by Angel Steel
He gripped around her legs and pulled her forward so she was standing between his legs. “I didn’t mean any of it, Sage. I’m not trying to blame it on the alcohol. I was so fucking turned on. I wanted you, badly. So I took what I wanted from you, not caring what you wanted. I hated myself after even more, but I couldn’t keep my damn mouth shut when you were around.” He swiped his hand over his face. “I was furious with myself, not you.”
She ran her hand over his head as he spoke. She never would have thought that MacKenzie Harper would apologise for his actions, ever. She understood what he was saying to her. “You can’t keep treating me or anyone else like that, Mac. You’ll end up pushing everyone away from you, and you won’t have anyone there for you when you need them.”
“Yeah, I know, Sage.” He rested his head against her stomach as she continued to stroke over his head. His hands slowly began to rub her legs from behind her knee to the top of her thigh. “I need you in my life, Sage. I can’t handle you not being in it or not even talking to me,” he whispered against her. “The last few weeks have been hell.”
She hated the fact that they hadn’t spent time together the last several weeks. But with the way he treated her, she couldn’t be around him. It wasn’t meant to happen this way; it went completely differently in her head. What she wanted and what she received were completely different to each other. It never went as planned; something always came up to ruin the moment.
Lifting his head up, she released a breath. “I’ll be in your life, Mac, but don’t ever treat me like you did.”
Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled her tighter to him. “I’ll try really hard not to treat you that way again.”
“It’s not the fact of you trying not to do it again, Mac. You shouldn’t have done it in the first place. I won’t put up with it next time you do it again. This is the only chance you have of me being in your life.”
His faced pressed into her stomach and lightly kissed her there. Her hands stilled on his head as his hands slid down and cupped her ass. He pushed his nose into her belly, rubbing over her, and then proceeded to go lower.
She gripped his shoulders, “Mac,” she whispered.
“I want one last time with you, Sage. It doesn’t have to be sex between us or you doing anything for me. I want to be the one pleasing you. That’s it.”
Her knees shook as she listened to him. Could she push everything aside and allow him this one time with her? Her heart ached for him. His words, while not poetic, were true and were a big deal for Mac. She still loved him, just not the way she did with the rest of the brothers. He had damaged her heart.
Making her decision, she nodded down at him. “This one time, Mac. That’s it.”
“Understand totally, Sage.” He stood up, moved her to the end of the bed and sat her down. He knelt on the floor in front of her and reached for her pants.
Lifting her hips up, he pulled her sweat pants down her legs and threw them over his shoulder. Leaning back on her elbows, she watch as he lifted his hand to her pussy, stroked his fingers over her clit and around her entrance and lifted that same finger to his mouth and sucked on it.
“Going to miss your sweet taste, Sage,” he hissed before his head descended and his mouth covered her.
She groaned as he flicked his tongue over her clit. Her hands pressed into the bed beside her as he bit down slightly, causing her to moan out.
Mac pushed her thighs further apart, never once taking his mouth from her, continuing to suck at her.
His fingers traced over her pussy, his tongue licking and pulling at her bud. Two fingers slid into her with ease. She was wet for him; even if she was upset at him, her body still reacted. She still wanted him, her body did, and she couldn’t deny it.
Pumping his fingers, twisting them deeper inside of her, she cried out as he rubbed against her G-spot. He didn’t ease up on her, the pressure building deep inside her core as her body clenched around him.
Growling, he pushed harder and deeper, faster and faster. He shifted in his position, getting closer to her as his fingers slid in and out.
“Mac,” she whimpered.
A third finger pushed into her and pounded non-stop. Gripping the bedspread in her hands, her back curved off the bed as her release was right there.
He removed a finger from her pussy and slid it down to her puckered hole. Easing into her, she rocked against him as all of his fingers slid into her in one movement.
Pulling his mouth from her clit, “Come now, Sage,” he ordered as his fingers ploughed with force into her.
Her eyes rolled back into her head as she clamped down on his fingers and screamed out as her orgasm tore through her.
Dropping back onto the bed, panting for air, he stilled his movements and pulled his mouth form her. Slipping his fingers from her, he lifted the ones that were inside of her pussy and licked them clean. His eyes darkened as he moaned around his fingers.
Sitting up once she got her breathing back to normal, she felt weird sitting in front of him, her legs spread with no pants on.
He stood from the floor, grabbed a shirt from the ground and wiped her clean.
“Mac.”
“Don’t worry about me, Sage. I’ll take care of it.”
She felt like scum, sitting there after her release. He stood with an erection; it looked painful.
“I need to go. We’ll catch up soon, okay?”
“Yeah, sounds good.” She stood from the bed, walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
He leaned down, kissed the top of her head, and wrapped his arms around her. “I love you, Sage. I have and will always love you. Don’t forget that,” he whispered against her head.
“I love you too, Mac,” she sobbed. She did love him, just not the same as she did with Logan, Caleb and Zeb.
“I know you don’t love me the same as you do my brothers, but it’s fine with me. If you ever need anything or anyone, I’m here for you, Sage. All you have to do is call me.”
