Chapter Eight
Cursing and the sound of men moving stuff woke Aries up. She didn’t get up but turned on her side to look at her daughter. The kid could sleep through almost any loud noises. Being around Gunner had taught her that. Juliette was a good kid, and she needed to play with other children. Aries was hoping some of the ol ladies had kids her age. She looked closely at her sweet face; there was nothing of Gunner in the child, she thought. That man had been evil, and she was glad he was locked up. She hoped to hell he’d never find her. She wanted to get something to eat, and she left Juliette in the bed. She grabbed her jeans and pulled them on. There were still noises in the last bedroom, but she didn’t go back there. She went straight to the kitchen and the fridge.
A girl sitting at the bar looked at her. “Hey, I’m Leigh, Sleaze’s girlfriend, presently at least. He said you might get up, you’re Aries, right?” Her dark brown hair was long and pulled back in a ponytail.
Aries was startled, “Yeah, that would be me. Is Lucifer around?” She was looking around for a snack of some sort for her and Juliette. She shut the fridge and looked at the girl.
Leigh replied, “No, he left a note for you. The furniture for Jewel came, and Rico and Sleaze are putting it together. The note is on the counter.”
Aries looked at the note; she saw the fancy heart Lucian had ended it with, and her heart beat a bit faster. He’d gone to get that car for her, and now he’d gotten furniture. She hadn’t wanted to shop really, but she didn’t like this. Doing everything they had planned to do together by himself sent alarms off in her head. He was closing in on her way too fast. She decided to wake up her daughter and get her some fast food.
“I’m going to wake up Jewel and get some fast food. Do you want anything?” She was trying to be polite, but she wanted to get the hell out of the apartment.
“Lucifer doesn’t want you to leave.” Leigh looked at her. “I’m sorry, but you can’t go. I can ask someone to go get it for you.”
“Excuse me? I really don’t give a fuck right now what Lucifer said. I’m going to get my kid and get some food. I don’t want to be a bitch, but nobody is stopping me from leaving here.” She stared at the girl with a warning look in her eyes.
“Aries, I’m sorry, but if you go, it’s going to cause a lot of grief for us. I’m sure he’s not going to be long.” She gave her a look of pity. “Do you want to see the bedroom furniture Lucifer’s mom got for Jewel?”
“No, I’m getting something to eat, and Lucifer can go to hell. I don’t mean to cause you any problems, but I can get myself food.” Aries wished her boots were on. If this Leigh were going to get into a fight with her, the damn boots would have come in handy.
They heard someone coming up the stairs from the shop downstairs. Both waited to see who it was as the door opened.
“Babe, I’m glad you’re up, come see your car. Leigh, listen for Jewel please.” Lucifer looked so hot in his sleeveless tee shirt and jeans that Aries forgot what her plans were. His eyes were shining, and his smile was charming.
“I don’t have my shoes on.” She couldn’t take her eyes off him.
“We can look from the balcony. Come here and tell me what ya think.” He held out his hand, and she took it as they walked outside. The car was nice enough and parked in the back lot. She wasn’t interested in the car as much as the man beside her. Suddenly she was worried. What if Leigh told him she’d wanted to leave, she hoped like hell the girl wouldn’t rat her out. He pulled her close to him.
“You didn’t look happy when I came upstairs. I’m wondering what's wrong. Did Leigh upset you?” His eyes weren’t shining now.
“Not really, she said I couldn’t leave, though, and that wasn’t happening. You can’t run my life Lucian, or this will never work.” Her voice sounded weak to her ears, and she meant to sound confident.
He pulled her closer and whispered in her hair. “I heard that your ex ol man’s club was in New Jersey. I wanna keep you safe. Do they usually come here?”
“I don’t know. I don’t live worried about those bastards much anymore. I’m not going to live in fear.” Aries wondered if he was lying to her. She hadn’t seen anything of Gunner’s MC since she moved, but her friend had said they’d been asking questions about her.
“Do you know what they would do to you if they ever got you? The stories you hear about getting turned out? They do happen, sweetie. If you don't use common sense for yourself, think of Jewel. What would you do if they grabbed her and you couldn’t stop them?” His voice was hard and cold.
She felt like her breath was being sucked up and out of her lungs. Jewel, he was protecting her child from her being stupid. She turned and buried her face into his chest. The scent he wore made her feel safe as the tears began to fall. His arms went around her as she cried silently and her body shook. She knew damn well what they’d do to her. He held her tight.
“Aries, don’t cry baby, if you’re my ol lady, nothing bad will happen to you or Jewel. I need to get rid of your car as soon as possible, though. We don’t want a trace of you around, do we?” His voice sounded sincere.
He wanted her as his ol lady; he was going to protect them, and here she was acting like such an ungrateful bitch. She was so lucky this man was offering her all these things.
“I don’t want them ever to find Jewel or me. There is stuff in my car; I want, though.” She sniffled out softly.
He pushed her away a bit as he pulled off his shirt. Gently he dried her tears. He tipped her face up to look at him. She saw the gleam in his eyes and knew he was going to kiss her. Here was where she should be, was her last thought as his lips claimed hers. The heat from his mouth as she let his tongue explore her mouth began to get her wet. Why did this man have this effect on her she wondered? She couldn’t figure him out and decided she needed to let their path take its course as she kissed him back hungrily.
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Leigh was not in the kitchen when they came inside. They heard Jewel laughing as they followed the sound of her voice. Lucian’s mother had outdone herself with her choice of furniture and bedding. Leigh was helping Rico and Sleaze hang curtains and Jewel was sitting in the middle of her canopy bed with a zoo of new stuffed animals surrounding her. She clutched Bunny to her as she reached out to carefully touch the new toys, each time she was about to touch one, she’d pull her hand back quickly.
