SHOOTOUT SAVE (The Renegades Series Book 6)

by Melody Heck Gatto

  Kaden could’ve sworn he heard a little laugh from her, but the blood rushed to his ears and was making everything unclear. He had never in his life wanted to have sex with someone and take care of them, all at the same time. It was a new high for him, and he liked everything about it. He could definitely do this for the rest of his life.

  She spoke between nibbles on his neck. “Don’t worry… about me… I’ll help myself.” Her body slid down his until she was eye level with his zipper. Quickly she undid his jeans and they dropped to the floor.

  “Ali, you don’t have to—” But it was too late. Kaden’s head drifted back against the hallway wall and his eyes squeezed shut as her plump lips closed around his awaiting dick.

  The sensation of her warm, wet mouth made his head dizzy and his heart pound against his chest. Her free hand slid under his shirt, and her fingernails raked down his stomach, yet held him to the wall. He could’ve moved if he wanted, she was no force against him, but this was the only place he wanted to be. He was always the Romeo, the smooth talker, and the one in charge when it came to women. Having Ali take the lead was thrilling and made his dick even harder, if that was possible.

  Forcing himself to open his eyes, he looked down at her. Big blue eyes with a glint of mischief stared back at him. Thoughts swirled around in his brain and made him wonder what flipped the switch from her being angry with him, to being on her knees. Not that he didn’t like the view.

  Watching her for a few moments was hot as hell. Her movements slowed. She concentrated on drawing out his pleasure with her unhurried strokes. A few slow swirls of her tongue and he was a goner. Unable to control the growing need in his stomach, he softly grunted a warning. “Baby, I’m gonna—”

  Apparently not caring to heed his warning, she continued to swirl her tongue around the tip, encouraging him, until he overflowed. The overwhelming release of that pressure was nothing he’d ever felt before. The only thing that made him feel even better was that Alison was the reason for it.

  His body now relaxed, he let out a deep sigh. Alison sat back on her heels and looked up at him with a grin, as she daintily wiped at her mouth. “Can I use your bathroom?”

  “Sure. You feeling okay? You’re not sick, are you?” Worry replaced his pleasure.

  “No, not at all. I actually feel pretty great. I just need to, um, freshen up.”

  “Oh, good.” Relaxing, he pointed down the hall. “You remember where it is, right?”

  “I do. I think I’ll use the one in your room instead.” Alison got to her feet and made her way into his room. She only had to glance back at him and bat her eyes once before he took the hint. This was the Alison he remembered.

  Obviously she isn’t going to break like a porcelain doll. He needed to step up his game, didn’t want her thinking he’d gotten mellow. His room was neat. Everything had its place, except for the trail of clothes she’d left outside the bathroom. Damn, I didn’t expect this version of Ali at all.

  Stripping down to his briefs, he lay on the bed, then quickly typed into his phone search engine, “pregnancy and sex drive.” Why didn’t I look any of this up before?

  All he saw was “pregnancy hormones” and “increased, and sometimes constant desire” before the bathroom door opened. The phone slipped from his hands, and it dropped to the nightstand. Because there she stood before him in the doorway, with the glow of the bathroom light behind her, in nothing but her bra and underwear, her blonde hair highlighted as the light hit it. Her belly now formed the slightest bump, and damn, she looked beautiful.

  Sliding into bed beside him, her sweet scent surrounded him. She dragged his boxer briefs down his legs and flung them onto the floor.

  He gulped as she slipped her underwear off and straddled him, their naked bodies skin to skin. His already hard dick twitched at the sensation of her warmth.

  Alison bit her lip and reached around to unhook her bra.

  “Let me do that.” Kaden sat up so his back was against the pillows and headboard. His fingertips caressed her smooth shoulders before reaching around her and unfastening the bra. Slowly he dropped light kisses on her neck as he slipped the lacy fabric off her.

  Adjusting herself in this new position, she settled in his lap and had him perfectly between her thighs. Directing his erection to her desired spot, she lowered herself onto him.

