Time to Bounce (Carter Brothers #6)

Chapter 5

I’ve been thinking about it, and I think it’s in my financial best interest to pass away.

— Athena to Maven

ATHENA

I freaked out the entire way home.

Even worse, I was still slightly excited, too.

If he was at my house right now, I’d throw myself at him.

My phone rang when I was about to pass the gas station, and I pulled into it and stopped at the front.

“ Hey ,” I said to Shasha .

“ Hey ,” his deep voice cracked like a whip across the line. “ Why didn’t you listen and not go there by yourself?”

I sighed. “ How did you know I went?”

“ Because I got a phone call that told me, in no uncertain terms, to stay the fuck away from you, and stop funding your suicide missions,” he answered.

I felt my left eye twitch.

“ I wasn’t in danger,” I lied.

“ It doesn’t matter.” He went on, “ You won’t be doing that again unless I’m there to go with you. Or Dima .”

Grumbling under my breath, I got out, taking my phone and my wallet with me.

I left the keys, mostly because I doubted anyone would steal my car.

If they did, it would probably be a blessing.

I just couldn’t force myself to get rid of the POS car that Gavrel had bought for a steal when he was sixteen, then gave to me when he was done with it.

It probably needed replaced five years ago, but I was a sentimental little shit, and couldn’t do it.

“ Are you listening to me?” Shasha snapped.

“ I am listening to the best of my ability.” I paused. “ Hey , should I get butterscotch or Dr . Pepper flavored ice cream?”

There was a long pause before Shasha said, “ Butterscotch . Dr . Pepper flavored ice cream sounds disgusting.”

“ Weirdo ,” I said. “ Hey , have you talked to Maven today?”

“ Yes ,” he answered. “ She told me you were staying in.”

I laughed. “ I’m not exactly going to tell my pregnant best friend that I’m going to a motorcycle club biker bar, now am I ? She’d probably freak out and try to go.”

“ True ,” he hesitated. “ Seriously , don’t go there again without backup.”

After agreeing, I got my Dr . Pepper ice cream and headed to the register.

By the time I got home, there was a motorcycle in my driveway, and my heart started to pound.

It was only when the biker took his helmet off that my panic subsided, and a different kind of feeling overtook me.

I’m not sure who moved first, but before I could ask him what he was doing there, or hell, put my ice cream in the freezer, we were throwing ourselves at each other.

He caught me, helmet in one hand, and my ass in the other.

At some point he must’ve dropped the helmet, though, because seconds later I found my ass on the hood of my car, and him kissing the hell out of me.

I’d hyped myself up on the way to my brother’s place, telling myself that Gable wasn’t as good as I made him out to be.

But with one kiss, he reminded me exactly how good he was.

My ass screeched on the worn-out paint of my car as he yanked me down, and then he was laying me back and following me down.

Gavrel’s place was in a quiet neighborhood in between Frisco and Sunnyvale .

It had seven other houses on the block, with three of those houses being in the same cul-de-sac as his place.

There was a neighbor who was a total bitch who liked to call the HOA on my car, my inability to collect my newspaper as soon as it was delivered, and the fact that I put my trash out too early on Thursdays .

Most likely, she was watching us right now, recording so she could report this particular event, too.

But with Gable’s mouth on mine, I forgot why I should be concerned.

I was too focused on how his cock felt against my still bare pussy.

How he was kissing me so deep that I felt it in my soul.

I reached for his belt buckle, urgently ripping his jeans open to get to his cock.

He didn’t help me, instead focusing on plundering my mouth.

His hands also worked on my top, pulling free the knot that he’d tied so tightly earlier.

His belt buckle hit the car’s hood with a loud clink, and his buttons popped down the length of his arousal.

Pop -pop-pop-pop.

I reached into his underwear and grasped his cock, pulling him free of his pants.

He hissed out a breath when my hand curled around his thick shaft.

And without a single ounce of thought, I had him at my entrance and he was once again pushing inside.

I groaned, loving the way he filled me so full.

“ Sweet baby,” he rasped. “ You feel so good.”

Did the man know how freakin’ potent his words were?

Did he know that I liked how much he praised me?

The way he squeezed my ass when our eyes met let me know that he understood.

I pulled his mouth to mine once again, and lifted my hips, urging him forward.

He understood the assignment and fucked me hard.

“ There you go, baby,” he rasped.

I loved his voice.

I loved even more how he was just as into this as I was.

How he was so hard, and I could feel him so deep.

“ Yes ,” I breathed, throwing my head back so hard it knocked against the car.

He growled, his hand going up under my ass to angle my body how he wanted it.

When he had me exactly where he wanted me, he pulled almost all the way out of me, then slammed back in.

He fucked me hard—much harder than earlier. Our bodies slapped together in the darkness, and I could do nothing but take it when he fucked me fast.

“ There you go, sweetheart, come for me,” he urged.

I bit my lip so hard I tasted blood as I held the scream inside as I fell apart around him.

He cursed, the harsh epithet leaving his lips against my ear as he lost control.

My ass screeched across the surface of the car, but neither one of us paid it any mind as he came.

“ Fuck , baby,” he followed me up the hood, one knee beside my hip, and the other foot still on the ground. “ That’s just how I want you.”

And then he was coming as well.

He was filling me full for the second time tonight, and I once again tried to tell myself that him coming inside me was the worst idea in the world.

When he was finished, and we were both resting on the hood of my car, him still inside me, his head resting on the glass of the windshield, he said, “ I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”

That’s what every woman wanted to hear moments after she had her mind blown.

I pushed him up and off of me, my eyes narrowing. “ Why did you come here if you didn’t want that to happen?”

His eyes were harsh as he placed two fingers on my pussy and shoved them deep inside me.

I gasped, hating the way I wanted to ride those fingers.

He pushed those two fingers in and out of my pussy for a few short seconds before he pulled them out and offered them to my lips.

I sucked both fingers into my mouth and cleaned them.

He pulled them free, then caught my chin with his hand, those wet fingers pressing against my chin as he said, “ Stay out of trouble, Athena .”

I scoffed.

Me ? Get in trouble?

Yeah , right.

“ I’ll try, Gable ,” I said as I resituated my top.

He straddled his bike, turning his gaze to me, as he said, “ Find me if you need me. But not at the bar, please.”

I bit my lip and nodded.

I would probably stay away.

Probably .