Chapter 10

Silk

A creaking sound alerted me to Eagle’s return. I wiped away the tears on my face and took a couple of deep breaths, trying to rein in my emotions. Not that it helped. From the moment I read the first line of the damn letter I was crying. Anyone knows that something starting with the clichéd “If you’re reading this, then I’m no longer with you...” is going to be heart-wrenching to read.

“Fuck, baby, I knew you shouldn’t have read that on your own.”

Through blurry eyes I watched as Eagle dumped my father’s bag next to my handbag on the end of the bed, then pulled his shirt over his head. Even blurry-eyed, my gaze followed each ripple of movement his muscular abs and pecs made. Kneeling on the mattress, he easily scooped me up and sat with me cradled in his lap.

Needing comfort, I didn’t fight him, just put my arms around him, buried my face against his throat and cried. I let out the pain of my grief, and my anger that the only reason I’d lost my parents was because my father was a damn fool.

Eagle’s embrace was perfect. Firm, but gentle strokes of his palms over my hair and back soothed me until I ran out of tears. Hiccupping in the aftermath, he pushed my hair behind my ear, then ran his knuckles down my cheek, which had to be red and puffy. I’d never been a pretty crier. I must look like a total hot mess, but when I looked up at his face, I only saw compassion and sympathy. No revulsion at all. Was the man going for sainthood or something?

“Why are you doing this? For real. Do you want your top rocker that much?”

He flinched at my words before he leaned in and pressed another of those kisses to my forehead that made my soul sigh.

“Looking after you has nothing to do with the club, sweetheart. Sure, Scout told me to keep you safe, but I’m pretty sure he only did that because he knew full well I’d have done it regardless.”

I lifted my hand to wipe away the last few tears from my eyes and face. I wasn’t sure what the fuck to say to him, so I didn’t say a thing. I rested my head back on his shoulder and toyed with the dog tags hanging over his pecs.

“Now I’ve had you, baby, it’s going to be fucking hell to go back to acting like I haven’t when we go back to the clubhouse. I want you, Silk. Not just to scratch some itch, but for the long haul. From the first time I saw you ride in that poker run last year, you’ve had my full attention.”

My lips twitched with the start of a smile. “You saying you want me for your old lady, Eagle?”

“Fuck yeah, that’s what I’m saying.”

My heart swelled and a wave of warmth passed through me. I continued to fiddle with the metal dog tags as he stroked his fingers through my hair.

“Once we leave here, we really are going to have to be hands off until you patch in. You know that, right? Even if Scout knows how you feel about me, until you have your top rocker, we can’t be together.”

“You’re underestimating my resourcefulness, Silk. It’ll be hands-off in public, but I’ll be sneaking into your personal space every chance I get. Don’t you worry about that.”

That made me smile, even though my heart still felt bruised from reading my father’s letter. This wonderful man managed to make me smile. Wanting to stay in the moment, I decided to tease him a bit more.

“Is that right, big guy? And how are you planning on that?”

He held out his arm and rolled it in so I could see the outside of his bicep. He had his Marine Corps tattoo dead center but aside from that, his skin was ink free.

“Plenty of blank canvas for you to work your magic on, baby.”

Instantly ideas started running through my mind. I ran my fingers over his collarbone and up to his shoulder.

“An eagle across here and over your shoulder would look fucking awesome.”

He chuckled, his body shaking beneath me. “Bet you’ll have the thing all planned out before morning, won’t you? I have no idea how you do it.”

I shrugged a shoulder, and kept tracing my fingers over his smooth skin, unable to stop now I’d started. “It’s how I’m wired. I love designing tatts, especially big pieces.” Wanting to see how far I could push him, I lowered my hand and gave his nipple a quick sharp pinch. He hissed and stiffened at the flash of pain. “Getting your nipples pierced would give you another reason to see me.”

“Fuck, Silk. You’re playing with fire.”

Smiling I moved to straddle his lap. Leaning in, I pressed my lips to his as I tweaked both his nipples. Hard. He bucked beneath me, his thick, denim-covered erection pressing against my pussy and causing streaks of desire to shoot through me.

With a growl he pulled away from my mouth, gripped the bottom of my shirt and tore it over my head. He attacked my bra until I sat topless, my breasts swaying with my heavy breathing. With a smirk he flicked both my nipples, aiming at the small bars that ran through each one. My body stilled as arousal rolled through me. A groan escaped when he palmed both breasts and began kneading them.

“The piercing room has a lockable door right?”

“Uh huh.”

I had no idea what he was thinking, all I could concentrate on was how fucking good his hands felt on me.

“I’ll let you pierce one nipple, on one condition.”

Fighting past the fog of arousal in my head, I stopped grinding against his lap and placed my hands on his shoulders to steady myself.

“And that would be?”

“You do it naked, and afterward I get to fuck you.”

