Working On Love (The Griffin Brothers Book 6) (10 page)

“Thank you so much,
Miles,” I tell him as I close the space between us and kiss him.

“Anything for you.
All you have to do is ask.”

“Same for you, King.
I hope you know that.”

“I do. Now let’s go
look at our possible new home.”

My home is right here,
with him. Anywhere he is will always be my home. That’s corny too,
so I’ll keep it to myself. For now.

* * *

Miles

We’ve been living
here in a suite at the hotel for a week now. We both loved the
penthouse and signed the papers the morning after seeing it. Alex
insisted on paying for half, and I let her. We both could’ve easily
bought ten of them without blinking an eye. I love that she’s all
in with me and wanted to own it together.

In between work, and
mauling each other every night, we’ve been picking out furniture
and wall colors with Chloe. She’s a world-renowned interior
designer, so who better to help us? The place was a little too lavish
the way it was. We both want it to look a little more modern. Chloe’s
also been pulling things from both of our places and said it will be
ready in two more weeks. I can’t wait to see our things mixed
together.

“What are you
thinking so hard about over there?”

“How much I want to
see our stuff in the new place, along with everything we’ve picked
out.”

“You just want to
sleep in the pink bedroom with me.”

She wanted to surprise
me with the bedroom, so I’m letting her. I’m 99% sure that it’s
not pink, but even if it is, who cares? I get to wake up with her in
my arms every morning. I really don’t give a shit about what it
looks like.

“No. I want to make
love to you in our bedroom. And every other room in the house.”

“I like that. A lot.
I think I need to make something other than your mind work hard this
morning.”

She dives under the
covers and has me in her mouth before I can respond. I groan and arch
my back as I feel my cock hit her throat. He hand is circling the
base and squeezing while she works her mouth up and down. She’s
licking me while she moves, and I know I’m not going to hold out
very long.

I try to pull her up,
but she slaps my hand away. She sucks me harder and then adds a
little bit of teeth. “Alex!” I yell as I come hard down her
throat. She sucks me a few more times and then licks me clean.

“That was yummy.”

“Damn, baby. What
that was is hot. Like crazy, fucking hot.”

“I’ve been wanting
to try that since we got together.”

“Try?”

“Yeah. I-I’ve never
done that before. I looked online to see how. I wanted to ask the
girls, but that would have been embarrassing. And weird.”

I pull her up my body
and claim her mouth before she can say anything else. I’m attacking
her mouth as I run my hands all over her glorious body. Yes, I’m a
little crazed. And hard again. I just got to be the first man who she
put her mouth on like that. And I’m feeling every ounce of the
Alpha I know I am.

“You’re such a good
girl, Xandy. Learning how to do that for me. Now I want you to slide
onto my cock and ride me hard. I need it hard, and I know you do,
too.”

Since we know we’re
both clean, and she’s on the pill, we haven’t been using condoms
for the past few days. She smiles as I lift her up and impale her on
my cock. She’s moving slowly, just rocking back and forth really.

“Harder. I know you
like feeling me big and thick inside you. You’re so beautifully
tight, and I want you to let go.”

“I want that, too. I
do
love having you
inside of me.”

I can tell she wants
it, but she still has those stupid insecurities. I’m going to have
to help her along. Push her boundaries. Not like the asshole did, but
in a way that makes her feel powerful.

“Put one of your
hands on the headboard.” She does as I suggest, and I take her
other hand, sliding it over her stomach and placing it on her clit.
“You’re in charge of your orgasm. I’m going to play with your
glorious tits while you use your fingers to touch yourself. And your
body to take what you need from my cock. It’s all up to you, baby.”

I see her eyes darken
as she smiles. Yeah. She wants it. She wants the control, and like a
good Alpha, I can give it to her. Sometimes. I need to be in control
more often than not because of the demons I carry with me, but I can
share from time to time.

She starts moving
faster as I use my mouth and fingers on her tits. I can feel her
fingers brush the base of my cock as she works herself over. I’m
making myself hold back because I want her to scream first. For both
of us.

