Page 51 of Second Chances with my Billionaire Bosses

My fingers tapped the arms of the chair as I kept my eyes on the road. It was late and Maxie still wasn’t home. I had no clue where she’d gone and I was starting to get antsy. I’d learned that I didn’t like her being out of my sight. I liked looking at her. I also liked knowing she was safe. Neither of which I could do when she was off galivanting somewhere.

Rhett and Arlo were doing their best to be unbothered, both of them sitting in the living room watching a baseball game. I could feel their anxious energy, though.

“Fuck it.” I stood up and reached in my pocket for my truck keys. “I’m going looking. I’ll be back.”

Their laughter through the screen door was fair. I would’ve laughed at them, too.

It was dark out as I drove into town but I craned my neck back and forth anyway, thinking I’d spot Maxie’s pale skin at any moment. My heart thumped a little faster until I saw her car parked on Main Street. Thinking she was inside one of the storefronts, I parked and waited. As much as I wanted to see her to make sure she was okay, I didn’t want to ruin her plans if she was busy with friends. That attitude changed after half an hour, though. She still hadn’t come out so I decided I was going in after her.

I only made it to the back fender of her car when someone called out from the other side of the street. The man looked like he was in a biker gang but I recognized him as one of the cops in town. Seth, I thought. Or maybe Henry? I changed directions and met him in the street. With no traffic to be seen, it wasn’t an issue.

“Seth. You looking for Maxie?” Seth frowned even as he shook my hand. “I’m assuming she’s with Nellie and the rest of the women they hang out with. Normally I pick Nellie up at the salon but they’re not there.”

“Shep.” I looked back at the salon and felt my mouth turn down in a scowl. “Where the hell are they then?”

“That’s what I’d like to know, too. They’re trouble when they’re all together. I can’t imagine they’re up to any good wherever they are.” He crossed his arms just as his phone rang. “Speak of the devil.”

I didn’t hide that I was listening to his call. I wanted to know where Maxie was. Pronto.

“Where the hell are you, Nellie?” He listened and I watched his jaw tighten. “We’ll be right there.”

I followed him as he stomped down the street.

“Where are they?”

He groaned and when he looked back at me I saw he didn’t look all that put out. He actually looked like he was enjoying hunting down his woman. Maybe I needed to take a page out of his book. Seth pointed down the street.

“Big John’s. He’s a tattoo artist.”

I laughed. “Why the fuck are they there?”

“I’m hoping they just took a fun field trip but judging by how drunk everyone in the background of that call sounded, I’m sure bad decisions are being made.” He grinned. “I think I even heard Maxie in the background.”

“No way.” I was having a hard enough time imagining Maxie at a tattoo shop, period, but drunk at a tattoo shop? Not a chance. “I’m sure she’s taking care of everyone else.”

I wasn’t prepared for just how wrong I was. The front door of a shop at the end of Main Street opened and a flood of women poured out, all of them seemingly drunk. I searched for Maxie but didn’t see her at first. It was only when I noticed Nellie pointing and gesturing wildly at the woman next to her that I realized the woman with wild, pale pink curly hair was my Maxie.

My jaw dropped. She was dressed in a figure hugging, short white dress and her long, long legs were on full display. Her full breasts weren’t exactly hidden, either. Everywhere I looked, there was something new and fun to see. Her eyes looked even bigger and greener than normal and her lips looked so damn pouty that my mind immediately went to an image of them wrapped around my dick. She looked like a completely different version of herself but it somehow fit her like a glove.

“What do you think of your new lady?” Nellie was grinning like a loon. “Isn’t she hot?!”

Maxie put her hands on her hips when she stopped a few feet in front of me. The cocky move couldn’t hide her nervous gaze.

“Well?”

Maybe I should’ve reacted like a gentleman. Maybe I should’ve used my words. It was hard with my brain shutting down and my blood all rushing to my dick. I let out a loud growl and threw her over my shoulder, my hand landing across her ass hard before staying there to keep her covered.

She screamed as all the other women laughed and cheered.

“Shep! What are you doing?!”

“I think you know what he’s doing, big sis!” Nellie cackled. “Good luck walking straight tomorrow!”

Maxie wiggled like she wanted to get off so I spanked her again. Her response was to spank me back but she didn’t have the leverage or upper body strength that I did. I spanked her every time she spanked me and by the time I got to the passenger side of my truck, her poor ass was hot under my palm.

I flipped her into the seat and laced my fingers through her short hair.

“You are fucking beautiful, Maxine Hellstone, and I need to be inside you. I want to kiss you but if I touch you more than this, I’m going to end up fucking you right here and now. Understand?”

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