Teased (The VIP Room, #1) (16 page)

“
Nobody has just one tattoo,” Colton
said absently as he pushed the stool closer to her. Moving her top
to the side, he took a cloth and wiped where she thought he planned
to put her tattoo. Vida stared ahead as he began to work on the
front of her shoulder next to her collarbone.

“
I will,” Vida said
adamantly.

“
We’ll see.” He continued to work on
her. It wasn’t as painful as she thought it would be, but was glad
it wasn’t overly large. She kept trying to look down to see what he
was doing.

“
Stop it, or your lines are going to
be crooked.” Vida stopped moving, straightening in the chair. “The
shop’s been busy this week,” Colton said
matter-of-factly.

“
Yes, more money for you and your
partners.” Vida joked half-heartedly, dreading where this
conversation was heading.

“
Yes, it is.” He swiveled on his stool
and then dunked his needle in ink before swinging around to begin
drilling into her again. “You doing okay?”

“
Yes.”

“
I noticed something a little strange
this week.” He continued to work steadily.

“
Oh really?” Vida tried not to look
down at what he was doing.

“
Um, hm.”

“
What did you notice?” she asked when
he didn’t continue. Her nerves were stretching to a breaking
point.

“
I have had three women this week. Two
that are happily married, and one that wanted her wife’s name on
her arm.”

“
That’s so sweet.”

Colton paused, looking up at her with
narrowed eyes. “Yes, it was. Can you explain how I had such an
overabundance of male customers when I saw several female clients
in Tessa, Reverend’s and Carlito’s rooms?”

“
Luck of the draw?” Vida pretended to
stare at one of his drawings on the wall.

“
If you give me another trucker that
hasn’t bathed in a week, or a businessman who wants a pussy tattoo
without it being my turn again, I’m going to turn that ass up and
smack it until you can’t sit down.”

Vida swallowed hard. “I
didn’t
—
”

“
Yes, you did. Don’t deny it.” Colton
didn’t look up at her, merely continued working, wiping her
shoulder off. He slid his stool back. “You’re done.”

Vida got out of the chair, going to the
mirror to look at her new tattoo. Staring, she was tempted to touch
it, but didn’t. If was a beautiful butterfly. Its fragile, colorful
wings were captured in whirls of lines and colors.

“
Thank you, Colton. It’s
beautiful.”

“
Glad you like it. Now let’s go home.”
He put his equipment up after cleaning his station while Vida
admired how professional he was, and surprisingly
meticulous.

“
Let me wrap it.” Vida turned back to
him as he placed a wrap on her tattoo. “I’ll put some lotion on it
later. Make sure you don’t get it wet when you shower.”

“
I won’t.” Vida nodded happily at the
same time that Colton smiled indulgently.

Turning of the lights in his room, they
closed the shop and drove home. The night air on his bike always
refreshed her, but much too soon, they were at his apartment.

Vida went to the kitchen to fix them
something to eat. By the time Colton got out of the shower, Vida
had fixed them chicken and rice. She had discovered both of them
had big appetites, but didn’t like cooking. To stay fair, they took
turns cooking.

They ate while Vida questioned Colton how he
had began tattooing.

“
I always liked to draw and was really
good at it. In the Predators, one of the brothers was a tattoo
artist. He gave me my first tat then, seeing I was interested, took
me on as an apprentice.”

“
You’re really good,” Vida
complimented. “Do you miss not being in the Predators?”

“
Yes, they became my family. My dad
took off when I was ten-years-old and never came back. Mom
remarried; he was cool, but I could tell he wanted Mom to himself.”
Colton shrugged, taking the dirty dishes to the sink before
grabbing a beer from the refrigerator and sitting back down at the
table. “So when I was sixteen, I started hanging out at the
Predators’ clubhouse.”

“
Your mom didn’t mind that you were
hanging out with outlaw bikers?”

“
No, because my stepdad was a
Predator.”

“
Oh.” Vida didn’t know what to say.
She couldn’t ever imagine willingly letting a child of hers become
involved in a motorcycle club.

“
They’re not all bad, Vida. The
Predators are loyal. Their activities may not be completely legal,
which is why the brothers can’t let me visit without notice. If I’m
around drugs, guns or convicted felons, I could lose my
parole.”

“
I’m not going to say anything
negative about them, Colton. They helped save me from Digger, and
if they scare him enough to get Sawyer back, I’ll owe them a big
favor.”

“
Don’t tell them that or you’ll be
giving private performances for the brothers at the clubhouse,”
Colton said seriously. “I’ll handle any gratitude they have
coming.”

Vida packed her own dishes into the sink and
then filled it with hot water. “You going to strip for Ice?” Vida
teased.

The dishes didn’t take long, Colton sat at
the table until she finished.

“
I think I’ll take my shower.” Vida
didn’t want to sit and watch TV with him as she had the last few
nights. She was beginning to look forward to spending time alone
with him now that he was opening up, telling her about his past and
drawing her closer to him.

Vida couldn’t let herself get attached to
him. She kept telling herself this over and over, remembering her
mom after each and every one of her relationships had ended. Colton
was more of a horn dog than any guy her mom had dragged home.

She showered, careful to keep her tattoo
dry, and when she finished, she dressed in pajama pants and a top.
After brushing out her long hair before she braided its thick
length, she exited the bathroom to find Colton waiting for her.

“
I need to rub some lotion on your
tattoo and rewrap it. Have a seat on the couch.”

“
Okay.”

Colton sat down on the couch, waiting
expectantly. She sat down next to him, reaching up to tug her
pajama top to the side, but Colton forestalled her by reaching out
and casually unbuttoning her top and sliding it off her
shoulder.

“
What the hell?” Vida screeched,
trying to pull her top back up.

