“Fuck,” he murmured, his eyes slowly glancing up and down my body.
“I take it you’re pleased with your Christmas present?”
The alcohol was making me so brave, so confident, and I loved it. I loved not
giving a damn about what I was about to do because sober me would feel very guilty.
“Very.”
“Good,” I said and nearly launched myself at him.
I’d never fucked Darren so hard in my life. I gave him all of my pleasure and did
everything I could to tease and please. I sucked him off to the point of near
combustion, but he’d pulled out, wanting only to come inside me. And when I
fought for the top spot, not once did I make him regret it. For once, I was the one
who rocked his world. I made him moan. I made him writhe. I made him come like
there was no tomorrow; and the power that soared through my veins from that
alone was all I needed to get myself off, even though Darren still wanted a say in it.
I reminded him that he might be the dealer holding all of the cards, but I was not a
normal player—even the dealer could get served every once in a while.
I’d managed to catch a small glimpse of Camaro every now and then as she
remained fast asleep in her crate. I had no idea how she’d slept through all the
noise, but she had. And thank God for that. A whining puppy would have ruined it.
I fell asleep on Darren’s chest that night far more satisfied than I had ever been,
especially because five minutes after I finished fucking his brains out, he fell asleep
while still buried deep inside me. I had no choice but to lay there until he eventually
rolled over to pull me on top of him. After exhausting myself as Darren’s Christmas
present, I snuggled deeper into his side, wrapping my arm around his torso until I
melted enough to pass right the eff out.
37
DEALS
I felt warm, warmer than I’d ever felt before. And I knew exactly where that
warmth was coming from. I opened my eyes to find Jaden’s sleeping form draped
across my chest. My nose was resting against her hair, allowing me to inhale the
soft floral scent I loved so much. She felt so good against me, so perfect, like a
puzzle piece that was always supposed to be there. And she was one hell of a puzzle.
Last night had been a complete surprise, and I wasn’t one for those. I honestly
didn’t know what was more surprising—the fact that Jaden had taken control or
the fact that I had let her. In truth, I was curious to see what she’d do. Booze always
seemed to be Jaden’s liquid courage, though it certainly had its backlashes when it
disintegrated the filter in her mouth. But her smart mouth was worth the bridge we
crossed last night.
Jaden had opened up far more than anticipated. It was clear she was made for
leadership roles, which made it more evident as to why she wasn’t very good at
doing what she was told. She liked to be in charge, and fuck if she wasn’t good at it.
I liked that she could stand up to me, but there were still times when she needed to
remember her place. And the bedroom was likely the only place I’d allow such
deviation.
Jaden stirred in her sleep, sucking in a breath before snuggling deeper into me.
I’d never seen something that could be so adorable, fierce, and sexy all in the same
package. She was everything I wanted and more, and she was finally coming
around. Getting her to admit her desire had been a struggle, but now that she
accepted it, we were one step closer to the emotional desire. In time, it would come;
I just needed to be patient.
I laid there with Jaden for another half hour just stroking her skin and savoring
the softness of her body, but seven a.m. was quickly approaching and, like always, I
had shit to take care of. Carefully easing myself out from under Jaden, I pulled the
covers back over her shoulders and watched her ease onto my pillow. Once her
breathing evened, I changed into my workout gear, grabbed my phone, and headed
down to the gym.
Scott was already there, curling weights in front of the mirror. I headed over to
the end of the room and joined him. We lifted weights together for about an hour
and sparred for another hour in the cage. Scott was the best training partner out
there; he was the only one who could provide a challenge for me in one-on-one
combat. He was the one responsible for training all of our onsite
