Page 74 of The Devil's Revelation
I meet him thrust for thrust as he speeds up, and I know he’s getting close. I’m so close too, but I need a little bit more. Bracing myself, I move my hand between my legs, rubbing my clit in quick, hard circles, making me moan.Yes, almost there. Almost there.
When the orgasm hits, it’s harder than before, and I scream as it washes over me. I vaguely hear Torque shout my name behind me as he powers into me, chasing his own release, before stilling.
Boneless, I collapse, unable to hold myself up anymore. I wince at the pain of Torque’s fingers still in my hair, but he carefully untangles them, and then pulls out of me with a groan. I lay there, unable to move, completely and utterly spent. I barely lift my head when Torque comes back and then scoops me up, moving us up the bed and wrapping himself around me. I burrow my head in his chest, content to just lie here and doze.
“I meant what I said, Izzy,” Torque rasps quietly, pulling me back to the present.
I tilt my head back to look up at him. He’s watching me, face serious, and icy eyes intent. I could play dumb and act like I don’t know what he means, but I’m no coward. “I know,” I say softly. “I don’t know that I can promise anything, Torque. Especially not with everything going on. We could just be reacting to a highly charged situation and…”
“And I could have lost you today,” he interrupts. “I’m not the kind of man to make decisions quickly or without thought, Izzy. Am I going to say I wanted a relationship or a woman of my own? Hell, a few weeks ago I would probably tell you no way in hell. Then you came along, and even with me acting like an ass you accepted my apology and didn’t hold it against me. Then, I couldn’t get you out of my head. The position at the shop, I didn’t fill it because I was always hoping you might reconsider and come work for us.
“Then seeing you in different places, seeing you hurting and tired. Everything in me wanted to make it better. I normally couldn’t give a shit. I mean, I’m not a completely unfeeling jerk, but when it comes to people I would rather let them deal with their shit and not get involved. Then we had the night at the bar and I saw that you are exactly the kind of girl that I want on my arm. Not because you’re hot or because you were wearing an outfit I wanted to tear off you, but because you are real.
“Around here you get used to the club girls and their petty bullshit. They want an Old Lady patch and they will do anything they can to get it. It’s gets old fast, and it’s part of the reason I didn’t want a woman. The headache isn’t worth it in my opinion. Until you. In just a few days, you’re like an obsession and the only thing I want to do is find you, kiss you senseless and see how much I can make you smile. Then, today, I almost lost you, and if that bullet had been only an inch the other way, I would have. Something like that will wake up even the die hard bachelors around here. For me, it cleared up the fact that there is noifabout you, Izzy. I want you to be mine.”
I’m stunned. Speechless, actually. Aren’t bikers supposed to be all gruff and keep things close to the chest? Yet here this big man is, telling me all this with nothing but sincerity. And I know this isn’t bullshit he’s trying to spout to keep me in his bed for however long he deems necessary. He means every last word, and that’s what makes me nervous.
I’m only me, and I don’t know what I can offer a man like Torque. “I don’t know how to react to that,” I admit honestly, swallowing hard. “I haven’t really had a relationship, Torque. Just a few hook ups here and there to take the edge off.”
“How about we not mention other men while we’re still naked and my dick is pressed against your pussy?” he growls irritably.
I roll my eyes. “I’m trying to make a point here, caveman. Look, I don’t know if I’m good relationship material, and I have a feeling you’re going to get bored of me before long. I don’t know if I can handle that and work together at the same time.”
“I don’t know how you think I’m going to get bored with you. How the hell can I get bored with a woman that constantly fascinates me? We have the same interests in cars, so hell, if we ever run out of random shit to talk about, we have that.”
“But a relationship can’t be built only on sex and a common job,” I protest, pulling away from him and sitting up, pulling the blanket up to cover my chest. “That’s what I’m saying. We barely know each other, so you saying you won’t get bored with me makes no sense. Not to mention that I can’t risk not having a job if we don’t work out, or I have to quit because you end up with someone else.”
Torque sighs and sits up, the sheet pooling around his hips. If he’s trying to distract me, I hate to admit it’s working. The man really is far too handsome for his own good. “Izzy,” he says, pulling my attention back to him, “we won’t know anything if we don’t try. If you want to take things slow, fine, we can do that, but I’m not going to settle for a fling or just a physical relationship. I know what I want, and I want you. Hell, I came upstairs and I was going to knock on your door but wanted a moment to clear my head. Then I walked in here, saw you, and knew this is exactly right. That I wanted you here, waiting here for me, just like I would be waiting for you. A man who wants only a fling doesn’t think about a possible forever.”
I know he’s right. I bite my lip, trying to tell myself I need to keep this at arms length until this whole mob business is finished. Instead, I hear myself saying, “I can’t make any promises on where this is going, Torque, but I can try. As much as I want to say that I don’t feel anything for you, I’d be lying, and I’m not in the habit of lying. To myself or anyone else. I just need you to promise that you’ll tell me if you ever change your mind.”
“You say that like you might not change your mind about me.”
I snort. “Have you seen yourself?” I say with a wave of my hand in his direction. “You’re hot, Torque, and you’re damn smart. If anyone is going to get bored, it’s going to be you, not me.”
He smirks. “At least you know if we’re exclusive, you’ll be the only one with access to this body whenever you want.”
The tension between us slowly dissipates and I smile. “Any time?” I purr, dropping the sheet and sliding over him. “How about now?”
There will be plenty of time later for me to worry about this whole relationship thing. Right now, I want to get lost in the man who is slowly working himself so deep under my skin that I know I’ll never fully get him out, and I don’t think I’ll ever want to.
