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“Mmm,” he hums, his mind off in that fantasy now.
Chapter 24
It took me way longer than planned to get out of work. The only reason I agreed to work this shift in the first place was so Maeve could have the day off to go on some road trip with Ben. I rescheduled a few of her clients, got a few of mine in during the gap between Christmas and New Year’s, and now I’m off again until the first week of January.
All day my nerves have been shot, and my mind has been on Laken. My cock has gone through cycles of being hard, semi-hard, sorta soft, and back to hard again. I haven’t even seen her yet and I’m already giving myself blue balls.
I finally pull in at home, parking the truck and walking up the steps like I’m not freaking the fuck out about finally getting in Laken’s pants. Alone.
“Hey, baby,” Mom greets me, kissing my cheek. “How was your day?” She closes the front door behind me.
“Yeah, fine. Where’s Laken and Jed?”
“Lakes went to see Gar,” Mom says.
Shit. I’m too late. I missed her.
The door hits my back as Jed walks in, not even wearing a coat or a hoodie. Just a t-shirt and whiskey to keep him warm. “Took you long enough,” he complains. “She’s all amped up, and I’ll fuck her again if you don’t.”
Asshole. “Where is she?”
“Outside. Take her home, man.” He holds up her truck keys.
“You sure you don’t want to come?” I double-check, not sure which answer I want him to give.
“Not tonight. You and her need time. I’m too drunk to drive anyway, so I’ll bring your truck in the morning.”
“Jed…” What? What do I want him to say?
“Go fuck our girl, Kade.” He smacks me in the face. “Don’t go easy on her.”
Permission asked and granted. Sold.
“Treat her right, baby,” Mom says.
Shit, I forgot she was standing there.
I look at Jed one more time, triple-checking this is okay. He gives me a nod and a cocky grin, knowing I’m buckling under pressure. Well, fuck him. I snatch the keys from his hand, listen to all my brothers start to lay into him, and head right back out the door. All that fades away when I see Laken walking up the front path in her teal winter coat and a pair of black tights. Hair down, winter hat on, eyes full of trouble. Hot damn. I missed her.
“Kade,” she greets me with a smirk.
Yeah, well, all my well-thought-out plans of wooing her go out the window. My name on her lips in that raspy voice, said with a smirk, just changed everything. I grab her bicep, tug her toward her own truck, and push her against it. “Laken,” I greet her, and then press my mouth to hers. She’s shorter than me by a lot, but it doesn’t take much effort to cup her ass and bring her up to my level. When she grinds her body against mine, biting at my bottom lip to show me she’s no pushover, I damn near drag her back into the house and have my way with her there.
I step back, glaring at her while she glares at me. I knew this explosion would start with tension, and I’d be lying if I said I wanted it any other way. “Get in the fucking truck, Laken.” I click the fob to unlock the doors.
She stands there, not moving.
“Now.”
She pulls open the driver’s door, and I slam it back shut. “Problem?” she snips at me.
“I’m driving.” I need the distraction of driving to actually get her where we need to go. My first time with her won’t be on a pullout with our pants half down. It’ll be an all-night affair full of naked bodies and bit lips. She rolls her eyes at me, opening the driver’s side door again. Just as I’m about to pull her out, she climbs over the console, putting her tight ass in those tight pants right in my face. I smack it to get her moving, and then I climb in, pulling out of the lane before she’s even buckled in. She doesn’t say anything on the drive and neither do I, but somehow, I think we both knew it’d be like this.
Tense. Angsty. Charged. It’s just how it’s meant to be.
By the time I park in front of their cabin, the energy is so built up I don’t know what I want to do with it. While I’m locked in my head, Laken casually climbs out and closes the door, walking up to their front door and unlocking the cabin. The fire is still burning, and the house is warm and lit up, so Laken takes her coat and boots off, and I do the same.
She scoffs.