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  “Now, who wants more news?”

  “There’s more?” Shelly asks.

  I nod. “Ryker, how would you like to spend tomorrow night at Auntie Brea’s house?”

  His eyes light up. “Yay!” he shouts excitedly. Shelly already knew that part, but we were surprising him with it. We didn’t want him to drive us crazy all week asking if it was time to go to her house yet.

  “Good, because Mommy has a girls’ night planned with her friends at Club Thrive, so we need you to be a good boy.”

  “Really?” Shelly asks. I smile and nod.

  “Sky is setting everything up and I confirmed everything with your sister this afternoon.”

  “Oh, you are a good man. I may have to reward you this evening.” She gives me a devilish grin.

  I wiggle my brows. “I was hoping you would say that.”

  “Hence bathing Ryker and getting him into PJs.” She giggles.

  “Well, that was because he was tired and I didn’t want him to doze off at five, but it works for that too.” The timer on the oven beeps, telling me our dinner should be done.

  ***

  Shelly

  “Dinner was delicious.” I rub my belly, full from the big meal Mikey made.

  “I’m glad you enjoyed it,” Mikey says, grabbing our three plates and stacking them up. “Why don’t you get Ryker into bed and I’ll get everything put away.”

  “Sounds like a plan,” I say as Ryker lets out his third yawn since we sat down to dinner. “Come on, buddy. Let’s go wash your hands and face.” He climbs down from his seat and follows me to the bathroom. It only takes but a minute to get him cleaned up and his teeth brushed. As soon as he’s done, I get him settled into bed with a Disney movie. I kiss him goodnight, turn down the light, and shut his door. His eyes are already droopy because he hasn’t been sleeping well. He either wakes in the middle of the night from a nightmare or gets up really really early, and after a while that wears on even a five year old.

  When I get to the kitchen, Mikey is loading everything into the dishwasher. “Do you need any help?” She comes up behind me and wraps her hands around my waist.

  “No, I’m almost done,” he tells me as I plant small kisses all over his back. I slip my hands over his hips, reaching for his cock. I’m hungry for him and I don’t know how much longer I can wait. “What are you doing?” He shuts off the faucet. I scrape my teeth over his muscle.

  “I’m hungry.” I begin tugging his shirt from his pants, slowly running my fingers over his bumpy six pack abs. They are the biggest turn on. “I love this right here.” I glide my hands across the top of his V. He spins around, his mouth crashing into mine. He grabs my hair and pulls slightly, changing the angle and deepening the kiss.

  He pulls away and growls, “Bedroom now!”

  I slowly run my tongue over my lips. “I love it when you take charge.”

  He bends over, scooping me up. He puts me over his shoulder and carries me to the bedroom. Sliding me down the front of his body causes my tunic top to ride up. He grabs it and lifts it over my head. “Strip those leggings and get on the bed,” he demands. I tear them from my body, thong and all, tossing them across the room. Climbing on the bed with my ass in the air to give him the perfect view, I lie myself down in the middle, and by the time I’m done, he’s not only drooling, but ridding himself of all his clothing.

  “Is someone being a cock tease?” he asks, his breath caressing my lips as he gently rubs his nose over mine.

  “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I respond coyly.

  “Oh yeah, well. I got something for that ass.” He slips two fingers inside my soaked pussy, curling them to ensure he hits that special spot. The spot he knows drives me insane and will quickly bring me to a quivering mess. My lids instantly droop as I enjoy the pleasure he’s providing me. I bite my lip, on the brink of pure ecstasy when he stops. Using his lubed fingers, he pokes at my ass, causing me to flinch and tighten up. “Relax, baby. I won’t hurt you.”

  “I know, but…” my words trail off as he continues poking at my tight opening. “I’ve never done that before.”

