Meant for Me (A Second Chance standalone) (12 page)

“Fuck, you’re so wet. We need to get back to the hotel …
now.”

He slid his finger out and slowly brought it to his mouth,
moaning as he sucked off every drop of my desire. “You better be ready for
tonight because I’m going to enjoy every single minute of it.”

He opened my door and shut it behind me, quickly coming
around to his. We didn’t have too far to go until we got to the Bellagio, but
even five minutes was excruciating. I wanted him desperately and he wanted me
just as much. I had never felt that level of passion before and it was
intoxicating. He said he was going to enjoy every single minute of what he was
going to do to me, and there was one thing I knew for certain …

I was going to enjoy it more.

I was high …

I was high from the fight, from the adrenaline that pumped
through my veins with being in the cage and being noticed again for the first
time in years, not to mention I kicked Chase’s ass. The fighter I used to be
was still in me, but this time I fought for a different reason. I fought for
the chance to be better, to be better than what I once was. I fought for the
blue eyed girl whose naked flesh was wrapped around my body.

The moment we got back to the hotel room I ripped the little
black dress off her body and all of my clothes as well. I kissed her, tasting
the sweetness of her tongue as it mingled with mine. She always smelled like
raspberries and I knew it came from the Bath and Body Works lotion she loved to
wear. It smelled so fucking good on her.

She giggled as the stubble on my chin grazed across her
neck. “Maybe you should fight more often,” she teased. “I think I like this
side of you.”
I liked this side of me, too.

Eyes closed, Claire moaned and arched her back, making her
perfectly plump nipples perk up higher, inviting me to them. I flicked my
tongue across one of them and smiled when I saw her bite her lip. My dick was
so hard it hurt, but I loved watching her squirm. I circled my tongue around
her nipple before closing my lips and sucking as hard as I could. She gasped
and clenched her legs tighter around me, trying to thrust her hips up. Her tits
were perfect and just the right size to fit under my hand as I massaged them …
so soft.

“Does it feel good when I suck hard like that?” I asked as I
kissed my way down her stomach.

“Yes,” she breathed. “It feels so good it almost hurts.”

As I moved down her body, tasting every inch, as I promised
her I would do, she ran her fingers through my hair and held on tight. I loved
it when she touched me and even more so when I could feel her shaking with the
need to have me inside her. I kissed the insides of her thighs until I got to
the delicious spot between her legs that was already swollen and ready to be
touched. Spreading her legs wider, I teased her clit with my tongue and watched
her tremble as chill bumps fanned out across her skin.

“Please,” she begged.

Her voice came out a strangled whisper, but it was all the
motivation I needed. No more teasing … no more playing around. As deep as I
could go, I tasted her and watched her face as I brought her to climax. She was
so fucking perfect and she was mine … always going to be mine. I don’t know how
I ever let her slip away.

Slowly, I crawled up her body so I could gaze down at her
clear blue eyes when I made love to her. “Did you like that?” I asked with a
smirk on my face.

She chuckled and wrapped her legs around my waist. “You have
no idea how much,” she murmured in that seductive voice of hers. “Now I want to
feel you inside me.”

Pushing in just a little bit, I circled my hips to get her
ready for me. “Like this?” I asked, thrusting in a little deeper.

She shook her head and whispered, “No, I need more.”

She was so tight and clenching so hard I felt like I was
going to lose my fucking mind. When I entered her fully, she gripped her legs
tighter around my waist and moved her hips along with mine as I thrust inside
of her. I licked and sucked her nipples one after the other as I pounded my
hips against hers. Her cries and moans were about to send me over the edge,
especially when she groaned out my name.

“Mason …”

“I love you, Claire,” I murmured in her ear.

“And I love you,” she breathed.

The second her nails dug into my back and her muscles
clenched tighter around my cock, I knew it was game over. She started to scream
as her orgasm started to hit its peak, but I covered my mouth over hers and
muffled her cries with my own as I came inside of her. Gazing down at her and
that beautiful smile on her face, I realized there was nothing in the world I
wouldn’t do for her. She was smart, funny, adventurous, and extremely tough for
a female. The only thing about loving hard is falling hard when you lose it.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked quietly.

I brushed the hair off her forehead and smiled down at her.
“Because you’re everything I’ve always wanted, and now that I have you I’m so
afraid of losing you.”

Her eyes welled up and a tear fell down the side of her
face. “I feel the same way, Mason,” she admitted. “I’m ready for all of this to
be over so we can go home.”

I knew exactly how she felt. I had no clue where to go or
what to do. I was no closer to figuring out the case than when I first started.
Lying down beside her, I pulled her to my chest and ran my fingers through her
soft blonde hair.

