Bad Boys of Romance - a Biker Anthology (57 page)

“Cole,
it’s part of who you are. I’ll be okay.”

“Come here, babe.” He pulled her against his body, needing the physical connection between them.

“Does it bother you that I’ve been with seven other guys?”

“Fuck yeah. But I can’t blame you. Did you love any of them? Shit, are you with someone now?”

She snuggled in closer to his chest, trailing her fingers along his abs again. “I’m glad it bothers you. No, I didn’t love any of them. Most of them were one time hook-ups. There were a few that I was with a couple times, but they all knew the score. I was in love with someone else. My heart wasn’t available. I am not with anyone right now. What’s going on with Heather?”

He cleared his throat he knew this question would come up eventually. Downing another glass of champagne, he set the empty glass on the table and went to the fridge to find beer. “I’m done with champagne. Do you want a beer?”

“Are you avoiding that question for a reason?”

“No, I just need a beer. Do you want one or not?”

“Yes. Now answer me.”

He silently grabbed two beers, opening them both, and handing one to Rylan, he sat back down, and took her hand in his. “Heather was one of my regular hook ups.
Nothing more.”

“She likes you.”

“I know. But there’s nothing there, I promise. It’s over now.”

“Does she know that?”

“After the way I treated her last night, I would hope so.”

“Did you tell her?”

“Well no, but I wasn’t exactly a nice guy last night.” He released her hand and shoved his hand through his hair. “Are you done with the twenty questions? Why don’t you go get in the bath?”

“Hey, you were the one that started this.”

“Yeah, and now I’m ending it.” He stood and stared at his beautiful girl, wondering if he needed to call Heather. It was never an issue before; he knew she liked him, but she also knew his game. The tension in the room had him rolling his neck and shoulders trying to release the tightness. Things went from great to bad quick and it was entirely his fault. He was stupid for suggesting the game. He just wanted to get to know her, to find out if she was still the same girl.

“Fine.”
Rylan sulked off to the bathroom, closing the door behind her this time.

Cole found the clothes the hotel brought to the room for them. He asked Dom to pull some strings and use his connections to have someone find a clothing store near by and pick them both out something to wear for dinner and
jeans and t-shirts for the next day,. There were several bags and two boxes on one of the beds. He opened the bag and found most everything he needed. Opening one of the boxes, he found the perfect dress for Rylan to wear to dinner and suit for him in the other. The hotel had also brought up toothbrushes and a hair brush.

Before taking the items in to Rylan, Cole took the time and privacy to call Heather. He owed her that much, after all. He sat on the bed, selecting Heather’s name before lifting his phone to his ear. After three rings her soft voice reached his ear. “Hello?”

“Heather, we need to talk.”

“I appreciate you calling, Cole, but I already know. You love her. She’s the one that’s held your heart captive. I get it. I want you to be happy.”

“Yeah, she is. Thank you.”

“Goodbye Cole.”

“Bye Heather.” He ended the call, but before he locked his screen he brought up her contact, deleting it from his phone’s memory.

Gathering Rylan’s items, he knocked on the bathroom door. “Ry, I have you a change of clothes.”

He didn’t hear anything so he knocked again before turning the doorknob and finding it unlocked, he headed in. “Ry?”

He could hear her soft sniffles, and his heart broke.
“Hey, shhh.” After setting her stuff on the counter, he dropped to his knees beside the tub. “I’m sorry, it was stupid of me to suggest that game. I should have never let it go in that direction. No one has or ever will mean what you mean to me. I just got off the phone with Heather. It’s over and she knows it.” He cupped her face, drawing her head out of her hands and forcing her to look at him.

With wide eyes, Rylan searched his face. “You did?”

“Yeah, everything is going to be okay.”

“I know. I overreacted. It’s okay. I’m okay. I just feel like it can’t be this easy. We can’t just get back to where we were. I still love you with all of me
, and it hurts to think you don’t.” She tried to pull her head away, dropping her gaze back to the bubbles surrounding her.

