Chapter Seven
Rock stood with his men, and he kept an eye on Adele as she stuck with the old ladies. All of the clubs were mingling, but as per his rules, no one was left alone. They walked with at least three people, keeping together in groups. It was all supposed to be a fun party event, a place for clubs to sit down, talk through their differences, and to just have a little fun. Of course, sometimes it got out of hand.
He didn’t want his club or his woman at risk if that happened.
“She seems to be having fun,” Nails said.
“Yeah, she was nervous about coming tonight. Everything seems to be okay, so we’ve got nothing to worry about.”
Last year there had been a beef between two neighboring clubs. It had gotten violent, and there had been one death. The cleanup had been handled between the two clubs, but it was the reason why everyone was on their guard today.
“Pam’s heading this way,” Nails said.
She was giving him a headache.
Rock sighed and smiled at Adele, who gave him that wicked grin that he adored more than anything. He wanted her, and he’d have gladly stayed home, having her sweet ass riding his dick.
Instead, he was stuck with a load of smelly bikers who were trying to pretend they all had the biggest dick.
He had the biggest dick.
No one else.
Sipping at his beer, he watched as Pam entered the room and began to flirt with his men.
This woman was trying to get him to see her. At one time, he’d walked into the main part of the clubhouse to see her being fucked by three men of the club.
If she thought for a second that would awaken anything inside him, she was fucking wrong.
There was only one woman he wanted, and she was now watching him.
“Hey, Rock,” she said.
Pulling his gaze away from Adele, he looked at Pam. “What?”
Nails snickered, and so did a couple of his men.
He was tired of telling this woman that nothing was ever going to happen.
“Would you like to dance?” she asked.
“No.”
“I’d love to,” Nails said.
Pam put her hand on her hip, and glared at him. “You know, this is really starting to be, like, totally boring. There was a time you’d have been all over me, and we’d have had a good time.”
He watched Adele over Pam’s shoulder. She had tensed up a little.
“The thing is, Pam, I was always drunk off my ass with you. I’ve got no problem with you fucking every single man here, and even recording it and putting it on the damn internet. I don’t give a shit. There’s only one woman I want, and that’s my old lady, and there’s no way I’m going to be touching you.” With that, he moved away, wrapping his arm around Adele’s waist and taking her onto the dance floor, where several couples were already partying. He didn’t ask, and she didn’t fight him.
“Do you think that was harsh?” Adele asked, finally turning in his arms.
“Nope. That woman could cost me you, and I’m not having that.”
“How is that going to cost you me?”
“I saw how you reacted. You were pissed, and there’s no way in hell of denying it.”
She rolled her eyes, and he squeezed her ass. “Fine. I wasn’t pissed, just so you know. I was … upset.”
“Is that a nice way of saying pissed?” he asked.
Adele huffed. “She likes you.”
“No. She wants the title that you have. My name on a leather jacket, meaning she can boss everyone around. It’s a power trip she’s looking for, and I’m not going to help her get it.”
“What if you’re wrong?” she asked.
“I’m never wrong about this shit. I know Pam. Your position gives you a shitload of power over the women. They’ll come to you. Pam wants that, and then the real bitch will come out, and she’s not that well liked to start off with.”
She sighed. “You make her sound like a monster.”
He laughed. “She is. I have no interest in her. You see, I quite like this cute little brunette. She has a nice, big, juicy ass, and thighs that feel so good when I’m sliding between them.”
Desire shot through her; he saw it in her eyes.
“That’s my girl, right there. That’s who I’m after,” he said.
“You can’t say those things right here.”
“I can. When we get home, you can treat me as bad as you want.”
The frown that had been on her face changed, and he watched the smile spread, lighting up her features.
Rock had known lust; he’d known crushes. Never in his life had he known what love was. Looking into Adele’s eyes, he knew.
He knew that no matter what, he’d give anything to stare into her eyes for the rest of his life.
“What is it?” she asked. “Do I have something on my face?”
To answer her, he stopped dancing, cupped her face, and kissed those lips.
He was addicted to this woman.
His little cleaner, but she meant so much more to him than that. She was his life.
The little moan she gave as he kissed her, he loved.
The way her body fit against him, he loved.
She was softness.
His world.
When he broke the kiss, Adele’s eyes were still closed.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Pam was watching, and now he needed to drive home exactly how little he thought of Pam.
He didn’t want Pam in his life. He’d not touched another woman since Adele had entered his world.
She was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
And now he was going to prove it.