Lucian looked at the kid and suddenly realized she was scared to touch them. “Jewel, baby, they’re all yours. Go ahead and play with them.” He watched as she turned and began to sort through them looking for a playmate for her beloved Bunny. “Hey Leigh, can you watch her for a bit, I need to talk to Aries.”
“Sure, she’s no problem, I’ll bring over my daughter next time I come over if you want. She’s almost four years old too.” Leigh spoke up as Lucifer was pulling Aries out of the room and into their bedroom.
“What the fuck is wrong with her that she wouldn’t touch the stuffed animals?” He spoke harshly and had Aries by both of her arms.
“Gunner wouldn’t let her touch anything without asking, and then we lived at my aunt’s house. Does that house look child-friendly to you?” Aries tried to defend herself.
Lucian let go of her and walked over to the hamper just inside of the bathroom. He grabbed the shirt he’d slung over his neck and balled it up before tossing it into the clothes hamper. He had a snarl on his face as he looked at her.
“I don’t know much about kids but that shit ain’t right. I’m making sure she doesn’t live like that here. If Jewel acts so timid, my mother is gonna think there’s something wrong with her. She has to toughen up. Play with the club kids and go to the park, do regular shit.” He sounded a bit angry.
“I did the best I could. It wasn’t easy, raising Juliette by myself and keeping my baby safe from Gunner. I tried to tell you.” Aries replied hotly.
“Not blaming you babe, but I’m gonna get that fucker for what he did to both of you. Come here; I’m not trying to upset you.”
She went to him, and he pulled off her shirt. The cold air made her nipples harden as he pulled her toward him. He stroked her hair softly.
“I’m gonna spoil you both, and everything is gonna be fantastic for us. You gotta do what I tell you, though. Be a real mom to her for a bit. Hang out with Leigh and her kid. Stop the dancing, for now, okay?” His fingers were at the zipper of her jeans, and he pushed them down for her to take off. “Christ, you’re a sight to see. I could spend hours looking at your body. Get the thong off.” He began to take off his jeans as he watched her toss the underwear to the floor. He wanted to cover her body in his art, brand her and make her his. He’d do it too, he promised himself.
Aries stood there naked looking at him, and she nodded in agreement. He walked over to the door and locked it. His ass was even hot, she thought. He walked back to her, and she saw he was in Lucifer persona. She wondered what was in store for her now.
Standing in front of her with his cock in his hand, hard and big, he gazed into her big green eyes. “Kneel down and suck my cock.” It was a command, and he watched as she dropped to her knees and opened her mouth. “Good girl, suck me down deep,” he guided his cock to her open mouth and watched as she took as much of him as she could. He put his hands on the sides of her head and began to fuck her mouth.
Aries swirled her tongue around his huge shaft and tried to take as much of him as she could. He was big, so much larger than any man she’d been with before. Lucifer pushed deeper down her throat, and she began to gag slightly. He pulled out to give her a break, and once she had a breath of air, he thrust back into her hot mouth.
“Suck it deep; you can get me down your throat, just relax, you can do this babe.” His hands pushed her head to accept more of him as he began thrusting again. He groaned as she sucked hungrily on him. Suddenly, he pulled out of her mouth and motioned to the bed.
Aries got on the bed and waited for him to join her. Her lips felt bruised, and she wanted to be fucked hard by this man.
He watched her with a gleam in his eyes.
“Baby, touch yourself. I wanna see you make yourself wet for me. Don’t be shy, it’s you and me here, and this is what I want.”
She wanted to please this man and be everything he wanted. Her fingers crept over her bare mound as she found her clit and began to rub it. She was soaking wet and moaned softly. She needed him, not her finger as she licked at her bottom lip. That was all it took to get him on the bed, pushing her fingers aside.
“Get on me. Ride my cock, Aries, show me how much you want me.” He pushed her to get on top of him, his cock jutting up.
She straddled him as she reached for his cock but he already was guiding it to her wet opening. She sank down on it slowly, enjoying the ripple effect he was making her body go through. She let the full-length of his cock sink into her as she took a second to enjoy the feel of him inside of her. He put his hands on her hips and began to help her move her body. She rode him hard, and he reached up and twisted her nipples and squeezed her breasts. The sensation was overwhelming, and she could feel the heat coming from her core. She began to ride him wildly as she felt herself arch as the first wave of her orgasm hit her. She let out a moan of pleasure as she felt the first burst of his cum hit her walls. He pulled down and made her stay still as he shot his load into her. He kept her on top of him as he emptied his balls into her.
“I hope you’re on birth control because I didn’t think of using a condom. Fuck, I should have thought, but I fucking don’t give a shit if you get knocked up.” He ran his finger over one nipple. “If you get pregnant, it wouldn’t be a bad thing, would it?” His voice was questioning as he watched her face.
Aries was on high alert as she looked at him. “I had my period maybe two weeks ago, and no I’m not on birth control. I didn’t have a reason to be on any because I wasn’t having sex. Having a baby now never crossed my mind but we should be careful. We want to make sure this is going to work before we have a baby together but if I am, no it’s not a bad thing.” She slid off him and laid by his side.
He tweaked a nipple. “Well, fuck it. I’ll try to remember to use a rubber or remind me. You need to get checked out because if you are, I don’t want you taking any drugs that would fuck my kid up. I’m glad you didn’t make the mistake of saying the word abortion. That wouldn’t have been a good thing. We need to take a shower and get some food into the house.” He got up and strode toward the bathroom.
Aries sat on the side of the bed. Who was this man, wanting a baby with her so soon after meeting her? She was glad she’d gone with her gut and answered as she had. She had a feeling if she hadn’t given him the answer he wanted it could have turned ugly. She heard him call her name and she got up to join him in the shower.