Page 81 of Renegade

What would I have said if she was receptive?

I needed to clear my head—scratch that, I needed sleep.

I got up and headed into the interrogation room. After that dickhead move, this was going to be fun.

It was a little after twelve-thirty in the morning when I finally pulled into my driveway. Nothing was getting solved tonight and after spending the majority of the last two weeks up at the station, I needed a fucking break.

The navy-blue Toyota parked in my driveway had me second guessing that decision.

Shit.

I’d been avoiding her since yesterday morning. Eventually, we were going to have to sit down and have a conversation where I told her that I hadn’t meant it. I’d hoped that it would’ve taken place after I’d had more than a couple hours of sleep, but it wasn’t looking good for me.

When had I given her a key?I wondered as I stepped out of my truck and walked up the front porch steps. Jesus, this was why I lived out in the country—to get away from people.

Now, when I wanted nothing more than a hot shower and my bed, I was going to have to tell Lauren that I wasn’t in love with her. She was going to get mad and we were going to have this huge ass fight before deciding never to see each other again.

I slipped the key in the lock and opened the door to darkness.

Okay.

I peeked into the living room, but it was empty. Same with the kitchen. After a swift check of all the downstairs rooms turned up nothing, I pulled my Glock from the back of my pants. Something didn’t feel right.

What if the Sons of Death had shown up while I was gone?

I crept up the stairs with my heart hammering in my chest. The bathroom and two spare bedrooms were empty so, with a sinking feeling in my stomach, I walked into the master bedroom and there she was.

Handcuffed to my headboard. In her bra and nothing else. She looked unresponsive and a part of me was still on edge, thinking someone did this to her. The other part of me was at twelve o’clock and ready to party.

“Red?” I questioned and her eyes opened slowly.

“Hey, I guess I fell asleep. What time is it?”

I set my gun down. “It’s late. What are you—what do you have going on here?”

Lauren’s teeth rested on her lower lip and she gave me a shy smile. “I told you that I needed a hand. You couldn’t come to me, so I came to you.”

Oh, she was going to be coming for me.

I loosened my tie and tossed it on the floor. My shirt and slacks followed. She watched me with a hungry look and I took my time sliding my boxer briefs down.

Her teeth sank into her lip a little more and I knew she was ready for me. “You planning on taking all night, Tex? I’ve still gotta drive home after this and somehow make myself presentable to be at work by seven.”

I kicked them off and climbed across the comforter to her. “Your pussy getting lonely, Darlin’?” I was rewarded with her entire torso turning red. “I’ll take that as a yes. You need this?”

I pushed a finger into her wetness and she moaned softly, her eyes fluttering shut. “No, no, no. Keep those green eyes on me. You don’t wanna miss anything. Now, what about this?” I added another finger and her eyes widened. “I can’t hear you.”

She nodded shakily and pushed against me. “Y-yes.”

I fucked her lazily with my hand, as if we had all the time in the world. It wasn’t what I wanted, but I hadn’t been with her in what felt like an eternity. I wanted to make up for lost time by giving her more than five minutes of pleasure.

There it was again. I was putting her needs first.

Frustration gripped me and I thrust my fingers deeper, taking it out on her pussy. The cuffs rattled against the head board and by the way she was clenching around me, I knew she was close. I leaned down to let my tongue flick against her and that was all she wrote.

Lauren’s whole body shuddered against my hand as she began crying out words of nonsense. I pulled my hand free and sucked my fingers clean as she groaned. She tasted fucking delicious. I leaned across her and pulled a condom from the nightstand.

She watched me with a drunk expression on her face and I couldn’t help myself, I leaned down and pressed a rough kiss to her neck before lightly taking her earlobe between my teeth.

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