  He gives me a devilish grin. “There’s a first time for everything.” He chuckles at the look of fear on my face. “Don’t worry, baby, you won’t be ready tonight, but I would love to claim this ass at some point.” He grinds his thick cock into my hip. “Tonight I simply want to savor this beautiful body.” His lips crash down on mine, my fingers pull at his thick dark hair, but he doesn’t relent. Our tongues are battling for control and he’s not giving it up. He licks up my jaw to my ear, and then kisses his way down my neck to my nipple, sucking it into his mouth before he pays the other equal attention. Wasting no more time, he seats himself at my sex and begins lapping up the evidence of my arousal. I’m soaked and he’s drinking it up like a dehydrated man in a desert while I grind my hips to find my release. “Be still, woman,” he says with a devilish grin, looking up at me from between my legs. He licks at me slowly, never breaking eye contact. I close my eyes and whine in frustration. The second I stop moving my hips, he attacks my clit, sucking it hard and rolling his tongue over it. It takes me seconds to find that delicious release I was looking for. My legs begin to shake and I bite my lip, almost drawing blood as I try to hold back my screams.

  “Fuck, Mikey,” I pant as he continues his assault while I ride out an intense orgasm.

  He licks his lips savoring every last drop of my release. “Flip over baby.” I love when he takes me from behind and he knows it. He slips his cock into my warm, wet pussy, and then pulls my hips backward so I’m sitting on his lap. He begins nibbling at my neck as he thrusts his hips forward, slamming his cock inside me.

  “Mikey, this feels amazing.” I roll my head back onto his shoulder, enjoying the ride until he pushes me back down onto the bed. He grabs my hips to the point of bruising and begins giving it to me in the punishing rhythm I love.

  “Come on, baby.” I can hear the want in his voice, and it’s enough to send me over. My pussy clamps down on his cock, sending him over the edge with me. He buries himself inside me one last time, emptying every drop deep inside my pussy.

  I’m completely spent when I collapse on the bed. I don’t care that I’m a mess and I gave him no warning that was deliciously exhausting. He rolls off the bed, kisses me on the head, and says, “I’ll be right back.” He comes back a few minutes later with his teeth brushed and a warm wash cloth. He gently cleans me up and then gets rid of the dirty cloth before climbing into bed.

  He wraps his arm around me and says, “Do you want to have another baby?”

  I roll over to look at him. “I would love to. I agree with you it should be after I finish school, and in all honesty, I’d like to be married before I go down that road again. Ya know, do it right.”

  He chuckles. “I get it and I agree. I wouldn’t dream of getting you pregnant without making you permanently mine first.” He kisses me. “But I love you and I’m glad you’re on board with having another kid. Not only do I think it’s good for Ryker to have a sibling, but I’d like a child of my own. I will forever treat Ryker like mine, don’t get me wrong, but it would be nice to have someone to carry on my name.”

  “I understand and I’m with you. I love you and I definitely want to give you a baby of your own.”

  He kisses me again. “I love you too.” He pulls me close and holds me tight as I fall asleep.

  Chapter 21

  Shelly

  “Mommy! I’m ready to go to Auntie’s house,” Ryker whines, holding his backpack over his shoulders.

  I chuckle and shake my head. “Give Mommy a few more minutes and we’ll be ready to go.” I’m really excited for a night out. I’ve been getting great write ups from the doctors I’m working with for school, and the victory over Eli was the icing on the cake. Of course it’s not fully done and over with, but I’m praying that when he goes back to court he’ll be put in jail for a long time and I’ll never have to worry abo
ut him again. For now I’ll take a fun night out to celebrate this first step in keeping him out of our lives.

  “I’m ready, baby. Are you?” Mikey leans on the door to our room.

  “Yeah.” I grab my wristlet and follow him to the living room, where he is bouncing on the couch in front of the TV.

  He tells Ryker it’s time to go, so he jumps off the couch, shuts off the TV, and runs to the door, excited to see his aunt.

  We pull up to Eric’s apartment and park in one of the visitor spots. Ryker has his belt unbuckled the second the car is in park. He tries to open the door, but the child locks are on, leaving him stuck in the back. “Ryker, calm down right now or I’m taking you home.”

  “I’m sorry, Mommy. I’m excited to see Auntie. I miss her.” I open the door as he finishes his statement. Ryker jumps into my arms with a huge smile on his face. It’s infectious. I burst into laughter.

  “God, I love you.”

  He giggles. “I love you too, Mommy.” He smooshes his lips to mine, giving me a really big kiss.