“It’ll all be over soon, baby. I promise,” I told her.

She nodded and wrapped her arm around my waist. After she
fell asleep I laid there for a while contemplating ways to find the opening I
needed.
What did the fighters who died have in common?

Quietly, I slipped out of bed, trying hard not to wake her,
and started up my laptop. They all died on a Saturday night, which had me on
edge because in the next twenty-four hours it would be Saturday night, and I
had no clue if there was going to be someone showing up dead.

There had to be something that linked them all together
somehow. I went down the list and searched every single thing I could find out
about each fighter. It only took me getting through half the list to see a
trend. The only thing that didn’t make sense was that Austin wasn’t like any of
them, or maybe he was and I just didn’t know it. People changed all the time.

Hell, I did.
I’m not the same man I was before.
However,
I had a feeling my honor was going to keep me from getting where I needed to
go. To get noticed I had to bring someone back from the past.

The old Mason needed to return.

“You want to do what?” Claire asked incredulously.

She glared at me from the bathroom doorway, hands on her
hips and wearing a silky blue robe that hit mid-thigh. We had to be at the club
early so she could warm up and change and while she was getting ready in the
bathroom I went into detail with what my plan was. Obviously, she didn’t like
it.

“It’s only when we’re out in public,” I assured her. “Trust
me, I don’t want to do this, but I’ve only been in the cage once, and if
someone out there is scouting for fighters they’re not going to want someone
straight-edged like me. They would want someone cocky, someone greedy enough to
accept their challenge. That’s what the other fighters were like. From what I
found on the internet they were arrogant assholes.”

Claire blew out a frustrated breath and sat beside me on the
bed. “What exactly are you going to do other than be a complete dick? You’re
not going to be all over other women and stuff in this act are you?”

I couldn’t help it, but I burst out laughing and pushed her
back on the bed, hovering over her. “Would you be jealous?” I teased, hoping to
lighten the mood.

She pursed her lips and glared. “No, I wouldn’t be jealous,
but the last thing I would ever put up with is a guy I’m dating flirting with
other women in front of me. Jake would probably kick you out of the club if he
thought you treated me bad.”

I wouldn’t consider ever doing that to her anyway. Being
around other women never even crossed my mind. Gently kissing her lips, I
pulled back and smiled. “Oh, Claire, you never cease to amaze me. I hadn’t
planned on flirting with any other women. I’m not stupid, and furthermore, it
never crossed my mind. I don’t plan on doing anything to jeopardize me and you.
The only thing I need to do is be my old hotheaded and conceited self.”

Staring at me with a mischievous gleam in her eyes, she
relaxed underneath me and said, “Okay, I think I can handle that … especially
if you make love to me like you did last night.”

Shit, why did she have to say that now when we needed to
get ready to leave?
Groaning, I laid my forehead down on hers as my dick
jumped to attention. She laughed under her breath and shook her head. “You’re
insatiable, aren’t you?”

Reluctantly, I rolled off of her and helped her off the bed.
“Only for you, baby. Now go finish getting ready before we’re late. I’m ready
to see you work your magic tonight.”

The excitement in her face mirrored mine from last night. It
was surreal how we finally ended together, and also got the chance to relive
our dreams from the past. Last night was my night … now tonight was hers.

We got to the club on time, and since it was still early
there wasn’t a line at the front to get in. The door opened before we got to it
and Jake appeared around the side with a huge grin on his face when he saw
Claire.

“Oh, kitten, you look beautiful,” he uttered wholeheartedly,
opening his arms. He hugged her and kissed her on the forehead before motioning
toward the staircase I knew was hidden behind the giant rug hanging down from
the wall. “If you want you can go on up to my office and change while Mason and
I grab a drink.”

“What about me? I think I need one too to calm my nerves,”
she scolded.

Jake grinned wickedly at her. “Don’t worry, kitten. I
already took your nerves into consideration. Your favorite bottle of wine is up
there and perfectly chilled.”

Pursing her lips and with her hands on her waist, Claire
lifted a brow and asked, “Are you trying to butter me up, old man? Because if
you are it’s not going to work. I’m only dancing one night and that’s it.
Bribing me and giving me everything I want isn’t going to get me back here.”

Jake burst out laughing and shrugged his shoulders. “Hey,
you can’t fault me for trying. I had to at least give it a shot.”

Claire shook her head and smiled. “Thank you anyway, though.
I appreciate it.” Before she disappeared to go up to Jake’s office, she turned
around and demanded one last thing, “You two better be in the front row, got
it?”