“Look at me Ry
; I need you to look at me when I say what I’m about to say.” He waited for her to put her focus back on him. When he knew he had her full attention, he told her the truth. “I
never
stopped loving you. I love you, Rylan. I hate that I have to say this, but I do. Those girls were fillers, a way to pass the time until we found each other again. I’m sorry I hurt you in every way possible. I love you.” He dipped his head and took her mouth in a sensual, passion filled kiss.

Chapter Seven

After Rylan agreed to get dressed for dinner, Cole took a quick shower and dressed in the bedroom. Once dressed
, he sat on the couch and waited for Rylan to join him so he could take her out on a proper date, their first date. He had just brought his beer to his lips when Rylan came sauntering out of the bathroom.

He set the beer back down without taking a drink and stood to take her in. She was gorgeous. The long black dress with a slit on both sides, all the way up to her thighs, fit her body perfectly. She had pulled her hair up on top of her head, exposing her beautiful neck. He crossed the room to her, placing a chaste kiss on her cheek. “You look stunning.”

She smiled, making her even more beautiful. Her eyes took in every part of his suit covered body. “You don’t look so bad yourself.”

All he wanted to do was stay in and take that dress back off her,
and imaging her laying on the bed fully exposed to him had him growing uncomfortable again. Letting out a long sigh, he tucked her hand into his arm. “Let’s go before I decide I’ve waited long enough for our reunion.” Winking at her, he lead the way to the in suite elevator.

They arrived at Juliette’s Restaurant inside the hotel just in time for their reservation. After giving the hostess his name, they were escorted to a table. Cole pulled Rylan’s
chair out for her, gestured for her to sit, and then helped her move the chair back in before taking his own seat.

The hostess handed them each a menu. “Your server will be with you momentarily.”

As the hostess walked away, Cole reached over and grabbed Rylan’s hand. “Let’s start this night over. This is how I hoped things would go for us.”

Rylan nodded in agreement. “That sounds perfect. I’ve missed you.”

Before Cole could reply, their waiter arrived. This time, Cole never took his eyes off Rylan. “Welcome. I’m Paul, and I’ll be your server for this evening. Can I start you off with a bottle of wine or something else to drink?”

Cole looked at Rylan
. “Do you like wine?”

She lifted her gaze to the server. “No, two
Bud Light drafts please.”

Cole smiled in agreement. He loved this girl
. She never was a girly girl, and that was just fine with him. The waiter mentioned he’d be right back before taking off to get their beers. Cole dropped Rylan’s hand and picked up the menu. “Do you know what you want?”

“A burger and fries.”

He chuckled before he said, “That sounds perfect.” Locating the burgers on the menu, he chose a mushroom burger. When Paul returned they ordered their meals and were left in peace while they waited.

“Are we going to see where this takes us?” Cole looked deep in her eyes and saw a spark of the girl he once knew. They really weren’t very different.

“It’s what I want, Cole, more than anything. I want to know if this connection I still feel is there for real.”

They weren’t sitting across from each other; Cole had chosen the chair next to hers, needing to
be close to her. He grabbed her hand and lifted her knuckles to his mouth for a kiss. His eyes stayed on hers as he watched a dark swirl of desire cloud her green irises. His lips lingered as his warm breath brushed against her hand. “You mean this connection. This pull I feel to you. Babe, that is as real as it gets.”

Rylan shuddered as he lowered her hand back to the table. He knew he was right,
and what they had had been real.

Their food came
, and the conversation turned light and easy. Paul approached their table and asked, “Can I get dessert for you?”

Cole looked to Rylan for her answer. She shrugged before admitting she wanted something sweet. “Can I get the chocolate turtle cheesecake to go please?”

“I will be right back with that.” He left the couple alone again.

“Chocolate turtle?”
Cole raised his eyebrows at her.

“Yeah
, it’s the best. Chocolate, pecans and caramel mixed in or on top of a cheesecake. Don’t worry, I plan on sharing.” She winked, flashing him a grin with a cute crinkle in her nose and a shine in her eyes that gave him the impression she was up to something.

“Here you are. You both have a great night. The bill has been applied to your room, Mr. West.”

