Better When He's Bad -Better When Series 1(Complete)

Chapter 43

"Hey. What are you doing here?" I saw his eyes sweep over me from head to toe. My legs were bare under the hem of his hoodie where it hit me at midthigh. One of his dark eyebrows danced upward and the corner of his mouth kicked up in a grin.

I cocked my head to the side and lifted an eyebrow back at him. "What's up with the used-car lot over there? Those aren't your usual flavor."

His gaze skated over the line of cars and he sighed. "You want the truth or you want me to lie to you?"

I rolled my eyes at him and stood on my tiptoes so I could wind my arms around his neck. His big hands settled on my hips and he pulled me so I was cradled between his legs where he was leaning against the car.

"Truth."

"People who gamble don't think. They throw money around, take risks, and don't have long-term plans. The only way gambling works is if the person has something to lose. Race is playing a pretty dangerous game, but he's smart. Way smarter than Novak ever was. Dead men can't pay debts, broken men can't go to work, but take a guy's ride and he knows you're serious. Pay up or your car goes bye-bye. Those are the cars waiting for their owners to pay up."

"And those cars got here how, exactly?"

He grinned down at me now, mischief sparking in the center of his obsidian-tinted gaze.

"Just consider me a repo man of sorts. I didn't steal them to chop them up. I just borrowed them to help your brother out."

"And if the owners don't pay up?"

"Possession is nine-tenths of the law. So far everybody wins."

"Until someone turns you in."

"The Point doesn't work like that, Copper-Top. Bad places have bad people and bad people have bad vices. Race is taking a risk, but he's filling a need that was always gonna be there. I'll keep an eye on it, Titus isn't stupid and isn't going to let it get out of hand, but for now it's working and let's just leave it at that. Now, why don't you tell me why you are in the garage, half naked, looking all shiny-eyed and happy?"

I pressed my mouth to his, made him let me tangle my tongue with his, and used my leverage to press even closer to him. I would never get over how solid and sturdy he felt against me. His fingers tangled in the ends of my hair and I heard him sigh softly against my now damp mouth.

"I got offered a promotion at the group home today. A great job that will let me really help the kids, more money, and no more weekends away. I wanted to celebrate, so really I wanted you."

He nodded his head at me and I squealed a little in surprise when he bent and picked me up. I curled my legs around his waist and leaned against him as he started to walk toward the office at the back of the garage.

"That's awesome, Copper-Top. Congratulations. You really were born to make a difference for those who need you."

"Where are you taking me?" I decided to nuzzle the curve of his neck, happy that he shivered a little in response.

"I put more cameras in this place than all of London has. There isn't a corner of the lot or the building not on a live camera feed. Normally a little show-and-tell wouldn't bother me, but considering your brother has all the access codes, I doubt that's a show he wants to see, especially if you don't have anything on under this sweatshirt. The office is the only place not wired up."

I appreciated his consideration, because what I had in mind most definitely didn't need my brother's or anyone else's input.

The heavy metal door closed behind us with a clang and Bax wasted no time pressing me up against it and working the zipper on the front of his hoodie down. His dark gaze glowed at me and the way his throat worked up and down made me think this was possibly one of my most brilliant ideas ever.