My first day of work wasn’t that bad. I was basically free to do what I wanted in between Jack’s meetings. Sarah the ice queen had glared at me as I walked in and when I had left this afternoon but I wasn’t about to try and figure her out. Maybe she was just lonely having to sit in the front by herself all day.
Part of me had expected Lucas to find his way back into the building but he never made an appearance. I wasn't sure how I would feel seeing him anyway. I still didn't know how to take him. He was used to getting his way, he was arrogant as hell but damn if his dominance didn't turn me on. I had to remind myself that he was everything I needed to stay away from.
The drive home from work was brutal, I hated downtown traffic. I could have easily gotten out and walked faster than it took me to drive home but then again I would have probably been mugged and left for dead on the side of the road. Sometimes I hated the city.
Walking into my apartment I frowned seeing a box on the counter. What the hell I thought as I sat my bag down. Who had been in my apartment? Grabbing the card that sat atop it I opened it up to read, “wear this tonight, Lucas.”
That boy needed to learn some boundaries and I needed to take his fucking key. Still, I couldn’t help but smile to myself as I pulled the top off the box and set it to the side. I pulled out a black dress almost afraid of what I would find inside. If I didn’t know better I would have thought I had pulled out a shirt. The dress had a deep v plunged neck and was short. So short that I had doubts if I would be able to bend down without showing my whole ass. How in the hell did he expect me to wear this? And why the fuck was he buying me dresses?
Grabbing the box I took it to my room throwing it on the bed. Knowing Lucas it would be late before he arrived so I decided to make the most of it and order Chinese. The plus of being back in the big city was that you could order about any kind of food and have it delivered. As I waited for my takeout to arrive I tried to not think of the tiny black dress laying on my bed, or Lucas. The last was easier said than done.
Even as I ate I couldn’t take my thoughts away from him. I hadn’t expected him to make his move on me yesterday. I hadn't expected myself to just fall all over him either. He made me nervous. I didn't know what to do with him either and I still wanted to know why he was suddenly attracted to me.
I knew damn well that I couldn’t afford this apartment on my own. I had googled the building at work and about fell out when I saw that the apartments on my floor rented out for seven thousand plus. The only reason I hadn’t text him about it was because I had decided I would talk to him in person and try to figure out what the hell he was up to. He had to be up to something. Things like this just didn't happen to people like me.
After I ate I put my leftovers in the fridge and went and washed my hair. I took my time knowing that I had no reason to rush, Lucas had text me to be ready by 10. In the end even after I had dried and straightened my hair, put my makeup on, and painted my nails I still had an hour. Going to stand in front of my bed I looked down at the black dress. “Ok so I guess I’m really doing this,” I say as I hold it up.
Going to my dresser I looked for a bra that I would be able to wear and finally found an u-plunge bra that I had bought but had never worn. Putting it on I was skeptical expecting my breast to fall out the sides but as I tightened it I saw that it gave me a nice lift. Pulling the dress on I had to look in the mirror to make sure it covered my ass before I even looked at the front. I was ok with the front, it was low but it didn’t show anything it shouldn’t but the flowy skirt made me nervous as hell. Standing up the dress was fine.
Walking to my closet to pull out my strappy black heels I was very aware of the way my dress moved. I knew that nothing was actually exposed, I had done enough moves in the mirror to know the limits of the dress but still. How did people wear these short ass dresses all the time? Leaning down to grab my shoes I knew for sure that unless I wanted my thong clad ass exposed I would have to refrain from doing any kind of bending over. Sitting on the edge of my bed I pulled on one shoe and was attempting to strap it when I heard the front door open.
Looking up in surprise I saw Lucas casually walk into the bedroom. I couldn’t help look him up and down, he looked fine as hell dressed in a suit. He arched his brow at me but grabbed my foot strapping the buckle for me before taking my other shoe and holding out his hand for my other leg. “You’re early.”
Lucas shrugged, “had to make sure you weren’t trying to get out of wearing the dress I bought you.”
I stood up pulling my dress down, “yeah it’s shorter than I normally wear and I have a feeling I’ll be tugging at it but it’s beautiful. Thank you.”
He tilted my chin up, “you look beautiful in it Taylor. Besides, I wouldn't dare get you anything inappropriate. ” His lips met mine, “I hope you’re ready for tonight.”
I looked up at him but he didn’t expand on his meaning. Walking to my dresser I slid on a bracelet before walking to meet him in the living room. I looked at myself one more time in the mirror praying that tonight wasn’t a disaster. Grabbing my black clutch I threw my phone and keys in it and let Lucas take my hand as he led me out to the elevator.
