Blaze (13 page)

I looked up to find Nash grinning at us. “We’re just having some girly time while Scott and J are busy,” I answered him as I flicked my eyes to where Scott was. Jealousy shot through me at the sight of a club whore throwing herself at him. I’d seen her around the clubhouse a lot lately; she appeared to have a strong interest in Scott. He was scowling at her and I could just imagine the nasty words he was saying to her. I had nothing to worry about; my man was clear that his only interest was in me. It didn’t stop me being jealous though whenever a woman approached him.

Nash followed my gaze. “That bitch has no shot, Harlow.”

He swung his face back to look at me and I was touched by what I saw there. For all his crudeness and sexy banter, Nash genuinely cared about mine and Scott’s relationship. The look on his face currently told me that he wanted me to know that Scott was all mine.

I smiled at him. “I know,” I murmured.

“Good,” he said, “I’d hate a slut like her to come between you two.”

“Shit,” Madison muttered, and I turned to look at her.

“What?” I asked.

She didn’t answer me straight away but rather stood up, a determined look on her face. I stood too and gave her a questioning look.

“J,” was all she said as she jerked her head in the direction of Scott and J.

I directed my attention to them and sucked in a breath when I saw J stalking towards us. Shit, he didn’t look happy.

“Nash you need to leave,” Madison suggested quite forcefully.

Nash scowled. “If he’s got a problem, sweet thing, he can -"

Madison cut him off. “Nash, why do you have to push it? Just leave, okay?”

I had no clue what was going on here but by the looks on their faces, something heavy was going down. Madison was throwing him a look that screamed ‘get out of here now’, while Nash was standing his ground and had firmly planted himself in the line of J’s fire.

I jumped at J’s voice when he finally reached us. “What the fuck, Nash?” he boomed.

Madison got in between them, trying to diffuse the situation. “J, just leave it, okay?”

Nash's face was a mask of anger and he cut in before J could reply, “No, fuck it, Madison. If he’s got a problem, we can settle this once and for all now.” I’d figured out over the past few weeks that J and Nash pushed each other’s buttons. Nash looked ready to take J on.

“I do have a fucking problem, motherfucker. I go away for a couple of months and I get back to find that you’ve been trying to talk your way into my woman’s pants.” J thundered.

Nash snarled and stepped forward to get in J’s face. “You don’t know me very well, J, if you think I’d fuck another man’s woman. I wasn’t trying to get in her pants but I was trying to make sure she knew what she was doing by letting you into them, asshole.”

“I think I know you very fucking well, Nash. You’d fuck anything, and I’m betting that would include another man’s woman. You need to back the fuck off Madison because she’s mine, and I don’t take too fucking kindly to other men stepping in.”

Shit, J was one territorial male. I’d not seen him in action before; he didn’t muck around.

“Oh, for fuck’s sake, J. I’ve told you, Nash wasn’t trying to get in my pants,” Madison stepped into the argument. She had a wild look about her and J scowled at her.

“Stay out of it, Madison. This is between me and Nash,” he fumed, dismissing her with an angry glare.

She threw her hands up in the air. “Fine, I’m out. You two can sort this out between yourselves. I’m going home.” She gave me an apologetic look before turning and stalking out of the room.

I was standing in stunned silence until Scott made his way over to us. He was pissed off; I knew his moods fairly well by now and I knew there were no crinkled eyes to be found tonight. This put me in a pissed off mood too; it was Scott’s birthday and damn it, I wanted crinkles tonight. If J and Nash kept this up, they just might have me to contend with.

“You two need to get your shit together,” Scott said in that voice of his that meant business.

Both J and Nash glared at him; it was like a stand off of bossy men, none willing to back down.

