Steel’s POV
Grace’s eyes looked like lightning as she growled – yes! Literally growled! – at Prez.
“Shit,” he exclaimed, taking a surprised step back. “Down, Pitbull!”
For effects, she snapped her teeth at him, just to show how much of a Pitbull she could be!
“We want to catch the people who did this to her,” I said, and came between them, effectively turning Grace’s attention from our president to me. “Don’t you want the same?”
To say that she was against accepting our help would be an understatement! She abhorred the idea of us having anything to do with her, Cracker, or this case. And it didn’t help matters much when she was already convinced, she knew who’d done it.
“Sheriff Jones and his carnival of fucking bamboos did this to her,” she growled, folding her arms over her chest and glowering at us. Strange
Grace’s POVI was just shimming into one of Prez’s old T-shirts when I caught him staring at me from the bedroom door. He didn’t even hide the way he took in the sight before him, drinking in and appreciating my legs and the fact that I wasn’t wearing a bra.“Hey!” I said, suddenly feeling shy and blushing so hard, it might be the reason the poles were melting. My hands came up and covered the hardening nipples. Not that that helped much, since that only pulled the shirt up and revealed my newly shaven pussy. After having Prez gone down on me – not once, but twice – untrimmed, I’d shaven the bitch within an inch of her life, not willing to risk anyone meeting my puff ever again.And Prez seemed to appreciate it…“What?” he asked innocently and strolled on over as if he didn’t have a care in the world. And like he wasn’t the finest piece of man-flesh God ever put on this earth! With nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist and two beers in his hand, he looked good enough to eat!Af
Prez's POVHer question brought me out of my rage, and my attention focused back on her. Why should it make me any less of a man? The question replayed in my head over and over again, but I didn’t seem to be able to answer it. Not really, anyway. There was this picture in my head that I thought a man should be, but…“They were things out of our control, but we got through it, and we moved on.”Her soft voice continued to draw me in and lure me away from the darkness that consumed that part of my mind. It faded until there was nothing left and all I could see was the way she looked at me. The way that made me feel good about myself and--- and the way she fit so perfectly here in my lap.MINE!“That’s the important part, Prez,” she smiled at me gently, and her warmth made my heart skip a beat. “If anything, it only makes me admire your strength even more.”She pus
Prez’s POVI felt Grace sneak her arm around me, and to be honest, it was the best feeling I’ve ever felt. To have her arms come around my waist and hold me, I felt like I was about to reach the seventh heaven. Just when I felt like I’d been through an emotional meat grinder, having her hold me was just the medicine that the doctor ordered…I placed my hands over hers before spinning around and pulling her into my arms. Breathing her in calmed me faster than a cool beer on a hot summer’s day. And fuck it, if I sounded like a pussy so be it. I needed her damn it and I was fucking keeping her whether she liked it or not!MINE!“Thanks,” she said softly, her voice sounding sweet and luring to my ears. Like I’d just been hovering over a black abyss, but she’d been there to pull me away from the darkness.It felt good being needed…She took my hand and took me to the couch. I sat down, watching as she went to the fridge
Grace's POV“I didn’t realize he was the fucker that Cracker told me about, although considering it’s Sin, I’m not surprised,” he continued, and he let out a scornful chuckle that didn’t hold an ounce of humor. His eyes met mine again, and once again, his touch turned gentle as he stroked my cheek.“I’m kicking him out, and if he has to sleep on the sidewalk, I don’t care,” he continued, his voice dropping to a low, husky tone. “I do, however, care about you. A lot!”“You don’t have to kick him out,” I hear myself say – choosing to ignore the unspoken confession. Because I couldn’t believe that someone like him could actually care about someone like me. And hell, I wasn’t sure what I felt myself and I’d promised myself never to let myself be caught in a situation like that again…“Faced my fears and all that,” I explained, seeing Prez narrow his eyes at me. “I have to move on, right?”“Right,” he replied and then leaned closer, til
Grace’s POV“Because if you want me out of your life, you’re going to need more than a door to keep me away!”I quivered but not of fear. I didn’t even know what I felt with him so close to me. I felt safe. Safe enough to break down, but I refused to give in. I couldn’t! I couldn’t allow myself to, because if I did – and once he moved on from me – I wouldn’t know how to put myself back together…“Grace…”Prez’s lips brushed gently against my earlobe, and it sent a shudder down my spine. “I’m not going to hurt you.” His eyes met mine again and my breath hitched when I saw the raw emotions there.Hope.Determination.And…“Open up to me, baby,” he lured again, his hand now gently caressing my cheek and brushing away the tears that refused to stop pouring.I closed my eyes, unable to look at him. I had to be strong, but--- I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was so tired of fighting this. Bei
Grace's POVMy stomach turned to ice, and I felt sick. My mind was too clouded to form any kind of questions or even acknowledge the sinking feeling of disappointment that surged through my blood. It was irrational, but it felt like he picked Lloyd over me…“Great,” Lloyd happily chimed and headed into the hallway. “And hey, when you’re done with her, put her in my room, will you?” he turned and smirked at us. “She gives a mean blow job!”“I’m not a whore!” I barked at him, tears of anger stinging my eyes. But he just laughed and closed the door to the guest bedroom.“Could have fooled me,” was the last thing I heard before the door slammed shut. The house remained uncomfortably silent for a long while. My entire body was shaking, and my mind was reeling with the fact that my ex-boyfriend had shown up. And just when I started to think of Prez as my sanctuary. Just when I started to think I was safe with him. When I finally believed…