Baby Cakes - A Vegas, Baby Novella

Chapter 5

Ariel

I was still panting when Maddox rolled us over and settled me on his chest. My body was limp, and my mind was in a daze. I figured that three intense orgasms and losing your virginity were bound to do that to a girl. Being new to all of this, I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to act. The only thing I could come up with was…“Wow.”

“Damn fucking straight, baby.” His arms tightened around me as he pressed a kiss to the top of my head. “I expected it to be good, but holy fuck that was incredible.”

My lips curved up in a tiny grin of pure feminine satisfaction. “Incredible, huh?”

“You’re so fucking sexy when you’re being cocky about how hard you made me come.” He shifted me in his arms and claimed my mouth in a deep kiss that left me breathless. “But if you don’t tone that shit down, I might not be able to resist the temptation to sink back inside you while you’re still sore. And that’d be a damn shame because the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you.”

Him mentioning the ache between my legs made my cheeks fill with heat, and I buried my face in his chest as I confirmed, “Yeah, I think I need a little recovery time.”

“As sexy as your blush is, you never need to feel embarrassed around me.” He brushed his knuckles against the side of my face before tilting my head up. “Come home with me so I can pamper you a little, baby.”

“Okay.” My answer was whisper soft because I was feeling a little shy after what we’d just done together on his couch. But it must’ve been enough for him because he lifted me up and set me on my feet. Then he leaned over to grab my clothes off the floor and handed them to me. Well, almost all of them. He tucked my panties in the pocket of his jeans before pulling them on. “Hey! I need those.”

“I’m just keeping them safe for you while they dry.” The sexy devil had the nerve to wink at me as he added, “I’m no expert, but I figured that no panties are probably better than walking around in a drenched pair.”

Darn it! The man had a point. I wasn’t looking forward to putting them back on while they were still wet. “Whatever,” I muttered as I put the rest of my clothes on.

Once we were both dressed, he gave me one last kiss before leading me over to the door. When his hand wrapped around the knob, my cheeks filled with heat. Maddox paused to ask, “What’s wrong, baby?”

“They’re going to know what we were doing back here.” I smoothed down the front of my shirt before running my fingers through my hair. “I’ve never done the walk of shame before, let alone past a guy’s employees after we had sex in his office.”

Maddox backed me against the door, his hands pressing against the hard surface on both sides of my head as he growled, “First of all, this isn’t a walk of shame, and I’m not just some guy.”

“I’m sorry if I worded that badly.” I sighed and pointed between us. “But this is all new to me, and I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to act.”

Some of the heat melted out of Maddox’s eyes, and he brushed his lips over mine. “Like yourself, baby. That’s all I need from you. Be yourself.”

“Right. Got it.” I heaved a deep breath and straightened my spine. “I can do that, so I guess I’m ready to go.”

“Not until I make this clear, too.” He kept me caged in as he continued, “My crew is not going to give you any shit. They might be surprised because I don’t let anyone but employees in my office, though I’m sure they’ve all already heard about how I did your ink in my private studio, which is another thing I don’t do. But if they’re smart—which they are because I only hire the best—they’ll get what that means and treat you with the respect you deserve as my woman. If not, they’ll lose their jobs because no way in hell would I ever put up with anyone making you feel uncomfortable when you’re in my shop.”

“Wow. Okay.” I blinked up at him in shock for a moment as the magnitude of what he said sunk in. There was no mistaking the sincerity in his eyes; he really would fire someone for embarrassing me. I didn’t want it to actually happen to anyone because I’d hate to be the reason someone lost their job, but it was a heck of a way for Maddox to make it clear that he was serious about this thing between the two of us, as new as it was. “I guess I don’t have anything to worry about. Lead the way, big guy.”