Devlin (Dirty Aces MC #2) - Lane Hart Page 0,58
black gift-wrapped box with a bright yellow ribbon in front of me, he says, “Here’s something to help you try and forget.”
“Okay…” I say as I pull the end of the ribbon to untie it and then lift the top of the box. Inside, there’s tissue paper that I peel back to reveal…an envelope addressed to me from the Cosmetology School of Wilmington that’s already been opened. “What’s this?” I ask as I remove the letter inside and read it. “I’ve been accepted?” I gasp. “But I never applied!”
“I saw that school pulled up on your laptop, so I applied for you and already paid the tuition,” Devlin explains when he kneels on the bed beside me in his jeans. Wincing, he adds, “No refunds, so I really hope it’s what you wanted.”
“That’s…incredibly sweet of you,” I tell him. “But it’s not as easy as just paying the tuition! I have to pay Sean my half of the rent and utilities or get a place of my own and pay full rent and utilities. Not to mention health insurance and groceries…”
“I’ve already talked to Sean, and he’s going to cover those extra costs until you graduate as part of his apology, unless you decide to stay with me at no cost,” Devlin explains. “So you’re out of excuses. It’s time for you to finally pursue your dream.”
“But…what if I suck at it?” I whisper.
“You won’t suck at it! Have you seen yourself in the mirror?” Reaching over, he runs his fingers through the side of my hair that’s still blue, green and purple. “You have the most beautiful hair of any person I’ve ever seen, baby. You can do this. I know you can.”
“You really think so?” I ask as tears well up in my eyes, making Devlin all blurry.
“I really do, or I wouldn’t have spent the money on it.”
“How much?” I ask with a cringe.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Yes, it does. Tell me or I won’t have sex with you ever again!”
“Twenty-thousand,” he spits out easier than I expected.
“Holy shit!” I exclaim. “That is a lot of money, Dev! That’s…that’s a down payment on a house you wanted one day…” I say in understanding.
“Making you happy is more important to me than some empty house,” he says. “Besides, we could always get a house later, once you’re a successful hair stylist.”
“I love you,” I tell him.
“I love you too,” he says, grabbing the back of my head to pull me closer so his lips can crash down on mine. When he pulls away too soon, he says, “Although, I have to admit that sometimes I feel like I’m cheating on you when you change your hair color and I’m fucking you from behind…”
“Dev!” I exclaim, slapping his chest.
“You didn’t let me finish!” he huffs. “I was going to say, I feel like I’m cheating…until I look down and then I remember that there’s only one woman with an amazing ass like yours.”
“Isn’t that a sweet sentiment,” I reply sarcastically with a roll of my eyes.
“Enough talking, though,” Devlin says. “I was coerced here with the notion that I would get to fuck your brains out.”
“I think we should set the mood first,” I joke, nodding my head toward his stereo.
“Hard rock?”
“Of course,” I agree with a smile.
“Deal,” Dev replies. Reaching over, he turns on the stereo that still has one of his Wasteland Authority CDs. It comes on playing my favorite song, “Love in the Fast Lane,” the one the band played at the concert while Devlin and I had amazing sex for the very first time.
“Want me to lean on the dresser so you can recreate our first time?” I offer.
“Nah,” Dev says as he climbs on top of me and cups the side of my face. “I would rather look into the eyes of the woman I love while I’m inside of her than pretend you’re the same girl who wouldn’t even tell me her name.”
“I’m Jetta. Jetta James,” I tell him. “And I’m yours.”
“Yes, you are,” he agrees as his mouth moves down my neck. “But one of these days, you’re gonna be Jetta Boyd,” Devlin declares.
I actually believe he’ll make good on that promise too.
The End
Also by Lane Hart and D.B. West
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Nash convinces himself that the only thing he has in common with Lucy is a broken heart. He refuses to let himself fall for her, only to eventually hurt her or have her bail when his past crimes comes crashing down on him.
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