Hoss’s Limits (House of Lustz #2)

Hoss Chapter 13

After having Cady for the first time last night, all I wanted to do was stay in bed with her for the next month and do nothing but make love and explore each other. After we recovered from that amazing first time, we cleaned up and then had a second round. That one, I was a little more in control, so I got to explore her lush body more and brought her to release three times before I finally sank my aching cock into her again. The sensation of going bare would never get old.

However, reality had to be a bitch and make it impossible to be alone for a month. Morning came way too soon, and we had to see about things. It being a Saturday, we should’ve been free to do as we pleased, but a call from Iker telling me he had the quote and wanted to go over it put a crimp in those plans. If I didn’t want to get more security at the clinic, I would’ve told him to fuck off and it could wait until the following week. Since I couldn’t, I grudgingly agreed that he could come to the house.

I grumbled and bitched about it, causing Cady to laugh and think it was hilarious. I’d have to make her pay for it. As if that wasn’t enough, she ended up getting a call from Tajah, wanting to know if they could hang out. I sent Mikhail a text when I heard that.

Me: WTF? I need time with my woman. You must be falling down on the job if yours is looking to do girl time .

Mikhail: Fuck you. I’m giving it to her good all the time.

Me: Then why is she calling Cady?

Instead of another text, my phone rang. I grinned when I saw it was him calling.

“Hoss’s How to Satisfy Your Woman Hotline,” I said as I answered it.

“Fucker, I don’t need a hotline, a tip line, or anything else. You sound pretty full of it. Does that mean Cady finally gave in and slept with your pathetic ass? No wonder she told Tajah she had nothing to do and was bored.”

“Nothing to do, bored, no, needing to regain feeling in her legs, hell yeah.”

“You wish.”

“You don’t have to wish when you’re a sex god,” I slammed back.

At the same time, I heard a snort of laughter from behind me and giggling on the other end of the phone. I glanced back to find Cady standing there with her hand over her mouth. Mirth danced in her eyes.

“You got something to say, Tiny?” I asked. I inched up an eyebrow as I asked. I knew she’d have something sassy to say.

“I thought referring to yourself as God last night was a mindless slip. I guess delusions are more like it.”

That asshole Mikhail chuckled, and I heard Tajah giggle again.

“Woman, you know that being a brat will get you punished. Are you sure you want to go there? I know we haven’t laid out the rules yet, but that’s no excuse.”

“Then you’d better hurry and lay out those supposed rules I’m not going to listen to, Sugar Bear because I feel that I won’t be able to behave long or at all,” she mouthed off.

“You tell him, Cady,” Tajah shouted through the phone. I heard Mikhail tell her to behave.

“Sounds like we both need to have private time with our ladies. Tajah, I happen to have Iker stopping by to go over the clinic estimate. He’ll be here at eleven. If you want to spend time with your girl, be here then. I make no promises how long I’ll allow you to have her, though, so you’ve been warned. When I kick your ass out, you gotta go,” I warned her.

“And if she doesn’t go?” Cady asked insolently.

“Then she’ll get to see this big black cock as I fuck you on the kitchen table,” I fired back.

Cady’s gasp, combined with her blush and the way she squeezed her legs together, told me rather than embarrassing or offending her, I’d turned her on. Hmm, was Cady Cat into having others watch her during sex? Something to explore.

“Oh, shit, Cady, see you at eleven. Bye,” Tajah said. Mikhail was still laughing when they hung up.

Disconnecting, I curled my finger at Cady. She stood where she was. I did it again, except this time, I issued an order. “Tiny, bring that sexy ass over here.”

She shook her head and stayed where she was. She was biting her bottom lip and watching me closely. I knew what she was doing. She was testing her boundaries with me. She was still unsure that I’d be able to take her resisting and being a brat with me. I didn’t blame her. She’d never had total acceptance from anyone she’d been with. To a degree, I’d have to do the same thing with her. I’d have to work to discover what she could accept from me and how far I could push things with her. I was looking forward to it from both angles. Bring it on.

“Cady, the first thing you need to know is I love to play, and that’s what we’re doing right now. Later today, after everyone leaves, we need to sit down and talk.”

“Talk about what?” The merest hesitancy was in her voice.

“We need to set the rules of when it’s okay to be a brat and when it’s not. And if there are any punishments for breaking the rules. If there are any absolutes that either of us cannot stand. Those sorts of things. Once we do that, then we’ll be free to play, and neither of us will have a doubt if what we’re doing is pleasing or angering the other. I can tell you’re unsure. I don’t want that.”

She cautiously walked closer to me. I waited. Finally, she was standing in front of me. I tugged her down on my lap. I rubbed her back, hoping it would relax her. Tension melted away.