Lucas didn’t say much as we drove to the club, I had thought about talking to him about the apartment on the way but decided against it. He had placed his free hand on my left thigh and my heart about stopped. I knew he was aware of the way he was affecting me just by the smirk he had on his face.A valet met us out front and took his car, Lucas held out his arm letting me take it as we walked into his club. I felt eyes on us the minute we walked inside. Looking up at Lucas I saw he was unfazed. I’m sure he was used to all the attention.A man walked up to us and started talking to Lucas low enough I couldn’t make out what he was saying. Lucas nodded guiding me to the stairs that lead up to the VIP section. I had to resist the urge to tug at my dress as we walked up the stairs. The guy Lucas had been talking to he had introduced as David.Once upstairs several people greeted Lucas, most calling him by his last name. I seemed to draw lots of att
Even as he led us upstairs I didn’t know how I felt. Lucas was used to getting his way and it scared me to think what he would do if I went against him. His bedroom was huge and my eyes were instantly drawn to his bed. I walked in letting him shut the door behind us before I turned around and watched him remove his jacket.He looked at me guarded, “do I scare you, Taylor?”I nodded not even attempting to lie to him.He circled me and I felt like his prey. My body shivered and I looked down feeling weak. Lucas was powerful, he was dominant, he was someone I would have to stand up to. I had tried to stand up for myself back in Cali and all that had gotten me was bruises that took forever to heal.Lucas stopped and tilted his head, ” do you think I would hurt you?” Again I nodded and he sighed walking up to me stopping just inches from touching me. “I know I can seem controlling and sometimes I can get forceful to prove a
Waking up in an empty bed I stretched not really wanting to leave the warmth of the covers but I had needs that couldn't wait. After using the bathroom I walked back into the room noticing that my dress was missing and in its place were clothes that I recognized from my own house. I frowned as I pulled my clothes on, when had Levi gone to my house? I didn't know how I felt about him just coming and going from my house as he pleased.Seeing my purse on his dresser I pulled my phone out. It was almost dead but I did see it was a little after 11 am. Opening the bedroom door I made my way down the stairs and paused listening for any sign of life. Not hearing anything I walked toward the kitchen and came across Lucas in his office.Pausing in the door I saw Lucas look up at me, "I was beginning to think you were going to sleep all morning."I looked down feeling my face blush, “we were up late and ...”He laughed, “and I wore your ass o
*Lucas POV*Once the door shut separating myself from Taylor I let out a sigh. It was true, I had been ignoring her. I needed to figure out exactly how far I was willing to take this. She was only meant to be a punch in the gut to her brother but I found myself actually liking spending time with her. She had yet to figure out exactly who I was which surprised me. I mean all she had to do was google my name and she would have more than enough to point her in the right direction.Stepping into the elevator I hit the button that would take me to the parking garage. I had foolishly thought I had succeeded in getting Taylor out of my head but seeing her today proved me wrong. A simple hello from me and I saw the panic set in. I didn’t want her to react like that to me. Asking her out tonight had nothing to do with her brother, I felt fucking guilty for ignoring her.Taylor wasn’t like most girls I had been with in the past. She was still innocent. It was
The last time Lucas had taken me out he had sent me clothes to wear, this time I found was no different. By the time I had made it home from work, there were two packages on my counter. Like a little kid, I put my keys and purse down and began ripping into the packages opening the bigger one first. The dress was a dark taupe color that had a halter neck with a ruched thigh on one side. I already loved it, it was simple, yet still sultry. The smaller package had a pair of cutout leather sandal heels that were embellished with crystal details.I knew it wouldn’t be long before Lucas would arrive so I quickly ran into my room and took a quick bath not wanting to worry about having to dry and straighten my hair. After I bathed I dried off and put lotion on before pulling on a pair of thongs and a strapless bra. Starting on my makeup I went for a smokey eye look using glittery gold to bring out some color My blush and lipstick were a simple nudish pink color that made the wh
As we pulled up someone was waiting outside to take Lucas’s car. Walking inside Lucas guided me toward the VIP stairs before stopping. “Do you want to go upstairs or stay down here for a while?”I honestly didn’t want to be upstairs without him. I didn’t belong up there and would stick out like a sore thumb. “I’ll stay down here for a bit if it’s ok. If I decide to go upstairs will I be able to get in?”Lucas nodded as he pulled my face to his kissing me, “every one of my guards knows who you are, they will let you in. If you need anything tell him”, he pointed to the guard at the VIP entrance. Seeing Lucas point at him the guard looked at me and nodded. “His name is Dre. If he tells you to do something it’s coming from me so listen to him ok.”I nodded looking up at him, “ok. Just don’t be gone long.”He nodded leaning down kissing me again, “don&r
