Page 41 of Liberty
“Belle, why don’t you give this guy a chance?”
I raised my head to stare at her. “A chance to do what? Break my heart? Walk all over me. Or walk away from me for some blonde when he gets his old fighting life back? No thanks.”
“Wow.” She leaned forward and patted my hand. “If you don’t take chances, you aren’t really living, Belle.”
“I’d rather not rely on anyone, Scar. I mean I still cannot understand why you are trusting another guy.”
“Justice is the one for me. The other two were mistakes. Live and learn, ya know?” She shook her head.
“I’d rather not have to learn those kinds of lessons.”
“Happiness,” she said as she reached over to caress my hair. “It’s worth it. And I want it for you.” She patted my shoulder and then got up to walk away.
I slowly shook my head. Life didn’t always work the way people hoped for. Not everyone would get a happy ever after.
I made my way outside, went to the stairs and sat on the top step. I let out a long, shaky breath and then leaned my head back to gaze up at the night sky.
“They are really bright tonight.”
At the sound of his voice, I jumped a bit.
“I’m down a few steps,” Liberty spoke again.
As my eyes adjusted, I could see his shadow. “What are you doing here?”
“Same thing as you. Stargazing and trying to get my thoughts together.”
“What’s the matter with your thoughts?” I asked, genuinely curious.
“I’m confused by a woman. I thought she cared about me, even liked me maybe. Then she told me she did not care at all.”
I bit at my lip and said, “She sounds like a cold bitch, maybe you should just forget about her.”
He chuckled then asked, “What if I can’t?”
I folded my hands and replied, “For a man like you, it should be easy. I mean did you ever think that it’s because thereare no blondes here? Like you are used to having. That you’re just bored and this woman just happens to be around? Believe me, this will pass as soon as you get back to your fighting career where all the bubbly, booby blondes are. All the women that want you so badly that they cannot wait for you to be naked. And you will forget all about this uptight plain looking, crabby ass witch.”
He was laughing now. “Booby blondes…”
His warm laugh made me smile. Then I halted.I am sitting here flirting with Liberty? The fuck is the matter with me?I again wanted to run, so I stood and turned to go up the steps.
He was next to me in a half second as he gently grabbed my arm. “Belle, I don’t want a bubbly booby blonde, ok? I want a woman who stands up to me. One who doesn’t back down. Who doesn’t want me for my fame or even my body. Smart, challenging and yes, call me crazy, but I seem to like the crabby ass witch part too.”
The man was telling me that I was his kind of girl? And that these blondes were just there because of his fighting fame? Well, who knew? I laughed then leaning forward, I kissed him. I wasn’t sure why, but it was the same as when we had been in the pantry. I pushed my tongue inside his yummy hot mouth. He did not pause this time, wrapping his large arms around me, he tucked me close to all that warmth.
Our kiss went from hot to a smoldering blaze in just a few seconds.
We couldn’t seem to get close enough to each other as we desperately clung together, our hands roaming all over each other. We were honestly breathless and yet, we couldn’t seem to stop.
Silent, he broke the kiss and took my hand. Pulling me up the stairs, he took me inside and we made our way down thehallway to his room. I forgot that his room was this close and I felt glad it was.
We slipped in through his door while still holding hands.
As soon as the door shut, we came together wildly, just like in the pantry. We both were desperate to be close while we nearly tore each other’s clothes off, then we came together skin to skin. Backing me up to his bed, we both fell on it together.
I instantly loved the feel of him. Yes, his skin felt as smooth as it looked. And all those ripped muscles were just as hard as I envisioned.
He captured my mouth in another wild, fiery kiss. It went on and on as I got more and more breathless. Finally, he pulled back and we were both panting for air. He lowered his body down along mine as his hot mouth roamed over my skin. His hands did as well.
