Free In A Heartbeat by Hilary Storm Page A

fuck?”
    “Um…no .” I say, and pinch his chest twisting to cause pain.
    “Ouch! Shit. I am kidding. Eaven would you like to be my girlfriend?”
    “Yes. I would love to be your girlfriend.” I say as my insides jump in excitement.
    He leans in and kisses me. We keep kissing until the song ends. I have no idea who is still here and who has gone home. He has had all of my attention.
    “So who was your rodeo clown?”
    “Really? Rodeo clown? That is mean. His name is Aiden. He was a complete gentleman who bought me a drink and danced with me before you arrived. I am positive he gets the picture that you and I are together now.”
    “He had better.” He says as he looks up and glares at the table with some animalistic dominance in his eyes.
    “Take a chill pill, alpha male. You have nothing to be worried about. I am yours, all yours. For as long as you will have me.”

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    Talon

    She is so beautiful. I can’t keep my hands off of her as we dance. I don’t want to leave the dance floor and deal with the two tables full of people. We do so well when we shut out everyone else in the world. If that two-bit cowboy so much as looks her way, I am going to lay his ass out. He will know that she is mine if he hasn’t figured it out already.
    I love the feel of her against me. I want to keep her this close to me all night long.
    “Come home with me.” I ask her hoping she will.
    “I really shouldn’t.”
    “You shouldn’t or you can’t?”
    “I definitely shouldn’t, but I guess I can.” I return her smile as she looks into my eyes.
    “I just want to take things slow. I don’t want to rush into things. Today scared me and I think we need to take a step back and see what we have between us other than the sexual chemistry that is obvious.” She sa ys softly. She is probably afraid that I won’t be ok with that.
    “That sounds like a good idea. Just don’t shut me down completely. I enjoy our little make out sessions.” I let my hands lower until they are cupping the globes of her ass.
    “Why don’t you come to my apartment this time? We can leave now.” She asks me.
    “I thought you would never ask.”
    “I have to get Ivy first.”
    We head to the table and Ivy is sitting with Dylan. He parties with us every once in a while. I don’t really know him that well, since I haven’t really been that social lately.
    “Hey Ivy, we are heading out. Do you want to follow us?” Eaven interrupts Ivy and Dylan talking.
    “No I will stay here for a little while and give you guys some privacy.” She says and winks up at us.
    We make our way out to the truck and she jumps into the seat right next to mine. She is mine now. That makes me very happy. Once we arrive at her apartment, I notice that she seems extremely tired. Alcohol has that effect on me too when I don’t drink enough to get completely plastered. “Let’s get you to bed.” I say with full intentions of going to bed to sleep.
    She smiles at me and grumbles something. I lay on the bed on top of the covers while she is in the bathroom. She comes out with a tiny little tank top and panties on. This is going to be difficult to manage. She lies down next to me and I guide her into my arms. Her back is against my chest and her hips are curved with mine. I shift back a little because I am growing hard with the friction and the warmth between us.
    “Are we really together? Or am I dreaming?” She whispers.
    “Oh baby, we are together. You made me so happy tonight. I am sorry I jumped to conclusions today. You didn’t deserve that. It’s just that with everything that happened to me before, I figured that you were too good to be true. Why would some idiot mess up a chance to be with you?”
    “We both have past relationships that broke us in some way. We are going to have to work on trust.” She says as she turns her head to look at me.
    “You trust me until I give you a reason not to and I will do the same.” I