Painted Lines (20 page)

“We
can stop here,” he told me rubbing his fingers down my arm.

I
shook my head and took a deep breath then reached behind me and unsnapped my
bra letting it fall open.  I pulled it off my arms and then tossed it to the
floor, allowing him a first look at my breasts.

“I’m
going to kill him,” he whispered looking at my scarred nipples.

“Please
don’t bring him here,” I whispered back.

He
took a deep breath and then nodded, “Sorry,” he murmured then leaned down and
gently kissed one nipple then the other and I shuddered.  “Sensitive?” he asked
smirking at me.

I
nodded and watched him lick my nipple once again, and I moaned when he pulled
it into his mouth sucking gently.  I had never felt something that good before,
it was amazing.  He used his tongue ring to flick the nipple and I cried out.

He
finally released it with a pop and looked up at me, his eyes dancing with
amusement. “I think I may love your nipples,” he said.  “I can’t decide which
part of you I love the most, every time I see something new I change my mind.”

“When
do I get to see something new?”

He
quirked his eyebrow at me and smirked, “Anytime you want, Bella,” he said
standing up and unfastening his jean, pushing him down his lean hip.  I sucked
in a breath when I realized he wasn’t wearing anything underneath.

I
stared at his cock, it looked huge, and now I was scared.  “Will it fit?”

He
laughed softly, “Yeah, Bella, it will fit.”  Then he looked at me seriously,
“But it might hurt at first.  I am going to go slow and try not to hurt you,
but well it might this first time.”

I
nodded understanding what he was saying.

“Can
we take your jeans off, we’ll leave the panties.”

“Okay,”
I whispered letting him unbutton and unzip my pants, slowly pulling them down
my thighs.  I looked away, as he pulled my socks and shoes off, then my pants
the rest of the way off dropping them on the floor. My cellphone made a ‘thunk’
as it hit the floor.

“Beautiful,”
he whispered. Climbing back on the bed beside me, running his fingers over my
panties, and down my thighs.  “You okay?”

“I…I
think I need a minute,” I whispered, he immediately pulled his hand away and I
breathed in and out several times.

“Talk
to me, Bella,” he murmured.

“Just
a little overwhelmed.”

“Okay,
we can stop if you need to.”

“No,
just give me a moment.”

We
laid there and I breathed in and out, until finally I was calm again.  “Okay,”
I whispered.

“You’re
sure?”

“Yeah.”

He
reached over running the back of his hand down my stomach again, letting it
trail over my panties and I moaned.  “Like that, Bella?” he crooned against my
ear and I nodded.

He
slowly brought his hand back up and continued that up and down until I was
panting.  “Please,” I begged.

“Please
what, Scout?  I want no confusion here.”

“Please
take off my panties,” I whined.

He
chuckled then sat up and slowly pulled my panties down my legs, dropping them
with our clothes.  He sat there staring down at me, I began fidgeting, self-conscious
with him watching me.

“What?”

“I
just can’t stop looking at you,” he said.  “You are…I can’t think of words that
do you justice.”

He
ran a finger down my slit and I whimpered raising my hips wanting more but not
understanding what completely.  He did though, he ran his finger back up going
further parting my labia and brushing my clit.  I nearly jumped off the bed
with that fleeting touch.

“Mmm
so responsive,” he purred, “so beautiful, Mia Bella.”

He
slowly trailed his finger back down once again brushing my clit and I moaned
loudly.  He continued down, finally reaching my opening, circling it with a
finger over and over, then finally slowly pushing one finger in to the hilt.

“You’re
so tight, Bella,” he whispered then bit my earlobe. Sucking it, caressing it
with his tongue, taking my mind off the slight sting when he pushed a second
finger into me. 

Slowly
at first, he worked his fingers in and out of my body. Then started to move
faster, adding his thumb over my clit moving it in circles in the same pace he
was moving his fingers inside me.  I arched, moaning, and I felt something
barreling down at me, and I knew on some level what it was, but still it scared
me with the intensity I felt it coming.

“Let
go, Scout,” he whispered then leaned down, kissing me roughly and I let go.  I
let the feeling surround me, take me under its tide, and I felt like I was
drowning with it.  I ripped my lips from his and screamed.  He slowed his pace
while I shook with the intensity and moved him thumb from my clit.

“You
okay?”

“Yeah,”
I finally breathed out.

He
laughed, “I think you liked that.”

“Yeah.”

“We
can stop here if you want.”

