Her Tattooed Fighter by Jenika Snow

was anything but.
    “I’m good, baby.” He smiled, trying to reassure her everything was okay.
    “Okay.” She didn’t look or sound convinced, but she didn’t press it. “Oh, this is Daria, a really good friend of mine.” He stared at her, knowing she looked familiar, but not really able to place her. Her eyes alone should have let him know who she was since they were like nothing he had ever seen. They had to be contacts.
    “Dude, quit staring at my eyes. It’s rude.” She grinned, and he mumbled his apology through his own smile. She shrugged. “I’m used to people staring, and no, they are not contacts.” He nodded. “So, uh, I guess you’ll get a ride home with him?” Daria looked at Sunny and nudged her in the shoulder, smiling.
    “I don’t want to desert you.”
    Daria gave Sunny a bland look. “Girl, come on now.” She nudged her in the shoulder with hers again. They gave each other a hug, and London turned around to give them privacy when he heard Daria whisper something in Sunny’s ear. “Nice meeting you, London.” He turned back around and smiled.
    “You, too.”
    “Take care of my girl.” She gave him a stern look, and he nodded, looking just as serious.
    “Always.” His answer was good enough for her because she started walking away. “Let me walk you to your car. This is a bad part of the city, and you two shouldn’t even have been down here.” He gave Sunny a hard look, but took her hand and the three of them walked to Daria’s car. After the girls hugged once more, Daria drove off. “I think I like that girl. She’s just as protective of you as I am.” He wrapped his arm around Sunny’s shoulder and pulled her close.
    “London?”
    He looked down at her. “Yeah, baby?”
    “Do you fight like that all the time?” There was a bit of hesitance in her voice, but he also saw a flash of something else. Maybe arousal? No, that couldn’t be it, could it? He wasn’t about to lie to her, but he also didn’t want to freak her out.
    “Yeah, I do, Sunny.” She looked down and nodded. “You know some of the guys at the center fight in the underground circuit.” She nodded. “I mean, we don’t go advertising it for obvious reasons.”
    “I know, and it isn’t like I didn’t think you did stuff like that. It’s just, I haven’t ever been to one of those, and they were quite … intense.” He pulled her into his chest and pressed a kiss to her pulse right below her ear.
    “I hope it doesn’t upset you too much, but it’s how I make my living.” She pulled away and looked into his face.
    “I know, and I’m not asking you to change. I have been around this my whole life. I was just surprised to see you fight that ruthlessly, and without any kind of protection. I’m used to seeing guys fight in the UFC. I’ve never seen anything like what you did in there, London.” She said the last part a little breathlessly, and his cock instantly became hard. When he had seen her standing on the other side of the cage, staring at him with her wide blue eyes, he hadn’t known what to think at first. He was pissed she was there, around all the danger and violence, but then pride filled him that his girl had seen him be victorious.
    “I didn’t know you wanted to see underground fights, but next time let me know so I can make sure you’re safe.”
    “I didn’t know we were going to one. Daria kind of sprung it on me during the drive, but I would like to see you do this again.”
    “Yeah?”  
      “Yeah. I mean I hate to see you get hit, but it’s exhilarating and I won’t lie , kind of an arousing turn-on.”
    So he had been right when he thought he saw lust in her face. Interesting . He ran his hands down her body, feeling his cock grow even harder when he was met with her luscious curves. He needed to be with her, really needed to be with her now. Having her this close, winning the fight, having that prick confront him, and smelling her and feeling her pressed against