“Baby, I want to ask you something. It’s important to me.”

“Okay, what?”

“Yesterday, Mikhail mentioned he wanted to dish out part of the beating on Flint. He said it was because he knew what Reid used to do to you from Tajah. I’m the only one out of the four who doesn’t know. I need you to tell me.”

She stiffened, but I kept rubbing and held her close. Silence reigned for a good minute or more before she said anything.

“I don’t want to tell you.”

“Why? We need to be able to share everything.”

“I know, and I’d like to, but it doesn’t show me in a very good light. I don’t want you to change your opinion of me or be disappointed or disgusted by me.”

“Cady, I don’t know how to prove to you that nothing you say will do that. Whatever happened, share it with me. It obviously weighs on you. How about you tell me when the two of you broke up and how long were you together?”

I saw her debating before she gave in. “We dated for six or seven months. At first, he was super nice. If he hadn’t been, I wouldn’t have dated him. It wasn’t until after we became intimate that things changed. I made the mistake of letting my real self out, and he didn’t like it. I would anger him, and that led to arguments. We’d fight and stay mad at each other. I tried to hold back, but I couldn’t.” She stopped and glanced at her hands, which were in her lap and clenched together.

“He was unequipped to handle a brat. Got it. Go on. There has to be more.”

“There is. He grew angrier and angrier with me. One day, he lost it, and he slapped me. I knew I pushed him too far, so I let it go. It wasn’t like I hadn’t pushed others to that point. I worked extra hard to curb my mouth. It didn’t last. Things escalated until I knew that we were wrong for each other. That’s when I broke up with him. That was about a year ago. He tried a few times over the first six months to get back together, but I told him no. The last I heard until he showed up at Lustz was he’d left town.”

Outrage was growing at the thought of him abusing her. I needed to know what else he did besides slap her. “You said it escalated. What did he do?”

“Magnus,” she pleaded.

“Tell me,” I demanded .

“Fine. He slapped me, punched me, and a couple of times, grabbed my hair and dragged me.”

“And he wasn’t the first to do that you said. Did he force you to have sex?” I snarled.

“No, not ever that.”

“Did anyone else?”

When she didn’t immediately answer, I knew someone had. I let out a roar. She jumped. I hugged her to me. “Shh, it’s alright. You’re safe. I’m sorry I scared you. I’m just enraged at what not only he did but also others. Does Tajah know everything? Is that what she told Mikhail?”

“No, I never told her the worst. She knows I’ve been slapped, punched, and my hair pulled. Once, I was kicked out of a car and left to walk home alone in the dark. She’s seen bruises. That’s what Mikhail probably meant by he knew. I was always too ashamed to tell her.”

I gathered her closer and rocked her. She rested her head on my chest. As some of the tension eased in her body, I talked to her.

“Cady, you need to know, no matter how far a brat has ever pushed me, not once have I slapped, punched, dragged her, and most certainly not forced her to have sex with me. It’s not in me. Ultimately, I want to please, care, and protect you.”

She said something, but my chest muffled it. I eased her back. “Say that again.”

She wasn’t looking up at me, so I tipped up her chin with a finger under it. So much uncertainty and fear was there. “What if the reason is none of them were as bad as me? I can be terribly bratty, Magnus.”

“Tiny, the only way you’d make me angry, and it still wouldn’t lead to any of those things, is if you refused to follow the rules all the time. There have to be times when you behave, and we don’t have the back and forth.”

“If you don’t resort to those to correct me, then how will I know you’re mad? Do you yell?”

“I rarely ever yell. Only if you were endangering yourself would I do that. I’ll go silent on you. The punishments will become non-stop demands. I have a look that will tell you I’m not kidding.”

“What kind of punishments will you use?”

“This involves a long discussion. Please put that on hold until after our unwanted guests come and go.”

She giggled at me, calling them unwanted. We still had a little time until anyone was to arrive, so we spent it kissing and revving each other up without the ultimate ending of a release. It was torturous for me, but I noted it was worse for her. It gave me an idea of a punishment for her.

We both had to stop eventually and make ourselves presentable for our company. Cady fluttered around the kitchen, ensuring she had various things to drink. She probably would’ve baked if I hadn’t picked up to-die-for cookies a couple of days ago. She insisted we had to have refreshments as she called them for guests. She was already making changes, and I didn’t mind.

I was notified that a car was at the gate about five ‘til eleven. Checking the security monitor, I saw it was Iker. I pressed a button so I could talk to him over the speaker. “Come on up.”

He raised his hand to acknowledge me and waited as the gate opened. While he drove up the long driveway, I went to tell Cady he was there.