  I start laughing. “Okay, okay, let’s get you upstairs.”

  I let him press the doorbell, and when he hears his aunt’s voice asking who it is, he shouts, “It’s me, auntie!” She laughs and presses the buzzer to let us in. When we get up to the door, he’s totally excited to see my sister standing there. He runs at her and leaps into the air. “I miss you, auntie.”

  “Awww, I miss you too, buddy. Are you ready to have some fun with Eric and I?” He nods. “Good, because Auntie has made us mac and cheese, with chicken nuggets, just the way you like, and then we’re going to play board games and watch movies together.” Her eyes are wide and hold as much excitement as Ryker’s.

  “Well, since you two are good, we’re going to go because Mikey has to drop me off and then head over to Temptation. His lazy butt hasn’t been to work in a while.”

  “I’ll show you lazy a little later.” He pinches my ass.

  I giggle. “Promises, promises.” I hug my sister goodbye and we leave so Mikey can drop me at Club Thrive.

  When we pull up to the back of Club Thrive, Slade is already there waiting for me with Kara by his side. She’s working tonight, so it works out good that he’s working too. Mikey gives me a chaste kiss and tells me to be alert, but have fun.

  “I will. Go get some work done.”

  “Bye baby.” He gives me one last kiss and he’s gone. He’s coming back to pick me up later tonight.

  Slade, Kara, and I walk to the employee entrance. Slade pounds on the door and Kelly appears a moment later to let us in. She’s now managing Club Thrive since Shane was moved to Club Heat. Logan is doing a nice job setting himself up with a team that will really work hard for him, and he rewards them well. Kara and I both give Kelly a hug before we go to the bar. Kelly let’s Kara know that she’s on bar one as we walk through the club. It’s going to open shortly; they need to get a move on to make sure everything is good.

  I’m sitting in the VIP section by myself when Sky, Miranda, and Sadie all come walking in together. “Hey girl.” I jump up to give the girls a hug.

  “Did you ladies all come together?”

  “Yeah, drove Jonah crazy, but he’ll get over it.” They burst into a fit of giggles.

  Slade takes a seat next to me. “Listen, one of the bouncers called out tonight, so I’m not only going to be watching you but backing them up as well. I want you to have a good time, but pay attention too.”

  I give him a tight smile. “I will.” He nods and takes his place by our section. There’s always a bouncer here as well as Slade, now tonight we only have Slade. I take a deep breathe to try and relax.

  “It’ll be fine,” Sky encourages as Shawna comes over to get us our first round of drinks. No sooner do we order, the music kicks on, and the doors open, letting in a sea of people. At first it makes me a bit nervous, but when Shawna delivers my rum and pineapple, I take a healthy sip and shake away my thoughts. It’s a night to have fun, not worry. I’ve spent enough time doing that lately.

  The girls are busy talking baby talk, but Sky’s had enough. “Come on, it’s time to dance, ladies.” She grabs my hand and pulls me to the dance floor. We make our typical circle in front of Slade and start shaking our asses. We’ve danced straight through the first eight or ten songs and we’re already starting to sweat like crazy. “I need a break,” I shout to Sky over the music. She nods and waves the other girls off the floor.

  Shawna sees us make our way back to our section and automatically delivers another round. She knows that we always order the same things. Sky drinks Blue Hawaiian, Miranda drinks beer, Sadie drinks Cosmos, and I drink a Malibu and pineapple. It’s great for all of us because she can save herself a trip. She doesn’t have to ask what we want and then run for it. The only time we switch it up is if we are celebrating an occasion, then sometimes we have champagne, but this isn’t that kind of night. When she brings our drinks, this time she brings us each a water as well. Another thing I love about Shawna.

  We thank her and go back to looking at pictures of Taylor. Miranda has a ton of them on her phone. She and Stone have been spending a ton of time with Katie and the baby. They’re best friends, and from what I gather, they have been for years. Sky excitedly moves to the edge of her seat. “You know what we need to do?”

  “What?” My brows furrow, trying to figure out what she’s so excited about.

