Chapter 155: Erotic pics
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After we all finished up with a successful day at the studio, we headed back to my place for a barbecue. I think we all needed a moment to destress and get back on our feet. The highlight of my day, though, was when I walked out to shut my car alarm off only to find Lynn on top of Brooke, beating the hell out of her. I really didn't want to stop it, but I had to. Luis was right, she was a little bad ass. My little bad ass.
As I rotated the burgers on the grill, I stole a glance at lynn and luis. They were playing bags and laughing like Hyenas. I hadn't seen lynn that carefree in what felt like forever. I wanted every single day to be like this, and I knew it could be once we figured everything out.
Lane slapped me on the back as he approached, extending a fresh beer to me. It was awesome having him here, but I needed to lay some ground rules down. He was so carefree and a bit reckless. If he wanted to stay by my side, he needed to know where I stood.
"Thanks, man." I held up the beer. "But I think we should discuss a few things."
He shook his head. "Nah, we don't, brother. I fucked up. Hard-core. When I ran into Brooke again, she seemed so fucking normal. I honestly didn't think she'd do something like this. I'm sorry for bringing her back into your life. I promise not to do anything without consulting with you first."
Wow, that was easy. I literally didn't have to say a word but he knew exactly what I meant.
"I appreciate that, man. It's just not good right now. There are so many fucking problems in my life that I don't even know where to start." I blew out a breath as I shut the grill lid and took a seat at the patio table. "You've been a godsend to my business, man, but I can't have shit going down like this again. Monique has been a pain in my ass and now my brother..."
"What's going on with that, man?" Lane asked before he sipped from his beer.
I groaned. "Kristoph called me this morning. Told me that Diego was talking with the president of XXX Studios."
Lane inhaled a sharp breath. "No shit? And you trust what Kristoph says? I heard what went down between you two. What a fucker."
I laughed. "Yeah, he's a fucker, alright. I don't know, man. My gut tells me to trust what he says, but I can't help but feel like there's a motive behind his actions."
"There always is with that snake. I was honestly surprised to hear how long you stayed with that asshole. Do you know why Diego is seeing the president?"
I shook my head. "Not a clue. Kristoph didn't know much."
"Sounds fishy, brother. I have a few trusted contacts at XXX Studios. Want me to call and ask around?"
I didn't hate the idea. Diego was playing dirty, I just knew it, and I needed to figure that out before he succeeded at whatever he was playing at. I didn't trust my brother as far as I could throw him.
Lynn ran over and wrapped her arms around my neck, planting a kiss on the side of my face. I grinned from ear to ear as I clutched onto her forearms.
"Who won?" I asked with a laugh.
"Lynn, but he got lucky. Are the burgers almost done?"
"Ah shit." I jumped up and lunged toward the grill, opening the lid just in time to get the burgers off before they burned. My mind was all over the place and I almost forgot them.
After I took the burgers off, we sat at the patio table and dished up. Small talk and jokes were had as we devoured our food. I loved sitting here taking this all in. This is what life was supposed to be about. They were all laughing and enjoying themselves, completely forgetting about all the shit that was going down around us. There was a bad feeling in my gut that I couldn't shake, though, and I had no idea where to even begin. It was the calm before the storm.
"You okay?" Lynn asked as she reached beneath the table and grabbed my thigh.
I smiled over at her, staring deeply into her eyes before I shook my head. "Nah, I just... I feel so out of control of things."
Everyone went silent around the table before their eyes landed on me. I hated to be the mood killer, but nights like this would be far and few between if I didn't address this now.
"I feel like I'm going to lose everything because of the people that clearly want to destroy me," I rasped out as I looked between all of them. "I know this isn't any of your guys' problems, so if you want out now, just say so."
Lynn's grip on my thigh tightened. "We're not going anywhere, babe."
"Yeah, man, we're here for the long haul," Lane added.
I nodded before I held my gaze on Lynn's. "I'm so afraid to lose everything we've built together because of my family."
We had literally just gone through a shit show with her own family just months ago. It nearly broke us before it strengthened us, but I didn't know if I had enough strength to get through another round of that. I wanted to believe that Molly and I were stronger than that, but I wanted to believe a lot of things. I couldn't lose lynn or anything I've built because of my family. They tried to destroy me once but I was only a kid then.
"We're not going to let that happen, Drake," lynn stated.
"Yeah, D-man," luis piped in with my little nickname. "Your family might try and destroy you, but they have no idea who they're messing with."
I laughed. "You might be right, brother, but they're fucking savage." It honestly wouldn't surprise me to learn that Diego was after my life. He had been jealous of me for as long as I could remember.
"What do you want to do?" Lynn whispered.
I glanced over at Lane. "We figure out what they're trying to accomplish before they can strike."
Luis clapped his hands. "Ooo, can I help?! I'm really good at being a detective."
Lynn snorted as she cocked an eyebrow at him. "Since when? You can't enter a building without leaving a literal trail of breadcrumbs."
We all burst out laughing as luis pouted. "Are you going to punch me in the face now for liking food?"
I peered down at Molly's bruised knuckles and smirked. She could obviously pack a punch and it turned me the hell on.
"Nobody's punching anyone in the face, luis" I said. "We'll start with Lane's contacts at XXX Studios and go from there. While he's doing that, I think I need to reach out to Dakota. Something doesn't sit right there."
And with a small game plan put into place, we dropped the subject and enjoyed our meal together. It was nothing but laughs and I loved every minute of it. Lynn and Lane even got along amazingly, and I couldn't be happier about that. Lane didn't know it yet, but I was going to ask him to be my business partner. I couldn't do it all alone.
After dinner and a few more beers, lynn and I wished Lane and luis a goodnight and then retired to our bedroom. It had been a long few days and I couldn't wait to get her all to myself. We hadn't really had the chance to break our bed in properly, and we hadn't really been able to wake up next to one another in the morning. Our lives have been crazy.
I stepped into the closet and tugged my shirt up over my head, but flinched when the flash of a camera caught me off guard. Lynn stood just outside the closet with her camera, aiming it right at me.
"What are you doing?" I laughed.
She pulled the camera away just enough to show me her smirk. "Taking photos of things I never want to forget." Then she nodded at my hips. "You forgot something."
A grin plastered on my lips as I playfully tugged at my jeans. I had been photographed many times before in many types of positions, but this was new. I liked it.
I slowly undid my jeans, leaning against the shelves in a provocative manner as lynn continued to take photos of me. Then I tore my jeans open to reveal just the top of my dick and pubic area before I stared straight into the camera with my I-want-to-fuck-you face. She snapped the photo before she slowly lowered it down, gawking at me.
It was obvious that this was turning her on, and I wanted to push it a bit further. If lynn wanted photos of me, I'd give them to her. Hooking my thumbs into my jeans, I pushed them down until my cock sprang free. My half chubby dangled heavily between my legs as I peered up at her, spreading my hand flat on my lower abdomen.
She brought the camera back up and clicked away. Then I grabbed my cock and stroked until I was at full attention before I placed both hands on the doorframe and held steady. She captured every inch of my body, moving around me with expertise before I grabbed her and pushed her up against the wall.
Her breath hitched in her throat as she wildly glanced up at me, panting. I took the camera from her hands and turned the lens on her.
"My turn," I whispered.