I
shook my head and looked up at him.  “No, Thayne, I want to know what its like
to feel this with someone I trust.”  I wanted to say love, but I wasn’t sure
that’s what this was yet, though I thought it might be.

“Bella,”
he whispered then kissed me, a brush of his lips then another and another. 
“Bella,” he whispered again before rolling over, grabbing a condom and quickly
rolling it on.  He leaned over me, placing his body over mine and I sucked in a
breath.  My chest began to tighten, I couldn’t get enough oxygen.  His body
weight left me immediately and I felt him rubbing my arm.

“Breathe,
Scout,” he told me.  I forced myself to take a breath then another and another
calming myself down.

“Sorry,”
I said embarrassed about my freak out.

“Nothing
to be sorry about, Bella.  Want to tell me what happened?”

“You
were on top and I couldn’t breathe.”

He
nodded, “Do you want to continue?”

“Yes,”
I nearly shouted.

“Okay,”
he said lying down on his back.  “Then we are going to do this another way,
straddle my hips, Bella.”

I
looked over at him confused but at his reassuring smile I did as he told me. 
He gripped himself in his hand and I got the idea.  I felt him brush my opening
and I slowly lowered myself, when he began to enter me I sucked in a breath at
the sting as he stretched me open.

“Slow,
Scout,” he told me watching my face, his eyes full of concern.

I
slowly lowered myself onto him, and the sting quickly gave away to a full
feeling.  Finally, I was sitting on his hips, him fully inside me.  I sat there
getting used to the feeling of someone so deep inside of me.

He
reached up and pushed my hair from my face, “You okay?”

“Good,”
I told him and then attempted to move but I couldn’t get a grasp on what to do.

“Here,
let me, okay?”

I
nodded and he put his hands on my hips and slowly pulled me up before carefully
guiding me down.  I quickly caught on to the movement and took over increasing
the speed as I went.

He
arched up into me which caused his pubic bone to brush my clit and I clenched
around him.  We both moaned.  He found my clit with his thumb and began
circling it and I increased the pace.  I felt that sensation again and this
time I didn’t fight it but welcomed it.  It crashed over me and I felt myself
clenching around him over and over and I screamed out.  He quickly grabbed my
hips and slammed me down on him holding me there as he groaned at his own
release.

I
fell forward panting and smiled against his chest.  “I think I like sex,” I
murmured once I could breathe again.

He
laughed and kissed the top of my head.  “Glad to hear that,” he told me then
turned us to our sides gently pulling free of my body.  He took care of the
condom then wrapped himself around me and I quickly fell asleep, feeling safe.

Chapter
34

I
woke up slowly and looked around. I took in a sharp breath and began
struggling, then I felt a hand run up and down my arm.

“Shhh,”
a voice whispered, “you’re safe.”

I
jerked my head around and found Thayne sitting up watching me.  That’s when it
all came back, the fight with Cas, the lying, then I bolted upright, and stared
at Thayne.

“Oh
my god,” I whispered, “we had sex.”

He
sighed and started plucking at his lip ring with his fingers.  “Not the
reaction I was hoping for, but the one I have been waiting here for.”

I
watched as Thayne continued to play with his lip ring "we should have
waited, Scout, fuck what was I thinking?"

“We
had sex,” I said in a normal tone letting that sink in.  I had sex with Thayne
and I didn’t freak out.  I didn’t have any flashbacks, and I wasn’t freaking
out about having sex with him, more that I had done it to begin with.  I had
sex and I enjoyed it.  I smiled hugely and giggled, “We had sex!” I yelled
happily.

He
watched me I think trying to gauge if I was pissed, upset, or just crazy.  I
jumped up and straddled his lap kissing him hard.  “We had sex, we had great
sex,” I murmured.  “I want to have sex with you again.”

“Okay,
now that wasn’t a reaction I was expecting,” he muttered then kissed me back.

I
quickly pulled away and grinned at him, “Well I do try for the unexpected.”

“Mmm
and you succeed,” he said before kissing me again. “Okay, we gotta break this
up, we have work today, and Nikki will be here any minute.”

“Fuck,”
I muttered, “I have to go home.”

He
nodded. “I know, you need clean clothes and your medications.”

“Yeah,”
I sighed.  “I don’t wanna go home,” I whined.

“Sorry
Bella, time to face the music.”

“Huh?”

“You
stayed out all night and didn’t tell them where you were, they are going to be
pissed.”

I
shrugged, “Don’t care, I was at my boyfriend’s house having sex, they can
deal.”

He
laughed, “Your boyfriend, huh?”