  “We need to plan a family vacation. A few days away somewhere fun where we can all hang out and enjoy our time, not only with the kids, but as adults too. You know, put the kids to bed and then we have some fun.”

  “Yes, that’s what I’m talking about.” Sadie fist bumps Sky.

  “Okay, not to be the Debbie Downer, but how are we going to get the entire Club Thrive family away from this place so we can go away, and there’s no way Katie is going to go on vacation with a newborn,” Miranda says with her brows raised.

  “We don’t have to do it right away, but we can start planning. Maybe if we do it enough in advance, Logan and Mikey can figure something out.” Sky shrugs.

  “Yeah, it’s not like anyone is pregnant right now, so we have no family babies due in the near future. It’s a great time to start planning and we don’t have to go far. We can rent a huge beach house and spend a few days on the beach with the kids. They’ll love it.” Even I’m getting excited. I’ve never been able to take Ryker on any sort of vacation, this will be great for him.

  “Okay, I’ll talk to Logan and you talk to Mikey. If they agree, they can make it work with the clubs. We’ll come up with a time that works for everyone!” Sky announces.

  We all agree and then hit the dance floor for another round of dancing. This is turning out to be an amazing night, and all I keep thinking about is how excited I am to tell Mikey about the plan. I know he has a crew that can easily run his club for a few days. It’s just a matter of making sure that Club Thrive, Heat, and Oasis are good to go. Logan doesn’t hire a ton of excess staff and we would want Slade to be with us, so he couldn’t fill in. Hopefully he says it’s a go.

  The club is really packed, but the music is good and we’re having a great time. The night is flying by because we’re having so much fun. Suddenly Slade runs from his post. We see some commotion on the other side of the club, but we ignore it and mind our business. “I’ll be back. I’m going to hit the ladies’ room.”

  “Want me to come with you?” Sky asks.

  I roll my eyes. “I’m a big girl. I’ll be fine.”

  “I’m not letting you go alone,” Sky insists. She leans over and tells Sadie to wait for us there, that she and I are going to the bathroom.

  The bathroom isn’t far from where we’re dancing. We hurry over to get into the short line that has formed in and out of the restroom. The line is going quickly, and I’m really happy because I really have to go. Between the alcohol and the water, it’s no wonder there’s always a line. We finally get inside, I quickly do my thing and exit the stall
so the next woman can get in, but it’s really packed in here. I wash my hand and use my wet paper towel to wipe away my running mascara. I’m a mess from sweating. Tossing my paper towel into the trash, I shout to Sky that I’ll meet her outside to make more room for the woman waiting. When I exit the bathroom, I suddenly feel my hair being pulled from behind me. It throws me off and I lose my balance. Strong hands grab me and pull me backwards. I’m trying to shout, but it’s no use—he’s covered my mouth.

  “You stupid cunt, stop fighting me.” I’m being dragged, and I can tell from the voice it’s Eli. “You think you can keep my son from me. You’re out here shaking your ass like the whore you are and I’m not allowed to see my kid,” he growls into my ear. I’m fighting Eli with all I have, but he’s bigger than me and stronger than me. I’m not sure where he’s taking me, but I’m starting to panic. I’m panting and trying to fight him off when he slams me into a wall. Pain shoots through my head. “You know the fight you’re putting up is turning me on.” He gives me his nasty grin. “I was originally just going to kill you so I could take my son back, with no interference from you, but maybe I’ll dip my cock into that pussy of yours one last time. Then I’m out of here with our boy.” I try biting at his hand, but the way he’s cupping it I can’t get to him. I think I’m in the dark hall leading to the employee area of the club. He opens a door and shoves me inside. It’s dark, but my eyes are starting to adjust. It’s a small closet, there’s not much room, and even if I yell no one will hear me over the music. “I’ve been watching you two for quite some time now. I know our son is at Brea’s house, and trust me—I have a plan for getting him too. You see, I’ve had time to think this through and plan this out. I even had my girl apply for a job at Oasis so she could keep an eye on you while you were there. You never suspected a thing. You assumed she didn’t like you because you were fucking the boss, but you were wrong. All I had to do was bide my time and wait for the right opportunity to attack.” He starts to unbuckle his pants.