Making the Cut (39 page)

She glared at me, trying to struggle out of my grasp. “Fuck you.” Her voice was slightly garbled due to her bloody nose.

I gripped her hair and pulled, making her cry out. “Now that wasn’t the apology I was looking for how about we try that again.” I pointed her head to Ryan, who was calmly sipping his cocktail, looking amused.

Ginger kept struggling, and for once kept her mouth firmly shut.

I shook my head. “I’m not letting go until you say the words, or until your cheap extensions give out.” I told her.

She gazed at me like she wanted to scratch my eyes out, her eyes turning to her friends for support. One had run off, and the other had her hands behind her back and Amy hanging onto her, smirking.

She stubbornly stayed silent a moment more before whining. “Fine. I’m sorry.” She glared at Ryan, looking like the words hurt coming out.

I smiled. “That wasn’t so hard now was it? Run along now, I’m sure you have a penicillin shot to take.” I let her go, pushing myself up and dusting my hands on my dress.

Ginger scrambled to her feet, holding her nose, looking like she wanted to lunge at me, but her (obviously more intelligent friend) dragged her away.

“That was like, the highlight of my week Gwen! You rock I didn’t know you had it in you.” Lucy exclaimed eyes wide, smiling from ear to ear.

“Neither did I.” A deep voice agreed from behind me.

Oh please don’t let that be who I thought it was. I turned slowly to find my fears confirmed. Cade stood a couple of feet away, arms crossed and a blank expression on his handsome face. Alex was beside him, used to this kind of thing with Ryan, Amy and I, only shook his head with a grin. Lucky, who had also seen the performance was wearing a shit eating grin.

“Holy fuck Gwen that was fucking awesome, and like off the charts hot. Props to you Ames and Rosie.” He nodded at the girls beside me, who freaking curtseyed. Drunken idiots. Brock only had eyes for Amy giving her a sexy smile, which made me blush.

“Um. Hi honey, how was the game? Did the…team win?” I asked conversationally, like I wasn’t standing in my boyfriend’s strip club where I had just punched his ex girlfriend while him and his friends watched.

“I wouldn’t know. Since my security team called me, informing me my woman, sister and their friends had arrived at my club, I decided to miss the end of the game to come down and see what you were doing at a strip club.” His voice was even, not betraying any emotion, apart from a slightly raised brow. “Turns out that was a good choice, considering that was more entertaining than any football game.”

I blushed, looking around expecting to see other people in the bar staring at our impromptu slut smack down. Surprisingly, only a few men gave us sideways glances, everyone else had eyes on the dancers. Maybe this kind of thing happened all the time.

“Football! I told you.” Amy whispered triumphantly from beside me.

I rolled my eyes. “Not really an important point right now Abrams.” I was more worried about what hid behind Cade’s emotionless façade than my ignorance when it came to American sports.

“Oh come on Cade, lighten up, so we disobeyed your orders and came to the strip club that
you own
. Big woop. You are not the master of the universe and we are adults who are entitled to do whatever we want. And tonight we just so happened to want to do some boob job research and teach some sluts a lesson. Get over it and have a drink.” Rosie piped in from behind me, her words slightly slurred but still scolding her older brother.

“Well I could sure use a beer, and a private dance after that performance.” Lucky smirked and walked off in the direction of the bar.

Alex shook his head again at Amy and I before joining Ryan and the girls at the table.  That left Cade, Brock, Amy and I all staring at each other. I could feel the burn on Cade’s gaze on me. I opened my mouth to say something, I’m not sure what, but I figured alcohol would help me out when a horny biker bet me to it.

“Abrams, back of my bike. Now.” Brock commanded gruffly.

Amy narrowed her eyes, “Oh I’m sorry I think I may have just landed in a parallel universe where you have the right to order me around like a dog. No wait. In no universe do you have that right.” She glared at Brock.

His gaze turned glacial. “Get your skinny ass out the door now Amy.”

She stood her ground. I was impressed. “Make me.” She challenged with a smug smile.

They both stared at each other, neither one backing down until Brock threw up his muscled arms.

“Fuck this. I don’t need to put up with your shit, there are plenty of women around here that are a fuck of a lot less trouble than you.” He stormed off, tagging a barely clothed waitress around the hips and dragging her into a back room. To be fair, she looked more than willing. Amy’s smile dimmed, her eyes on the door before she shook herself out of it, turning to the table.

“We need shots!” She announced shakily.

I had been too busy watching all of that unfold to notice Cades attention had not left me. I glanced back to see his intense gaze burning into me.

“We’re leaving.” He announced hoarsely, eyes hooded.

“Okeydoke.” I replied immediately. I wasn’t feeling like asserting my feminine independence like Amy, in fact I was feeling desire pooling at the bottom of my stomach at the way Cade was looking at me.

I turned to my friends, who were laughing over cocktails.

“My favorite part was when Gwen said, ‘Didn’t your Dad ever teach you? Never rear back when punching someone.’ Fucking Aces.” Lucy exclaimed, while everyone else cackled with laughter.

“Okay guys, as much as I would love to hear you keep talking about what a bad ass I am, I’m leaving.” I announced to the little group. I ignored the groans of protest, and blew them all kisses before Cade, who had ran out of patience, grabbed my arm and nearly dragged me out of there.

We arrived at Cade’s, and I was pretty soaked with desire. The entire ride I had plastered my body to his, feeling his muscles taught and hard, knowing he was hanging on by a thread. This thought was corrected when he slammed me against the wall as soon as we got through the door.

