Page 4 of His Virgin Woman
“My business will remain open.I will continue to work here.You get me at night, when I finish here, and I have to leave by five in the morning.I will not negotiate that.”
Shae looked at her, and she expected him to decline.
“Done,” he said.
He held his hand out for her to take, and she couldn’t believe what she had just done.
Chapter Two
Lily-May was escortedaway immediately.Shae gave the orders to his men, and they didn’t question him.They would take her out of Fort, give her a warning, and tell her if she ever stepped foot in town again, she would have to deal with Shae, and she would end up six feet under.
As for Peyton, Shae waited for her to finish up, and he saw her hand shake.She looked a little pale, and she had surprised him with her offer and counteroffer.He should have known she was a virgin.
She had never been seen dating around town.When there were events, men asked her to dance, but she was always busy manning a store or helping others out.He had never seen her with anyone else.He didn’t doubt her virginity, and in fact, it made him even more excited to be with her.
A virgin.He couldn’t get his fucking head around it.No man had touched her, kissed her, and she had used that to get rid of her sister.Not that he could blame her.Lily-May was a mess.Always causing trouble.She was a constant headache, and he knew from his own experience that he didn’t like her at all.She was nothing but trouble, which is why he had also told his men to stick around watching her for a while.Make sure she didn’t cause any trouble, and then they could report back.
Once Peyton was done, he waited for her to close the shop.Again, he saw her hand shake but he didn’t comment, just waited patiently.They were like chalk and cheese, these two sisters.
Lily-May didn’t have a stitch of weight on her.She was all skin and bones, and he knew that was from years of drug abuse.Peyton wore a pair of jeans that molded to her ass like a second skin.She had a buttoned flannel shirt on, and it was a little big for her, but it did nothing to hide those curves.Full tits, pressing against the front, even though it didn’t hug the waist and hips.Her blonde hair was pinned back, just as it always was.She rarely wore the blonde locks down.
He escorted her to his truck and didn’t even wait for her to ask to go to the home for the elderly.He drove her to that direction, where he parked his truck and let her deliver the cookies.One of the women on the front door gave her a hug and looked toward him.
Shae stared.He knew his presence in Peyton’s life was going to be high on the gossip list.If people stopped going to her shop, he’d take care of it.Peyton would not suffer for what he wanted from her.
At the declaration of her being a virgin, he knew he should have run for the fucking hills.He wasn’t interested in being a woman’s first.However, Peyton wasn’t just anyone.He had wanted this woman for a long time.He had kept his distance, because she had a lot going on.
One time was never going to be enough.Shae already knew a thousand times was not going to be enough.His father was many things, but loyal to his wife was one of them.He often told him that Marino men didn’t stray.It was their blessing and a curse.They found their woman, and that was it.There was no second best.Unfortunately, through the generations, some Marino men had lost their wives during childbirth.They never remarried.They raised that one child and took over.They loved one woman.
Shae didn’t know if he loved Peyton, however, the feelings he felt were strong.He didn’t like the very thought of her being with any other man.He felt possessive over her.She belonged to him, and him alone, and he didn’t want to share her.
Peyton walked back to the truck and climbed in.He took off, heading back to his main ranch, which was a good thirty minutes from town.It had to be as the Marino Ranch was the first sign of defense for the town.
She didn’t talk.Neither did he.He didn’t put the radio on.They just sat in silence, and it wasn’t uncomfortable.Peyton looked out the window, and it was dark outside, no way to see the scenery, but if she could, it would have been beautiful.
Arriving at his ranch, his men kept their distance, and he parked his truck, rounded the vehicle, and got there with enough time to stop Peyton from climbing down without his help.
