Page 14 of Celtic Dragon
It’s 6:30 pm and I can hear Cade’s bike pulling up. When he comes into the house I can tell by the look in his eyes that he’s drained. I know he had a lot of things to take care of before he leaves. I’m sure he spent his entire day making sure all was in order. However, I can tell that something other than tiredness is troubling him. There’s something in his face that looks different.
“Hey, beautiful,” he says as he walks over to me and kisses the top of my head lovingly. “Honey, that smells wonderful. I’m famished.” He adds, “Reb and Hawk should be right behind me. They made a stop at the liquor store on the way. And the rest of the boys are coming behind them.”
“Oh, good,” Honey replies. “Dinner is just about ready.”
“I didn’t fuck things up by inviting the boys, did I?” Cade asks.
“Naw. You know me, Ice, I’m used to cooking for an army. We have plenty,” Honey replies.
Taking the seat next to me, he asks, “How has my girl been today?”
“Good,” I reply as I study his face.
“I’m glad to hear it. Whatcha been doing all day?”
“Well, I tried to help Honey with dinner, but as usual, she would not let me. So, I thought I would try to get some work done.”
“And did you?”
“I did. It was a very productive day,” I say proudly.
“Good.” He leans back into the couch and begins to rub his temples.
“Cade, did something happen today?” I ask.
He waits before answering me and then says, “Naw, babe. Nothing happened. It’s just been a long day. I’m just tired.”
I don’t want to pressure him, especially here where others can hear. So I don’t say anything further. Perhaps I can get him to talk about it later when we’re alone.
I snuggle up against him, enjoying sitting on the couch with him while Honey prepares dinner. I can definitely get used to this.
Not long after Cade returned, in walk Ari, Rebel, and Hawk. Ari had gone into to town to run some errands—she must have returned just as Hawk and Rebel arrived. Rebel has his arm around Ari lovingly … it’s good to see them both happy. Not long after their arrival, the rest of the boys filter in. The house is now full of noise and laughter. Although I enjoyed the quiet moment I had with Cade on the couch, it’s really good to see them all together again. With Cade being home, it’s like all is right in their world.
“Dinner’s ready,” Honey chimes from the kitchen.
“Great, just let me drop these bags in my room and I’ll be right out,” Ari says.
“Honey, that smells amazing,” Hawk says as he strolls into the kitchen.
“I’ll give you a hand.” Rebel says as he follows Ari into her room. Caden looks over at me as if he knows exactly what Rebel is going to help his sister with and I smile. He isn’t smiling, but I think he knows deep down it’s something that he’s gonna have to get used to.
Rebel
I follow Ari to her room and we drop the bags onto her bed. As she turns to leave, I’m standing directly in front of her. I let her pass, but as she does, I grab her around the waist from behind with one hand and pull her toward me, her back to my chest. My free hand wraps around her waist, pulling her even tighter against me.She is perfect.
“Balefire,” she pleads in a whisper that takes my breath away. As much as I hate that name, hearing her say it with such desperation goes directly to my cock. I nuzzle her dark hair away from her neck and begin to kiss her behind her ear while splaying my hand across her belly and holding her even tighter.
She pulls her head back against my shoulder, completely exposing her neck to my lips. I take full advantage of what she is offering to me.God, I love this woman.
She melts into me as I reach up and gently stroke the underside of her breast with my thumb. She sucks in a sharp breath and begs, “Balefire, please.”
“What, babe? Tell me,” I demand.
“Please …” she begs again, but that’s all she says.
My hand slides higher up her ribs, until I hold the full weight of her breast in my palm. “Is this what you want, babe?”
“Yes,” she says breathlessly. I feather kisses along her neck. Her nipples are peeking out from beneath her shirt. I circle one taut nipple with my thumb and she groans. She then wiggles her ass against my erection, which right now is nestled in the crack of her ass cheeks.
