Free Ink Reunited by Carrie Ann Ryan

whole.
    They walked inside and were
greeted by his family, smiles and hugs bringing Sassy—and Rafe—into the fold.
As much as Sassy had left them, he never forgot he’d done the same. Oh, he’d
come back for holidays and births, but he’d made a home somewhere else.
    Now he was back and he had to
learn to blend with his family like he had before.
    “Rafe,” his father’s deep
voice pulled him out of his thoughts. The man had his arm around Sassy’s
shoulder and a grin on his face. “Good to see you could make it, niño .”
    “Dad,” he said and hugged the
man hard, bringing Sassy into it like he had with his mom.
    His dad grinned but there was
tension in his eyes like there had been at work—something Rafe had hoped would
fade with time. “When you get time, we need to talk about the shop. There are
things …niño , you know that I trust you with everything, but some things
do not need to change.”
    When his father said
everything, it didn’t mean what it should, but this was neither the time nor
place. His family might agree with his lifestyle—which was a surprise in
itself—but having a father and son run a business together didn’t always go
smoothly.
    “We can talk about it later,”
Rafe said with a smile, not wanting to cause an issue when today needed to be
about Sassy—and later Ian. “For now, let’s eat good food and show my girl off.”
He kissed Sassy’s brow and she laughed.
    “I can usually show myself
off, sugar, but if you want to do the honors, I’m all yours.”
    He smiled and nodded at his
father who got the message, then walked to the backyard where his family was
partying.
    It was odd how much he wanted
Ian to be there with them, celebrating their time together as a triad. He knew
Ian had planned on going public with the three of them and with the fact that
Rafe’s family accepted him. This just might work.
    He looked down at the woman in
his arms and sighed.
    It better work because he’d do
anything for her, anything for Ian. He just needed to make sure that it
wouldn’t be for nothing because if they ran away from him again…well…
    He didn’t know what he’d do
then.
    He’d been broken once before
and if it happened again, he wasn’t sure he’d be able to put himself to rights.
Sassy and Ian had quickly become his whole world and that scared him.
    Rafe would just have to prove
to them that they could make it work. With the scent of his mother’s cooking,
the sounds of laughter and happiness, and the feel of acceptance surrounding
them, it just might be possible.
     
     
     
     
    Once dinner was over, they
made their way to her place in record time. He barely had the engine off before
Sassy was out of the car with him following. He chased her up the stairs, a
grin on his face.
    When she opened the door, he
pushed her through it, held on to her wrist, and slammed her against it as it
shut.
    Her eyes widened and she
grinned. “Eager, are we?”
    He cupped her face. “Did I
hurt you?” He hadn’t meant to slam her into the door that hard, but damn, after
hours of being with others and unable to be near enough to her, he couldn’t
hold back.
    She squeezed his ass and
rocked against him, the hard ridge of his cock digging into her belly. “I liked
it. You held my wrist and used the other hand to hold the door so I wouldn’t
hit too hard. The door just made a loud sound, that’s why it made it look like you
were rough.” She grinned. “Well, you were rough, but in the sexy-alpha-way.
Now, go on and finish your plan. I hope you’re going to fuck me against it.”
    He shook his head. This woman understood
him so fucking well it scared him. “I’m going to eat you out against the door
and then I’ll make love to you in your bed because I promised.”
    Her eyes darkened and she gave
him that little smile that always went straight to his cock.  He tugged off his
shirt and watched the way her gaze followed the lines of his abs and chest.
He’d work out even