Breathe Into Me (12 page)

“Y
ou should slow down, Kelsey, as it is I’ll probably have to carry you into the house,” Henry says before taking a sip from his beer.

“Ugh stop being such a downer
, Henry. I had a stressful day at work, not to mention having to dodge Nathan’s advances all day. I’ll say one thing about that lawyer, he’s persistent. Anyways, I think I’ve earned some fun.” Kelsey picks up the list of shots, but before she can make another toxic choice, Tim Davenport makes his presence known.

“
Hey Kelsey, when are you going to wise up and go out with me? I’d rock your world and you know it.”

Kelsey tosses
her head back in laughter. “I’d tell you to go fuck yourself, Tim, but I’m pretty sure you’d be disappointed. Now for the last time I’m never going to go out with you, and I’m certainly not going to have sex with you. Oh and as far as you rocking my world, I have a feeling that your rocket would take off without me, if you catch my drift.”

I can’t contain my laughter and neither can
, Finn. Damn she’s a feisty one. Davenport appears to be unfazed by her insult.

“If you don’t believe me you can always ask
, Sarah. How is your sweet sister doing, Henry?”

The man in question
gives Davenport a pure look of hatred. “I know you didn’t just ask me about my sister, you piece of shit. You’ve got three seconds to apologize before I kick your ass.”

The cop flips the veterinarian off and offers him a smile that’s full of arrogance.
Henry smiles back at him as he starts to empty his pockets. Shit, if these two begin to exchange punches there won’t be a damn thing I can do to stop it. I won’t be able to help Henry until he gets hurt. I hope that kid knows what he’s doing. For a human, Henry is a good size male, but he doesn’t strike me as the type who gets into to many fights.  I’ll let Henry get a few good punches in before I break it up. That way Micah can’t accuse me of getting involved. I’d be doing my job after all. The two men stand nose to nose, Henry seems determined while the cop continues to act superior.

Kelsey
hops down off her barstool and tries to place herself between the two men, but is unable to move either one of them. “Henry, you know he’s not worth it, he’s drunk, just let it go.”

Shit, she needs to get the hell out of the way before one of
them throws a punch.

“Get out of the way
, Kelsey. Besides Tim’s about to apologize, isn’t that right?”

Davenport begins to laugh in Henry’s face. “You know the last time we
did this was in high school, I believe it was right after I went out with your sister. Man she was a sweet piece of ass.”

Henry steps forward
, but Kelsey has managed to squeeze in between them. “Henry look at me.” She pushes her friend a few feet away from the cop. “I know he’s an asshole, but you promised me you would never fight again. Let’s just go home.”

“Yeah
, Ross, you should go home,” Davenport says while Kelsey continues to hold her friend back. “But before you do, I have to know how can you live with two of the hottest pieces of ass in town and manage to keep your dick to yourself? God knows I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off of them.”

Man, Davenport is lucky Adam isn’
t here right now. My best friend wouldn’t even need to touch that cop to end his life. He’d just remove all of the air from his lungs.

“Tim
, I swear to god if you don’t shut up I’ll let him go.”                                                                                

“D
o it, he’s not going to touch me, not without your pansy ass brother here to hold his hand,” Davenport taunts with a smirk.

“I’ve never needed help kicking your ass
. Or have you forgotten what happened the last time we threw down? I had to be pulled off of you because I had beaten you unconscious.”

The look on the cops fac
e tells me he remembers all too well.

“God
Tim, you just can’t help yourself, can you? I was doing this for your protection, jackass, not his, but you just fucked up, nobody talks shit about my twin. Henry he’s all yours.”

Hot damn, not only do I get to watch that cop get what he so royally deserves
, but also Kelsey has chosen to get a front row seat, one that just happens to be seated right next to mine. Man it must be my lucky night.

“Let me tell yo
u how this is going to go. I’m going to kick your ass and after you rat me out to my father, just like you always do, you’re going to forget my sister’s name. You will also never hit on Kelsey or talk about her or Andy again. Do you fucking understand me officer Davenport?”

Damn who would have thought the pet vet would have a set of brass balls. Henry doesn’t give Davenpo
rt a chance to respond before throwing out a devastating right hook that connects with the bastard’s jaw. The cop falls back on top of a table sending numerous beer bottles crashing to the wooden floor. He’s clearly dazed from being caught off guard.