“Thank you, Mac. I’m here if you need anything too.” She smiled the best she could up at him.
Pulling away from her, he opened the door and looked back one last time towards her. He gave her that sexy grin she knew so well before he turned, closed the door behind him, and left.
In her wildest dreams, she never thought that Mac would have told anyone he was sorry for his actions. It saddened her that she didn’t feel the same for him as he did for her. However, she had told the truth; she loved him. She was a little stunned when he told her he loved her.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, she found her pants and pulled them on. She walked into the bathroom, splashed water over her face so it didn’t look like she had been crying and walked out. She needed to get back out there before Bri came checking on her.
Opening the door, she slowed her breathing down and walked out. Everything was finally sorted out between her and Mac. Now all she had to do was get Logan, Caleb and Zeb together and tell them how she felt about them all, and that she wanted to be with them, exclusively. She wasn’t holding back anymore from them or herself. She was going after what her heart wanted most, and that was the Harper boys.
CHAPTER
TWENTY-SIX
Sage stood in her room as Bri, Lilly, Kaidence and her sister, Skilyr, argued over damn clothes to wear tonight.
She had already decided on what she was wearing and didn’t care what they all thought; she was wearing it. Ignoring them all, she walked over to her walk-in robe and reached for her leather skirt and corset style top.
Placing them on the bed, she went into the bathroom, closed the door and turned the water on in the shower. Stripping out of her pyjamas that she had worn all day, she stepped under the water.
The door to the bathroom swung open and someone walked in, not caring that she was in the shower.
“Where’s your black halter neck thigh-high dress?” Bri asked from behind the glass door.
“Um, I’m in
the shower. Privacy much,” Sage hissed.
“Please, we have all seen each other naked before. It’s not like you have something I don’t.”
Resting her head against the wall, “It’s in the back of my walk-in, left-hand side, near the red dress I wore to your work Christmas party last year.”
“Sweet, thanks.”
“Lilly, I’ve got the dress you’re wearing tonight,” Bri shouted as she left the bathroom.
She had to laugh really. There was nothing normal with the friendship she had with her girls. None of them were shy towards each other. They said what was exactly on their mind and didn’t care what they said or whose feelings they hurt. It was the way they all were. Trust up front, always.
Turning the water off, she got out, wrapped her towel around her body, and walked out of the bathroom. Glancing at the clock that sat on her bedside table, she saw that they had several hours before they would be leaving for the club.
Slipping on a pair of panties under her towel, she sat on the edge of her bed as all the girls returned into her room.
“Have you all decided on what you’re wearing, or do I have to sit here and listen to you all bitch again?”
“Maybe we might bitch again just to piss you off as usual, or take our sweet-ass time,” Lilly laughed.
“Please, I can’t handle the way you all bitch and whine.”
“You love our bitching, Sage. If we stopped, you’d miss it too much,” Bri answered as she sat down beside her and pushed against her shoulder with her own.
“I love you, not the whining.” Looking around the room, she noticed her sister was absent. “Where’s Skil?”
“She had a phone call and walked outside. I think she’s hiding someone from us,” Bri answered as she looked for something in her bag.
“How do you know that?” How couldn’t she know her own sister was seeing someone?
“The way she spoke on the phone, and the cute little blush she did when she spoke to whoever was on the other end. She wants that person, bad.”
Well, there you go; her sister did have someone, but why was she hiding it from her? Shrugging, they all discussed their clothing and the full plans for the night.
“Are the boys coming with us tonight?” Kaidence asked.
She never thought to ask them.
“No, I thought this was a girls’ night out only.”
“Hell no. The boys can come with us, plus I want to get my shimmying on with Zeb. Damn, that boy can move,” Kaidence giggled.
Oh, he could move all right, she thought. There was no jealousy that Kaidence wanted to dance with Zeb. They were her girls. If they wanted to look, they could; she didn’t have a hold over them, and they did what they wanted anyway.
Bri handed her phone to her. Bringing up Logan’s number, she typed up a message to him.
Sage: Hey, do you guys want to head to the club with us girls tonight?
She dropped her phone on the bed when she didn’t get a reply straight away and started getting ready.
She stood in the bathroom while Bri curled her hair. Lilly was putting on her makeup, and Kaidence was helping her sister do her hair. Once Sage’s hair was done, she applied her makeup and walked back out, leaving Kaidence and Skil in there.
Bri dropped down beside her and closed her eyes for a brief moment, obviously waiting for the girls to finish.
Tapping Bri on the leg to grab her attention, Sage asked, “Have you spoken to Kaidence about why she disappears?”
“Yeah, I did. Every time I ask about it, she changes the subject real quick. I doubt anything is going on too serious or she would have told one of us by now.”
Glancing towards the bathroom door, she listened to her sister and Kaidence as they got ready. “I hope you’re right. I worry that she doesn’t say much.”
“We all do, Sage. She’ll tell us when she is ready and we’ll be here for her when she does. Your phone beeped before too,” Bri answered, still lying on the bed.
Reaching for her phone, Sage swiped the screen and smiled seeing she’d received a message back from Logan.
