“Awesome, what do you think she’ll say?”
“I hope yes. Go to sleep, I have court in the morning and I need to be fresh,” Kevin said, ending the conversation.
Chapter Thirteen
Tina woke the next morning and was stiff and sore, but felt amazing. Kurt was still in bed with her. Kevin had left hours ago, but had woken her long enough to kiss her good-bye and wish her a good day. She was lying with her head pillowed on Kurt’s chest, and he was wrapped around her like a blanket. It was a safe and comforting feeling.
Extracting herself, she padded toward the bathroom to get ready for work. They hadn’t heard anything more on the packages from her house, but Kevin said sometimes these things take a few days. Tina went through all the possibilities in her head, it was an endless list.She had recently started taking referrals from the state jail system, wanting to not only help victims, but also help the perpetrators, hoping to work the problem from both sides. Unfortunately, she had found out that most of the perpetrators had been victims in their past, and that is what had caused their actions. It was inspiring work, and she was thinking of writing a book. She had already had several articles published in major psychological journals regarding her work.
Tina was so deep in thought, she hadn’t noticed that Kurt had joined her in the shower. Startled, she smiled up at him, glad he had joined her.
“Morning, beaut
iful, how are you feeling this morning?” he asked, pulling her into his arms.
“A little stiff and sore, but other than that, amazing,” she answered leaning into him.
He took her lips in a scorching kiss and turned her to face the wall. “I want to look and see how you are doing. Spread your legs a little and lean here,” he told her.
Kneeling down behind her, he, ran his hands over her buttocks, and looked at all the bruising there, the welts had faded, but she was going to be very colorful for a few days.
He gently bit each cheek before standing back up and turning her around. “Let’s get you showered and ready for work,” he said, grabbing the bodywash.
They finished the shower and Tina dressed in a short skirt and loose-fitting top, it was a little sexier than what she usually wore to work, but she was feeling sexier these days. Grabbing a pillow, she gave Kurt a dirty look when he laughed at her.
“You’ll pay for that dirty look, but not for a few days.” He threatened her. He dropped her at her office with a soul-searching kiss and promised to be back at noon to take her to run errands.
The next few days went fast. Between work and being with the men in the evening, Tina didn’t have time to think, and before she knew it, it was Friday and they were getting ready for the evening class.
Kurt came into her room to see her grabbing a wraparound dress, something that would be easy to take off at the Club before the class.
“Before you put that on, baby, let me look and see how that bruising is doing.” They had been checking her every day and rubbing cream on her every opportunity so that she wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of the other subs in the class.
“Your bruises have really faded, I don’t think anyone will notice. It’s usually fairly dim in there, so you should be good,” Kurt told her. They had put a mirror where she could look for herself, so she knew it wasn’t too bad.
Raising up on tiptoe, she gave him a kiss and grabbed her shoes to go out to the truck.
The men made the class a blast as usual, and afterward, they all went to the bar to have a drink. Rachel was there with Theresa. Tina knew Rachel and was good friends with her. Theresa was the wife of Alan, who was tending bar that night. Both women were pregnant with their first child and talking excitedly about babies.
While she was talking with Rachel and Theresa, they were joined by Jenna and Sadie. Jenna was married to Kyle and also pregnant. Sadie was married to Evan and Dave. Kyle, Evan, and Dave were all owners of the Club. Sadie was also pregnant. Tina felt surrounded by hormones. She wondered if there was something in the water and looked curiously at the bottle in her hands.
She had a great time talking with all the women, and she and Sadie made plans for a lunch and shopping the next day. She seriously needed to spend some time with the woman and pick her brain.
Tina had a fight on her hands when she told her men about lunch and shopping. “But, angel, we don’t know if it’s safe,” Kevin told her.
“Not safe, what do you mean?” Seriously, these two were over the top.
“Well with the packages and your tires and—” Kurt chimed in.
“Do you know something you’re not telling me?” Tina demanded. They had better not be keeping shit from her.
“Well…” Kurt looked at Kevin, who shrugged his shoulders and nodded.
“Your tire was slashed with a knife and there have been a couple more packages left at the house, but we can’t catch anything on the surveillance and can’t figure out how the guy is doing it.”
Kurt told her, grabbing her hand and pulling her into his lap.
Tina took both hands and pushed against his chest, trying to get up. “And just when did you plan on telling me this shit?” She was so pissed she didn’t care about their damned no-cussing rule.