Lucas had lead me upstairs to his room sitting me down before going to run water for me a bath. I still wasn't quite sure what to think about him. I had so many questions, but as much as I wanted to run from him it was him who I wanted to run to. He had left me alone to bathe, I guess he understood I needed time to myself. I had no doubts that he was waiting outside the door for me.I closed my eyes letting the hot water soak into my skin, he had put some kind of oil in the water that smelled of lotus flowers and cedar. I only knew the smell because I had read the bottle that he had left out but the stuff made my skin soft. It didn’t hurt that he had turned the jets on for me.Sighing I wondered if I could accept him for who he was. I wasn't even sure if I even needed to stress about him. He hadn’t made any commitment to me, I mean all I was to him was....hell I didn’t even know. How could I decide what to do when I didn’t even know how he felt
Over the next month, Lucas and I worked on building our relationship. It wasn’t alwasy easy but we managed to figure out what worked for us. I spent every weekend with him at his house and he would spend a couple of nights a week at mine. The more time I spent with him the more I noticed how much he would have to take private calls and sometimes how those calls would send him away for hours at a time.Lucas tried to keep the illegal aspect of his life separate from our personal relationship but it always seemed to leak in. I never knew exactly what was going on but I knew it wasn’t the club sending him out in the early hours of the morning. He would occasionally get calls from the club but they hardly ever required him to actually leave. His other calls however seemed to always require his immediate attention.I still struggled sometimes with things, I became aware of my guards when I was out without Lucas. I paid more attention to the stares we received wh
It had been a month since Chloe came into our lives. Lucas had done good on his promise and had been spending a majority of time home with us. He would still make an appearance once a week at the club. David was helping out with the Dom situation so Lucas had been working a lot from home.I couldn’t ask for Chloe to be a better baby, she hardly ever cried and if she did she was just letting you know a she was hungry, or because she was wet. She even slept for a good stretch of time at night. That little girl had her daddy wrapped around her tiny little fingers. I loved watching him with her. His whole demeanor changed when he held her.Things were still the same with my parents. I had given up on them ever coming around. I knew they blamed Lucas for Cody’s disappearance. Even if I straight up confessed to murdering Cody they would turn it around on him. I wished things could have been different. I wished that mom and dad would be understanding for the sake
Taylor POVOpening my eyes I realized I must have fallen asleep in the recliner. Looking at my watch I saw it was just after midnight. Going to get up I felt horrible and debated on how bad I really needed to pee. Lucas was at the club and wouldn’t be home till sometime early in the morning. Closing my eyes I grabbed onto the arms of the chair to help host me up when I felt a sharp contraction hit. Oh shit I thought, I was only 36 weeks and at my appointment earlier in the week I wasn’t even dilated.Shaking my head I forced myself up thinking maybe I was tripping, maybe it was something I ate. Getting up I wobbled my way to the bathroom flipping on the lights before I quickly did my business and washed my hands. Heading back to the living room I grabbed my phone before going upstairs to the baby’s room to make sure the diaper bag and overnight bag wasn't still on the floor. I had told Lucas to put them in the trunk of his car and I guess he finally l
Lucas POVClosing my eyes I leaned back in my chair trying to drown my thoughts with scotch. I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders and no matter how much I shoved back at it, it just came down harder. I had a huge weakness now, a weakness that my enemies were determined to try and use against me. Taylor, Taylor and our baby to be exact.I knew she was probably upstairs still semi mad at me but I couldn’t focus on that right now. I was determined to strike back at every person who threatened us. To show them I hadn’t grown soft. If anything I had become more cold hearted. Taylor had no idea what I was up to when I left her, she had no clue the things I had done the last couple of months. She had no idea that even now I had the cop that snuck into our house tied up in one of my safe houses.Sighing I took a sip of my drink wishing David would hurry up and call. I had a clean up crew out tonight taking care of some loose ends. Normally I would