“Jesus Christ baby, you’re full of fucking surprises. Even when I think I couldn’t get more turned on my you and your hot little body and your smart fuckin mouth, you do something else to prove me wrong.” He grunted out, between his plundering kisses. He yanked off my dress roughly, my worry for my couture had vanished and was replaced with sheer animalistic passion. I moaned as Cade sucked my nipple through the lace of my bra, his hand delving into my panties.

“Knowing you can handle yourself like that, stand up for your friends like that, and still be sweet and wear the fucking ladylike shit you wear. Drives me crazy.” He snarled biting my neck and pushing a finger inside me. I struggled to remain coherent, feeling the orgasm build up inside me.

“You’re my bad little bitch hiding underneath all those fancy clothes aren’t you?” He asked roughly, tweaking my nipple.

I moaned, the pleasure and his words too much, I was unable to string any semblance of a sentence together.

“You want me to fuck you hard? I know you do my little spitfire.”

I screamed with an orgasm as he plunged into me, pounding me against the wall.

I wrapped my arms around his neck, clinging to his shirt, reveling in the frantic intensity of our joining. Cade was relentless, holding my neck with a firm grip, eyes burning into mine, searing into my soul. His fingertips bit into my ass as he continued to fuck me against the wall. I could feel myself building again, the friction against my clit almost too much.

“Cade…” I moaned breathlessly.

“Come again baby.” He commanded, gruffly, eyes never leaving mine.

A second later I did, I soared through my release, through the haze I felt Cade’s body tighten at his own, I was too lost to notice, unable to hold myself up I was thankful for his strong arms.

He pressed his forehead against mine breathing heavily.

“That was…amazing.” I told him dreamily.

His hand circled my neck and he pressed his mouth to mine for a tender kiss.

“Yeah baby it was.” Grey eyes searched mine, “And that better not have been you even considering doing anything with these beautiful babies.” He cupped my breasts, “I forbid you to change anything about your beautiful body.” He growled.

A couple of days later, Cade and I lay in bed.

“Happy baby?” Cade asked me drowsily after he had finished ravaging me.

I was curled up in his arms feeling sated.

“Mhhmm.” Was all I managed.

Cade kissed my head. “I’m glad you’ve got such loyal friends.” He murmured.

“Yeah I’m pretty lucky. I just wish they didn’t have to leave.” I replied, thinking back to the tearful goodbye earlier today.

“I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of them babe. Maybe we could take a trip to New York sometime soon?” Cade suggested.

My heart leapt at this. Going to New York with Cade? Despite some of the more recent terrible memories that city contained, it also contained some of the happiest of my life, I would love to create new ones with the man I love. Not to mention I couldn’t wait to see the leather clad Cade in some of my glossy old haunts. I giggled at the thought.

“I’d like that.” I whispered softly before drifting off.

Chapter 16

I woke to feel Cade’s hands running down my body and his mouth at my neck, which was not unusual. What was unusual was the sharp pain in my stomach followed by an overwhelming wave of nausea. I shoved Cade off me, which only worked because he wasn’t expecting it. I didn’t have time to take in his confused and angry “What the fuck?” I just pulled the covers back and ran to the bathroom.

I barely made it to the toilet before I emptied the contents of my stomach.

Not nice. Especially when halfway through I felt Cade pull my hair back and rub my back soothingly. This was so embarrassing. My super hot and badass boyfriend was witnessing me throwing up. I grabbed a piece of toilet paper to wipe my mouth before trying to push him away with my hand.

“Go away, I don’t want you to see this.” I whined. I had no chance to hear his answer because my body had decided my humiliation was not complete and I heaved into the toilet again.

Cade’s hands left my back and neck and I breathed a sigh of relief which was short lived as he returned quickly, I felt a cold flannel and the back of my neck. I sighed the coolness soothing my burning hot skin. I decided I was not going to vomit again and therefore flushed the toilet, I tried to snatch the flannel from Cade’s grasp.

“Please I’ll be fine in a second, just leave.” I whispered, my voice slightly hoarse.

Cade didn’t answer, he gathered me up in his arms and I gingerly peeked at his concerned face through my hair.

“You don’t have to carry me Cade, I think I can walk.” I muttered, focusing on settling my uneasy stomach.

He deposited me on the bed carefully, not pulling the blankets over me, which I was thankful for. I felt his hand at my forehead, then the bliss of the cold compress replacing it.

“You are burning up baby.” Cade’s voice was full with worry and he frowned down at me. “What did you eat last night?” He stroked my face, speaking softly.

“Um, just pasta, then junk food with Amy. Nothing that will make me sick, just make my ass fatter.” I joked, feeling slightly better.

Cade continued frowning. “Your ass is not fat, it is perfect.” He clipped, I tried to resist an eye roll. “I’m going to call the doctors, make sure I can get you in as soon as possible.” He informed me firmly.

I grasped his hand as it reached for his phone, which was on the beside table.

“Cade, I don’t know if it’s necessary to call the doctor just yet, its probably just a stomach bug. I’m sure I’ll get over it in no time.” I tried to sound optimistic, but I still had a slight churning in my stomach.

Cade’s eyes softened slightly and he leaned back towards me. “I don’t like my baby being sick.” He declared.

“Well it was bound to happen since the human race is susceptible to becoming under the weather sometimes.” I glanced at Cade, in all his naked glory finding it hard to imagine his head down a toilet. “Well maybe not super badass bikers like you, who would be to tough to let anything as common as the cold get you down.” I joked, smiling at him. My smile didn’t last for long as I felt another lurch in my stomach, which caused me to bolt to the bathroom. Cade was right behind me yet again, holding my hair and stroking my back tenderly. It was super sweet, but I would rather not have my probably invincible boyfriend witnessing me spewing my ringer out. After I decided I was finished for the time being, Cade scooped me up in his arms yet again and directed us back into the bedroom.