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 attention and it was making me want to turn and flee. Lucas lead us to a table and waited until I was seated before he sat beside me. A lady walked up to us holding a tray, “scotch for Mr. Blake and for you?”
I looked up at her not knowing what to say so I said the first drink I saw on her tray, “apple martini.” She nodded handing it over, before excusing herself.
Lucas’s hand moved from my knee up to my thigh causing me to shiver but want to slap his hand at the same time. He looked over at me with a satisfied smirk but turned his gaze back to the group of men sitting across from us. “What’s the word?" he asked.
David who had sat beside the other men shook his head, “everything is quiet tonight.” I looked around taking the club in trying to not get distracted by the way his hand was running up and down my thigh. I didn’t know how such a small touch could make me so hot.
The guys were still talking but I didn’t really focus on them. I felt a little out of place and almost as if I was on display. I frowned as the thought hit me. Was I here for his amusement? I let out a small sigh as my mind went back to all those 90s movies where they dared the guy to take out the ugly plain girl.
“Where are you at?” I looked up to see Lucas leaning down talking to me.
I shook my head, “nowhere, just taking everything in.”
He looked at me and I knew he didn’t believe me but he didn’t question it as he took a sip of his scotch. I reached out for my own drink letting the smooth taste slide down. I wasn’t much of a drinker, didn’t like the taste but tonight I needed it for my nerves.
Time seemed to have no concept so I was surprised when I grabbed Lucas’s arm to see his watch that it was well past midnight. I had to work in the morning and he had me out at a club.
He looked down at me as I let his arm go, “you ok?”
I nodded not wanting to really say anything in front of a group of people. “Yeah, can you show me where the bathroom is?”
Nodding he stood up reaching down for my hand, “I’ll take you upstairs where it’s more private.”
He led me upstairs to his office which was at the top of the club and looked out over both the VIP section and the dance floor. Walking through the glass doors I looked around, “wow, you really do good for yourself here don’t you?”
Lucas shrugged as he walked pushing a door open and turning the lights on, “I don’t do too bad.”
I walked into the bathroom glad to be able to shut him out for a minute. I did have to pee and as I sat down I began thinking of ways to bring up my rent. There was no way to beat around it, I would just have to go in. When I was done I flushed the toilet and washed my hands drying them off before walking out. Lucas was leaned up against the far wall watching the commotion that lay downstairs.
Walking upon him I took a deep breath, “can we talk for a second?”
He looked down at me, “what do you want to discuss Taylor?”
Looking down I tried to find my words and I knew I would just have to spit it out. “I know how much you’re paying for my apartment and I can’t afford that Lucas.”
He arched his brow, “I don’t remember asking you too.”
I sighed, “Lucas I appreciate this all, but I won't be able to keep this up after you are done doing whatever it is you are doing.”
Lucas reached down pulling my chin up and for a second I thought he would kiss me but he leaned down, “I make the decisions around here Taylor, if I say not to worry about it then stop fucking worrying about it. Do you understand?”
I nodded looking away from him but his grip on my face tightened, “I didn’t hear you.”
My eyes connected with his as the pressure in his grip was becoming uncomfortable, “yes Lucas I understand.”
He dropped my jaw, “this is the last time we are talking about this, understood?”
I took a step back from him not liking this new side of him, he looked down at me and I nodded quickly, “I understand.”
The rest of the night seemed to drag after our conversation. After we had returned downstairs Lucas had gone back to talking to his friends. I debated about pulling my phone out and playing a game or checking my email, anything to keep myself entertained. Looking down at Lucas's hand on my thigh I couldn't help but see it now as controlling, maybe even possessive. It was his way of letting everyone know that I was with him. You could see an air of authority around him that I had missed before. The men sitting around us looked at him as some type of leader.
Looking up at Lucas I felt that there was so much more that I didn't know about him. Glancing down Lucas noticed my attention on him, he moved his hand from my knee to place it around my waist pulling me closer to him. Leaning down he placed his lips beside my ear, "you ready to go?" I nodded at him relieved. I had no clue what time it was and I dreaded having to get up early for work.