I sat with my arms crossed glaring at Lucas. He had found out pretty quickly that the two guys from earlier had indeed been cops but that one just happened to be a dirty cop. I had sat and listened as he spat orders out about bringing this guy in but not killing him he wanted answers. Well damn it I wanted answers too. I was more than a little put out at him and he didn’t seem to be noticing.It seemed like hours later before our house was silent again. The house had been bugged, the alarm system had been hacked, everything brought back my question of how. How had Lucas let this happen? He had enemies and right now I wasn’t sure if I could even trust his men. Everyone was a suspect in my eyes.“You hungry?” Lucas asked looking up from his phone. I shrugged which brought an automatic sigh from him, “Taylor baby you need to eat. I can go get something, or we can go out.”I rolled my eyes at him, “you can do what you want b
Sitting at the bar I looked up angrily at the clock on the stove. It was after 10 and I had yet to hear a word back from Lucas. Both my calls and my text remained unanswered. Part of me feared he had gone missing again but the other half of me knew he was still dealing with whoever had rushed him out of the house.I had finally gotten hungry enough to cook but was lazy so I settled for a grilled cheese sandwich. Taking a bite I dropped it back down aggravated at the whole situation. Was this what my life would become, a lot of nights left wondering where he was or what he was doing? I knew I couldn’t really complain, I knew who he was, I knew what he was. Hell, I willingly stepped into this new lifestyle.Even though I had known better I tried to call my Mom, the phone went straight to voicemail. I left a brief message telling her I heard Cody was still missing and if she needed anything to call. Part of me knew she wouldn’t but at least I had tried. I got
I sat on the edge of the bed watching an angry Lucas slide into a fresh white button-up shirt. We had just made it in the doors when David called him back telling him there had been some “changes.” I didn’t know what the change were but I knew it had pissed him the hell off. Any and all plans of messing around before he left went out the window.Looking up at him I sighed, “how long do you think you’ll be gone?”Lucas shrugged not answering me. Frowning up at him I shook my head, “why can’t this meeting wait? We just got home.”Turning to look at me Lucas sighed, “Taylor you know I don’t want to go but this is important. I have to get things set up so I can lay low when Chloe gets here for a few months without things falling all apart.I rolled my eyes, “I thought that’s what David is for.”Lucas shot me a look, “Taylor.”I knew I was aggravating
As we left the cottage I couldn’t help but be sad. I loved our new house but there was just something about the small cottage that just seemed...I don’t know cozy. It was like me and Lucas actually got to know each other better. We bonded and not just in sex. We had laid in the bed doing nothing but talking one night. He had told me things I had never known about him, things that opened my eyes as to why Lucas Blake was Lucas Blake.As much as I wanted to hide in our cottage Lucas had things to deal with back in the city. The police had been to the nightclub looking for him and although they hadn’t called he knew from experience it was better to go to them first. His carefree demeanor had already changed, it changed the minute we pulled out of the cottage’s driveway.I still had no idea what being his wife would entail. He had already set up appointments to add me to several of his bank accounts and holdings. I had told him he didn’t have
Looking out of the limousine window I wondered where in the world Lucas was taking us. I couldn’t believe that I was now Mrs. Lucas Blake. We only stuck around after the ceremony long enough to take pictures. David, Jack, and Taliah had been the only ones allowed to visit with us before we left.Ever since David had been shot something had been off about him. Today however was a total change. He gave Lucas a hard time about being tied down and joked with me about how it wasn’t too late to change my mind.Feeling Lucas grab my hand I looked over at him and smiled. “So are you going to tell me where we are going now?”Lucas shrugged, “somewhere off the beaten path. Nowhere as nice as I would want to take you but I didn’t want to risk flying with you so far along.”I rolled my eyes, “I can fly, you act like I’m due tomorrow.” Laughing I squeezed his hand, “I’m sure it will be amazing.&rd
As I looked at my reflection in the mirror I felt anything but excited and happy. Today was my wedding day and I felt alone. I hadn’t seen Lucas since last night and now here I was dressed in my beautiful wedding gown alone waiting for our ceremony to begin. Sure I had my stylist do my hair and makeup and she talked to me the entire time but it wasn’t like I had my family here. I had reached out to my aunts and cousins but they had all made up some excuse as to why they couldn’t come. I’m sure they didn’t want to make my mom or Dad mad but I still had hoped someone would be able to make it.Rubbing my belly I sighed, I would have preferred to have waited till after the baby was born to get married but Lucas was dead set on us being married before Chloe arrived. Hearing a knock on the door I jumped, we still had almost 20 minutes before the ceremony started and I was already completely dressed. Maybe it was the wedding planner checking to make sur