"Come on, let's go."
"Where?"
"Back to the bar."
"But- everyone will know what we just did!"
He smiled at her devilishly.
"I know."
"Donnie!"
She pulled her hand back.
"What? I want everyone to know you are with me."
"You planned this!"
He pulled her in for a kiss but she stood stiffly in his arms.
"No. I didn't."
"Donnie, I'm not going back in there."
"You want to sneak out the back?"
"Maybe I do."
He shook his head.
"No, baby. You are with me now and it's time people knew."
He pulled her into the hallway. She went with him willingly enough, though she had her doubts. When they walked into the barroom she was in for an unpleasant surprise.
Kaylie and Devlin were gone. Janet sat at the bar with Jack. She waved them over.
As they walked through the room it erupted in boisterous cheers. The whole place was chanting Donnie's name. Sally's face was red as she pulled her hand out of his grip.
He swiveled his head back toward her.
"I- have to use the ladies room."
He nodded and pointed back the way they had come. She hurried back toward the restrooms as the men slapped Donnie's back. She turned back in time to see Janet scolding Jack for giving Donnie a high five.
Then she ran.
Chapter 26
Devlin
Devlin stared at the woman on his bed. He growled in frustration. The woman he was trying to make love to.
His woman.
He had needs dammit. And she’d been depriving him for too long. But Kaylie just wanted to talk.
He sighed and paced back and forth in his room above the clubhouse.
Pacing was the only thing keeping him from jumping her.
Maybe if they talked, she'd let him...
"I'm confused, Kaylie. I thought you didn't want to get married?"
"No, Dev I said I didn't want to get married yet. Besides you never even asked me."
"I asked your mom!"
Kaylie rolled over and pulled her button down shirt shut. He moaned inwardly. Once she started buttoning that thing it would take forever to get her out of it again. He hadn't had her in a week.
And it had been a very long week.
He'd spent it wondering if he'd ever get to hold his sweet girl again.
He'd spent wondering if he'd ever recover if he didn't.
"No, Devlin. You asked her if she'd like you for a son in law. She said yes. She meant it. She just didn't think you meant right away."
"Is she mad?"
Kaylie shook her head, causing her golden brown waves to ripple over her shoulders. Her clothed shoulders. He groaned and leaned against the wall.
She was driving him insane!
Well, it was hard to be mad when she was looking so sweetly at him. He could see her white lace bra peeking out from her still unbuttoned shirt.
"No. She thinks it's sweet. And she said it's up to me."
He waited expectantly.
"So?"
She rolled her eyes and reached for her buttons, slipping one into place.
"You are going to have to ask me properly and find out."
He started towards her. Well, if that was all it took-
"With a ring.”
He stopped.
“Okay.”
“And on your knees.”
He grinned. He’d be happy to get on his knees and beg her to take her shirt off again. But she held up a finger.
“And not right now."
She sat up and primly started to dress herself. He growled and pounced on her. She squealed as he started devouring her earlobe. He knew that made her crazy. Her neck was very sensitive. And she smelled so sweet.
He unbuttoned her shirt again, making her laugh and push at his shoulders.
"Devlin! We are having a serious discussion here!"
He lifted his head and stared down as his beautiful girl.
"Yes. We are."
He saw the surrender in her eyes a split second before his lips were on hers, kissing her senseless.
All he had to do was ask.
Did that mean she would say yes? She would marry him? He wanted her under his roof every night. Was she giving in to him after all this?
He'd think about what that meant. But later.
Much later.
Chapter 27
Sally
Sally had never felt so ashamed in her life.
She ran along the dark sidewalks, wiping hot tears off her cheeks. How could he humiliate her like that? He must have known what would happen.
Damn him!
He didn’t care about her! He just wanted bragging rights. And he had them now.
She was going to have to leave town, she realized. He’d gotten what he wanted. Now she would be the girl who got screwed in the back of the club.
Gross!
She had a moment of regret- imagining how he would feel when he realized she'd run out on him. She knew he wouldn't understand why she was so upset. He probably didn’t mean to upset her.
He didn’t understand that Sally was a private person. She'd learned to protect her personal life when her career had started to take off. And then later, when she’d been running for her life.
What had happened between them was secret and special.