Page 54 of Kiwi

"Fuck," he hisses through clenched teeth as he begins to thrust. His movements are brutal. I have no choice but to tighten my legs around him, bury my face in his neck and hold on. The grip Tai has on my hips is sure to leave bruises, but I don't care. Him being inside me feels too good.

"So wet for me," he rasps. "You grip my cock like you were made for me."

"Yes," I moan.

"Yes, what? Tell me, babe." Tai thrusts again, knocking the breath from my lungs.

"I was made for you. Only you."

"That's right. This pussy," Tai raises my shirt, pulls down the cups of my bra, and takes one of my nipples into his mouth, "these tits, your body, your heart, all of you is mine."

His words ignite a fire inside of me, and my pussy spasms around his cock. "I'm going to come." I claw at his back, leaving my mark.

"Fuck, I can feel it. Come all over my cock, Piper. I want to feel you."

At his demand, my orgasm hits me like a tidal wave. "Tai!" I scream out his name the same time he throws his head back and loses himself in his own release.

Once the two of us catch our breath, Tai backs away from the door. With me still wrapped around him, he walks us down the hall, to his room, and into the bathroom. He sets me down on the counter, then reaches over into the shower, turning the water on. Upon taking a closer look at Tai and his silence, I notice something different about him. He looks pained. I realize the toll today's events have taken on him emotionally. Tai hurt one of his brothers. He not only broke, but he disappointed a man he has spent years looking up to and respects. Now there's a crack in the bond between two brothers, and the wariness of that is seeping in. It also dawns on me that Tai said he needed me, not wanted but needed. He wasn't just looking for a release. Tai was looking for reassurance. Maybe he thought I would change my mind about us after talking with my dad?

"Arms up, babe." Tai's soft words zap me out of my wandering thoughts. Raising my arms above my head, I allow him to pull my t-shirt off. He reaches behind me and unclasps my bra, tossing it to the floor with my discarded shirt.

Tai steps between my legs and I wrap my arms around his neck. He holds me tight to his chest as he steps into the shower. The spray of the hot water washes over our bodies as he starts to kiss me. It doesn't take long before I feel him hard against my core. When he enters me, his movements are not rushed. This time he moves in and out of me at a lazy pace, taking his time. And this time, I give him the reassurance he needs by repeatedly whispering into his ear how much I love him.

* * *

The following morning,I wake before Tai. After what happened yesterday, I decide he needs his sleep, so while he rests I'll make us some breakfast. But first, I'm going to tend to Chance, who is happily laying in his doggy bed. Crouching down on the floor, I scoop him up and take him over to a piddle pad and express his bladder. Once finished, I strap him into his wheelchair. Chance follows me into the kitchen, where I start searching the cabinets for his kibble, locating it in the cabinet beneath the kitchen sink. "Are you hungry?" Chance gives me a little yap.

After I give Chance his breakfast, I grab the cat food bag beside the dog kibble and make my way outside to the front porch. The moment I start pouring the food, Tom darts out of the barn and across the yard toward me. "There you go, dude. Eat up." I give the cat a few strokes down his back.

"What ya doin', babe?"

I startle and scream at the sound of Tai's deep voice coming from behind me. The cat food in my hand goes flying, and poor Tom races off the porch like his tail is on fire as the bag falls at my feet, and tiny pieces of food scatter around us. "Jesus Christ! You scared the shit out of me." Tai stands at the door looking sexy with his sleep mused hair, an imprint of the pillow across one side of his face, while wearing a pair of gray sweatpants.

"My bad, babe." His lip twitches.

Tai loses his smile when we hear the rumble of a motorcycle followed by a familiar Harley driving up the driveway. Uncle Abel cuts the engine and climbs off. Tai makes a show by coming up behind me and snaking his arm around my waist.

"Kiwi," he gives Tai a chin lift.

"Prez," Tai returns, his posture guarded.

Uncle Abel makes his way up the porch. "Hey, darlin'."

"Morning, Uncle Abel."

There is a beat of awkward silence before I ask. "I was just about to make some breakfast. You want some?"

He gives me a warm smile. "I already ate, but I'll take a cup of coffee if ya got it."

"Sure." I turn to Tai. "Want a cup?"

Tai takes his eyes off Uncle Abel and grips my chin, giving me a light kiss. "Coffee sounds good, babe."

Once I take the guys their coffee, I duck inside, giving them some privacy. I sense my uncle is here because of what went down yesterday or club business. "If you two don't need anything else, I'm going to shower and change."

When I get back to Tai's bedroom, I go in search of my new phone. I want to check up on Jia and see how she's coping, and I want to text Bella and see how Lelani is settling in. Fishing my cell out of my purse, I swipe the screen. It lights up, indicating I have a missed call and a new voice message from Dr. Channing. She's probably checking on me. Promise went by the clinic the day before yesterday and told my boss I was under the weather but would be back to work soon.

Hearing the front door close, I turn just as Tai walks into the bedroom with Chance wheeling in behind him. "Where's Uncle Abel?"