  A groan formed in his throat and chills ran through him as he entered her. Kaden kissed her shoulders and ran his hands down to her hips. His fingers gripped her sides, holding her tight to him as he filled her to the hilt. With each thrust into her, he was reminded of how sweet she felt. She was everything that had been missing in his life.

  “Is this okay?” he asked, his breathing labored, his body eager and burning for her. But he was cautious, still concerned he might do something to hurt her.

  “This is perfect.” She purred.

  “I’m not hurting you, am I?”

  Instead of answering or letting him ask again, her hands cradled his head. Her fingers moved through his hair. Ali’s lips covered his, and she braced her body against his. Her kiss deepened with force and passion as her hips moved in sync with his. Taking the lead, she set the pace and sped up as she saw fit.

  Kaden was loving every second of it. Fire burned inside him, until he was on the verge.

  Her moans echoed into his mouth as she kissed him with furious lust. Digging her nails into his shoulders, her moans grew loud and her body shook as her orgasm peaked. Matching her climax, he spilled over inside her.

  Ali rolled off to the side and snuggled up against him with her warm, inviting body.

  “I wasn’t expecting or even planning for us to end up here, but I can’t begin to explain how good it feels to have you back in my bed.” Turning to face her, Kaden propped his head up with one hand, and ran the fingertips of his other hand up and down her body. His body hummed, satisfied for now. That was much better than he thought it might be; he’d been unsure what to expect.

  “What’s that look on your face for?” Ali crashed his thoughts.

  “What look?”

  “You look surprised, maybe.” Alison lowered her eyes and got quiet.

  Kaden stroked her hair, moving a few strands out of her face. He didn’t mean to make her upset. “Ali, doll, to be honest, I had no idea what to expect. I wanted to be with you so badly. I’ve missed you so much. But,”—he shrugged his shoulders. There was no subtle way to say this—“I didn’t know if it would be different, with your being pregnant.”

  Her big blue eyes still drooped, and her lips pursed into a pout. “You mean bad, different?”

  “No, doll face.” Hell, she was so far off base. “Certainly not. I think that was the best sex I’ve ever had. Seriously. But that wasn’t just sex, Ali. It was… wow.” It was so much more.

  “What?” She wrinkled up her nose, and smiled as her cheeks darkened. “No.”

  Kaden took her chin between his thumb and forefinger. “Yes. I have no idea if it’s the pregnancy or just you, but damn… that was amazing.” He trailed a finger down her neck to her collarbone, then down to her breast. He could see her nipple pebble before he ran his fingertip over it. He whispered, “I hope it was for you, too.”

  Ali’s eyes fluttered closed and a moan escaped her lips. Moving her onto her side, Kaden took one of her nipples into his mouth, gently swirling his tongue around it and taking little nips with his teeth. He massaged the other breast, rolling her taut nipple between his fingers.

  Moving his hand off her breast, he skimmed down her body, ending between her legs.

  She let out a soft whimper as he slid two fingers inside her. She was warm and wet. Her body pulsed against his fingers as he slowly moved them inside her. Ali let out a gasp when he pushed into the pulsing muscles. Kaden moved in and out of her with a slow rhythm. Her moans and whimpers grew louder, and he responded with more forceful movements. The more he could feel her insides respond to him, the more force he used, with no complaints from
Ali.

  She ran her fingers through his hair and bit at his shoulder. A mumbled, “Oh god, Kaden,” was uttered against his neck. Her body tightened around his hand and she trembled in his arms.

  He continued to move his fingers inside her until her entire body was relaxed against him. Kissing her forehead, he pulled her against him.

  Her hair smelled of the berry shampoo she liked so much, and her skin had the sweet scent of strawberries. She was obviously still using the same body splash. As erotic as it was, making her come at his touch, holding her in his arms was still his favorite thing. Having her back in his bed was all he wanted to think about at this moment. I wish we could stay like this forever.

  “I’m going to have to look online. I bet there’re sites that explain the best sex positions as your pregnancy progresses.” There’re sites for everything online, so why wouldn’t there be one for this? He’d heard of plenty of people having sex during pregnancy, maybe not people he knew, but he’d heard of it. Keeping his hands off her might prove to be difficult, so he’d do any research he needed to keep her safe, comfortable and happy.