It doesn’t take long.
I feel her walls clamping down on me as she screams my name. She’s
still touching herself, making it last longer. I don’t let up
either until she puts her other hand on the headboard and looks down
at me.

“Your turn, King.
Come hard for me.”

As I feel her moving
harder and faster, I bite down on her nipple and watch her throw her
head back, moaning. I also start thrusting into her. I know this is
her show, but I can’t stop my body from reacting. She’s still in
control, though, as I come as hard as she told me to.

“Oh my God. That was
beyond perfect. Beyond.”

She snuggles up onto my
chest and I wrap my arms around her. “Thanks for letting me be in
control.”

“You can be in
control whenever you want.”

“I know. That’s one
of the reasons I love you so much.”

“I love you, too.”

Alex

The past two weeks have
flown by. Chloe got our condo done, and we’re moving in today. I
can’t wait to see how everything came together. Tomorrow night
we’re having our families over, but tonight it is just for us. And
I want it to be perfect.

I asked Faith, one of
the Society girls, to help me come up with something to cook. She’s
a trained chef and can make pretty much anything. She gave me simple,
but awesome sounding recipes for the fish and side dishes. Of course
I’m making my grandma’s famous mac and cheese, but everything
else is courtesy of Faith. Reina let me leave work early to get
everything ready.

I’ve got everything
plated and have just enough time to strike a sexy pose next to the
dining room table when Miles walks in the front door. He calls out to
me, and I tell him I’m in the dining room. I hear him walking
across the marble floor towards me. He crosses the doorway and stops
short.

“Holy shit, baby. Is
this the way I’m going to be welcomed home every night?”

“No. Most nights
we’ll come home together, but I wanted tonight to be special.”

“Walking in to find
you in just an apron is about as special as it can get.”

“I cooked, too.”

“I can see that, but
I’m hungry for a taste of you right now.”

I run around the table
as he comes for me. “We need to eat.”

“I’m planning on
eating my favorite thing,” he tells me as he pulls me into his
arms.

“Please can we eat
dinner? It’ll spoil.”

He hesitates. “You’re
killing me, Xandy. You know that, right? Refusing you anything is
impossible. Let’s eat.”

“Thank you. I
should’ve kept my clothes on, but I wanted to look sexy for you.”

He pulls out my chair
for me and then sits down. “Two things. One, you always look sexy.
And two, feel free to walk around naked all day and night. I’ll
never complain.”

“You’re so
selfless, King.”

“Only when it comes
to you.”

We meet in the middle
of the table for a sweet kiss. “I can’t wait to show you the
bedroom. And that’s for purely selfish reasons. I think the pink
will look sexy with your black shirt.”

“You do realize that
I won’t give a fuck if it really is pink. As long as there’s a
bed big enough for me to play with you on, I don’t care what color
it is.”

“What if I said it
was twin sized?”

“I’d say that you’d
have to be on top of me while we slept, so I’m still winning.”

“It’s not.”

“I know. You keep
telling me how insatiable you are. There’s no way our bed is
anything but sexy. Let me finish this delicious meal you cooked and
then I’ll show you how much I appreciate it. And you.”

“You like it?”

“It’s really good.
Did Faith help you?”

“Yeah.” I never
thought that she might’ve cooked for him. And I didn’t mean for
jealously to come through in that one word. But it did.

“I didn’t sleep
with her, Alex. She cooks Thanksgiving dinner at my gram’s house.”

“Oh. It’s none of
my business, anyway.”

“Tegan, Jade, and
Stella. And it’s totally your business. Even though it was just
once with each, and I feel absolutely nothing for them.”

“Really? Nothing?”

“Well, now I may feel
a little more cordial towards them since they seem to be good friends
to you. But other than that, there really is nothing. I’ve already
told you I used women and sex to cope.”

“What is it with me?”

“With you, it’s
everything. I’m not trying to escape something. I’m running to
you and the love we have. The love I can finally express. I’ve
never known the pleasure I feel with you before. And I’ve never
come as hard. You’re it, Xandy. My heart’s not only whole with
you, but so are my body and my soul.”