Heat flashed across my cheeks and spread down my neck. The thought of sliding my needle through his dark skin, then having him fill me was fucking hot as hell.

“The door might lock, but there’s no sound proofing. We’d have to be quiet. And piercings don’t take long, we’d have to be fast.”

A wide grin split his face. “Oh, I can fuck you hard and fast, baby. If you can’t stay quiet, I’ll just have to find something to gag you with.”

I rocked against his erection again as my pussy flashed hot. I was so fucking horny I was about to explode–and we both still had our pants on!

The next thing I knew, I was on my back and Eagle was looming over me. He took my mouth with his. Passionate, drugging kisses that left my mind spinning. Then he moved down, nibbling his way over my breasts, then teasing each nipple with tugs mixed in with his swirling tongue and hard sucks. I was writhing against his hard body by the time he got to my waist. He unbuttoned my jeans and I lifted my ass to help him slide them, and my panties, off. He slid down the mattress until he stood at the end. I was now completely naked and he stood there in his jeans, with his hot gaze running over me from head to toe.

“You are so fucking sexy, babe.”

With that he attacked his jeans like he couldn’t wait to have me. As he lowered the denim, taking his boxers with them, I sighed in appreciation. His thighs were as hard and muscular as the rest of him. And his cock was beautiful. Thick, and not too long, it stood proud. Ready for action. My mouth watered at the sight he made buck-ass naked. Every inch of him was taut muscle and strength. Then something he’d said early finally registered.

“You know, you gave me two conditions, not one. Does that mean I get to pierce your flesh twice?”

He stilled with one knee on the mattress to frown down at me.

“You ain’t poking a needle through my cock, baby. No fucking way.”

I pouted. “I thought marines were all tough and not afraid of pain?”

With a shake of his head, he prowled up the bed, each move mesmerizing me with the way his muscles flexed and shifted. “It ain’t the fucking pain that’s stopping me, sweetheart. It’s the months of no sex while the bitch heals that has me saying no.”

I lifted up so I was propped up on my elbows as he came to a stop over my lower half. “And just how did you know about the recovery time? You considered getting one, Eagle?”

“Nope, not me. Someone I know got one a few years back.”

Did Taz or Mac have one? The way he winced had me thinking it had to be one of them. But before I could ask anything else he pushed my thighs apart and put his oh, so talented mouth to good use. Within seconds his skilled tongue and fingers had me squirming on the bed and my mind had cleared of anything that had worried me earlier. All I felt now was pleasure, and it made my heart swell even more for this hunk of a man. I knew at least part of the reason for this seduction was to distract me, and I gladly let him. Because, well, fuck. I wanted him too damn bad to resist.

Eagle

Even before joining the Marines, I always woke at sunup. It didn’t matter if I’d been up till the early hours of the morning, didn’t matter I was worn the fuck out after spending more time fucking my woman than sleeping, once I did finally hit the sheets.

The sun was up, so I was awake. Of course, this morning it came with the benefit that I got to really look at Silk. Fuck, she was a stunning woman. She was fast asleep, half on her side, half on her front. Her face looked peaceful, no lines of worry marring the perfection of her soft skin. Her arm was up enough to show me the full expanse of skin over her ribs. A large tattoo covered the flesh. It was an epic piece of artwork. The New York skyline, complete with the twin towers, was behind a cross. An American flag was wrapped around the cross with the words ‘RIP’ and ‘9/11/2001’ artfully written within it.

Unable to resist, I gently ran a fingertip over the design, and chuckled when she scrunched her face up and rolled all the way over onto her front. I pushed the comforter down past her toned ass. Silk worked out and kept herself in really good shape. She was still all woman though, with sweet curves that made my mouth water. I leaned down and nipped her butt. With a squeal she pulled away from me. Well, she tried. I hauled her back, rolling her over in the process.

“Morning, beautiful.”

She opened one eye and glared at me as I moved to cage her body beneath mine.

“No way is it morning yet. Get off me!”

“Sun’s been up for a while now. Definitely morning.”

I lowered and pressed a kiss to the corner of her mouth and nipped her chin, then when she gasped, I took her lips, thrusting my tongue in to dance with hers. My cock had already been hard, and now it throbbed. I rocked my hips, rubbing the length of it against her bare mound as I continued to possess her mouth. When I couldn’t stand not being inside her another moment, I pulled back to reach for a condom. I was really fucking glad I remembered to grab a box yesterday in our travels. As I leaned over, she started running her hands over me–lazy, gentle strokes that had a shudder running through me from head to foot.

“Fuck, that feels good, Silk.”

With a moan she lifted her head and ran her tongue over my nipple.

Growling, I gloved up faster than ever before. I slipped a hand down between her thighs and circled her clit as I took her nipple in my mouth, flicking her piercing with my tongue. She tasted so fucking sweet everywhere. Keeping my thumb on her clit, I twisted my hand so I could get two fingers inside her. I groaned as I easily slid into her pussy–she was wet and slick already. Fucking perfect. I only teased her for a short while. I was too fucking desperate to be inside her to drag this out. Lifting her thigh, I lined up my cock at her entrance as she curled her leg around my waist.

