She pulls out of my arms and looks up at me with a small smile on her face. “It’s okay. Does that mean you have to go?”
I grab her hand and pull her towards the couch, hearing her giggle, making me smile. “Nope, you have me all to yourself tonight. And I get to be a sappy fucker who gets to hold you while we watch movies. Besides, I wouldn't just leave you hanging during our first date.” We get situated on the couch with her pressed to my side and my arm around her, right where she’s meant to be.
She pokes my side and looks up at me, smiling. “Aww, is the big bad biker really a softie?”
I shake my head at her teasing, seeing the brief sadness no longer in her eyes. She can tease me all she likes as long as she keeps that smile on her face. “Only to you, babydoll, only to you. Here, I already keyed up the movies. You just have to pick one.” She lets out a little squeal, taking the remote and scrolling through all the horror movies, making me laugh. I’ve never seen someone so excited to watch a horror movie.
She turns to me and smiles. “Have you seen Deliver Us From Evil? It’s more dark and sinister than horror, but it's one of my favorites.”
“Nope, not yet. Oh, when you go back to the General Store tomorrow, I will have a prospect on you for the day, as I will be leaving by lunch. Then I will be back to pick you up, okay? I just need you to promise me that you won’t go anywhere without him, okay? And if there is any trouble, you call me right away.” I told her she didn’t have to work, but I know she likes her independence as much as it kills me letting her go with her father out there still.
She jumps around on the couch, making me laugh. As soon as she was all healed up, she’s been wanting to go back. “I’m so excited to get back to work. I miss working with Grandma Silvia. And I promise I won’t go anywhere without someone and to call you if there is trouble.”
She jumps off the couch and turns off the light, running back, making me laugh. I hand her a beer as she hits play. She pulls the throwblanket around her as I watch the pure joy on her face, knowing for now she’s happy and safe. Because I will be damned if I let Ian lay another hand on her again. I smile a sinister smile, wishing the mother fucker would show his face already so I can end him.
Ten
Scarlett
As the movie credits roll, I turn to Ghost. “So, what did you think?”
“I liked it.”
“We will definitely have to make this a regular thing then.” I realize what I said, and I can feel my face go up in flames.
Ghost picks me up and places me on his lap so I'm straddling him. Oh my, I can feel all of him, and he is hard all over. And big, did I mention big. “We can do that anytime you want, babydoll. You're beautiful, you know that. Seeing all those fuckers at the restaurant looking at you made me want to stab them with my fork, but hereyou are with me. I’m one lucky fucker. But right now I want to kiss you. Is that okay?” his whispered words against my lips has me shivering in his arms.
I lean closer, wanting this just as much as he does, as my heart pounds in my chest. “Kiss me.” I don’t know where the bravado comes from, but I’ve wanted this from the moment I met Ghost. I just never thought this would be a thing.
Ghost doesn’t waste any time. He splits the distance, and the first touch of his mouth on mine sends a ripple through my chest- slow, warm, and terrifyingly right. His hands on my face send a shiver down my spine. He doesn’t kiss me like it’s the first time. He kisses me as if he’s been waiting a lifetime for this exact moment. I get lost in his touch; it feels like he’s everywhere and nowhere all at the same time. My body shakes as he slows down the kiss, leaving one last lingering kiss and pulls back.
My lips tingle as I open my eyes, seeing his blue eyes darken like right before a storm. It’s taking everything in me not to move slightly as I can feel his very large cock digging into me. I touch my lips. “Wow.”
His shoulders shake with laughter, which moves my body closer, and I want to moan at the feel. Honestly, I should feel embarrassed with how wet I am with just a kiss, but that’s what Ghost does to me. Reduces me to a puddle. “Plenty more where that came from, babydoll. Was that okay?”
I love the fact that he’s making sure I’m okay. I just don’t know how I got so lucky to have him in my life. “It was perfect. That was my first kiss.”
I should feel embarrassed that I'm confessing that, but with Ghost, I know whatever I say he never makes me feel like I’m lacking in any way. The growl that rumbles through his chest is a live wire to my pussy, making me even wetter. “Fuck, that makes me happy to hear.Because you're mine, Scarlett, mind, body, and soul, just like I’m yours. You will wear my cut, my ring on your finger so every fucker knows you’re mine, and have as many babies as you want. The world is going to be yours. I plan to give it to you. But only when you're ready, babydoll, because I’m not going anywhere.”
Oh, hell, here come the waterworks. Ghost has become my best friend. The one consistent person in my life I never knew I needed. He has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Held me while I cried and nursed me back to health. He’s always been watching from the shadows. I love him. I don’t know when it happened. It snuck up on me, but it’s the best feeling in the world. If my life has taught me anything, it is that we don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. I always thought I wasn’t worthy of having this, that I was being punished for something that I did, but no more. I’m grabbing this with both hands and not letting go.
He wipes the tears that have fallen, smiling at me. “What if I’m ready for all that now? I don't want to live in fear anymore of what’s to come. I want to live in this moment with you, to be loved by you, to know what it truly feels like to feel utter bliss. Will you show me?” My heart pounds out of my chest as he pulls me flush against him.
“Goddamn Scarlett. You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to say that. From the moment I saw you, I wanted to take you away to be mine, but I waited and watched, and hearing you say now you want it all with me makes me the happiest man alive. I want you to know before we go any further, I love you. Fuck, do I ever love you.”
My body stills as I pull back. My lips wobble as I try not to burst into tears at hearing his confession. “You love me?”
His fingers linger on my face as he pushes my hair behind my ears, a gentle smile on his face. “You have me fucked.”
The tears finally fall with my heart bursting with so much happiness. “I love you too, Camden. I never thought I would have this, and I don’t want to waste a single second that we have. Show me what it means to be your ole lady.”
Ghost growls as he grabs me by my ass and stands up with me in his arms. “Your wish is my command, babydoll.”
I wrap my arms around his neck as he takes the stairs two at a time, making me laugh. “Someone's a little eager.” I giggle as I place a kiss on his neck.
“Fuck ya, I am. Can’t blame a man for wanting to claim what's his. And make no mistake about it, Scarlett, you're mine, and tonight I will show you what it means to be mine.”
He pushes open his door, kicking it closed with his foot as I unwrap my legs from around him. As he slowly lowers me until my feet touch the ground. My hands feel clammy as the nerves finally set it that this is about to happen. I look around his room; the lights turned down to a soft glow, the glow of the moon from the window gives it a romantic setting. I feel his fingers on my chin as he brings my face back towards him.