Henry doesn’t wait for the cop to gain his barring’s. All hell breaks loose as people scramble out of the way as Henry continues to beat the shit out of Tim Davenport.

After several brutal hits to his face, the cop finally starts to turn the tables and slams Henry’s back into the front of the bar. Finn quickly pushes glasses and bottles out of the way, so they can’t be used as weapons. Smart. The cop gets a few good hits in when Henry head butts Davenport sending him to the ground. Blood begins to trickle down Henry’s face from an open cut above his eye, but it doesn’t stop the vet from delivering several hard kicks to the cop’s ribs. God damn, this kid is tough. I’m silently cheering him on from the bar when Henry does something that earns him a place in my hall of fame for badassery. He stares the cop in the eyes and gives him a smug smile before stomping his shit kicker into the cop’s groin. Damn that had to hurt, I ignore the impulse to cover my own balls and cringe with sympathetic pain. Davenport screams as he curls into himself.

“It looks like you won’t be forcing yourself on any i
nnocent women tonight asshole.” The vet wipes the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand. With one last look at the POS on the floor, Henry heads back toward his belongings. Once everything is put back into his pockets, he takes a seat next to Kelsey and she immediately begins to fuss over him. I keep an eye on Davenport and his three friends who are trying to get the writhing cop off of the floor.

“I hope
that you’ve gotten that out of your system, Henry Ross, because I want you to promise me that you will finally let this go. No matter how many times you kick his ass it’s not going to change what he did to, Sarah. You have come too far to let that man ruin your life, not to mention the fact that I don’t want to have to visit you in jail. Besides you know orange isn’t your color.”

Instead of tossing out an insult or a sarcastic comment just as I would have done, Henry stares
into space for a brief moment before barking out a laugh. “The motherfucker deserved it, Kelsey, but you’re right. Orange isn’t my color.” Henry jokes as he accepts a clean towel from, Finn. He wipes his face then holds the cloth to his forehead.

“Finn, give that man any drink he wants, it’s on me.” I’d be happy to buy Henry Ross drinks for the rest of his life, that human earned my respect tonight.

The Irishman chuckles as he fills a shot glass full of Jaeger placing it in front of the vet. Henry holds the glass up in a silent thank you and slams back the liquor. Davenport has finally made it to his feet, but it’s obvious he’s in quite a lot of pain.

“You’re going to pay
for this, Ross.” His threat is directed at the Henry but his eyes are focused on, Kelsey.

I can feel my anger rise at his insinuation.

“Get the fuck out of here, Tim, and take your threats with you before I kick your ass, again.”

With
help from his worthless friends, Davenport shuffles across the floor and out the door. Finn places double shots of only god knows what in front of all of us.

“Yer
Scottish ancestor’s wud be proud of yer lad, an’ in case yer wonderin’ dis draink is called ball breaker. Slainte.”

I shake my head as I slam back the shot. Henry excuses himself and heads
toward the bathroom to get cleaned up.

“Well now I’m bored. How about we play game?” Kelsey asks the both of us as she crosses her arms over her chest.

My eyes instantly drop to her cleavage and I have to bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from moaning.

“What kind av game
yer ‘av in mind darlin’?” Finn opens a bottle of Guinness and leans his body against the bar.

“Well we could play truth or dare. Although
, I have a feeling that most of your dares would involve something sexual.”

Finn doesn
’t even pretend that she’s mistaken. “If our duds ain't comin' aff and if we aint shagging den it’s not me kind av game.”

Jesus someone needs to hose him down. 

“What about you, Jamie? We could play a condensed version of twenty questions.” She takes my silence as a refusal. “Come on it’ll be fun. You can ask me any ten questions that you want. I’ll answer honestly, I promise.” She’s right this could be fun.

“Sure, why not
.”

***

Thirty minutes later, we have each asked a handful of questions. We both got the easy ones out of the way like what’s our favorite color and what type of music we listen to. Somewhere between the numerous shots and Kelsey’s teasing personality, I’ve realized that this is the first real conversation I’ve had with a woman. Hell, I barely speak to the ones I fuck. I’ve also discovered that this female is perfect for me. We seem to have more in common than I would have imagined.

“
Okay it’s time to get down and dirty,” Kelsey proclaims. “What is your favorite sexual position?” She swallows down another shot and waits for my answer.

I offer her a sly smile.
“Whichever one would make you scream the loudest.” Yeah I so went there. As it is for the last twenty minutes, I have been picturing us in several different positions and all of them were appealing to me.

