"Appen..."
He frowned, tilting his head.
"Appendix," she said.
Hunter nodded, his thumb brushing the mark.Through the years, it was hard to get to know women.They expected conversations and got impatient with him.They accused him of not listening.Of course, he wasn't fucking listening.He was deaf.
But Annie was patient and took into consideration that he needed to read her lips.
He thought of telling her how he felt about her, but he wasn't sure that's how men talked to women.Growing up, all he heard was fighting and yelling.When his mom left, leaving him with his abusive dad, he became the brunt of his dad's anger.
One gunshot might not have stolen his hearing, but multiple ones had made the damage permanent.At the time, he was thankful for the silence.He could no longer hear the ugly words thrown at him
The Royalla members fucked around all the time.Those who were hitched to a woman kept their old lady away from the clubhouse.Of course, he'd watched Roma throw herself at Kodiak for years, but their relationship went beyond his experience.He had a feeling Kodiak had talked to Roma about his feelings.
He cupped her face, pulling her closer, and kissing her deeply.She melted, resting her head against his shoulder.He wrapped his arm around her.
She could have gone back to the bedroom.She could have walked away.
But she didn't.
She stayed, curled against him on the couch, her body fitting into his as if it belonged there.
Hunter closed his eyes, the ache in his chest easing for the first time in days.Even without talking, he understood how she felt.He felt it too.
Their time together was short, and he didn't want it to end.
Chapter 18
Asharp slap on hischest woke him up.Another one followed, hitting him repeatedly.
Hunter blinked hard at Annie, swinging wildly at him.Her frantic expression brought him off the couch, scanning the room for danger.
Baker stood in the doorway, palms up, eyes wide.
Hunter's gaze flicked between them, and it clicked.Baker had walked in without knocking, which was normal.That was how everyone woke him if he was needed in the clubhouse.But Annie didn't know that.She'd woken to a man in the room, and fear had taken over.
