This was the first time he’d touched her out of their life. She stared at his large hand on her arm before turning toward him.
“You’re touching me,” she said.
He gritted his teeth.
“I’ve seen you completely naked, Kitty. I’ve been inside you, not that anyone would know. I’ve spanked your ass until it was red raw, and you couldn’t sit on it for a week. Denied you orgasms, and I know everything about you.”
Tears filled her eyes. “I wanted to make sure you’re okay. You walked away earlier, and I was worried.”
“You were worried about me?”
“It’s the first time you’ve just walked away.”
“And you don’t have a clue why I did that?” The anger in his voice was clear to hear.
She looked down at her clenched hands and took a deep breath. “No.”
He snorted. “Of course you wouldn’t. Why the hell would you think I couldn’t do it this time?”
“Do what?”
“Do this with you. You ask me to spank your ass, and then not to touch you. I have to watch you crying, and I can’t give you comfort.”
“You don’t need to.”
“Yes, I do. I’m the one that caused those tears. I should be the one to help ease those tears, but you take it away from me. You take so much away from me.”
“You don’t need it.”
“Yes, I do!” He yelled the words, and paused, taking a deep breath. “You want to continue with our relationship in the playroom, something has to change.”
“Why?”
“Because I don’t want to be this kind of man. You’re not giving me a chance to be a nice guy, and I am, Kitty. I would be so good for you if you gave me a chance.”
“Caleb?”
“No. You want me again, you give me everything. Until then, we’ve got nothing to talk about.”
He closed the door, leaving her alone, and knowing something had to change.
Chapter Seven
James dropped Cora off at the school, and made his way toward Lucy’s home. It had been a hard night, knowing that Dane was back. Not only was Dane back but it had fucked with Ryan’s head. James wasn’t used to dealing with this kind of drama. The club didn’t have any drama because they stayed well clear of it. This was why he’d come to Greater Falls. After a young life of fighting, and being part of Ned Walker’s crew¸ he was done with everything else.
They didn’t do drugs, nor did they deal in guns. They were one hundred percent legit. They owned the diner, and the biggest risk they took was with the stock markets. They had in
vestments all over the place, and intended to put as much faith in Greater Falls as their future.
The club meant everything to him. Cora was the love of his life. They didn’t need to get married for that love to actually mean something to him. His life, it was perfect, and now Dane was back, and he didn’t trust him.
Parking his car outside of Lucy’s home, James climbed out as Ryan opened the door. The boy/man before him looked sheepish, and scared.
“I’m sorry, James. I know you asked for me to be better, and I should have been better.”
James held his hand up. “No need to forgive. Your father turning up, that was a big deal, and I can see that.”
Ryan let out a breath. “I just, I don’t know. He told us he couldn’t deal, and he was sorry, but he was back now.” Tears filled Ryan’s eyes, and he looked away. “I just snapped.”