Page 10 of Laying it Bare Biker Style - Grayson

“Yeah, I’d like that.”

After he typed a message on my phone and then set it down, his buzzed with two notifications. Twisting the screen to face him, he grinned and then tapped on it. “Little Jade Makenzie was born at three fifteen this morning weighing seven pounds six ounces and was seventeen inches long. She’s just a little peanut.” His smile stretched across his face as he showed me the picture of the precious little newborn wrapped in a blanket and cradled in her mother’s arms. Grayson could be lethal as an assassin one minute yet so gentle in the next. He tapped on the screen again and then held his phone up to his ear. “Congratulations, Man. Tell Sage she has a beautiful little girl and Brooke and I can’t wait to meet her.” He chuckled. “You don’t remember the gorgeous blonde with me last night?” He chuckled again. “Well, I’ll introduce the two of you. I may need to reintroduce her to Sage as well. She was a bit preoccupied when we stepped into the kitchen last night.” He paused for another moment. “We’ll be down in an hour or so. Did you text the rest of the guys?” Another pause. “No. I won’t say anything. I don’t blame you. You don’t want the whole club down there. It will turn into a circus for sure. They’ll meet her soon enough.” He nodded. “I agree. Just those guys. And don’t forget Angel and Misti. They’ll kick your ass if you don’t text them. Oh, hey, ask Sage if Brooke can borrow some of her clothes. She’s going to be here over the next few days. We’ll fill you in on details later, if Brooke is okay with that.” Scowling, he paused again. “Shut up, Dickhead. Tell Sage she’s a sweetheart and I said thank you.”

“He didn’t remember me being here last night? So, you really don’t bring home girls.”

“No, I don’t. But I don’t think that was it. He was incredibly distracted last night. Sage coming into his life has spun his world on its axis. He didn’t see her coming at all.” His lips pulled into an amused grin.

I considered if I could potentially turn Grayson’s world upside down, but couldn’t help wondering maybe he was just acting like this to get into my pants. I was pretty sure I was much more of a challenge to get into bed than others had been for him. But the more I thought about it; I didn’t believe he was misleading me. All of his actions seemed sincere. Although I needed to quit getting ahead of myself and ease into this because only time would tell.

Snaking his arm around my back, he drew me to him. “Don’t tell Ryder because I’ll deny it. I gave him such shit about Sage, but only because I knew she was it for him. But I could stay in bed all day like this with you. You feel perfect here in my arms. And you smell like me. I didn’t realize how much I’d like that. It makes me feel a bit territorial.” He dug his nose into my hair. “And you are so soft to my hard.”

Because I didn’t believe he was trying to get me out of his clothes nor was he pushing his dick into my stomach – he actually intentionally had his hips curved away from me; I was only pressed snug up against his chest – I didn’t repeat the reminder about not sleeping with him again. I didn’t even tease him about his hardness. And I wouldn’t admit it, but I kinda liked hearing he felt a bit possessive of me and that was a huge surprise. I never wanted a guy to have to take care of me; I liked to defend myself.

“I like this too, but don’t get too comfortable. My stomach is going to start protesting and you promised your friend we’d be down to visit. Are you sure you want to drag me along? They don’t know me.” I tucked my head under his chin. And marveled at the fact I loved that he was so much bigger than me. Which went along with my earlier crazy revelation; for once in my life it didn’t seem to bother me that the guy I was with would no doubt insist on being the one to protect me. And the biggest shocker – I wasn’t sure I’d give him much resistance.

He ran his hands through my hair. “We’re seeing each other now and you kinda met them last night. But we’re going to be together so you will be seeing Ryder and Sage a lot. And the other guys I hang around with from the club, you’ll meet at the hospital today and see them from time to time. The other ones maybe not until we have a get together at the club and I bring you along. But I want you there with me and I’m sure you’ll still be here when Sage comes home. I can’t imagine they will keep her long. Unless you decide to step out sooner because you don’t want to be kept awake by a baby crying at night. But I could distract you with other things to keep you awake at night.” He pressed kisses along my temple back to my ear, where he gently nipped. Then he groaned. “And on that note, let’s go get some breakfast and get dressed and head into the hospital. Too much cuddling is making it hard to keep my hands to myself. And I still don’t know you well enough yet to have sex with you.” Touching his lips to mine quickly, he unwound his arms from me and slid from the bed. On his way to the bathroom, he shot me a wink over his shoulder.