“Wow. That was super
romantic. And hot. Very, very hot. Are you done eating?”

“Yes. You need me
now?” he asks with a cocky smirk.

“I do,” I answer
him honestly and with no shame. That word isn’t a part of
us
.

Miles gets out of his
chair and then leans down to pick me up. He carries me up the
staircase, giving me little kisses all the way. He stops outside our
bedroom, and it’s my turn to smirk. He’s going to love our room.
I reach out and open the door.

“Wow. Are those palm
trees?” he asks as he walks in.

“Metal ones, yes. I
wanted to remember where we met. And fell in love.” The bed has the
silver metal trees as the base with fronds crossing over each other
on top, forming a canopy. There are thick turquoise curtains closed
on all sides hiding the bed, for now.

“The curtains?”

“They can be opened.
I want to feel like we’re closed off into our own world,
sometimes.”

“Is that where the
pink is? Behind the curtains?”

“You know there’s
no pink.”

“I was pretty sure,
but I thought you might do it just to spite me.”

“Nope. I don’t want
to spite you, I want to make you yell my name.”

“You’re the
screamer, baby.”

“Yes, but you’re
the yeller.”

“I’m going to
surrender because I want to see what’s behind the curtain.”

I reach forward and
part the curtains at the foot of the bed. I hear Miles’ sharp
intake of breath as he sees our bed. The black comforter with shiny,
turquoise feathers all over it. There is a padded headboard that’s
the same color as the curtains and a chandelier above our heads,
inside the bed frame.

“Fuck. That’s a
crown.”

“For my King.”

“I’m going to earn
that tonight.”

“I’m counting on
it.”

He throws me on the bed
and spends the rest of the night, and part of the morning, earning
that crown. Over and over again. Yes, I scream, but I make him yell,
too.

* * *

Miles

I just woke up, and
with the curtains still closed on our bed, I can’t tell what time
of day it is. I hope it’s still day since we have a bunch of people
coming over for dinner. Alex moves her hand down and grabs onto my
morning wood. I didn’t even realize she was awake. I groan as she
starts stroking me, but then I pull her hand away. One of us has to
be the voice of reason.

“You don’t want
me?”

“You felt how hard I
am so you know that’s not even close to being true. We have to get
up, though, and get things ready for tonight.”

“Just once?”

“You know damn well
that it won’t be just once if we start. I, for one, would like to
walk down the stairs later. Crawling in front of the guests would be
a little awkward.”

“You’re right. I
guess we can be good. For now. After the party, your body’s mine
again.”

“Deal.”

We get up, and I’m
relieved to see that it’s not too late in the day. I grab my stuff
and shower in one of the guest bedrooms. My resolve to behave would
never survive a shower with Alex. After our showers, we have some
breakfast and then head out.

We’ve just picked up
our flower arrangements and are getting in the car when Alex stops
me. “I was wondering if we could stop by my old place since we’re
close. Chloe got my stuff out, but I think I’m ready to face my
demons. I want to walk in there and take back my space.”

“Sure. Whatever you
need.”

I drive us there and
hold her hand as we walk to the door. She takes a deep breath and
unlocks the front door. We walk inside, and I see her visibly start
to relax. Until we walk into her bedroom and find Nick waiting for
us.

“I knew you’d be
back eventually. Today must be my lucky day.”

Alex’s phone rings
before we can respond. “Hi, Ainsley. I’m a little busy right now.
Can I call you back?” She pulls the phone from her ear, but I
notice that she doesn’t hang up.

“Get the fuck out,
asshole, or I’ll make you look even worse than I did last time,”

“Love to see you
try.”

I lunge for him, when
all of a sudden Alex screams my name and I’m grabbed from behind.
Three big, hulking guys just came out of her walk-in closet. I know
we’re screwed. I can’t fight those guys, plus Nick, and win. I
mentally prepare myself to take whatever they can dish out. Then I
hear her scream again.

I look over and see the
guy holding her rip open her shirt and kiss her neck. Motherfucker. I
struggle against the two guys holding me, but it’s no use. “I’ll
kill you. I swear it. I will find all of you and kill you.”