“Tiny, Iker is here. Stop fussing. He’s never had refreshments unless a beer or a whiskey counts. He won’t know what to do. And I don’t want to give him even more reason to try and steal you from me.” I grumbled as I hugged her and gave her a small kiss.

When we parted, she lightly smacked my chest and smiled up at me. “Magnus, you have nothing to worry about. Iker isn’t out to steal me. He just likes to push your buttons.”

“Oh, you think? Well, you’re wrong. If he could charm you away, he would. I should drop him as a friend now that I think about it.”

I said the last part because I knew he was in the house and could hear me. He knew to walk in, and the door had his print in the system to allow it. I only had a few people I permitted that kind of access. He was one, along with Mikhail and Reuben. I’d have to add Cady and Tajah. Carver was yet to be determined. In Iker’s case, since he put in my security system, the fucker probably had a backdoor to get in any way.

“You’re stuck with me, so don’t even think about it, asshole. See what I have to put up with, Cady. You should really rethink your choice,” Iker said as he strolled into the kitchen wearing a huge grin. He winked at her and gave me the finger.

“That’s it, he’s banned. We need attack dogs, babe. Ones that will eat him upon sight,” I joked.

She shook her head and rolled her eyes while he laughed. “Bastard, you’d come to me and ask where to get them, which means I know the dogs. They’d eat you, not me. Animals love me. It’s that inner animal magnetism I have,” he said boastfully.

“Damn it, he’s right. Okay, not only oust him as a friend but also as my security consultant. ”

“Whoa, whoa, that’s too much. I’ll tame down my charisma, so it’s less likely she’ll leave you,” was his concession.

I walked over to him. Cady was watching us with a degree of unease. Opening my arms, I gave him a man hug, but I made sure to pound the hell out of his back. He did the same to me. We were smiling when we parted, which made her smile.

“Hello again, Iker. Can I get you something to drink? Magnus has beer and alcohol, but I have iced tea, lemonade, water, coffee, or sodas,” she offered.

He went to the island where she was standing. He acted like he was about to hug her, so I growled. He stopped and then held out his hand instead. “It’s good to see you again. I’ll hug you when he’s not around. I’d love some lemonade and a few of those cookies. Did you make them?”

“Babe, he can get his drink and cookies. He knows where shit is.”

“I don’t mind.”

“Hey, it’s nice to have a proper hostess. If I’m lucky, you just throw a bag of pretzels at me and tell me to get my own drink and bring you one,” Iker claimed. He wasn’t too far off. With friends, I didn’t stand on ceremony. They were to make themselves at home. They didn’t need to ask if eating or drinking anything was alright.

“Magnus, no, you don’t!” Cady exclaimed.

“He’s a friend. He knows to make himself at home.”

She was shaking her head. As she plated the cookies, another voice entered the conversation. Turning, I grinned. There stood Mikhail and Tajah .

“That’s exactly what he does. If you want it, you’d better get it. Hoss isn’t big on niceties in that way,” Mikhail informed my woman.

Tajah came hurrying over to hug her girl. I waited for Mikhail to get to the island before standing up to greet him. We back-slapped each other, and then, without a word, he began to fix two glasses as he said hello to Cady. He knew the routine well. Cady tried to stop him, but he waved her away. Once we all had refreshments, it was time to get down to business.

“Cady Cat, why don’t you and Taj relax and visit? She hasn’t been here before. If she wants a tour, feel free to show her around.”

“Can I? Oh God, Tajah, you have to see this place,” she said excitedly. As she tugged on Tajah’s arm, she leaned over and kissed me.

After she was done, she said, “We’ll be in the smaller living room if you need us,”

“Have fun.”

They happily left. I rounded on the other two as soon as they were out of sight. “I know you have the quote. Whatever it costs, no matter what she says, I want everything. She’ll be as safe as I can make her at that place until I get her moved.” I got amused looks from both of them. Might as well get the small stuff out of the way first.

“I figured as much,” Iker said.

“I’m surprised Cady let you talk her into moving her clinic so easily. Tajah has been trying for ages to get her to do it,” Mikhail stated.

“It’s easy when I have no intention of leaving her there. We talked about it, and she gave me all the reasons she can’t, which all boil down to money. I asked her to consider making me a silent partner and take on another vet. I saw she was intrigued by the idea, but we had to leave the conversation to be continued.”

“Telling Cady what she’s going to do isn’t usually productive, from what I hear. She’ll fight it,” Mikhail warned.

