Hawk (Reckless Kings MC #2) - Harley Wylde Page 0,37
each other. The sex was amazing before, but I want more out of a relationship than sex.”
“We have the rest of our lives, Hayley. As badly as I want you, I can wait. I meant what I said. I’ll let you set the pace.” I smiled a little. “As long as my brothers don’t know about it. I have a reputation to protect after all. Until then, I can keep using my hand. At least I’ll have you here in my arms. It’s more than I had before.”
She rolled her eyes. “Of course, you’d be worried about your reputation. Heaven forbid they think you’re a nice guy and not some womanizing asshole.”
“Just part of being who I am, baby.” I pressed my lips to hers. I wanted to linger, to deepen the kiss, but I pulled back before the temptation became too great. Now that we were alone, I didn’t know if I’d be able to stop. Not entirely true. If she told me to, I would. But having Hayley in my room, on my bed? Yeah, I was semi-hard and would be ready to go if she even hinted she wanted sex right now. “Have you seen the master bathroom yet?”
She shook her head.
“Wait here, baby. I’m going to run you a hot bath. You can soak for a bit and relax. I’ll clear out a few drawers for you in the dresser and shift stuff around in the closet. We can worry about putting your things away tomorrow. You need sleep more than anything else right now.”
“Thank you, Alex.”
Hearing my name on her lips did funny things to me. My chest felt all warm and my stomach felt strange. Yeah, with Hayley, I was definitely turning into a teen boy with his first girlfriend. I hurried into the bathroom and rinsed out the tub before filling it with steaming hot water. I added some foaming bath with Epsom salts and eucalyptus. Lyssa had brought it over when I’d helped Forge rearrange some stuff at the shop and strained my back. Getting old was a bitch.
I’d not had the heart to tell her big, badass bikers didn’t take bubble baths. Right now, I was glad to have the stuff. It seemed like the perfect thing to add to Hayley’s bath. My woman looked like she was about to collapse and not get up for a long while. She’d been so focused on taking care of Freya, she hadn’t taken care of herself, and no one had been around to take up the slack.
After I filled the tub, I shut off the taps and went to get Hayley. She seemed so shaken, I didn’t want to leave her. I kept my gaze on her face as I helped her undress. I might have seen her body before, but it didn’t give me the right to look now. I’d be a gentleman, or at least try to be. Whatever she needed, I’d give it to her.
It about killed me to not put my hands on her. I wanted to place my hand over her belly. She’d nurtured our daughter inside her, and I’d missed it. I wondered what she’d looked like, swollen with our child. Her breasts seemed bigger than before, and I had a damn hard time not letting my gaze drop to check them out. I remembered how responsive her nipples had been. Were they still?
I helped her into the tub, put a towel within reach, and dimmed the lights. “Relax, Hayley. Soak as long as you want. We can reheat the food when you’re ready to eat.”
“I shouldn’t stay in here a long time,” she murmured, closing her eyes.
“You deserve a break, baby. I’ll listen for Freya, and I’ll work on making room for your things. Take some time for yourself.”
She smiled and held her hand up to me. I grasped it and kissed her fingers then backed out of the bathroom before I decided to stay and help with her bath. Making space in the dresser wasn’t too difficult. I managed to empty two drawers within a few minutes, but the closet would be a bit harder. I eyed the gun safe in the bottom and knew I needed to move it. Not by myself, and not tonight, but soon. The house only had three bedrooms, and on the off chance we had more kids, I didn’t want to take up the third room with my stuff.
I smiled. More kids. Yeah, I could get behind that idea.