Tilting my face up, I watched her expression as I slowly slid inside her. Her eyelids were three quarters closed and she looked as sweet as a sleepy kitten. The moment I was fully embedded inside her heat, her mouth parted and she arched up off the bed. Her tits were too much of a temptation to resist. They’re the perfect size. Not huge, but big enough to fill my palm when I wrapped a hand around one to hold it up so I can torture her nipple while I start thrusting into her. I kept my movements steady, wanting this time to be different. So far, every time I’ve taken her we’ve been wild, fast and hard. This morning, I don’t want that. What I want is to wake her up from the inside gently, not fuck her unconscious.

Releasing her breast from my mouth, I moved to bury my face in her neck. The sensation of her slick walls squeezing my cock had me moaning and biting her shoulder. I made sure my mark is between her neck and shoulder, where her shirt will hide it from public viewing. After giving my mark a kiss, I rose up, pressing a fist into the bed on either side of her shoulders to keep my weight off her as I continued to slowly fuck my woman.

Her palms smoothed up my chest and around to the back of my neck where she tangled her fingers in my hair to drag my face toward hers. I went willingly, pressing my lips to hers and eating at her mouth as I continued to flex my hips, thrusting deep into her.

When a tingle ran down my spine and my balls drew up, I leaned back, kneeling between her spread thighs and teasing her clit as I focused on the sight of my thick cock sinking in and out of her slick heat.

“Fuck, baby, look as us.”

She whimpered and her legs tightened around my ass, holding me deep inside her a moment before she relaxed enough for me to make small thrusts into her. A quick glance up had me grinning. She’d propped herself up on her elbows, her gaze locked on where we were joined. I gave her clit a pinch and she fell back on the bed yelling out my name. Her back arched and she clenched so damn hard on me I had no choice but to follow her over, coming hard inside her heat.

I rested my face between her breasts as I waited for my brain to begin firing again. Every time I touched Silk it was magic. I’d never had such explosive sex. Fast or slow, this woman left me devastated in the wake. Pulling my now-sensitive cock from her body had us both wincing a little. It had been a long fucking time since I’d gone this many rounds in one night.

“C’mon, baby. Let’s get cleaned up.”

“Hmm.”

She stretched like a sleepy kitten, arching up off the mattress and making my blood heat. I growled at her.

“You keep tempting me like that, I’ll fuck you again.”

After that last round, I’d thought my cock would be sated for hours. But at the sight of her spread out before me, thrusting her tits up toward me, I could feel it stirring to life again.

“Oh, no you don’t. I think I have gravel rash on the inside after that marathon.”

Barking out a laugh at her words, I gathered her up and carried her to the adjoining bathroom to get cleaned up.

“Gravel rash, huh?”

She wrapped her arms around my neck and threaded her fingers into my hair as she nuzzled her face against my chest.

“What can I say? I’m not used to having so much sex in such a short amount of time, Eagle.”

My breath caught. What did she mean by that?

“Want to clarify that one, babe. Do you mean you haven’t had sex in long time or you haven’t had a marathon sex session for a long time?”

She pulled her face away from my skin to frown up at me. “Are you jealous?”

Of course I was fucking jealous! Another growl rippled up my throat. “Just answer the damn question.”

A wide grin broke over her expression. “Oh, you are so fucking jealous! This is classic.”

She was laughing when I set her on the bench next to the sink. Standing between her thighs I caged her in.

“It’s not funny, and you still haven’t answered me.”

“Oh, it’s completely adorable. I kind of want to drag this out so I can enjoy big, bad Eagle being all sulky that his new toy might have been played with recently by another.”

Wrapping a hand in her hair, I firmly pulled until her face tilted up. Then I nipped her jawline, hard.

“Answer me.”

My voice was a rough growl and it echoed around the small tiled room.

“There’s no one but you, babe. I haven’t had sex since before you joined the club. It’s actually quite difficult for me to get away from the club long enough to have a lover, so I haven’t had many–”

“How many?”

“Two. Both of them ran for the hills when they found out who my uncle was.”

I released her hair and began kissing along her jaw, soothing where I’d nipped her earlier.

“See? That wasn’t so hard, was it? You know I won’t run for hills. I already know all about your family. You don’t need to worry about that with me.”

I was inexplicably pleased that she’d had so few lovers, and that she hadn’t taken one since meeting me. I hadn’t taken a woman since before I first saw her. Simply hadn’t had the interest. The club had plenty of whores around, and prospects were welcome to use them so long as they didn’t have a job that they should be doing at the time.

I grinned as I considered that Taz had certainly made up for my lack of interest in them. I was fairly certain he’d taken every whore the club had at least once since we’d arrived.