I waited to hear who would cave first but none of them did. Oh, good God, these men! I stepped forward and caught all of their attention. “J, have you any idea how much Madison missed you while you were gone? I made her coffee nearly every day and listened to her moan about you being gone. It looks to me like you’re wasting precious time here. You’ve got a woman ready and waiting to make all your dreams come true and here you are, waving your dick at Nash, who, can I just say, has no interest in Madison. I have no idea what your beef is with him but I can tell you, women get tired of men who beat their chest repeatedly, so I’d suggest you forget it and just go home and let Madison love you.” I turned my attention to Nash and shook my head at him. “Nash, for God’s sake, move on. Arguing with J is pointless. Don’t you have a chick to bang somewhere?” I finished and waited for their response. All three of them were looking at me with raised eyebrows and stunned looks on their faces.

Oops, maybe I’d overstepped. Shit, Scott would be mad at me and that was the last thing I wanted on his birthday. I held up my hands in a defensive gesture. “Okay, just ignore me. As you were,” I muttered and leant down to pick up my bag. If they were all going to be mad at me, I was leaving. I slung my bag over my should and took a step to leave.

Scott reached out and curled his arm around my waist and pulled me to him. “Where you going, babe?” he asked, his face close to mine and his eyes searching mine. Butterflies hit my stomach; Scott had a way of making me feel like the only person in the world sometimes and this was one of those times. In the midst of this argument, he’d managed to block everyone else out and give me his full attention. No other man had ever done that for me.

“I think I’ve probably said too much and involved myself in something I shouldn’t have, so it’s best if I leave you boys to it,” I admitted quietly. The feel of Scott’s arm around my waist, his warm breath on my skin, and his intense gaze were muddling my thoughts.

“Let’s get something straight here; if you’ve got something to say, you say it. You don’t hold back. Can’t say I’ll always agree with it but I always want to hear what you’re thinking. Okay?”

I nodded. “Yes,” I murmured in agreement.

He held me close for a moment longer and held my eyes before nodding once and letting me go. Then he turned to J and Nash. “I think Harlow’s pretty much covered it. I’m going home but I want you two to sort through your shit once and for all. We’ve got too much other stuff going on at the moment; we don’t need to add your grievances to it,” he muttered before grabbing my hand and leading me out of the room.

******

S
cott unlocked his front door and stood back as he gestured for me to go inside. I smiled at him and his lips curled up in a small grin in return. Crinkles. Oh, my. I lived for those crinkles.

“What?” he asked, and I realised that I was rooted to the spot while I stared at his eyes.

I shook my head. “Nothing.” I quickly moved past him and entered his house. He followed closely behind and the anticipation of what he had planned for tonight set my nerves alight with excitement. After Bullet had almost raped me, we’d stopped having sex for a little while but finally we were back where we’d left off. Sex with Scott was the best I’d ever had and I refused to let Bullet come between us.

At the end of the hall, I turned and headed towards his bedroom. I kicked my shoes off as I went and then lifted my dress over my head and left it on the floor as I continued to walk. Scott sucked in a breath and the sound was music to my ears. I reached behind me and undid my bra, letting it fall to the ground too. As I hooked my fingers into the top of my panties and began to lower them, his hands landed on mine and stopped me. I felt him as he moved closer behind me.

“Babe, you’ve gotta leave something for me to take off,” he said gruffly.

I smiled at the desire that was clear in his voice. Scott’s need for me wasn’t something he hid and I loved this; it turned me on even more.

Impulsively, I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck. His hands slid around my ass and he lifted me up so that my legs wrapped around him. Scott was strong and he easily continued our journey to his bedroom as he carried me.

“Is this my birthday present?” he asked with a teasing glint in his eyes.

“What, the cake wasn’t enough?” I teased back.

“No, babe, I want more. I’ll never have enough when it comes to you.”

My mouth came down onto his in a demanding kiss. I’d never have enough of him either. He kissed me back, sending me wild. Sweet Jesus, this man was good with his tongue. Eventually he pulled away and let me down because we’d found our way to his bedroom. I stood in front of him in silence as he swept his gaze over my body. My nipples hardened and my panties almost melted off from the heat he was sending my way.

I dropped my eyes down to his jeans and took in his hard cock. He followed my eyes. “See what you do to me, baby?” he said, sex dripping from his words.

