“These are happy tears. I have a home so I can take care of a dog of my own. When can we go to the shelter to get it?” She likes it.
“They won’t be open until Monday. You can pick the one you want. I paid all the fees. You just have to find the one right for you. I thought it would be better that way.” Katie comes over and sits in my lap with a big smile on her face. My baby is happy. She stays in my lap most of the rest of the night until it is time to leave. Everyone else opens their gifts and we celebrate, but after a couple of hours the club girls start to arrive and I know it is time to take my baby home. I want to go home and curl up with Katie in her new apartment.
Chapter 14
Katie
My life has changed so much in a few weeks. I have a new family, an apartment, a job, and a boyfriend. I am truly blessed. Tonight I am hoping Gage and I finally make love. We have been sleeping in the same bed since my first night here, but besides a few heavy make out sessions, we have abstained. It didn’t feel right considering we were in someone else’s house. Plus, I am very nervous. What if I am not enough for him? I have no experience with men. He says he values my innocence and will wait as long as I need, but I want to really belong to Gage. Lil explained to me that is how a biker truly claims his woman and I want that so bad. Gage is so sexy and when he kisses me I lose all my senses. I have never felt that way before, much more and I may internally combust with the want I have for him. It’s more of a need now.
I see the drive for my apartment up ahead and I feel the butterflies in my stomach. It is cool out tonight but when I am sitting behind Gage on his bike so all I feel is his warmth and my nervous anticipation. Gage parks the bike and helps me off and finally breaks our silence.
“Babe, you know you have nothing to be nervous about, right? I mean, if all I do is hold you in my arms all night long that is perfectly fine. I am not pressuring you for anything. I said this goes at your own pace and I meant it.” Gage is always so thoughtful. His kindness and the way he shows me every day he cares for me is why I have fallen in love with him.
“I know, Gage.” I look at his oh so handsome face, and I want nothing more than to jump him right here. Instead I let him know exactly how I feel about him. “You have been so kind to me, and patient. You show me every day how lucky I am to have you in my life. I’ve fallen in love with you. I know it seems fast, but my Grammy told me if I ever find a man that I could never imagine not having in my life every day then tell them. Tomorrow is never promised and you never know when today is your last chance. So Gage Lawson, I love you.”
Gage pulls me into him and crushes me into his chest. “I love you, too, Katie Walton. I love you so much.” With that he picks me up bridal style and carries me up the stairs to my apartment. I fish the keys out of my back pocket and hand them to him. He sets me down long enough to unlock the door and pushes it open and then he picks me back up and carries me in and toes the door shut.
He carries me straight to our bed and lies me down and takes my shoes off. Then he toes his off and takes his cut off and lies it across the back of my rocking chair beside the bed. He joins me on the bed and takes me in his arms. I enjoy the feel of his strong arms around me and my head is on his massive chest. I run my hand down the front of his shirt and then stick my cold hand on his impressive abs and he jumps from the coldness of it.
“Damn babe! Your hand is like ice.” I rub it all over his stomach and chest, warming it.
“I would say I am sorry, but I’m not. You are my own personal heater.” His body feels so good under my hand, but it has nothing to with my body temperature.
“I’ll be whatever you want me to be.” With that his mouth consumes me. He is in control of me as our tongues tangle. He leaves me with no control over my own body. I am leaning into him and want as close as I can get. I feel his hands lifting my blouse over my head and then he is unclasping my bra. I want it gone. He’s sucking slowly on my tongue and my nipples have hardened. I so want his mouth on them. I whimper with the want for his mouth, but he reads my mind and trails soft kisses from my lips to my neck and finally to the nipples that want his attention. He sucks softly then teases me with soft tongue lashings, alternating between the two.
“Babe, you are so damn beautiful. Are you sure? We can wait.” If this man does not quit talking I am going to lose my mind. I already can’t think of anything but wanting him.