Lucas removed his arm from around me and sat up. The men around us all looked at him as he spoke telling them that he was leaving and would see them in the morning. Standing up he offered me his hand to help me up. I had never been so ready to leave in my entire life. Clubbing just wasn't something I had ever been into. The club was in full swing and I wondered how just how late it stayed open.
Lucas's car was waiting on us outside. He opened the door for me waiting until I got in before he shut it and walked to the drivers' side. Looking at the dash I saw that it was almost 3. Shaking my head I looked over at him, “what time does the club close?”
Lucas looked over at me as he pulled off, “No one else can come in after 3 but we don’t start kicking people out till 5.”
I frowned seeing him turn the opposite way from my apartment. “Where are we going?”
His hand moved to my thigh, “my house.”
Grabbing his hand that was creeping up my leg I looked over at him, “Did you forget I have to go to work in the morning?”
Lucas cut his eyes at me “Jack knows you won't be in.”
I frowned, “he what? How the hell does he know that? You can’t just call and make decisions for me.”
Lucas gripped the steering wheel, “I can and I will. If you haven’t figured things out yet I run everything around you right now.”
Letting out a sarcastic laugh I crossed my arms, “fuck you, Lucas.”
He looked over at me giving me a smirk, “you’ve already done that Taylor remember?”
I cut my eyes up at him not believing what he was saying. He sighed shaking his head, “look we will talk at the house ok.”
Before I could respond he pulled up to a gate and as he hit a button on his visor my mouth dropped, “this...you live here?”
Lucas didn’t respond, it was dark but I could still see the house was huge. Who the hell was Lucas? As the garage door lifted I couldn’t help but notice the car that was parked inside was even nicer than the one we were in.
Getting out of the car I followed Lucas to the door watching him quickly type in a code before he opened it up allowing me to enter ahead of him. I was still pissed at him but I let him lead me to his kitchen. Lucas's kitchen could have been in a magazine. Marble, dark stained wood, and high ceilings. "Your kitchen is amazing," I said.
Lucas shrugged looking unimpressed with it all, “it’s alright.”
I frowned looking over at him, “Look Lucas I don't want to fight but...”
He walked up on me pulling me to him, “No one is fighting but you Taylor.”
I looked down, “you can’t control everything.”
Lucas pulled my chin up skimming my lips with his own, “that’s where you are wrong.”
Shaking my head I sighed looking up at him, “come on Lucas. I mean do you think because you are paying for my apartment that you can run me?”
Lucas's fingers tightened on my chin, “Taylor I have very little patience. Am I asking too much from you?”
Releasing his grip he moved his hands down pulling me up to him. Lucas scared me, part of me knew I should run the other way screaming. Instead, I laid my head on his chest sighing, "I don't like this side of you"
Lucas sighed looking down caressing my face with his hand, “it’s who I am Taylor. I expect things to run a certain way. You can either accept it or not.” Shaking my head I let him pull me back in his arms, “no more fighting,” he whispered, “not tonight. I brought you home to fuck you not argue with you.”
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
Lucas had only been out of town three days and I was missing him like crazy. He had called every night but it wasn’t the same as having him here. I hadn’t realized how attached I had become to him until he was gone. Jack had given me the week off and instead of being excited like I should have been, I found myself wishing I had it to distract me.I was actually ready to go to my parents for Thanksgiving just to get away. My bags were already packed by the door ready to go for in the morning. As of last night, Lucas didn’t think he would be able to be home before Saturday so I was glad I had decided to spend the night with my parents. They at least would keep my mind off of things even if they did drive me crazy. I wondered if Cody would be there. Mom had made the comment when I talked to her Monday that he had started coming around again.Laying down in my bed I looked down at my phone seeing it was close to 11. Lucas had usually called by now and I w
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