I burst into laughter, wrapping my arms around my stomach as it shook and then grumbled because it was empty. “Oh my God! Are you always this full of shit?”

“Not shitting you, Princess.” He yelled through the wood.

Stretching, I slipped from his bed and waited for him to finish.

When he stepped back into the room, he crossed over to me and wrapped me into his arms. “Stop pressuring me to have sex with you. It’s not happening until the time is right.” His hands slid down my waist and curved around my ass and then he squeezed my cheeks.

“Then why are you copping a feel?” Leaning my head back, I smirked up at him.

“I said no sex, but we can do lots of other things that are almost as good.” After kissing my forehead, he swatted my ass. “Now go use the bathroom so we can eat some food and then you can put on more clothes to hopefully distract me from what I know is gorgeous underneath. I’ll meet you out in the kitchen.” With that he strolled out into the hall.

Cheeks warm, tingles zipping about, and my pussy growing damp, I padded into the bathroom. Dear Lord, his words alone did wild things to my body. What was going to happen when I finally allowed him to touch me and make love to me? Shit. With this train of thought, I was going to need another shower. Deciding against that, I instead used the toilet, washed my hands and face, ran the toothbrush through my mouth, and then headed out to the kitchen.

Grayson stood at the stove scrambling eggs and the mouthwatering aroma of bacon sizzling teased my nose.

“That smells delicious.” My stomach released a huge growl. “I am freezing in your house. Do you mind if I step outside for a few minutes? I know it’s probably over a hundred degrees outside already; after all this is South Carolina but I need to warm up a bit. And I figured you’d want to eat before we got dressed.”

“Sure. Breakfast won’t be too long. And I plugged in your phone before I came out here. But let me take care of the alarm first so you don’t set it off.” He stepped around the bar and over to the door we had entered through last night and punched some numbers into the keypad on the panel to the right of the doorway. “All set. You can head out the front door if you’d like. That way you don’t have to walk across the cold concrete of the garage. If you’re not back by the time breakfast is done, I’ll come get you.”

While he got back to preparing our breakfast, I crossed to his front door and slipped outside. It wasn’t quite a hundred degrees yet, but the heat of the day was definitely kicking up and slapped me in the face as soon as I stepped out onto his stoop. Lifting my face toward the sky, I basked in the warmth. I was so used to the southern heat; it barely bothered me anymore and was rather refreshing since they kept their house so cool. Spying a well-maintained lawn, I stepped around the side of the house. I loved the feel of soft grass under my bare feet.

So caught up in the heat warming my chilled skin and the tickle of the blades along the soles of my feet, I almost stumbled into a lone figure staring up at Grayson’s house. The man stood only a few inches taller than me and had dark brown hair and was wearing a cut similar to Grayson’s.

“We were just getting ready for breakfast, but I can go let Grayson know you’re here.” I twisted to head toward the front door when he grabbed my arm and squeezed tightly.

“That won’t be necessary.” His cold tone sent shivers racing up my spine. “I’m actually looking for a different girl I think, but you could prove useful as well.”

When my gaze met his hazel one, his lips curled into a cruel smirk. It was in that moment, I realized his cut didn’t have the same patch design on it as Grayson’s. With my free arm, I swung around my closed fist and clocked him square in the jaw.

His answering punch to my cheek knocked me several steps backward. “Bitch!” He snarled and raised his hand to strike me again.

I released a scream that temporarily left a ringing in my ears. Then I ducked away from his next hit at the same time I smashed my elbow and forearm into the side of his head.

However, this time when his fist connected with my cheek, the power behind the hit sent me crashing to the ground.

“Brooke!” Grayson bellowed from inside the house.

Jolting to the sound of my name, the guy reached out his hand and ripped me up, bracing his arm around my waist and preparing to haul me away. Wishing I had been in shoes, I used my legs as best I could to stop his progression. Since my arms were pinned to my side, I bucked my body like I was being electrocuted, making it as difficult as possible for him to drag me off.

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