Billionaire Beast (Billionaire Bikers MC #2) (7 page)

“You needed your own space, and ta-da, I did it.” She
did her best to comfort her. “When you’re ready to come out, you can.”

Temperance crawled away, keeping on level with the
other woman.

Mandy looked past Temperance’s shoulder. “I did it
again, didn’t I?”

“It’s okay.” A man who looked like he’d seen hell
knelt back down again. “You have nothing to be afraid of, Mandy. The guys here,
they all protect you.”

“I know. You helped get me out.”

Mandy got to her feet, and taking her time, Temperance
stood.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Temperance.” Mandy stepped
over the line and held her hand out. “I’m not usually so crazy.”

“No worries. I’m not usually so efficient with my
ideas.”

The young woman was clearly fragile, and Temperance’s
heart went out to her.
 

Chapter Six

Once Mandy had settled down, and Lewis had taken her
to go see her therapist once again, Richard sat with Jay by his side, and
Temperance sat opposite the two. The club brothers were leaving them alone, but
Richard saw that Tina didn’t look happy.

“Will Mandy be okay?” Temperance asked.

“She will be.”

“What’s wrong with her?” Jay asked.

“I can’t say. It’s for security reasons, and Mandy
needs to be protected now more than ever.”

“She looks like she’s seen death.”

He looked at Temperance. She did always seem to have a
knack for reading people. “She hasn’t had it easy.”

“No shit,” Temperance said.

“How did you know to do that circle?”

She finished taking a sip of her water, and he saw her
look over at the lipstick mark she’d made on the carpet.

Russ wasn’t even pissed. In fact all of the men, all
of his brothers, were happy that she had done what needed to be done.

None of them had been able to deal with Mandy’s
meltdown.

“When I was younger, I used to suffer with severe
panic attacks. I was bullied throughout school, and my parents didn’t know how
to stop it. Nothing helped, facing the bullies, or even having my brother or
Jay fight people at school. So Bryan, my brother, he created the ring of
protection. I don’t know if it’s a medical thing or not. I just know it always
worked. Every time I was in that ring, nothing could harm me. Once I got older,
the ring was imaginary, and I’ve not had many panic attacks since.”

“I never knew that.”

“It wasn’t something you needed to know.”

“You’ve shared it with Jay.”

“He was there with me. I’ve not shared it with Jay. He
was there, so it’s different.” She tucked some of her blonde locks behind her
ear. She didn’t have a clue how beautiful she was, and he found that even more
charming.

Luna came out, carrying a couple of stacks of
pancakes. “Please let me know if you want anything else. I can’t do much, but I
do pancakes well.”

Richard smiled at her. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome. Enjoy.”

They were left alone in privacy, which was what he
wanted.

“This is a nice place,” Jay said.

Richard served them out putting pancakes on each other
their plates.

“Let’s get down to business,” Richard said. He picked
up his fork and got a bite ready. “I want you, Temperance, and the way you lit
up in my arms, you want me as well. Listen.” She went to speak, so he silenced
her with one word and a look. “I want you, and so does Jay. You’re not sure
what you want.”

“Do you want me, Tempe?” Jay asked.

She sighed. “I don’t know. This is hard for me, okay? I’ve
never considered something like this, not at all.”

“I can appreciate that.” Jay agreed with her.

“You’re both wanting a relationship with me?” She
looked from one to the other.

“That is the catch, yes,” Richard said. “We want time
of our own, and also sharing time.”

“This is sharing time?”

“Saturday and Sunday, and Wednesday.” She rubbed at
her temple, and Richard reached out, taking her hand. “It doesn’t have to be
complicated.”

“This is not the norm.”

“Who gives a shit about the norm?” Jay said. “I don’t
care what others think. I’ve been using a multiple of women to try and get over
you, Tempe. It’s not working. You’re the woman I want, the woman I love. He’s
not on the same page as me yet, but he will be. You’re too good of a woman not
to love.”

