Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 77519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Hawk stared at her. “What is she doing wrong?”
Darlene laughed. “Has she come tattling to you?”
“She talks about her day, quite excited about everything she has learned, but she doesn’t know what she is doing wrong. Has she asked?”
Darlene sighed. “No.”
“But she is doing something wrong?”
There was a moment of silence. “I expect a certain look from my staff. Nikki is not it.”
Now, he tensed up. He was aware that to Darlene looks and beauty were everything. As long as he knew her, she’d been on a strict diet. Nikki was gorgeous and had curves that Darlene would never be caught with. Some asshole men might find Nikki to be on the fuller side.
“She’s not wearing any makeup. I demand a certain level of representation. I want the men and women that walk through that door to see my staff and maybe want one of their looks. I even have staff divided between day looks, evening looks, special occasion, so there is much of everything on offer. Nikki doesn’t wear a stitch of makeup. She loves observing, but I don’t even know if she has any understanding about basic application.” Darlene shrugged. “That is all.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“A look should be enough.”
Hawk burst out laughing. “If a look was enough, you wouldn’t have this place. Think about that.”
“Do the other club women know you’re favoring one over them all?”
“Nikki is not a club woman.”
“But I’m doing a favor for the club.”
“You’re doing a favor for me. Don’t forget who helped you start this. None of this is one hundred percent yours.” And it never would be. He liked to keep all his club investments.
“I know you had to convince your father,” Darlene said.
Hawk laughed. “My old man wanted nothing to do with this, Darlene. This may belong to the club, and I consider it club owned. Every cent I gave you was my own money. I invested in this place.”
Darlene gasped. “You never told me that.”
“You didn’t need to know. My father expected this to fail, but he didn’t live long enough to see it succeed.”
Hawk glanced around her office. It wasn’t too big, but was small, compact, and clean.
“I’ll talk to Nikki.” With that, he turned on his heel and left her alone.
Stepping out of the salon, he climbed onto the back of his bike and began to ride in the direction he knew Nikki would walk. The woman was stubborn. He would have been there to pick her up, but he wanted a word with Darlene first.
Nikki hadn’t gotten far. She had her bag settled across her chest. He noticed she wore it like this all the time she was walking around. He figured it was a way of stopping robbers. Not that it would be too hard to snatch a bag from her hands.
He pulled up alongside her, and she stopped walking to come to him.
“Climb on,” he said.
“You know, a please would be nice.”
“I’m not asking you.”
She rolled her eyes but climbed on the back of his bike, only he didn’t take her to her trailer. Instead, he already had a place set and ready for them.
It was about a thirty-minute drive from the clubhouse. It was a motel that had little bungalows where people could stay. He’d already paid for the night, and as he pulled up, he waited for Nikki to climb off, and then followed suit. She had stopped falling off his bike, and he took her arm, feeling how tense she was.
“What’s going on?” Nikki asked.
He didn’t answer and instead used his key to let himself in, and pulled Nikki over the threshold. The curtains were already drawn, he locked the door, and flicked on the light.
Nikki stepped away from him and gave a little circle. “What’s going on?”
“You told me you were a virgin,” he said.
“Okay, I didn’t mean to tell you, it just kind of spilled out.” She nibbled her lip. “It was a mistake.”
He took a step toward her. He expected her to try to move back, to get as far away from him as possible. She didn’t. She stayed still, and he was hooked.
“Tonight, you will no longer be a virgin.”
Her eyes seemed to go wide as she looked at him.
“I won’t?”
“Tell me, Nikki, I felt that kiss. I know what I want.” He grabbed her hips, and this time he didn’t hold back, and allowed her to feel the hard ridge of his dick.
She let out a gasp.
“That is how much I want you, and trust me, baby, I’m getting bigger. Much bigger.” He stared into her eyes. “I want you.”
“You do?”
“Do you want me?” he asked.
Before he gave her the chance to answer that question, he took full possession of her mouth, and she let out a moan. She sank against him, and he felt her body, but he wanted her naked.