Cole pulled his wallet out of his pants pocket. Retrieving a few bills out of it, he handed Paul his tip. “Thank you.” He wrapped his arm around Rylan and led her out of the restaurant and back to their elevator. Sliding the key through the slot, he kept his other hand on her lower back. As the doors dinged open, he ushered her in as she held on to her dessert. Cole didn’t stop guiding her until he had her pushed up against the elevator wall.

The arm that held her back slid around to join his free hand on her sides as he dipped his head to place whispers of a kiss on the side of her mouth. He moved his mouth
along her jaw, blowing his warm minty breath on her skin. He was glad he had thought to grab a mint from their table after his mushroom burger.

His mind flashed to a different elevator with a different girl and he froze. This couldn’t happen. He didn’t want to think about Heather when he was with his girl. He pulled back and looked into the green eyes of his past and hopefully his future. Smiling at her, he shook the thoughts of Heather out of his head before capturing Rylan’s mouth with his.

Their elevator ride ended, and the doors slid open to their suite. Rylan walked out first, leaving Cole following behind her watching her ass sway from left to right. He wanted her. He wanted to run his hands over her luscious ass and follow her curves to cup her perfect breasts. He watched her every move as she sat the to-go container on the table and opened it, revealing a huge slice of what looked like chocolate heaven. Cole didn’t usually do dessert. He already had a few chocolate covered strawberries, and he had to admit they were delicious. Watching the way Rylan’s eyes lit up as she opened her box of sweet goodies had him curious how the sweet treat tasted.

Rylan collected a fork full of cheesecake and sashayed her way to him. “Open.” He opened his mouth and waited as she placed the fork between his lips, resting it on his tongue. The milk chocolate and sweet caramel flavors swirled on his tongue as she instructed him to close his lips around the forkful. She pulled the fork out between his sealed lips, dragging against his bottom lip
and leaving a trail of sugar. Cole was beginning to love the idea of dessert, and he had to admit the sweet and tangy cheesecake was delicious. Rylan leaned toward him and stood up on her tip toes as she licked her lips before sticking her pink tongue out and licking the leftover sugar from his lips. “Mmmmm… Feed me a bite?” Rylan gave him pouty eyes as she stuck out her bowed bottom lip a little more than normal.

“Yeah.”
He was so turned on that he had to take a few deep breaths to calm his raging hormones before he followed her to the couch. He stood next to the couch sliding off his suit jacket and unbuttoning the cuffs on his dress shirt before rolling the sleeves up. Needing to breathe, he undid a few buttons on the dress shirt as well.

“Good
idea, let me get comfortable. I love this dress, but I need to get out of these heels they bought me and let my hair down.”

Cole wanted nothing more than to make her comfortable. He was having a hard time talking and getting his feelings across. “Let me.” He gently guided her back to the couch before running his hand down the outside of her thigh following the slit in her dress down to her ankle. Lifting her foot, he placed a soft kiss to her calf before making a trail of warm
, wet kisses down as he gripped her heel and slipped it off. Placing a lasting kiss on her toes, as he massaged the arch of her foot, and then he started the process over again on the opposite leg, giving her right foot the same attention. Lowering her feet to the couch, he turned her body so her back was resting against the arm of the couch. He stood behind her head, caressing it as he plucked the bobby pins from her pinned up curls. Rylan moaned in appreciation as he loosened her hair.

Everything about her was intoxicating. She had her head tipped back in his hands as her hair fell loose, cascading over the arm rest. With each curl unpinned and each moan released, Rylan would slide one foot up along the other as if what he was doing to her was completely erotic. Wiggling his fingers through her hair and placing soft touches to her scalp, he leaned over whispering in her ear. “Are you ready for your dessert now?” His lips brushed her ear lobe
, and she shivered in need.

“
Yessss…”

Cole moved around the table, lifting her legs he slid underneath them before taking the fork and cutting her a piece of heaven. With her bottom pressed against his thigh, he was close enough to reach her mouth without her having to move. He leaned toward her a little
, tracing her bottom lip with his thumb, and he popped it open before offering her the bite of cheesecake. As the sweet treat touched her taste buds, Rylan sighed in ecstasy as she closed her eyes, savoring the saccharinity.