“You’re going to make this harder for me, aren’t you?”

“Yep. I’m not going to make it easy. I know what I
want, and you know what you want, and we both want you. You want us,” Jay said.

Richard watched Temperance’s reaction throughout Jay’s
little outburst. She was fighting her own beliefs that a relationship was
between two people.

She took a bite of the pancake, and he saw it was
difficult for her to eat. “I can’t deny that I do want both of you. Everything
is happening so fast. Do you think we could slow it down a little?”

“How?”

“Maybe we could date, and not expect anything. Take a
break on the sex, and just, I don’t know, see if this can work. I don’t want to
start something that is not right for us.”

“Sure,” Jay said.

Richard sat back. “No sex?”

“I’m not comfortable having sex with either of you,
and then with both of you.” She squirmed in her chair.

“It makes you horny though, thinking about us all
together,” Richard said.

“What woman wouldn’t? You’re both sexy men. I just, I
can’t commit to something like that. I need a little time.”

“We can give you time,” Jay said. “How about tonight?
We can all go out on a date. What about going to a couple of clubs?”

Richard liked that idea. “Blake, one of the brothers,
he owns some nightclubs, and has a section for special VIPs. I can get us in,
and we won’t be disturbed either.”

Temperance bit her lip.

“Think about it, Tempe, we can have some fun. We’re
not going to rush into anything. We can take our time getting to know each
other,” Jay said.

He saw her thinking about it, and knew he just needed
to wait for her to make a decision. She looked so sexy and out of place in the
club. Instead of looking like his rather prim and proper PA, she looked like a
sexy librarian who had taken turns going through the shelves.

“Okay. I’d like that.”

Richard had no doubt it wouldn’t be long before they
moved forward, and he was bedding her. He even believed he’d get along with
Jay.

****

Sharing Temperance.

Taking their time to love her, together.

Getting the chance to be with her, Jay could handle
that. He may even like Richard. The man was rich, but he seemed somewhat down
to earth, and he liked the club, the billionaire bikers club. It was a lame ass
name, and he’d advise them to get it changed quickly.

“If you touch her while I’m not there, I will kill
you.”

“I thought you were a
legal biker
?” Jay asked. Temperance had disappeared to the toilet
leaving them both alone.

“I am. I wouldn’t be killing you for the club. I’d be
killing you for my own pleasure, and I do know how to dispose of a body. It
would be so easy today.”

Jay turned to stare at the man that he’d be sharing
his own life with. “I don’t do men.”

“Me neither. Don’t flatter yourself, Jay. I have no
interest in getting acquainted with you. My interest is in Temperance. I’m not
going to lie. I like the thought of watching her come apart in another man’s
arms.”

He couldn’t deny it either. Jay had shared a couple of
women, and the experience had been great, just not entirely pleasurable. He’d
not liked the man he had shared a woman with. There had to be some kind of
chemistry, a bond between the men, or at the very least, neither person really
gave a fuck, for there to be any real enjoyment.

Richard seemed like the right kind of guy. Sure, he
was a rich man, but there was something about him that meant the money didn’t
define him. Temperance had told him a great deal over the years about Richard,
even saying she believed both of them would get along great. They would have to
see how that worked out.

****

Turning to assess the dress, Temperance wrinkled her
nose. The olive green made her ass look too big. It had been a long time since
she actually went out dancing in a nightclub. The last time was just after
college. She and Jay had been celebrating getting jobs, and he ended up taking
some girl home, and she’d been left alone.

There was no way this idea of theirs was ever going to
work. Richard wasn’t the sharing kind, and Jay, he’d grow bored. She was
playing along, going on some dates, and waiting for both men coming to their
senses.

Removing the dress, she stared at her body, turning
left and right. The black lace underwear was one of the most expensive sets she
owned. She did love having sexy underwear on underneath.