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The party wasn’t that bad. Adele was having a great time. It helped that the old ladies had gravitated toward her and taken her under their wing. They had told her that most of the time the clubs were all bark and no bite. She had nothing to worry about.
When Pam had made her way toward Rock, she didn’t care.
She trusted Rock. Of course, Claire and a couple of the other women had said sweet butts like Pam always tried for the Prez.
Sweet butts, club whores, they were an old lady’s curse. They had to stick together. Hearing Rock’s put-down didn’t make her feel better.
Adele wasn’t the kind of woman to cut another down, and she’d felt bad for Pam. Seeing the other woman’s scowl and hateful look, she knew Pam could handle herself.
The kiss that Rock had just given her wiped out any kind of feeling for the other woman. Rock was all hers, and tonight she was going to tell him that she loved him, even if it meant he was going to run away afterward. She didn’t know what he expected or how he was going to react to her.
This was all new territory for the both of them.
Opening her eyes, she smiled at him, and Rock was staring at her. There was something in his eyes that she couldn’t quite make out, or understand.
“Rock, what is it?” she asked.
He went down on one knee, and Adele quickly looked around as they became the focal point for everyone.
Was there something wrong with Rock?
He’d gone down on one knee.
Did this mean what she thought it meant?
“I wanted to wait to ask this of you, but you know what, I think I’ve waited long enough. Adele Sparks, my cleaner, my love, you have no idea how long I’ve waited for this moment. I love you. I don’t think I’ve ever said that to you, and the way you’re looking at me now, I know I’ve not. I do. I love you more than anything.” He took hold of her hand. “I want you to marry me.”
She was in shock. They hadn’t been dating that long, but in such a short time, she’d fallen for him.
“You want to marry me?” she asked.
“Yeah, and right now, you’re kind of keeping a guy in suspense. Everyone is looking at us.”
“I’m … shocked.”
He also held out a ring that he had to have purchased.
“There’s no other woman in the world I want. I love your smile, and the fact you’re obsessed with cleaning. I’ve got a club that is completely disgusting.”
Several of the club men cheered at that. She looked up finding the hatred on Pam’s face, but the love on others’.
“Will you marry me?” he asked a second time.
“Of course I will. Yes. How can you doubt it?”
Rock slid the ring onto her finger, and a mass of cheers went up.
He pulled her into his arms, kissing her neck. “You know, this is going to be the highlight of the year.”
Several cell phones had been recording the moment, and she chuckled. “I guess we’ll get a copy, and I can watch it over and over again.” He wiped the tears from her eyes, and she smiled up at him. “You really do love me?”
“Yeah, I do. Does it surprise you that I do?”
“You never said anything, and this is so fast.”
“I’ve only got one speed, fast.” He took her hand, and he found them some place private. A couple of the other MC presidents stopped them to offer congratulations.
She wasn’t used to so much attention, but Rock handled it well.
He kept hold of her hand and pressed her up against the wall. This reminded her of their first time in her house. It wasn’t the start of her falling for him.
It was the beginning of something else.
Adele had fallen for him the first time she met him.
“You know, I don’t think I’ve told you how I feel,” she said, pushing her hair off her face, staring into his eyes.
“You’ve not.”
“Then I guess I better tell you that I find you very attractive. On that first day, I was so … concerned by how much you affected me.”
“These are all great things,” he said, smiling.
“I should have known then that I was going to fall in love with you.”
Silence met her words, and she saw that she’d surprised him. “Shocked?”
“I never knew how good it would feel to have someone tell me that they loved me.”
“It feels good?” she asked, biting her lip.
Hearing his proposal had done the same to her. She couldn’t put into words how it felt to hear him say that not only did he love her, but he also wanted to marry her. That kind of commitment was … one of a kind.
Her ex didn’t have a patch on this man.
The way she felt for Rock, it scared her at times. He was completely different. A Prez, and to her, that was someone she never thought she’d fall in love with.
This was going to be the man she shared her life with.
Reaching out, she cupped his face, and pressed her lips against his.
He sank his fingers into her hair, pulling her head back. He kissed down to her neck. “It feels really good hearing how much you love me. Do you know what’s better?” he asked.
“What?”
“Feeling your body go wild on mine. The moment I get you home, I’m going to seal our deal by driving my dick so deep inside you. You’ve also got to come off the pill.”
“You’re being bossy.”
“Do you want some kids?”
Her cheeks heated, but she nodded.
“Good, because I’m going to be the one to give them to you.”
He pulled back enough so that she was able to look into his eyes. “I’ll make sure you don’t regret picking me.”
With the way he kissed her, she knew without a doubt she wouldn’t regret anything.