“You are so bad. Come on fess up, it’s doggy style right?”
                             

“I do love that posit
ion, but what I want to know is why do you think it would be my favorite?”

Kelsey leans in close like she wants to tell me a secret. The problem is she’s drunk off her sweet little ass and her voice carries a few decibels. “It’s so obvious that you like to be in control. You demand attention in everything that you do, so why would sex be any different?”

Jesus, this girl gets me. Like really gets me. I feel as though she’s stripped me naked and peered into my soul. “Your right, I do like control, but to answer your question, if I have to pick one position I’d say it’s having the girl on top.”

Kelsey
gives me an amused expression before rolling her eyes at me.

“What?”

“In my experience when I man wants the woman on top it’s because he doesn’t have the stamina to do any of the work. You just didn’t’ strike me as that type of lover.”

Now I’m the one that is amused.

“I happen to be one of the few men in this world that was lucky enough to hit the genetic lottery.  It’s not a stamina issue, princess. It has more to do with allowing the female to have control over the intensity and speed of my thrusts. Not to mention its one hell of a visual.” Her eyes drop to my crotch and I can’t help, but smile.

“Interesting.
” Her eyes meet mine. The hunger and lust is evident in their green depths. The scent of her desire hits me with such force that it almost knocks me out of my seat. I know what I’m about to do is dangerous. I should be distancing myself from this female, but for whatever reason I can’t seem to let this go. I lean forward pressing my nose to her hair breathing in deep. Fuck, she smells better than I could have imagined. I lean closer to her body placing my mouth over her ear.

“Don’t speak just fucking listen.
I know you don’t have a boyfriend and to be honest I wouldn’t give a fuck if you did. We both know I’m the only man in this town who could satisfy you. I know what you want and I can give you what you need. I’m not normally a patient man, princess, but I’ll make an exception for you. Just know this, I always get what I want, and what I want is you. So when you get sick of playing with boys and decide that you want a real man to fuck you, all you have to do is ask. I’ll be more than happy to make everyone of your fantasies come true.”

I pull away from her and toss some bills on top of the counter. I need to get out of here before I go all cavemen on her, toss her over my shoulder, and carry her home.

“I’ll be seeing you soon, princess.” I force myself to back away from her and with one last look in her direction, I walk out of the bar and into the night air. Game on.

Chapter 10

“I want to worship your body,
” I say as I trail kisses down her neck. Andy feels amazing underneath me. She moans my name as I grind my hardness into core.

“I want you,” she pants.
I smile against her collarbone.

“All in good time
, angel.” I continue to kiss my way to her breasts. I flick my tongue over her tight pink nipples; they harden instantly. She moans loudly as I suckle her. I place gentle kisses along her sternum and lavish her other breast.

“Adam
, please, I want you now.”

I ignore her request and continue to trail soft kisses down her torso to her hips. Her body begins to tremble as I position myself at the
apex of her thighs, her lean legs thrown over my shoulders. I nuzzle her core, and inhale her luscious scent. My arms wrap around her thighs holding her in place.

“MINE
,” I growl as my head dips south.

My tongue glides over her moist
slit, slowly circling her most sensitive spot. Andy moans my name, fueling the fire within me. I pick up the pace as I slide a finger insider her slick pussy. Her inner walls tighten as I move in and out, each thrust causes her to slicken further.  Her nails dig into my scalp as her body starts to tremble.

“Come for me,” I growl as I slide another finger deep inside her core.

Her body tenses and starts to convulse. I hold her in place, my tongue quickly working her body over the edge. She screams my name as she climaxes, my tongue replaces my fingers as I devour her sweet nectar. Her body continues to tremble as she rides out the wave of her orgasm. I rise up and leisurely crawl my way up her body.

“I could feast on you for hours.”

Her nails dig into my biceps as her legs spread, I position myself between her thighs. I stare into her eyes as I slowly enter her.

“I love you Andy,” I breath
e.

She moans loudly as her body stretches to accommodate my size. I fill her to the hilt and still. “I love you t
oo,” she pants.

Her hands tighten around my arms as I begin to move. Each thrust is slow and gentle. I want to savor the feel of her. She runs her hands over my back, pulling me closer. I lean down and kiss her, coaxing her mouth open with my tongue.  Her
inner walls tighten around me as I start to move faster. I kiss and bite her neck as I relish the feel of being inside her. Her nails dig into my shoulders, the pain sends pleasure through my body.

