Teased(42)

“Do you plan on living that life alone or are you going to share that life with a man, children?” Colton asked, his face gentle.

“Of course.”

“Then why can’t it be me?” Vida turned her eyes away at his prying question.

“Because you’ve been married. You aren’t faithful to her. You expect her to be around you and not care that you’re with other women. I’ve seen how you treat women, Colton. You use them for sex then don’t call them again.” All her fears of him being like the men that used her mother came out in her words.

Colton sighed again, this time deeper. “I really have gotten off on the wrong foot with you.” Colton rose to his feet. “Vida, I’ll tell you about my marriage soon, but not late at night when you’re tired. I will say that I went into my marriage wanting it to work out, and when it ended, it ended badly for both of us. That doesn’t mean that a relationship with us couldn’t work, that I wouldn’t be good to you. I would be very good to you, baby.” This time his thumb rubbed over her bottom lip.

“How about we take it one day at a time and get to know each other better until my divorce becomes final?”

“What about when your divorce becomes final?”

“Then all bets are off. I’ll take you to my bed, and you can get to know me even better.” He smiled at her wickedly, rising to his feet. “Lie down.”

Vida lay down and Colton spread out a blanket on top of her. Giving her a gentle kiss with a sweet “Goodnight” against her parted lips, he left her tired and confused about his treatment of her.

He could be so domineering and arrogant, yet he had reassured her and made her feel wanted and desired as well.

He had let her know he had every intention of having sex with her and confirmed her worst fear that emotionally they were growing closer.

Confused, Vida stared at the dark ceiling, her mind in turmoil and her body still desperately wanting Colton.





Chapter 14





Vida dressed in loose jeans and a pretty red top that had capped sleeves, her tattoo looking pretty against the bright color of her top. Brushing her hair, she pulled it back from her face with two combs, but left the long length down her back.

“You look fucking gorgeous,” Colton complimented when he saw her. A blush rose in her cheeks. He had a way of making her feel feminine and sexy with simply a look from his eyes, however he didn’t try to hide the dirty thoughts going through his mind.

Vida shook her hair back. “How does it look?”

Colton’s gaze didn’t go to her tattoo as she had intended, but to the cleavage her top exposed. He opened his mouth to reply.

“I meant the tattoo.”

Colton closed his mouth. “Let me rub some more lotion on it before we go. It looks good on you. I do good work.”

“Yes, you do,” Vida complimented.

Colton rubbed the lotion on the still tender skin. His knuckles brushed the tops of her breasts before stepping back.

“We better go, or we’re going to be really late.” His tight jaw left no doubt what activity would delay them.

They stopped for breakfast at a waffle house on the way to the shop. Colton chose a different one than the one Tammy worked at, which was close to the apartment. Vida didn’t question his choice, merely giving him an amused grin.

Enjoying herself, Vida found herself relaxing even more in his company as he told her stories about when he first joined the Predators and their exploits to embarrass the new recruit.

She laughed until she was almost crying when he described standing watch over a dumpster that the brothers told him had a money drop in it until someone came to retrieve it. When the brothers came back to pick him up and he told them no one had showed, he had to jump in the dumpster to retrieve the drop bag. It hadn’t been easy to find and was outside in an alley that had several restaurants. He had described how he had almost vomited several times, only the humiliation he would suffer if he had, had him choking it down. When he had finally found the bag, they had told him to open it. Inside the bag, he told her, they had placed his cut. They had made him a member, and he had passed his final test. Of course they had made him walk back to the clubhouse, as no one wanted to ride double with him.

“I can see why you miss that life,” Vida teased. “Gives you an excuse to go dumpster diving.”

“When we have time, I’ll tell you some stories of what I used to pull on the recruits,” he bragged.

“Worse than dumpster diving?”

“Much worse,” he confirmed.

Vida climbed on the back of his bike, laughing at his dire voice.

The ride to the shop didn’t take long, both of them walking into the shop with smiles on their faces. Tessa stood behind the counter with the appointment book in her hands, eyes narrowed on them in suspicion.