She drew in a deep breath, managing to get her riotous emotions back under control.
“Better?” he asked, a glint of amusement appearing in his eyes. “That’s some temper you have.”
“Yes,” Diamond answered both questions with one word.
“So I take it you were freaked out about Rider?”
Diamond threw him a look that doubted his intelligence.
“Careful, Diamond. How did I know that it would freak you out? You could have said no at any time. Do you think I wanted that from you?” Knox asked, obviously worried that she might have felt pressured.
“I didn’t think at all,” Diamond admitted.
“That’s the point; you enjoyed it. Don’t start that crap about feeling guilty for something that was what you wanted. We all enjoyed it; it was fucking great. I’ve never seen Rider get hard so fast.” Knox’s fingers went to her breasts, playing with her still red nipples.
“I shouldn’t have done it. It was crazy! I don’t act like that, Knox. I don’t fuck around with a lot of men. For me to have sex with you while blowing Rider is scaring me.”
“Diamond, you’re just letting go. Your body has demands that you’ve been pushing down, afraid to let loose. I’ve never seen a more uptight woman than you. Don’t feel bad about letting your sensuality loose; explore and find out what you want out of sex, experiment a little. You did admit you enjoyed taking Rider and me at the same time.” Diamond turned her face away, but Knox had her turning back to face him. “Don’t be ashamed of finding pleasure doing new things.”
“I’ll try.” She didn’t know how successful she would be, but it had happened and Knox was right, it had been great.
“Cool, then if you want him to join us again, he will. If you don’t, he won’t. It’s up to you.”
“Okay. But I already know I don’t want to do that again,” Diamond said, looking him firmly in the eyes.
“Whatever you decide to do, Diamond. I aim to please.” As Knox’s head dropped to the nipple he had been teasing with his fingertips, Diamond’s arms circled his thick neck, her hand turning so that her palms could lay flat against his bald head. The ball of his tongue’s piercing pressed against her sensitive nipple, sending a renewed sense of desire through her clenching pussy that was aching to be filled as if they hadn’t just fucked less than fifteen minutes ago.
Diamond felt Knox reach for a condom from his nightstand then he turned with her still on his lap until she lay on the bed with him between her thighs. He took less than a minute to expertly slide the condom over the piercings on his cock.
“I’m on the pill.” Diamond arched as he slid his covered cock into her warm pussy.
“I never fuck without a condom. I’ve already broken one of my rules for you,” Knox said, surging within her. His head went to the spot he preferred on her neck, right under her ear. She didn’t understand what he was talking about, however she lost track of their conversation as he began to fuck her.
She had wanted to feel his naked length inside her, but liked that he kept himself protected. Diamond gasped as she lost herself to his passion, returning to the place that only Knox could take her. She let her recriminations and doubts leave her, determined to spend the rest of the night in Neverland.
Tomorrow, reality would arrive soon enough.
Chapter Fifteen
Knox dropped her off at her apartment before the sun rose the next morning. She climbed off his bike, pausing before going to her apartment.
“Come here.” His arm went around her waist. “I’ll watch until you’re inside.”
“Okay.”
“Later.”
Diamond nodded her head, stepping away from his warm body.
She went up the short flight of steps to her apartment. Putting the key in the lock, she unlocked the door and turned on her lights then turned and waved to Knox, who waved back before leaving. Diamond went inside her apartment, locking the door behind her and then stared around the white, emotionless room.
She realized then that there was no going back to the vacuum she had turned her life into. Knox had awoken the emotions of desire she had buried deep within her that day she had caught her father cheating on her mother.
Going into her bedroom, she took off her clothes and went into the shower. She let the water get warm as she turned around and caught sight of her body in the full length mirror she kept on the back of the bathroom door. Her breasts and neck had faint marks Knox had left behind. He hadn’t been rough and had never caused her any pain, but the marks seemed to reinforce the possession he had taken over her body.
Turning away from the mirror, she got into the shower, hoping it would wake her up. She hadn’t slept much this weekend and she had a feeling it was going to be a long day.
* * *
The motorcycle drove steadily up the mountain road, taking the curves at maximum speed. He passed Rosie’s bar on his way back to the clubhouse and the patrol car beginning to pull out of the parking lot. Seconds later, he saw the flashing blue lights in his rear view mirror. Slowing down, he pulled carefully off the road.
He turned off his motor as he watched the sheriff get out of his car. The thought struck him that he was walking slower and his face had become more lined since the last time he had seen him just last week.
“What are you doing out so late?” The sheriff greeted him with the gruff question.
“Couldn’t sleep.”
“Knox just passed ahead of you; something going on that I need to know about?” The sheriff always tried to stay alert to possible trouble involving The Last Riders.
“No.”
The sheriff stared at him silently, patiently waiting for more information.
“Nothing’s going on. Knox took his woman home and was going back to the clubhouse,” he explained, knowing he would worry.
“Anyone I know?” he asked curiously.
“Diamond Richards.”
The sheriff whistled. “Never would have guessed that one.”
“You’re looking tired.”
“I am. I’m a deputy short.” The sheriff sighed, raising his hand to rub his eyes. “When Cash asked me to come up here and check on Beth and Lily, I never expected to stay this long.”
“I know.”
“Rach wants to travel. Lost one wife not listening to what she wanted, don’t plan on getting another divorce in this stage of my life.”
“She won’t divorce you, maybe stop cooking for you, but she wouldn’t leave you.”
“I asked Lucky, if I retired, if he would take over,” The sheriff said, looking up the dark road ahead.
“What was his answer?”
“He told me to shove it.” The sheriff didn’t try to hide his disappointment at wanting to turn the reigns of the sheriff’s office over to someone he could trust.
The sheriff turned the conversation back to the reason he had made the stop. “Penni stopped by to see us; she was pretty upset about you calling her to jump on her ass.”
“She doesn’t need to be going to parties, and she damn sure doesn’t need to take Lily with her.”
“Go home and go to bed, Shade. You’re looking tired yourself. You’re not going to find what you’re looking for on this mountain road.” The Sheriff turned to walk away, but then turned back “And slow your ass down.”
“I will. Night, Dad.” Shade started his motor, pulling out onto the road.
“Night, son.”
* * *
Diamond stayed busy the next two weeks, going over the list of names that Beth, Lily and Winter had given her at the wedding. They had told the truth; the list was overwhelming in the number of men Samantha had intimate contact with. They had even made a separate category for those names she had a brief relationship with.
Several of the men had moved out of town, became married or could care less that Samantha had been murdered. The woman had no friends that she could find and Diamond was becoming increasingly worried that she wouldn’t be able to come up with a viable alternative suspect to switch the focus off Knox.