  Her head popped up at his out-of-the-blue comment. The surprised look on her face settled into a shy one. “Well, actually, yes, there are.” Ali averted her eyes, away from his. A blush crept up her cheeks, but it only made her more beautiful to him.

  “What was that?” He prodded with a grin, ignoring the obvious embarrassment in her voice. Curling his finger under her chin, he tipped her face up in his direction.

  “Sites on the internet… that talk about the best positions for… you know…”

  “Sex.” Kaden helped her out. He didn’t mean for it to happen, but his body reacted to her words and her bashfulness over the whole thing. With only the thin sheet covering him, his growing hard-on tented the fabric, and there was no good way to hide it.

  Her glance slowly moved to his covered stiffie. She nodded without a word.

  “C’mere, roll on your side. Just lie with me.” He motioned for her to flip onto her side, facing away from him, and he scooted tight against her. His nose buried in her shoulder, taking in the berry scent of her hair again. Feeling her breathing even out, he realized she was asleep. Closing his eyes, for the first time in months he was able to drift off into a deep slumber without tossing and turning.

  * * * *

  Kaden awoke to the sounds of the birds chirping. The sounds used to be obscured by that crazy cat, Smokey, running around like a bat out of hell, from window to window, trying to get those same birds.

  Alison lay on his chest, her hair tickling his nose and her warm body curled with his. Her belly was slightly puffy, only just big enough to notice she felt different against him. She seemed so peaceful, her blonde hair lightened by the morning sun that shone through the curtains.

  Her body moved as she took a deep breath and began to stir. Kaden’s skin chilled as she moved away from him. Not liking that sensation, he rubbed her back, soothing her against him. Propping one arm under his head, he lay watching her. This must be what perfect is.

  “G’morning, doll,” he said softly, as she unhurriedly opened her eyes.

  Ali stifled a yawn and crinkled her nose in the cutest way. There was no doubt in his mind that he wanted to wake up to this every day. She was adorable and felt like home.

  He needed this in his life. He didn’t know how much he craved it until this moment. When you know, you just know. I’ve known since the moment I saw her. I just wasn’t ready to let myself realize it.

  She stared at him with sparkling blue eyes. Now that I know, there’s no going back. Again, he understood the struggle Dom had when Hailee had pushed him away. Kaden had thought it amusing at the time. But now…

  And he couldn’t stop himself from bringing it up again. “Ali, as I was watching you sleep, I was thinking that we should really still get—”

  “No! Kaden! What did I tell you?” She was now sitting up in bed with the sheet pulled to her chest, covering her beautiful and newly plump “pregnancy” breasts. His partial comment had shaken the sleepiness from her face and replaced it with surprise. “You are not marrying me just because I’m pregnant. No way, that’s not happening. Forget it.”

  Kaden fought the smile that was trying to cross his lips. She was so cute fighting him on this. Sure, he was doing it because it’s what people do, but this girl was the one for him. He wasn’t about to let her get away. No matter what it took. But she wasn’t going to hear him out, not right now. He needed a different approach. He said the first thing that came to mind.

  “Doll, I was just going to say that I really think we should get some breakfast.” Kaden fought the dark feeling of disappointment that filled his chest. But he was not deterred from continuing this quest. She was a challenge, and he adored that about her. She wasn’t like the other girls who would’ve fallen into his arms at the mere mention of marriage. His hockey player status didn’t mean anything to her, and he liked that.

  “No you weren’t!” Her eyes were wide when she smacked him on his arm.

  He wasn’t going to suggest breakfast. But after that reaction, he couldn’t ask her to marry him again. To be shot down twice in the matter of twenty-four hours? This wasn’t going well for him, and his ego couldn’t take much more.

  As if on cue, his stomach growled. “See?” He pointed to his stomach, grateful for that odd timing. “I’m hungry, and you need your vitamins and nutrients. So let’s get up and get some food.”

  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  Alison

  “Breakfast?” She questioned Kaden, highly doubting that was what he was referring to. But he wasn’t budging from his lame explanation.