“You keep making noises like that
, babe, and I won’t be able to hold back. Shit, I don’t think I can give you another bite without embarrassing myself.” He took in her relaxed state of bliss from a bite of fucking cheesecake. He wanted to see that look on her after he was finished with her.

Opening her eyes, she flashed him her mischievous smile again, the one that crinkle
d her nose and shined in her eyes. “One more, please.” She let her mouth fall open and her eyes closed as she waited for him to feed her.

Groaning at the growing discomfort in his pants and the tightening in his stomach, Cole leaned forward to collect another bite before leaning toward her. This time as he pushed the fork over her lips she closed her lips slightly causing chocolate and caramel to collect on them. Once he pulled the fork back out of her mouth, he bit his lower lip
while watching her seductively swipe her tongue across her upper lip. He felt something brush against his hardened length. When he felt it a second time, he knew it was her sexy foot rubbing him through his slacks.

“Did I get it all?” She whispered.

“No.”  He brushed her legs off as he made his way up her body, pressing kisses to her exposed flesh on her upper thighs, the inside of her wrist and elbow. He trailed his tongue across her collar bones leaving a warm trail in his wake. With open-mouthed sucking kisses up her neck and along her jaw, he finally reached the sweetness of her lips. Devouring her lips and sucking every trace of dessert from her tongue, he left her panting.

“Cole…”

“I don’t think I got it all. Come on.” He slid off her. After standing up, he bent over and wrapped an arm under her legs and behind her back, lifting her to his chest. “If this isn’t what you want, tell me now babe, because once I get you in there I won’t stop until you’re screaming my name.”

Her desire filled eyes met with his
, locking in an understanding. They both wanted the same thing, to reconnect with their bodies. Cole set her feet on the ground at the edge of the bed. Spinning her away from him, he gripped the zipper in his fingers and lowered it slowly while seductively kissing across her back and down the line of revealed smooth skin. As he pushed her dress past her hips, he gasped at the lack of underwear and the Venus piercing accenting the dimples on her lower back.

“Sexy
as fuck. And no bra or panties, how’d I get so lucky?” He dropped down to his knees placing gentle kisses to both piercings before taking his time caressing her backside and kissing across her lower back to one hip and then other. He gradually lifted her leg out of the dress that pooled at her feet. Taking her other leg in his hand, he playfully bit her ass cheek before removing the leg he was holding from the pile of dress on the floor. As he stood, he dragged his fingers up her body and lifted her body at the waist depositing her on the bed with a soft bounce. “You’re beautiful, Ry.”

“My turn.”
She clutched his dress shirt in her fist, pulling him toward her. She slowly slid the third button out of the button hole before giving him the same attention and placing a kiss on his smooth chest.

Cole tipped his head back and closed his eyes as she slowly kissed and unbuttoned her way down his chest to his stomach. Finally reaching the last button
, she placed an open mouth kiss on his waist line causing his dick to jump in anticipation and him to suck in a shuddered breath. He wanted her, now. He needed to pick her up, spin her around order her to clutch the headboard as he pounded in to her from behind. But this was Rylan and that’s not what he truly wanted. He let her work as slow as he did at seducing him. This was the best foreplay he’d ever had.

Rylan slipped her hand into the waist of his slacks and eased the button through its slit before lowering the zipper. She kissed his “V,” licking along the ridge that connected his lower abs and hip flexor. Cole never appreciated the work he put into that muscle until that moment when Rylan’s tongue licked every inch of it. He couldn’t suppress the shudder that ripped through his body at her antics.

“Ry…”

“Just step out of your pants and let me love you.” She shoved his pants and boxers down his thighs and he kicked out of them. Rylan’s hands ran up his thighs as she glanced up at Cole one more time while flicking her pink tongue out to lick the tip of his cock. She caressed his length from tip to base before she dropped one hand to cup his balls. Tracing her tongue up his shaft, Cole swore under his breath. She was going to be the death of him.