I
nodded then blushed, “Uhm I don’t know.  Is that what you are?”

“Yeah,
Bella, that’s what I am,” he whispered and lightly kissed my lips.  “But let’s
not tell your brothers about the sex part, hmm?”

I
nodded, “Yeah, they might not take that well, huh?”

He
shook his head at me, “Ya think?”

I
got dressed quickly as I could, but I had a few distractions, namely a naked
Thayne.

“I
didn’t notice the tattoos last night,” I murmured watching the flexing muscles
in his back as he pulled on a pair of jeans.

He
laughed, “Then that means I did a good job.”

I
winked at him and headed to the kitchen where I could smell coffee but stopped
when I saw Nikki sitting there.  She raised her eyebrow taking me in then
giggled.

“Good
morning, Scout,” she sing-songed.

I
flipped her off and headed for the coffee pot.

“So
what did you do last night?” she asked giggling at me.

“Me,”
Thayne said walking out of the bedroom, ruffling her hair as he passed by.  She
shrieked something about her hair then took off running to the bathroom and it
was my turn to laugh.

“Morning,”
he whispered before leaning down and kissing me.  I leaned back on the counter
letting it bear some of my weight, as he kissed me breathless.

When
we finally broke apart at the gagging sound coming from Nikki, I was
lightheaded.

“Nikki,
you ready to go?”

“Yeah,”
she mumbled around a mouthful of cereal.

I
leaned up and kissed him.  “Okay I am heading out, see you in a few?”

“Yeah,
Bella,” he murmured before kissing me once again, I pushed him away laughing.

“I’ve
got to leave now, or we’ll be late.”

He
sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.  I watched his muscles ripple
across his bare chest and swallowed hard.

“Go,”
he ordered, “now.”

I
nodded and headed for the front door grabbing my helmet and ran to Stella—I was
so dead.

When
I walked in the door to the rental Cas was standing there with his arms crossed
over his chest and that twitch in his face telling me he was pissed.

“Where
the fuck have you been?” he thundered.

I
pushed past him, and when he went to grab me, I dodged.  I went to my room only
to find all my stuff packed up, I sighed and opened the top bag in search of
clean clothes.  When I finally had everything I needed, I headed to take a
quick shower, only to be blocked by Cas once again.

“I
asked you a fucking question,” he yelled.

“Out,”
I told him going around him into the bathroom shutting and locking the door
behind me.  After a quick shower, I got dressed and let out a sigh of relief
when I opened the door and didn’t see him there.  I headed towards the kitchen,
collecting my meds off the counter taking what I needed. Grabbing a bottle of
orange juice from the fridge, I swallowed down my pills.

“Where
were you?” he seethed.

“I
told you, I was out,” I responded not looking at him.

I
walked the other way out of the kitchen and found everyone in the living room
sitting there staring at me.

“You
guys ready?” I asked focusing on Liam and Kale.

“Uhm
sure,” Liam answered getting up and looking down at Kale.

Kale
shrugged and stood up.  “Okay then.”

I
nodded and started heading for the door but Cas once again blocked my way. 
“Where were you?”

“Out.”

“Where?”

“Out.”
I replied again.

“Where?”

“We
can keep this up all day Cas but I have plans, so if you would please excuse
me,” I told him dodging around once again and heading toward the door but he
snatched my arm pulling me back.

“Where
were you?” he bit out.

“At
a friend’s,” I told him.

“You
were with him,” he yelled.

I
just stared at him blankly.  I refused to let him ruin my day.

“We
can talk later,” I told him wrenching my arm from his hand and deftly went
around him and out the door, while he screamed for me to come back.

I
was on Stella and had my helmet on in record time.  Kale and Liam quickly
followed.

“Simon?”

“On
his way,” Kale said.  I nodded then hit the throttle leaving at the stop sign. 
Thayne passed me.  I waved then took off towards the shop.

Once
I had my bike parked and my helmet off, Liam began his inquisition.

“So
where were you?”

“Why
so you can call and tell my warden?”

“Hey,
that’s not fair, we were all worried about you.”

“Sorry,”
I muttered.  “I was at Thayne’s.”  Just saying his name made me smile.

“Oh
shit,” he said, “what did you and Thayne do?”

I
blushed and looked away.  “Nothing.”

“Did
he hurt you?”

I
looked at him like he had lost his damn mind.  “No, he would never hurt me.”

“Cas
is going to kill him.”

“It’s
none of Cas’s fucking business what I do with my boyfriend,” I yelled.

“Your
boyfriend?” Kale asked.