  “Totally. Didn’t you hear my stomach growl?” Kaden was already out of bed and pulling on a pair of shorts, before he held out his hand to her. “Are you coming? Or do I need to bring you breakfast in bed? Because I will.”

  “I still don’t believe you, but I’m coming.” She slid out of bed, letting the sheet fall to the mattress. Kaden handed her a Renegades tee, which she slid on. It was a bit big, but nowadays she preferred a bit big over a bit snug. The baby bump was causing a bit of issue recently with her blue jeans and some of her tops. Grabbing her underwear from beside the bed, she paused.

  “Everything okay?” Kaden watched her.

  “Um, kind of. I just realized that I came here after the wedding, so all I have is my maid-of-honor dress.”

  Kaden shrugged. “You look fine to me in that.” He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close, placing soft kisses on her cheek and jawline.

  “Kaden.” She couldn’t help but giggle as his scruff tickled her face. She took in his manly scent; this is what she had missed. His strong arms, his sexy demeanor, all of it. “Maybe for your kitchen this is fine, but I’ll have to put that dress back on to go home.”

  “I have a few things that you left here. I don’t think that will be an issue. But let’s worry about that later, okay?” Kaden grabbed her hand and pulled her into the kitchen.

  She looked down the hallway. “It’s so weird being here alone. I miss the cat.”

  “I know. It’s odd not having Dom and the Smokey here. But I don’t mind it.”

  “It’s a big loft for just you, don’t you think?”

  The way he quickly looked at her, she almost thought she saw something unusual in his eyes, maybe hope? But that didn’t make any sense. She had made herself very clear; she was not interested in a marriage simply because it was the “right thing to do.” She loved him, but until he knew for sure that he loved her, marriage wasn’t in the cards. The ‘M’ word was too important to her to be thrown around just due to a feeling of responsibility.

  He shrugged after looking away from her. Kaden pointed to the kitchen table before getting out two mugs. “Have a seat. Coffee? Decaf, naturally.”

  “Sure. But I can help you make breakfast.” She moved to get up. Being waited on was not something she was used to.

  “No,
you sit. It’s no big deal, really. Dom’s culinary skills rubbed off on me a bit, plus I think I can handle French toast and coffee. You do still like French toast, right?”

  Warmth filled her chest. He remembered how much she liked his French toast. A smile crept across her lips. He was something special. “It’s my favorite.”

  Kaden grinned back at her. “I know.”

  She sat at the table and sipped her hot coffee as she watched him cook. His back muscles flexed every time he moved. Heat washed over her as she took in his amazing body. She fanned herself as her eyes wandered to his tight ass. These pregnancy hormones are a bitch. The longer she looked at him, the more he turned her on. It wasn’t like these feelings were new to her; they were only intensified.

  Not being able to simply sit back and watch any longer, she moved in close and wrapped her arms around his middle, placing kisses on his rippling back and strong shoulders. When it came to her new hormonal mood swings, he easily brought out the lust in her.

  “Hey.” He chuckled. “Careful, doll. I’m just putting the bread on the griddle. I don’t want it to splash up and burn you.”

  “Kaden.” She purred. Continuing to kiss his shoulders, her hands wandered down the front of his shorts.

  “Whoa!” He was hard under those shorts, and he jumped at her touch before easing into it. “What has come over you, doll face?”

  She took his left arm and wrapped it around her, turning him in her direction. Sliding in front of him, she pulled the spatula out of his hand and laid it on the counter. “When it comes to pregnancy, sometimes you want cheese fries or birthday cake, and sometimes you want… something else.” She stood on her tiptoes, and cradling his face in her hands, she pulled his face to hers until their lips connected.

  Kaden didn’t protest her advances. Tightening his hold around her waist, he parted his lips as she pushed her tongue inside. As hungry as her appetite was, her body was hungrier for him at the moment. Her middle rested on his, with his hard-on pressed against her. Electricity ran through her body and tingled her lady parts. She nibbled his bottom lip before pulling back slightly to look into his eyes. “Kaden, I want you. Now.”