“You
… Feel… So…Fucking…Good,” I grunt between thrusts. It’s as if her body was made to fit mine.

My hands slide underneath her back, her moans of pleasure turn to screams of ecstasy as I pull her into my lap. I begin to thrust harder into her, holding her body close to mine. Her head falls back as I grab a fist full of hair exposing her neck.

“You are mine and I am yours.” I bite her neck as I pick up my pace. She screams out my name repeatedly, hearing her climax sends me over the edge. I hold her close as I join her with my own release. My head falls back as I moan her name. I place tender kisses to her neck as my body relaxes a sense of calm washes over me.

“I love you so much
, angel,” I pant as I hold her tight. I lay us down with her sprawled on top; she clings to me as we catch out breaths.

“That was… it was…
damn,” she sighs.

“I take it you enjoyed it,” I chuckle.

“Can I ask you something?” she laughs as she places kisses to my chest. I nod because words seem to have failed me.

“Why do you call me
, angel?”

I stare into her beautiful face and answer her honestly. “Because I knew you’d be the one who’d s
ave me.” My smile widens. “And I knew it would feel like heaven being inside of you.”

She playfully nips my chest, and
a growl escapes my throat. I laugh as I pull her in for a kiss. Andy releases a yawn as I lay her on her side and wrap my arms around her. She has to be exhausted after the hours of our lovemaking. I cover the both of us with my blanket as she snuggles closer.

“Good night
, angel,” I say into her hair as I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

***

I awake to the intense smell of wildflowers. My nose is pressed into the back of Andy’s neck. God she smells good. Her body is pressed up against mine and my erection makes its self-known. I still can’t believe she loves me, how did I get so lucky? I have no doubt when I tell her my secret tonight that she’ll accept me, she has to. I begin to grind my cock into her backside, as my hand cups her breast. Her nipple hardens against my palm and I ache for her all over again. I’ve never wanted any female as much as I want her. She fills me with such desire, it’s all consuming, I can think of nothing else, but being inside of her.

“Morning,” s
he chuckles softly.

“
Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you, angel.” I’m only half-sorry. I can’t seem to control my body when I’m around her. My hand continues to explore the curves of her body. Her skin feels as soft as silk. A soft moan escapes her lips and I harden another degree. “Join me for a shower?”

I leave the comfort of my bed and the warmth of her body and walk across the room. I can feel her eyes following my every move. I quickly empty my bladder and begin brushing my teeth.
Andy joins me at the sink and I hand her a new toothbrush. I love having her here in my space. I’ve never lived with a woman other than Grace and she doesn’t count. My mother had died when I was two and by the time my sister was born, I was already out on my own.

“Why ar
e you looking at me like that?”                                                                                                                                    

“Sorry, I just realized
that this is the first time that I’ve done this.”

Her look is one of disbelief.
“You usually kick them out in the middle of the night huh?” She giggles.

“
Actually, you’re the only woman I’ve had in my own bed.” When I say it aloud, it does sound odd, but it’s the truth. I’ve never wanted to share my bed with anyone, but my mate.

“I feel honored.”
I smile as I begin to start the shower.

“D
id Micah do that one to?” I turn on the water and glance over my shoulder into the mirror to see the large tribal tattoo that starts at my shoulders and continues down the length of my back.

“He does all of our ink.”  She joins me as I step under the spray of warm water. I’m glad my injuries healed last night, I’d hate to have to try and
explain the bite marks. Her fingers begin to trace the lines of my tattoo and I brace myself for her questions. I know the second that she notices what’s hidden under the ink.

“What happened?” I sigh as I remember the day in question. I had been captured by a pack of wereb
ears, and instead of killing me right away, they had decided to torture me. It took two days for the others to find me. I had been beaten so badly that it took me weeks to heal. If it hadn’t been for the constant blood loss, I would’ve just used my powers, but when we’re severely injured or in our wolf forms, our powers are useless.

“It happened on the job.” It’s the truth anyways.

“Someone whipped you?” I nod and leave it at that, she doesn’t need to know the extent of the damage. She starts to place soft kisses to my scars and my cock instantly hardens. I turn to find tears streaming down her cheeks. My heart shatters in a thousand pieces.

“Don’t cry
, angel, it was a long time ago.” I caress her face and wipe away her tears away with my thumbs. Nobody has ever cried over my suffering before. Sure, my friends were enraged, and they helped me heal, but they never cried over it.