“
Stop it, Vida. Don’t be ridiculous.
You do realize I saw your strip act. Not only that, but I’ve had
your nipples in my mouth.” Vida didn’t appreciate being reminded of
him seeing her naked.

Gently, he unwrapped her tattoo.

He grew tired of her fidgeting with the top.
“Sit still, Vida.”

Vida pulled her top up to cover her breasts,
making herself sit still as he rubbed lotion onto the tattoo before
rewrapping the sensitive skin. When he was done, he tugged her top
from her hands, helping her to slide her arms back into the
sleeves. Before she was able to button it up between her breasts,
he held the material apart as his knuckles stroked the soft
globes.

Colton leaned forward to kiss the flesh
between her breasts. Then, without rising up, he brought his weight
forward. Vida leaned backward, trying to move away only to find
herself lying on the couch with Colton above her. His lips traced
towards a pink-tipped nipple. Laving it with his tongue, he
surrounded the tip with his mouth and then sucked her into the
erotic heat of his passion.

Vida’s head moved against the couch as he
played with one breast before turning to the other, giving it the
same tormented attention. All of Vida’s good intentions disappeared
as her insides clenched in need. She knew her body was telling her
it wanted him; the warmth between her thighs was burning her,
wanting instinctively to be filled.

Colton’s mouth moved away from her breast,
downward across her stomach, teasing her belly button while making
her stomach muscles quiver. Colton tugged her pajama bottoms off,
letting them fall to the floor. Vida tried to slide out from
underneath Colton, having no intention of having sex with him, but
Colton used the opportunity of her movements to slide down between
her thighs.

“
Colton, I’m not
sure
—
”

“
I know, baby. I’m not going to fuck
you tonight. I’m just going to make you want me to.”

Colton’s mouth covered her pussy, consuming
her in a fire she had never experienced before. His tongue slid
between the cleft, finding her clitoris. Vida lost what little
restraint she had left; her hips surged forward, trying to seek
pressure against her where she needed it the most, instinct driving
her movements to seek relief. Colton eased his tongue along the tip
of her passage, exploring the delicate flesh. She twisted not
wanting gentleness, instead she wanted something to ease the
building desire.

He used his finger to trace the fleshy side
of her pussy. “I’m going to tattoo my initials right here.”

“
No.”

“
Yes. Right... here.” He touched a
spot to the side of her mound. “This pussy is going to be mine,
only mine, Vida. Do you hear me?”

“
I’m not going to let you tattoo your
initials down there. It would hurt like hell!” Vida protested,
shocked.

“
Baby, when I tattoo you there, you
won’t even feel it.” Colton promised with a wicked grin before he
lowered his mouth to her once again.

Vida tried to regain control of her body,
but she was weak against the experience he used against her. His
teeth tantalized her flesh. He even used the piercing under his
bottom lip to brush against her, causing a storm of sensations she
recklessly let herself enjoy before it escalated into a need that
had her hands drag through the length of his hair, forcing him
against her as she tried to seek the orgasm he was denying her.

Vida began to plead with him.
“Colton...”

“
Do you want me, baby?” Colton asked
against her moist flesh.

“
Yes.” Vida knew he was waiting for
her to give in, but didn’t care anymore. She wanted her aching body
to be given the satisfaction she knew he was capable of giving
her.

Colton sat up, pulling her up with him.
Reaching down to the floor, he picked up her pajama bottoms. Vida
stared at him stupidly as he helped her put them back on before
pulling her pajama top up and buttoning it to her throat.

“
I don’t understand.” She saw Colton
wince as he stood to his feet.

“
I wanted to give you a little taste
of what you say you don’t want.”

“
You were teaching me a lesson?” Vida
asked, her body hurting.

“
Baby, are you ready to be in my bed
every night? Have me fuck you anytime I want?”

Vida didn’t answer.

Colton grinned, bending down to kiss her
mouth. Vida’s lips parted, letting his tongue enter her mouth and
stroke hers in a voracious kiss. Pulling away, he straightened to
stand above her, his hand going to her braid where he tugged it
until she stared helplessly up into his hard face.

“
I’m trying to give you time, Vida. I
want you to admit that there’s something going on between us. I
want you to want me to fuck you as much as I want to,” he explained
bluntly, bringing out in the open what Vida was trying to
ignore.

Vida winced at his crude words.

Colton sighed, squatting down in front of
her, he put his hand on her cheek, his thumb caressing her soft
skin.

“
I’m not a hearts and flowers kind of
guy. You mean something to me, Vida.”

“
I don’t want to mean anything to you.
I don’t want you to mean anything to me. I have plans. I want a
home and a life, like your sister.”

“
Do you plan on living that life alone
or are you going to share that life with a man, children?” Colton
asked, his face gentle.

“
Of course.”

“
Then why can’t it be me?” Vida turned
her eyes away at his prying question.

“
Because you’ve been married. You
aren’t faithful to her. You expect her to be around you and not
care that you’re with other women. I’ve seen how you treat women,
Colton. You use them for sex then don’t call them again.” All her
fears of him being like the men that used her mother came out in
her words.

Colton sighed again, this time deeper. “I
really have gotten off on the wrong foot with you.” Colton rose to
his feet. “Vida, I’ll tell you about my marriage soon, but not late
at night when you’re tired. I will say that I went into my marriage
wanting it to work out, and when it ended, it ended badly for both
of us. That doesn’t mean that a relationship with us couldn’t work,
that I wouldn’t be good to you. I would be very good to you, baby.”
This time his thumb rubbed over her bottom lip.

“
How about we take it one day at a
time and get to know each other better until my divorce becomes
final?”

“
What about when your divorce becomes
final?”

“
Then all bets are off. I’ll take you
to my bed, and you can get to know me even better.” He smiled at
her wickedly, rising to his feet. “Lie down.”