I nodded and reached out to undo his jeans but he flicked his hand out and stopped me. “Turn around,” he growled.

Smiling to myself, I did what he said. He stepped right behind me, his erection pressing into me, and his breath warm on my neck. His hand snaked around my waist and his hand dipped down until he reached into my panties and stroked my clit with his thumb. I was so wet for him and he grunted in appreciation. His other hand wrapped around me and reached up to massage my breast.

“Baby, you make a man very happy. You’re my birthday present,” he murmured in his growly voice that never failed to hit my sweet spot.

The butterflies whooshed through me at his words. I leant my head back on his shoulder and sucked in a breath when he licked and sucked along my jaw. His thumb was working its magic on my clit and when he pushed two fingers inside, I shuddered in pleasure.

“Feels good, yeah?” he asked softly in between the kisses he was trailing along my neck.

“Yes,” I moaned, unable to get any other words out. The pleasure was building in me and the waves were overtaking me. Every nerve ending was on fire with desire and pleasure and I almost couldn’t form a thought in my head as I let it take over me.

“Good, because this is what you do to me too. When you touch me, Harlow, it’s like I’ve never been fuckin’ touched before in my life.”

That was it for me. His words set a final wave of pleasure off and I finally succumbed and went with it. As the orgasm took hold, I shut my eyes and let it consume me. I let Scott consume me; body and soul. No man had ever had the power over me that he did; not the power to give me so much pleasure, nor the power to own my heart the way he did. 

Usually I thank my family and friends first.  This time around, I truly need to thank my book world people first because they are the ones who helped me so much with Blaze.  Family, you know I love you always but bear with me while I thank the people who have helped me get my books out there.

To my #STORMCHASERS - again, you ladies ROCK!  You ladies (and Scott!) are my book family and I owe so much to you.  The support and encouragement you ladies offer is out of this world and there are not enough words to properly thank you. 

Melanie Sassymum - you blow me away, lady!  You are one of the most selfless, kind, caring and giving people I have ever met.  You do so much for authors all over the world and I am one of the luckiest because I get to call you friend too.  You really do go above and beyond.  I will never be able to thank you enough.  Can’t wait to get on the dance floor with you chick, and celebrate our friendship!

Elle Raven - FARK!!  I feel ya!  I’m not sure if I’ve ever met someone and bonded instantly like I did with you.  You are fucking crazy, awesome, hilarious and sweet heavens above, I can’t wait to hang out with you again!  Thank you for all your support and your friendship.

Jani Kay - my soul sister - I don’t even know where to start... I feel like I’ve known you forever.  And I can’t imagine a life without you in it now.  Thank goodness for Skype and Facebook, huh?!  Thank you for helping me find my way in this book world, and for all your faith in me and support of me.  I am SO looking forward to the shit we’re going to get up to ;)

Louisa  - love you, girl!!!  Thank you for your belief in me and for making me kick ass covers!  You give so much - one day I’ll get you back!  And you can give me that stern look all you like; I won’t be paying any attention to it ;)

Nadine - thank you for still loving me after I shocked you.  You are an amazing friend!  I actually can’t believe that we’ve never met in person because it feels like we have.  Thank you for all your support and love xx

Bloggers - you ladies are a special kind of awesome!!  Thank you for sharing my books, news, teasers etc.  I owe so very much to you all. xx

Lilliana Anderson, Lili St Germain, Rachel Brookes - you ladies are awesome!!  Thank you so very much for sharing my stuff all the time and for offering me support like no other xx

Eliahn - k bae - LOVE YOU chick!!  One day I will write a book for you to read, my darling. 

Kathleen - When the fuck are you taking me out for that drink, woman??  OH wait, I’M taking you out!  *smacks head* I owe you so very much.  You love me unconditionally and I’d be lost without you, dude.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!  And don’t be mad at me for not thanking you first!  You know you’re my #1

To the rest of my family - thank you for listening to me rave on and on and on and on and on about books ;)  I love you all xx

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ina Levine is an Aussie writer who writes stories about hot, alpha men and the tough, independent women they love.

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