Page 88 of Blood & Lace
Lucero: I'll set your dinner to the side.
Lucero: You know I love you very much, right?
Lucero: You're my entire world
I stared at the screen, my breath caught in the back of my throat as I waited for him to respond. When nothing came after three minutes, I called him.
"Yes, Lucero."
Hearing Onyx's voice filled me with a calm like nothing ever had in this world. My stomach unknotted and my shoulders dropped. I hadn't noticed I was so tense until then.
"I miss you."
"You saw me this morning." There was lightness in Onyx's voice as if he was trying not to laugh at me. "In fact, you were slobbering over my cock this morning and put me behind schedule."
Remembering the way his eyes had glazed over as he slammed his length down my throat had me hard in seconds.
"I can come to you for a midday blow job."
"As appealing as that sounds, I can't. I have to work with a client."
Does this client have to do with why you've been so different?The question never left my head. My tongue lay heavy in my mouth as unease settled in the pit of my stomach. My husband was a professional, and damn good at his job. I didn't doubt him at all, but Onyx hadn't exactly been himself lately. It was like he was slightly off. "I can come help."
"No, we've been over this, Lucero. I work alone. I'm damn good at what I do. You've seen it."
"I know, bella, you're the best and so sexy when you take out trash. But?—"
"You find me that irresistible?"
My head jerked up and down before I remembered we were on the phone. "Yes."
Onyx's laughter was airy and way too short for my liking. "I don't know. That didn't sound convincing."
"What should I say to make you believe me?"
"If I have to think for you, Lucero, then it wouldn't be fair, would it? And here I thought you were my good boy. My perfect husband."
"I am!" My heart raced even as I looked at where I was. I closed my eyes. Other than right now, I was always good for Onyx. Right now didn't count.
"How do you plan on being good fo—shit!"
I was left waiting for him to finish, to have me at his beck and call. If he said come to him right now, I'd break every traffic law to get to him.
"Lucero, I have to go, this is Cara on the other line."
I was nowhere near ready to stop hearing his voice, but then again, I never was.
"Okay, have a good day and be safe."
"You too, and if you get hurt, tell your brothers I will roast their fucking nuts over a fire if they send you home all cut up again."
He cares about me. My chest filled with warmth that felt as if it spread all the way to my fingertips. "Okay, I will." I licked my lips as pressure built in the middle of my chest. "You know you're the most important person in my life."
Onyx was quiet for a second. "Maybe."
No, it was a certainty, but instead of arguing with him, I vowed to continue to show him.
"I love you, bella."
