally was.

Demon and I worked out the stripe lines, and we’re waiting for Guard’s approval before finishing her off.

A text from Emryn flashes on my screen.

Emmy: All done. On my way home. Back in 20.

Me: Meet you there.

Emmy sends a string of heart emojis.

She’s sweet, sexy, and smart. Emmy’s got everything I’ve been looking for in a partner.

I love the passion she has for her work.

She painstakingly goes above and beyond to capture the special moments in people’s lives in her photographs.

When she furrows her brow and fully immerses in her project, she looks so adorable that I’m tempted to carry her off to bed and fuck her until we’re both exhausted.

I putter around a little longer before I wash my hands free of the grease and lock up, hop on my ride, and make my way over to Emryn’s place.

This gives Emryn a chance to get home. I packed an overnight bag a couple of days ago with enough clothes for a few days, saving me a trip to the club.

I explained that I wanted to get to the compound early to help the guys set up for the night, and she instantly volunteered to come along to help the ladies.

Emryn’s car is in the driveway, but when I make it to the door and ring the bell, she calls out, “It’s open.”

I don’t like it. A woman alone needs to lock her door. When I step inside, she’s pouring herself a tall glass of lemonade. She pulls another glass from her cupboard and pours one for me too. I ignore the kind gesture and get to the point.

“Babe, the door was unlocked. We talked about this,” I remind her sternly.

“I know, but you said you’d meet me. I didn’t want you to find the door locked. I know we’re in a hurry,” she explains innocently. I can see that my tone is upsetting her, but I’d rather she be pissed than walk in and find her beat to shit or worse.

“Then give me a key, but leave the door locked,” I insist.

She sets her glass down on the counter with more force than necessary, and I see the spitfire rising within her. I ignore how much the fire in her eyes is turning me on because this is important to me. Emryn’s safety takes priority over my need to fuck her senseless on her kitchen counter.

“Okay, Blade, I left the door open. Maybe I shouldn’t have, but then again, I was thinking about you because you’ve expressed, repeatedly, I’ll add, that you want to be at the club early.

I was trying to move things along. However, although I appreciate your concern, I’m not loving the attitude.

” She comes around the counter and defiantly puts her hands on her hips.

I feel my lips curling into a smile; at the same time, Emryn furrows her brow, questioning my sanity.

“Well?” she says, throwing out her hand.

“Why is it that whenever you get sassy, I want to fuck the sass right out of you and get to the sweet Emmy who curls herself into me,” I tell her.

“We don’t have time for that. We have a party to get to.” She tries to hide it, but I can see the grin forming on her lips. I walk right up to her, framing her face with my hands.

“No joke, babe, you gotta lock the doors. We’re in a good neighborhood, but shit happens. If I walk in here one day and find out that someone got to you, I’ll never forgive myself.” I keep my voice soft. Emryn yields and melts into me.

“I’ll give you a key,” she murmurs.

I kiss her softly. “I know a way where we can save time.” I swoop Emryn up into my arms and down the hall, passing the bedroom.

“Where—”

“We can shower together. Saves time and water,” I tease.

“Very environmentally friendly,” she replies with a giggle.

“Definitely, and it doesn’t have anything to do with getting you naked.” I wiggle my eyebrows, and a bubbling laugh erupts from Emryn. I set her down and immediately attack the buttons on her blouse as she reaches for my T-shirt, hauling it up and over my head.

I love Emryn’s body. She soft and lush in all the right places, and the ways her silky skin feels when she’s pressed up against me gets me hard as fuck.

The warm water rains down over us; I stand back and watch the droplets running over her full, firm breasts, down over her stomach, and to the apex of her thighs, as she tips her head back, enjoying the spray of water gliding over her toffee-colored hair. She looks like a goddess. My goddess.

Emryn takes a washcloth, soaps it up, then runs it over my chest, shoulders, and arms. My cock is so hard it aches, turning purple and silently demanding I alleviate the agony.

But I love her hands roaming over my body and stay perfectly still as she puts the cloth aside, then lathers her hands and covers my dick, gently tugging up and down, winding me up when I’m already close to blowing my load.

Moving her hands away, I give her a taste of what she’s doing to me.

I turn her to face the tiled wall, and with my foot, I move her feet apart and back so that she’s bent and her plump ass is on display.

Taking the soap, I lather her perky breasts and glide my hands over the sensitive nipples until she moans erotically.

I continue to move one hand lower, while the other teases her nipples.

My fingers play with her wet, slick pussy, sliding through her slit, then teasing her clit, circling my thumb over her most sensitive area, before feeding her two of my fingers and fucking her slow and steady.

Emryn shudders, begging me to go faster, and when I don’t, she moves in tandem with the rhythm of my strokes, urging me to hurry. I refuse to be enticed by her ass grinding into my cock. The head of my dick moves through her slit, only frustrating her more.

“Fuck me, baby, please,” she begs, squirming and writhing, even attempting to touch herself when I refuse to give her my cock.

I grab her arms and pull them behind her back, careful not to hurt her, holding them at the base of her back with one hand and slapping her pussy with the other.

She cries out in surprise. I know I haven’t hurt her when she begs for more.

Instead, I feed her my cock inch by inch, reveling in the feel of her tight pussy clenching me like a vise. I sink deep inside her and need to stop because I’m on the verge of coming. After a couple of breaths, I pull out and slam back inside hard and fast.

“Oh God, yes!” she cries out. “More.” Her voice is raw and breathless. I fuck her harder and faster, giving her what she needs.

“You need to come now,” I groan. My woman needs to come first. I want to hear her cry out for me. “Now, baby, now!”

Her pussy clenches me tighter, and I feel the wave rush through her. Her body shudders, her muscles spasm, and I release her hands, putting mine on her waist, and I see myself through to my own end.

“Fuck, Emmy, fuck,” I exclaim through clenched teeth.

I’m not sure how long we stand under the shower in each other’s arms, but having her close is the best feeling in the world.

“We’re going to be late,” she mumbles against my chest. I sigh. Damn, at this point, I don’t want to go at all. I’m just as happy carrying Emmy to our bed and starting all over again worshipping her body. But, my family is meeting my brothers for the first time, as well as Emryn.

“Right, let’s go.” I release her begrudgingly and turn off the water.

Emryn wraps herself in a fluffy sea-blue towel as I wrap one around my waist. “I think we should be environmentally conscious all the time,” she says with a smirk as she leaves to go get changed.

Damn, this woman was made for me.