Page 159 of Property of Stone
He was hers.
Allhers.
And unlike Vic, Stone would do whatever was needed to keep her and Wren safe. Even if that meant going back to prison. Not that she wanted that.
The kids needed him.
So did she.
She tipped her head toward the house. “We should check on the kids.”
And once Sunny woke up, encourage her to join Taryn and Wren in the kitchen. She could try to distract Sunny—at least for a little while—by maybe teaching Stone’s daughter to make cookies. It would be a simple, but fun, bonding activity for all of them. Taryn hoped it would lead to Sunny eventually feeling comfortable enough to talk to her about anything. Even what Vic did to her.
“Yeah.” When he offered her his hand, she took it, interlocking their fingers. But instead of immediately heading toward the house, he once again yanked her into him, pressing their chests together and giving her another thorough kiss. He squeezed her ass firmly, murmuring against her lips, “That’s mine.”
“That’s yours,” she agreed, then leaned back enough to see his face. “You need to promise me something.”
“What?”
“No sweet butts.” She did not want a repeat of what had happened with Vic. Not today, not tomorrow. Not ever.
“Woman, ain’t fucked a sweet butt since the day you were brave enough to walk into The Castle, surprisin’ the shit outta me. After that, had no eyes for anybody but you.”
Holy shit.
She hadn’t expected that confession. But… “Having an ol’ lady hasn’t stopped some of your brothers from doing the same.” With all the time spent at The Castle, she had witnessed quite a few of them cheat time and time again. And they didn’t care who saw it.
She also saw some of the ol’ ladies fight with the sweet butts over it. Taryn did not want to deal with that drama.
In fact, she refused to.
“See this?” He pointed to his name patch with a long, tattooed finger. “What’s that say?”
“Stone.”
“Right. Ain’t my bothers. Know what Vic the Dick did to you. Ain’t gonna do the same.”
“You swear?” Could he really stick to one woman? “I don’t think I could deal with being betrayed again, Stone.”
“Babe, I fuck up, gonna hand you my knife and gonna let you cut off my fuckin’ dick, yeah?”
She shouldn’t laugh at that, but she couldn’t help it. “Yeah.”
“Just don’t cut it off ‘cause of some stupid misunderstandin’. Kinda would like to keep it attached. Can’t fuck you without it.”
She elbowed him. “Then don’t get caught in a situation that might be misunderstood.”
“But if you ever want one to join us…”
“Stone!” She tried to pull her hand from his, but he clutched it tighter.
On a chuckle, he said, “Always an option.” He tugged on her hand. “C’mon, let’s go.”
As they walked down the driveway, she asked, “By the way, how’d you get rid of the body?” He had mentioned he was in school at the time. That meant he had to be pretty young when it happened. How would a kid know what to do afterward?
“Which body?”
She had to lengthen her stride to keep up with his. “Your father’s.”
