Page 109 of Waiting for Redemption

“Well, if you wanna do it you should give her a call. She’s still running the show up there and I know she’d love to hear from you. And the crowd would go nuts to see you dance again. You get it.” He turns and nods at me, making me realize that I have in fact,neverseen my wife pole dance.

“I think if I dance for anyone again it’ll be myhusband.” She laughs, reaching over to squeeze my forearm, making my dick harden with pride.

“Right. Makes sense,” Zay agrees with a humorless smirk. “Well look, I’m in town for a couple more days. I would love to have coffee and catch up if you have time. Here’s my number, just in case.” He slides a napkin with his phone number over to Ruby and waves on his way out.

“Good meeting you, Ruby’s husband.”

“Yep.” I watch as he walks out the door before looking down at the napkin in her fingertips. “I don’t like that guy.” I lean across the bar as Ruby whips around, causing her black ponytail to brush against my face.

“Zay? Why? He’s harmless.” She laughs.

“He also strolled into the bar hitting on you in averybold way. Unless you tell me he’s strictly into men, I don’t like him.” This makes her roll her eyes as she makes her way back behind the bar.

“He’s not into men, but Zay and I are just friends. Wewerejust friends. It was never like that with us.”

“Honey, I love you. But I saw the way he looked at you when your back was to him, and I saw the way he hugged you—which, by the way, I wasn’t a fan of. You may not think there was anything there, but at some point or another, that guy had feelings for you.”

“Tank, I love you too. But how can you know that just from a look?” She rests her elbow against the bar, mimicking my stance from a few inches in front of her.

“Because it’s the way I’ve always looked at you. Like you’re the only thing I see.” Her face shifts from playful to serious as she stands up a little straighter. Crumpling the napkin in her hand, she walks over to the trash can and tosses it in.

“Okay then,” she says simply. I stand up to my full height, not hiding the shock on my face from her action. I thought for sure she would argue with me more about why I am wrong, and try to convince me going for a cup of coffee would be innocent and then she could prove that they’rejust friends.

“You’re all I see too, Tank. I don’twantanyone else but you. And I never want to give you any reason to think that I would.” I glance over to see Hendrix passed out in the booth with Riley and Maverick, just about the time Max comes walking back out front.

“I’m borrowing my wife,” I tell him, ushering her through the door to the kitchen.

“Don’t do anything the health inspector wouldn’t do,” he mumbles under his breath.

I’m going to do things that would make himweep.

When we stop in front of the walk-in freezer Ruby looks up at me in surprise. I open the door, pulling her inside after ensuring no one sees us.

“What are youdoing?” she asks, folding her arms over her chest. “It’s freezing in–” I take her face in my hands, kissing her with enough passion to melt every last thing in this freezer.

“I’m rewarding my wife,” I say against her lips, wrapping her legs around my waist. I push her back against a shelf, kissing along her neck as I feel her nipples harden beneath her T-shirt.

“For what?” she whimpers.

“Plenty,” I growl.

“For letting him know you’remine.” I bite her neck.

“For making it clear that I'm theonlyone who gets to see this sweet little body.”

Another bite.

“And for only seeing me.” I lick across the bite marks, soothing any pain I may have left behind.

“Of course, I’m yours, my love. I could never be anyone else’s.”

“God, you’re such a good little wife,” I whisper across her lips, biting her bottom lip until she whimpers again. My dick is pressed hard against my jeans as she tugs on my hair, grinding her hips in such a needy way.

“Max is gonna kill me,” I say, planting her feet back down on the ground.

“What? Why?” she says breathlessly, gasping when I quickly pull her pants down below her ass.

“Because, I’m about to fuck you in his freezer.” She bites her lip as I spin her around, bending her over until I see the wetness between her legs shining.

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