I
nodded then smiled again, “Yep,” then took off humming.

Liam
caught up with me and gave me a strange look, “You’re happy.”

I
smiled at him and nodded, “Yep.”

“Well
fuck me, you need to get laid more often,” he said.  “You look good happy.”

“Shut
up Li,” I told him pushing his shoulder and walking in the door, straight into
Matt’s back—well I
was
happy.

 “Matt,”
I said coldly then moved away from him towards the shop interior.

“Scout,
wait,” he called but I ignored him and kept going.  They could all go to hell.

“Scout,
let me explain,” he said quickly catching up to me, “please.”

“Explain
what?  How you’re my father?  How you’ve known for the past seven years and
didn’t say anything?” I asked and saw him flinch.  I stopped and glared at him,
“You’ve known all along,” I surmised.  “You always knew yet you gave me to
him.  You watched him ignore me, belittle me, and you did nothing?”

He
let out a breath.  “It was complicated—” he began but I quickly cut him off.

“Complicated?”
I screeched.  “You left me with him.”

“I
know,” he whispered. “Please let me explain it to you.”

I
shook my head and knuckled away the tears.  “Not now, not here.”

He
nodded, “Anywhere, anytime, Seraph,” he whispered, turned and walked away.

Arms
wrapped around my shoulder, “You okay, Bella?”

I
shook my head, “No, not really,” I told him leaning against his chest.

“Harper
Lee, you okay?”

“Fine,”
I told Liam and pulled myself away from Thayne, heading into the staging area.

Simon
showed up at the last moment glaring at me, but I didn’t care.  He had lied to
me so instead of worrying about him, I focused on Eddie.

“Today
you will fabricate your tanks.  You have four hours to have them completed,”
with that, he was off, and so were we.

It
was quiet in our stall, just the sound of tools being banged around while Liam
found what he needed to get the tank done.  I stayed out of the way, just
watching him work.  He really was amazing at what he did.  He quickly had the
cuts he wanted made, then took off to the machine shop to make the new parts
and fit everything together.

I
grabbed my sketchbook and began working on some designs I had been working out
in my head.  Kale was playing gopher today so that left Simon and me with
nothing to do but stare at the walls.

“What
were you thinking?” Simon finally whispered loudly breaking the silence.

“When?”

“When
you left like that,” he barked.

“I
was thinking I had to get away from all you lying mother fuckers before I did
something stupid like light all of your hair on fire, or kick you in the
balls.”

“That’s
not what I meant,” he growled.

I
shrugged, “You asked what I was thinking and I told you, and I still haven’t
given up the idea of kicking you in the balls.”

“Stop
being such a brat,” he barked.

“I
am being a brat?” I murmured to myself.  “I shouldn’t be upset that I was lied
to, that something that was my right to know was kept from me?  That everyone I
love decided I didn’t need to know something so basic about myself? I should
what?  Just shrug it off?  I don’t fucking think so.”

“This
is why we didn’t tell you, we knew you wouldn’t understand.”

“Understand
what, Simon?” I yelled.  “Understand that the man I thought was my father, isn’t? 
I fucking get it, okay?  What I don’t understand though is why you didn’t just
tell me.”

“Because
when we found out, it had just happened, and you weren’t capable of
understanding, and we were scared of what would happen.”

I
nodded, “Okay, I understand that.  And later?  Why not tell me later? Sometime
in the past seven years you could have told me.”

He
shrugged and looked away.  “After a while it just didn’t seem like a big deal
anymore, I mean what difference did it make.”

“What
difference did it make?” I yelled.  “It changes everything.  Don’t you fucking
get it?”

“What
does it change?”

“You
are not my best friend, you are my brother.  The man I thought of as my uncle
isn’t, he’s my fucking father, and the man I thought was my father, the man who
I thought was supposed to love me, he is nothing to me.  No fucking wonder I
was a burden to him.”

“Ace
didn’t know until after, he found out when we did.”

“How
did everyone find out?”

“Uhm,”
he said looking away, “you had lost a lot of blood, and it turns out you have a
rare blood type, and well Dad was a perfect match, and Ace couldn’t give you
blood.”

“Okay,”
I said slowly not fully understanding.

“You
don’t get it, do you?”

I
shook my head.

“With
your blood type, it was impossible for Ace to be your dad, and when pushed, the
doctor explained that, and my dad, our dad, finally admitted it.”

“Oh,”
I breathed.

“Yeah,”
he said sitting down beside me.  “I am sorry we didn’t tell you, after a while
we just didn’t think about it anymore.”