“I know she will, and I’m prepared for it. Ultimately, I want her not to have to work so hard or worry constantly. It’s only money, and I have plenty of it. “

“I get it. I do. I’d be the same way if it was Tajah. I’m finding being in a permanent relationship with a strong woman isn’t always easy, but it is more than worth it. I’m fucking happy that you and Cady are making a go of it. She deserves a good man and happiness,” Mikhail added.

“Speaking of a good man and happiness, mind telling me what Tajah told you about the men in Cady’s past that have you wanting a piece of Flint Reid?” I threw in.

He grimaced. “I shouldn’t have said anything, but he’s garbage and deserves everything he gets. Have you asked Cady? It should come from her.”

“I did ask her. I want to be sure she didn’t downplay or leave anything out.”

“Alright, Tajah said that the men Cady had been with before were unable to handle her feisty side. Her sassiness made them angry, and they’d fight. Lots of the time, the guys would get physical on top of being verbally abusive to her. The abuse took the form of slaps, hair-pulling, punches, and kicks. In Reid’s case, he did all those as well as he choked her. According to Taj, the choking incident was the last straw, and Cady kicked him to the curb.”

I was already pissed about the other things he did, but to know he choked her. No woman deserved that unless it was done consensually during sex. I clenched my fists. “Well, that’s not the worst of it. She claims Reid didn’t do it, but I asked if any of them ever forced her to have sex. She didn’t answer me, which I took as yes. You know what that means,” I stared hard at Mikhail and then Iker. Neither was taking what was said lightly. Both were upset. Their expressions said it all.

“You want Outlaw to find out where they are, and every one of them will be taught a lesson. Those who took it to the point of rape will get a more severe one,” Mikhail stated.

“Damn right, they will. If I ask Cady for their names, she’ll probably hold back. Can you get Tajah to tell you? At least enough so Outlaw has a way to track them?”

“I don’t believe Tajah knows the raping part. However, if I tell her it’s to avenge Cady, yeah, she’ll do it. Taj detests those men and would love nothing more than to watch them suffer. She did say not all of Cady’s exes became physical. Some just got tired of it and left. They would sometimes get verbal, but then so did Cady.”

“I’m not as worried about those. None of them knew how to handle her or her need to be a brat. I do.”

“That’s for sure. I don’t think I could do it,” Iker confessed.

“Taj has a bit of brat in her, but not like Cady. I believe she’s with the right man.” Mikhail slapped my back.

I grinned. “She is. ”

“Alright, I’ll get those names from Tajah and get Outlaw to work. You realize it might be a while, depending on what’s happening with the club.”

“I do. And as badly as I’d like to hunt them down and exact justice tomorrow, I can wait.”

“Done,” was all he added.

I turned to Iker. “Now, back to you.”

“Should I assume you want me to install a top-of-the-line alarm system at her apartment, too?”

“No, that won’t be necessary. She’ll be staying here as much as I possibly can get her, and if she insists on staying there, I’ll be with her. On the nights I work late at Lustz, she’ll have one of your people watching her.”

“She will. Okay, I think that takes care of that. I’ll email you the quote. Do you want me to stick around and talk to Cady about what the charges will be, or are you planning to do that? Don’t get me wrong, a good fireworks show is always fun, but I got the impression you want to be alone with her as soon as possible,” Iker’s grin was broad.

“He does. He barely allowed us to stop by so the women could see each other. He finally got some last night, and he’s eager for more,” Mikhail chimed in.

“We’re not talking about my sex life with Cady. Do I ask you what you do with Tajah?” I fired back.

“No, but you can guess, and I can guess what you and Cady are or will be up to. So can Iker. And it’s due to a healthy dose of self-preservation and the knowledge of how much I love being alone with Tajah that I swear we’ll get out of here as soon as I can pry them apart,” he promised.

“And that’s what makes you such a wonderful friend.”

“Hey, I’m one too. I will say, watching the two of you and the way you’re acting so besotted with your women is making me fucking jealous. I want one. You’ve got to find me a woman like yours,” Iker partly pleaded.

“If you’d just come to Lustz, you might find one perfect for you. You keep going after the ones who have no hope of keeping up with you and your needs. We’ve told you that,” I reminded him.

He sighed. “You have, and I have no good reason not to come. Okay, you’ve talked me into it. I’ll do it if it ups my chances of finding Mrs. Right. I’m not out anything if it doesn’t. Finding women I can play with to pass the time, if nothing else would be fun. I’ll fill out the application and be in touch. Now, if you don’t mind, I’ll sneak out while the ladies are occupied. I don’t want Cady to corner me on the cost. That’s your can of worms. Good luck.”

He came to his feet. Mikhail and I walked him to the door, giving him a hard time about being a coward. He didn’t deny it, though he referred to it as being smart. After he left, we went to find our women.