Logan: I would love nothing more than to be on that dance floor and dirty dance with you, spitfire! But we all need to meet up with a client tonight and talk business. I would rather be with you though xoxo
Well, that sucked.
Sage: Well, too bad. I’ll just have to dance with someone else there, since you will be busy working!
She couldn’t help but stir him up a little.
Instantly, a reply blinked on her screen.
Logan: It had better only be with one of the girls, spitfire.
She laughed and her stomach filled with butterflies.
“What?” Bri asked beside her.
“The boys can’t make it. They have a meeting with a client. I told him that since he won’t be there, I’ll dance with someone else. He replied saying, ‘it had better be with one of you girls.’”
“Oh, someone has their knickers in a twist. It’s not like you’re going out tonight to hook up. It’s only dancing.” She stood up suddenly and pulled her phone from her hand. “Stand up, so I can take a pic of you. I want to show him what he’s missing out on.”
Giggling, she did as she said and posed at the end of the bed. Bri clicked away several times until she was happy. Handing the phone back to her, Bri said as she winked at her, “Let the torment begin.”
Flicking through the pics, she decided on the one of her with her hands above her head, her ass sticking out.
Attaching it to the message, she sent a reply with it.
Sage: This is what you are missing tonight. Hope your meeting goes well. I’ll talk to you later sometime!
Kaidence and Skil walked out of the bathroom with Lilly behind them. “We’re ready to go, bitches,” Kaidence said.
Grabbing her bag, they all headed out the house. Locking up, they waited for their ride to arrive.
As the limo pulled up and stopped in front of them, Sage gaped. “What’s with the limo, Bri?”
“Wanted to arrive in style with my bitches.” Bri laughed and winked at her as she climbed into the backseat.
Laughing herself, as she slid into the back of the limo, her phone beeped.
Logan: Jesus Christ, spitfire! You had better hope that body stays away from any men tonight! No other man is to touch what belongs to me. U R MINE!
Wow! He actually said she was his. Smiling to herself, she turned her phone on vibrate and placed it into her bag. When they all went out, only one had their phone on in case of emergencies. Whoever had that number could contact them if need be. Although Sage was taking her own bag tonight, she expected to have a bag full of the other’s belongings by the time they arrived at the club.
The limo pulled away from her house and towards their destination. She wasn’t going out tonight for attention from any other man. She wanted to dance. The men she wanted to dance with were busy tonight, yet if someone asked her to dance, she was doing exactly that, male or female. She was going to have a little fun with her girls. She wasn’t going to sit there while everyone around her enjoyed themselves. It was his loss that he wasn’t going to be there. If he wanted to be, his meeting would be quick and he’d be at her side, dancing.
~~*~~*~~
The music was thumping as they walked through the doors of Wild Secrets. They were escorted to the VIP area, which shocked her a little. Bri was the one who organised the tickets and said she knew the owner. Well, that was handy to know.
Once they were seated, a waiter came and took their drink orders. As the waiter walked off to grab their drinks, ‘In the club’ by Usher blared through the room. She was itching to get on the dance floor and get her groove on with her girls.
Moments later, their drinks arrived and they clinked glasses for a fun night ahead.
Lilly and Kaidence jumped up and practically ran to the dance floor. Laughing, she sat back and watched as her friends got their groove on. Bri sat to her left as Skil texted away o
n her phone.
An hour passed since they arrived. She danced with Bri and Skil. A man dressed as a cowboy and some other guy danced with her until he grabbed her ass. She pushed him away from her and moved from the dance floor back to their table.
The drinks kept coming. She was onto her fourth cosmopolitan and two shots of tequila between them.
Sipping on her cosmo, her eyes drifted around the room, checking everything out. As she passed over the front door area, something caught her eye.
Turning back that way, she did a happy dance inside as Logan, Caleb, Mac and Zeb stood talking to the bouncer.
Placing her drink down, she stood from her seat and began to make her way to them. As she approached, a woman wearing a red, tight, and extremely short dress stopped in front of them all and started talking to them. Her hands slid over Mac’s chest as he stood to the side, but he swiftly pulled away from her.
As Sage stepped closer, the woman moved over and stood between Logan and Caleb. She couldn’t keep her damn hands off them and they weren’t even pushing her away. She froze as the woman turned her way as she laughed at whatever Logan had said to her.
Slutface, Sarah!
What the hell were they doing? And why where they all allowing Sarah to touch them like that? Sarah spun around. Logan placed his hand on her lower back and guided her towards the back corner with the rest of them following closely behind, never once looking around the room, only the way he was heading.
Moving back to her seat, Sage continued to watch as another man joined the five of them. Sarah couldn’t keep her damn hands to herself. She was practically sitting on Logan’s lap as he allowed her to touch him.
She was pissed off. Logan had told her that they all had a meeting with a damn client. He’d lied to her. He sat there laughing and touching Sarah back while he spoke to the man who arrived at their table.
When Sarah wasn’t touching Logan, she moved on to Caleb. She couldn’t keep watching as they sat there, touching another woman. I am his! He told me that! How can I be his if he’s sitting there touching another woman? Fuck this shit. She wasn’t his.
