Page 76 of Beyond the Cut
Maybe it’s because I feel the same way about you.But the words didn’t come.
He kissed her again and withdrew to dispose of the condom. When he returned, he lay beside her on the bed, and pulled her against him, settling her head against his shoulder.
“Do I get my loan?”
Cade chuckled. “Sweetheart, after that, I’d bring you the fucking moon if I could fly.”
Her body relaxed in the cradle of his arms and she sighed in contentment as his fingers stroked gently up and down her back. “I could stay like this forever.”
“So could I.” He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead. “Stay with me, Dawn. Even after this is all over, I want you to wear my cut.”
She didn’t know what to say, so she said nothing. She had managed to hold her fear at bay when this was all pretend, when she knew it wouldn’t last. But now that he’d made it real, she had nowhere to hide. She cared about him, no doubt about that, but the depth of her emotion scared her. Was she really ready to do it all again? Did she trust him enough to let go and jump into the biker life for good?
NINETEEN
I will never be the aggressor. Unless someone fucks with me. Then they will pay.
SINNER’S TRIBE CREED
“Mom. There’s someone in your bed.”
Dawn awakened to Maia’s concerned face—her beautiful, angelic face—and Cade wrapped around her, his arm tight between her breasts, his head on her pillow, his erection pressed up against her ass. Thank God the covers were drawn around them.
“Is it Jimmy?”
“No, darling. It’s… Cade.”
Tia joined her sister staring down at them and frowned. She was always frowning, which made it easy to tell the twins apart.
“Why is he sleeping in your bed?” Maia asked.
She could feel Cade chuckling behind her, his chest warm against her back.
“Um… we’re having a… sleepover.”
“Can I have a sleepover with Susie?” Maia sat on the edge of the bed. “Shelly-Ann wouldn’t let us have sleepovers but now that we’re home, I want a sleepover, too.”
Cade ground his shaft gently against her ass and she choked back a gasp. “How about we talk it over at breakfast? You have to get ready for school. Both of you go brush your teeth and you can talk to Cade when he… gets up.”
“I’m already up.” His breath on the back of her neck reminded her of their heated night together, and she shivered. “And I thought you locked the door.”
“I did lock the door. You unlocked it when you went to get rid of the condom. I hope you remembered…”
“Mom.”
“Fuck.” Cade rolled away. “I think I forgot to…”
“Mom.”
“Christ. This is more stressful than a shoot-out.” He sat on the edge of the bed and scrubbed his hands over his face.
“No swearing around the girls. And no more inappropriate behavior.” Dawn pushed herself up. She would have been totally screwed if it was Saturday and she had to work at the diner. With no one to look after the children, she would have had to take a few days off. And what about this afternoon when she had to work at the florist? Or tonight when she had to work at Banks Bar? She’d spent so much time dreaming about her children coming home, she hadn’t thought through the practicalities. Maybe because a part of her thought it would never really happen. And another part was convinced it was all a dream.
“Mom.” Maia’s voice grew louder and Dawn’s eyes widened.
“Pants.”
“Door.” Cade reached for his jeans and Dawn threw herself at the door, just before Maia arrived.
