Lucas' P.O.V.
Rose finally turned to look at me, her beautiful clear blue eyes captivated me even more. I smiled down at her, excited to see her fight. She took me somewhere I'd never been before. I was surprised she knew of such a place, and by the looks of it, they knew her well.
"Who is it?" The man I'm assuming is Davis, came over the walkie talkie.
"Twinkle Toes." Carter's smile widened with excitement.
Twinkle toes.
I wonder how she got a fighting name like that. Doesn't sound very aggressive, but it seems she's respected enough to be known by these men. With an excited response like that, she must be a good fighter. My Rose has pricklier thorns than I thought.
"No fu.cking way! I'll be right there." Davis sounded just as excited as Carter.
Rose squeezed my hand, turning to me again.
"I hope you don't mind that I leave you for a little bit tonight. I wanted to show you somewhere special to me." She explained, making my heart swell.
Fu.ck I'm really liking this girl.
"I don't mind at all, as long as I get front row seats to your fight." I winked at her, causing her to blush.
"This your boyfriend?" Carter sized me up with his eyes. He seemed amused by our interaction.
"He's-" Rose stared, but I interrupted.
"Yes, I am." I answered, surprising the living hell out of Rose, and even myself.
I've never proclaimed myself someone's boyfriend, but I felt the need to stake my claim here and now. I just hope she doesn't call my lie out. She went to say something, but the door flung open behind Carter, revealing a tall muscular man. He was probably in his mid 40s with long blonde hair that was in viking braids. He looked like a straight up viking, even his facial hair. He sported a wide smile as he looked at my Rose.
He wrapped his arms around her, carrying her in a big bear hug. Rose didn't let my hand go, squeezing it as she was squeezed. Davis put her back down with a pat on the head. Normally, I'd be jealous if a guy just hugged my girl like that, but it seemed Davis looked at her more like a daughter than anything else.
"Damn, twinkle toes, it's been too long. You just disappeared off the face of the earth."
Rose sighed, scratching at the back of her neck nervously.
"I know. I'm sorry about that, but I'm back now. At least for a couple nights a month, if you'll still have me?"
Davis let out a laugh, placing his hand on Rose's shoulder.
"Of course we'll have you back! You're the best fighter I've had down here in a while. Although there's been some competition since you've been gone. Don't worry though. I'll start you off midway, work you back up to the top."
"Sounds good." Rose smiled. I could see she was excited too.
She seemed antsy, ready to be in the ring already. I love seeing this side of her. I don't think anyone would ever guess she had this fierce fighting spirit. She seems quiet and reserved when she's out, she's anything but. She's a spitball of fire, my flaming Rose.
"Let's go kid, you'll go on next. Your boyfriend can hang with me." Davis told her, opening the door behind him.
There were 3 rings set up down here. Each surrounded by their own crowd. The cheers were loud along with the music. The lights were bright over the ring, but the rest of the place was dim. Bets were being placed at each fight, encouraging the crowd to cheer for their fighter harder than before. There were men and women in each fight. No refs, no bells, no rules, true underground nature.
I felt a bit nervous thinking of Rose getting hurt, but when I saw her face I knew I couldn't deny her this. She looked like she was staring at a Christmas tree full of presents. She appeared excited, hungry, and ready for it. I couldn't help myself, grabbing her chin, turning her towards me. I captured those perfect lips of hers with mine in a tender kiss.
"Go get 'em, Twinkle Toes." I whispered in her ear, making her blush.
"You better be cheering me on." She told me as she walked off to the ring Davis directed her to. He hung back with me, waiting for the current fights to end.
"Have you seen her fight before?" He asked me.
"Not in a ring." I told him, thinking of the way she handled the man at the club just last night.
"You're in for a treat." Davis smiled as he kept his gaze on the now finished fight.
"Oh man!" The guy with the mic near the DJ booth caught everyone's attention. "We're in for a treat tonight!" He continued. "Our next fights are reigning champion Mercy the Merciless versus Don Juan in ring 1. In ring 2 we have Donny the tomb versus John The Lightning kid. And in ring 3 we have returning champion Olive Twinkle Toes versus Dana the Cobra." The crowd went insane at the mention of Rose's fighting name.
Returning champion, huh?
"Why do you guys call her twinkle toes?" I asked Davis, yelling through the roaring of the crowd.
"You'll see, she's light on her feet. She's fast, just dancing around her opponents. She doesn't get hurt much in a fight either, but she deals a lot of damage." Davis explained. We made our way towards ring 3 to watch Rose.
Davis parted the crowd for us, earning us the spot right by the cage. I saw Rose enter the ring with her hands taped, and a guard in her mouth. She shook her body as she jumped, loosening up. Her opponent was a larger woman with heavier muscles. She had short black hair, and a serious look of determination on her face. Rose was focused, jumping between her feet on her toes. I smiled thinking of her name.
"Let's get their fights started!" The announcer said, as music began to play.
Rose and her opponent circled the ring, staring at each other. Rose kept her arms raised and ready. Her hair had been tied back showing off her high cheekbones and strong jaw. She looked radiant in that ring. Cobra lunged at her, but Rose just spun around her, simultaneously punching her right in the side. It continued just like that, Cobra would attack and Rose would just dance around her. It was beautiful to watch the way she commanded that ring. She beat Cobra easily, only taking one punch the entire time.
"Come with me. We'll meet her over there." Davis signaled with his head, having me follow him through the thick crowd. Rose's ring had the largest crowd.
My girl is amazing.
My girl.
I need to make her my girl.
I saw Rose in the distance, taking her mouth guard out. I rushed to her, grabbing her and spinning her around. I kissed those beautiful lips of hers again before pulling back and smiling at her proudly.
"You were amazing."
Her cheeks had the most beautiful shade of pink as I put her back down. I rubbed the spot she had been hit gently with my thumb. She didn't wince, so I figured it wasn't too tender. Davis cleared his throat, getting both our attention. He had an amused look on his face as he stared at us.
"Great job, twinkle toes. Let me know when you wanna do it again this month. Hughes has your money at the exit. It's great to have you back." Davis patted her on the back as he walked away.
Rose turned looking back up at me with those beautiful big eyes. She pulled her hair tie out, shaking her head, to let her hair loose. The way her hair fell around her shoulders had me wanting to take her back to my place and fu.ck her hard.
"Where to now?" I raised a brow at her, as I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her flush against my chest.
"Your place?" She bit her lip, obviously feeling the same way I did. I nodded with a smirk on my face.
"You're perfect, Rose. Absolutely perfect."
We reached the car rather quickly, after Rose collected her chunk of cash. I opened her door, watching her climb in. I may have sped a bit as I raced us to my apartment. I was ready to devour this woman beside me. The woman that I can't get out of my head no matter how hard I try. She's consuming me whole... soul, body, and mind.
We entered the elevator in the garage, but I couldn't wait any longer. I closed the space between us, pinning rose against the elevator wall. She stared at me for a moment before meeting my lips. For once she was the one to initiate the kiss. I hungrily licked at her lips, sucking and nippling at them at times. Her breasts were pressed tightly against my chest. I gripped her hips as I parted her lips with my tongue.
I reluctantly broke our kiss when the elevator doors opened again. My hands were kept on her sides, guiding her through the hall. I kissed her neck from behind as we walked. She was breathing heavily with the lust I knew I was growing in her. When I made it to my door, I unlocked it from behind her, stepping into the poorly lit entryway with her.
The sound of someone clearing their throat made my blood run cold, knowing exactly who was waiting in the dark for me.
Shi.t this won't end well.