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the man to the mat he let out a gasp. Mostly because I had knocked the air out of him but a little because I surprised the hell out of him. The five men surrounding the mats roared. All of them surprised, even Stone who had already seen me in action with Biker One and Biker Two. The second time I took Simon down he was still surprised, probably thinking that I had merely gotten in a lucky shot.
But by the time Gage blew the whistle again two minutes after our spar r ing had started Simon was out of breath and had a different attitude about me as an opponent. I felt bad because Simon hadn’t really tried to fight back…Maybe because I hadn’t given him a chance or perhaps even because he was scared of what Stone would do to him.
I turned toward Stone and he stood with his arms crossed over his impressive chest. A smile teased at his lips, but his eyes were still hard. “You could have been hurt, Reese.” He muttered.
“I know how to take care of myself, Stone. A few bruises are nothing.” But I knew what he was talking about, what was really bothering him. I had seen enough MMA matches to know that the end result of either opponent was rarely pretty. Broken bones, swollen body parts, bleeding… I wrapped my arms around his waist. “This is just for fun, Kieran . No one is going to hurt me…Are they?”
“I’ll rip their fucking heads off if they tried.” He muttered but pulled me close and dropped a soft kiss on my lips. “You were really wonderful, by the way. Simon is the smart one. Always keeps me on my toes. Gage is the brutal one, goes in full force…” He lowered his head, his breath tickling my ear and making me shiver in a very delicious way. “And I have never been more turned on in my life, baby.” He whispered.
I blushed but was thrilled all the same.
“My turn.” Gage called out. “I want a go at the hottie.”
I felt Stone stiffen and stepped back enough to meet his steel gray eyes. “Trust me?”
He let out a long sigh but nodded his head. “Have at him.”
Chapter 7
Work that night was quiet. Typical for a Tuesday night. Bubba didn’t come in. It was biker gang night, or something. Meaning he played poker with a few other overweight , somewhat tough guys that liked to drink and ride on their H ogs .
The biggest part of the night—the best part of the night—was when Stone and his crew came in for a beer. They set at the bar and talked to me, flirted, and were beyond surprised when they realized that I, the Goth girl with my white face makeup, black lipstick and jet black chic hair, was the same redhead ‘hottie’ that had kicked two of their asses earlier in the day.
They left about two hours after they arrived, with the reminder that I was to bring Maddox with me to spar the next afternoon. I had called Mad earlier that evening and he had nearly burst my ear drum when I had invited him along. It was a dream come true for him.
Stone brushed a gentle kiss across my lips before leaving and I was sad to see him go. But it was eleven and he was on his strict schedule. When he was gone things returned to being quiet, and I was bored as hell. I scrubbed everything behind the bar, despite the vigorous cleaning that Biker One and Biker Two had given it on Sunday while Safe Have had been closed. I already had the paper work finished before last call came around and got home before my normal time.
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I met Maddox at the gym and we entered together. As soon as Stone spotted me he had me wrapped up in his arms. I squealed and hugged his neck tight as he spun me around and around. I giggled, probably his intention. When I was on my feet
But by the time Gage blew the whistle again two minutes after our spar r ing had started Simon was out of breath and had a different attitude about me as an opponent. I felt bad because Simon hadn’t really tried to fight back…Maybe because I hadn’t given him a chance or perhaps even because he was scared of what Stone would do to him.
I turned toward Stone and he stood with his arms crossed over his impressive chest. A smile teased at his lips, but his eyes were still hard. “You could have been hurt, Reese.” He muttered.
“I know how to take care of myself, Stone. A few bruises are nothing.” But I knew what he was talking about, what was really bothering him. I had seen enough MMA matches to know that the end result of either opponent was rarely pretty. Broken bones, swollen body parts, bleeding… I wrapped my arms around his waist. “This is just for fun, Kieran . No one is going to hurt me…Are they?”
“I’ll rip their fucking heads off if they tried.” He muttered but pulled me close and dropped a soft kiss on my lips. “You were really wonderful, by the way. Simon is the smart one. Always keeps me on my toes. Gage is the brutal one, goes in full force…” He lowered his head, his breath tickling my ear and making me shiver in a very delicious way. “And I have never been more turned on in my life, baby.” He whispered.
I blushed but was thrilled all the same.
“My turn.” Gage called out. “I want a go at the hottie.”
I felt Stone stiffen and stepped back enough to meet his steel gray eyes. “Trust me?”
He let out a long sigh but nodded his head. “Have at him.”
Chapter 7
Work that night was quiet. Typical for a Tuesday night. Bubba didn’t come in. It was biker gang night, or something. Meaning he played poker with a few other overweight , somewhat tough guys that liked to drink and ride on their H ogs .
The biggest part of the night—the best part of the night—was when Stone and his crew came in for a beer. They set at the bar and talked to me, flirted, and were beyond surprised when they realized that I, the Goth girl with my white face makeup, black lipstick and jet black chic hair, was the same redhead ‘hottie’ that had kicked two of their asses earlier in the day.
They left about two hours after they arrived, with the reminder that I was to bring Maddox with me to spar the next afternoon. I had called Mad earlier that evening and he had nearly burst my ear drum when I had invited him along. It was a dream come true for him.
Stone brushed a gentle kiss across my lips before leaving and I was sad to see him go. But it was eleven and he was on his strict schedule. When he was gone things returned to being quiet, and I was bored as hell. I scrubbed everything behind the bar, despite the vigorous cleaning that Biker One and Biker Two had given it on Sunday while Safe Have had been closed. I already had the paper work finished before last call came around and got home before my normal time.
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I met Maddox at the gym and we entered together. As soon as Stone spotted me he had me wrapped up in his arms. I squealed and hugged his neck tight as he spun me around and around. I giggled, probably his intention. When I was on my feet
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