“I’m sorry I just don’t like the thought of you being hurt.”

She has no idea that she is the only one who is truly capable of hurting me. I’d be lost without her.

“I love you.” I kiss her hard as I press her body against the tiled wall. Her body responds as I place my hand at the center of my new universe. My finger eases into her warm sex as her moans of pleasure fill my ears. I add another digit into th
e mix and thrust deeply. “I need to be inside you, now.”

I remove
my fingers and lift her off her feet. She quickly wraps her legs around my waist. I angle her body and slide into heaven.

“Fuck!” I moan as I begin to pound into her. I’m probably being too rough
, but it’s too late to stop, she feels too good. My hands cup her ass and squeeze while I support her slight weight. Her core tightens around me and I know she’s close. “Come for me, angel.”

The moment the command leaves my lips her body clamps around mine and she begins to cry out my name. I thrust one last time and join her. My body trembles with
the aftershocks of my release.

“Damn woman you’re going to be the death of me.” I reluctantly leave the comfort of her body and place her back on her feet. I hold on to her as she catches her breath.

“I was just thinking the same thing about you.” She chuckles.

“I just realized I owe you another paragraph.” I stare into her beautiful hazel eyes and begin.

“Still I remember you appear before me like a vision fleeting, a beauty’s angel pure and clear. In hopeless ennui surrounding, the worldly bustle, to my ear. For long your tender voice kept sounding, for long in dreams came features dear. Time passed, unruly storms confounded. Old dreams and I from year to year, Forgot how tender you had sounded, your heavenly features once so dear. My backwoods days dragged slow and quiet—Dull fence around, dark vault above—Devoid of God and uninspired, Devoid of tears, of fire, of love.”                            

“You are one hell of a romantic.” She sighs.

“Only for you angel.”

***

“Good morning, Grace.” I say as I waltz into the kitchen. I seat Andy at the island and go about fixing us some coffee.

“Morning
.” She eyes the two of us suspiciously as the rest of the house joins us.

“Morning
, Andy.” Linc says as he joins me at the coffee machine.

One look at the bear and I can tell I’m not the only one who got lucky last night. “What did you guys do last night?”

Linc begins to sigh happily, as he stares at the ceiling as if he were recalling a dream.

“I
played doctor with a lovely nurse.”

Andy begins to groan.
“Oh god did you hook up with, Vanessa?”

The smile on his face said he did more than hook up. His sex
capades are legendary. “You better believe it, darlin’. Many, many times.”

I roll my eyes at him while I pass Andy her coffee cup.

“Wonderful now the whole time I’m at work all she’s going to talk about is how you were in bed.”

I feel for her
, but if she’s going to live here, she’s going to have to get used to my brothers sleeping around, and probably with her friends.

“Relax
, Andy, it’s not like she’s going to be complaining.” He chuckles.

“That’s so not the point
, Lincoln. I really don’t need to know what you’re packing, if you catch my drift.”

Yeah, I could do without that to.

“Okay enough sex talk,” Grace warns. “I’m glad to see that you’re still here Andy I take it that means you know everything now.”

“Um, what am I supposed to know?” Andy looks at me questioningly.

Oh, shit.

“You haven’t told her yet?” Grace slaps my arm with a dishtowel.

“I was rather busy with other things last night,” I snap.

“You’re not busy now. I’m all ears.” Andy crosses her arms over her chest and I quickly try to come up with something to say. I was planning on telling her tonight after I romanced the hell out of her.

“You might as well tell her, kid,” Micah adds his two cents.

“Fine.
” I swallow the lump in my throat and lead her outside to the deck. I’m in desperate need of fresh air. She takes a seat and I try to figure out where to start.

“What I’m about to tell you is going to seem unbelievable
, but I need you to know that you’re in no danger from me or anyone in this house. We would never hurt you.”                                                                                         

“You’re starting to scare me
, Adam, just say whatever it is.”

I take a deep breath and let the words pour out of my mouth.

“I’m not a bounty hunter. I’m an Enforcer, it’s sort of the same thing, but the people I track are different.”

She stiffens at the word E
nforcer as if she’s heard it before. I decide to ignore it and continue.

“There are about a thousand E
nforcers all over the world. We protect humans and people like me. Essentially we are the police for our species.” There really should be a manual for this sort of thing. I’m totally fucking this up.