She looked at her thighs, with the few hints of
cellulite that made her cringe. Her stomach, it was rounded, and she hated
exercise. She was a healthy woman, and she rather liked her body.

She grabbed the black cocktail dress that ended at the
knee, with enough cleavage on display to make it tasteful and yet teasing.

Once she was happy with the dress, she did her hair
next. She’d never spend that much time, and so she twirled several strands, and
left the rest to do its thing.

Her makeup was minimal. She didn’t like wearing it,
and within the hour she was finished. She had shaved, waxed, and buffed to the
point of boredom on her part. Staring at her reflection in the mirror she let
out a sigh. “This is the best it’s going to get.”

“Tempe, Richard’s here. Are you ready?” Jay asked,
knocking on the door.

“I’ll be right out.”

Clasping her hands together in front of her, she
counted to ten, and even as she was shaking with nerves, she made herself open
the door, and walk out to the two waiting men. They both turned to greet her,
and she offered them both a smile.

Richard moved toward her, and her heart started to
pound at the intense look he was giving her. She’d never seen him react like
that.

“You’re fucking beautiful.” He wrapped a hand around
her waist, gripping the flesh of her ass, and tugging her close.

She gasped at the press of his dick, and then his lips
as he claimed her mouth. With the possession of his kiss, she was pleased she
hadn’t put any lipstick on. It would have been a waste of time, anyway.

He’d have wiped it off the first chance he got.

Arousal flooded her pussy, and she gasped as Jay moved
up behind her. His cock ground against her ass as he caught her waist. He
sucked on her neck.

Both men surrounded her, and she loved it.

Closing her eyes, she tilted her head, still kissing
Richard even as she gave Jay easy access to her neck.

Richard let go, stroking her cheek. “I love the
dress.”

“Thank you.”

“I want to stay in, and remove it from your body.” Jay
laid his hand flat on her stomach, moving down.

Sneaking out from between them, she shook her head.
“Not going to happen. We’re supposed to be going dancing.”

“Tonight is going to be torture, and you’re doing it
on purpose.” Jay groaned, reaching toward her, and she dodged his touch.

“Everything is staying in our pants tonight.” She made
her way toward the door. “Who is driving?” she asked.

“I am,” Richard said. “I may as well. I know where
we’re going.” He held up a set of keys, and she couldn’t help but shiver,
recalling how good his hands were caressing over her body. “Your eyes give away
your thoughts, baby.”

They didn’t linger in her apartment for long. She sat
in the passenger seat, much to Jay’s obvious disappointment.

Richard drove them toward the club, and she listened
as both men talked. They actually got along really well, and she found it
funny, watching them. Both men couldn’t be more different, and yet they were
talking as if they had been friends a long time ago.

“How’s Mandy?” she asked, when conversation took a
silent turn.

“She’s in therapy. She needs to be in a white room.”

“You can’t tell us what happened to her?”

“No. I really can’t. It was fucked up.”

“Is this about that your club does, the BBMC?” she
asked. She had done a great deal of research, and even though a lot of it was
speculation, she read between the lines. Mandy was clearly one of the many
victims they had saved over the years.

“BBMC? What does that stand for?” Jay asked.

“Billionaire Bikers motorcycle club, right?”

“Correct,” Richard said. “You did your research.” He
glanced over at her, and she smiled.

“You left your jacket, and I was curious. I’ve got a
curious mind. It’s a flaw.”

“We help people, women that have been taken against
their will,” Richard said. “That is all I’m going to tell you, and if you
repeat a word, your lives will be turned into living hell.”

“Fuck, a bit overkill,” Jay said.

“I wouldn’t say anything.”

“I know you wouldn’t,” Richard said. “I can’t
guarantee him in the back.”

“Hey, I won’t say anything either. If we’re going to
do this together, you need to learn to have a little faith.”

“Fine, then it’s something that can be earned along
with everything else that we’re doing.”

Licking her lips, Temperance glanced out of the
window. “Did you take the contracts for the O’Brian account?”