Larissa hadn’t told her new friend what happened.There were only three people who knew, and that was how it was going to stay.Herself, Andrew, and Big Dick—no,George.She was not going to keep thinking of him as Big Dick.
“They’re fine.”
“But you don’t want anything long-term with him?”
“No, I don’t.”
“What changed?”
“I, uh, I just realized he is not going to make me happy.He will make someone else happy, but not me.”
“I get it,” Hailey said.
Larissa doubted it.
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Getting women was fuckingeasy.All Big Dick had to do was snap his fingers and they came running.Some even came crawling for a chance to ride his cock.There had even been times he had kept them waiting until he was done with one woman, and sure enough, some women would fucking wait for a turn, which was a shock.
He didn’t get women.Well, he did, especially the ones who were looking for a good time, only interested in riding cock.Larissa didn’t fall into that category.He looked out of the diner to watch as Larissa worked in the bakery.
It had been a week.A week of buying baked goods.A week of trying to get her to go out with him, and yet every single time, she had turned him down.If she wasn’t working, she was helping her dad, or Hailey, or hanging out with the girls.
He had to wait to see if Andrew was sniffing around, but so far, he had adhered to his warning and stayed well clear.So, he watched and waited for the perfect opportunity to figure out how to win Larissa over.The clock was ticking.One year.He and Carlos had set the terms.No one knew, and they would figure out the finer details when the time arose.
“You’re doing an awful lot of staring across at the bakery.Are your senses tingling or something?”Brick asked, taking a seat opposite him.
Abriana had offered to cook at the clubhouse, and Big Dick’s asshole still remembered what happened the last time that woman cooked.He and Brick had made their escape quickly.The woman, bless her heart, could not fucking cook.She was a nightmare in the kitchen, a deadly weapon, and still Ugly Beast was standing.However, she did nearly take out the whole club on her spaghetti dish.Spaghetti, one of the most basic foods, and yet it had caused him to throw his guts up.It might have also given him nightmares.
Something so easy had become a nightmare.Standing in line for the toilet for fear of shitting himself would stay with him forever.Thankfully, he hadn’t done so, but some of the guys couldn’t share the sentiment.Even though some of the guys had witnessed themselves literally shitting, no one brought it up.This was because everyone adored Abriana, and they all knew her heart was in the right place.The biggest problem was, she couldn’t cook, even when she took classes, or had hand-to-hand teaching.
Which is why he could make the excuse to come to the diner and take the seat where he had, directly across from the bakery, with Larissa in his sights.
“No, my senses aren’t tingling,” he said.
The Twisted Bastards MC had once again gone into hiding.There were absolutely no details on the Cadeon fucker from the group.Nothing at all.This was unusual for him.In fact, his sister had more contact with that fucked-up group than he had.He didn’t like this.
His ability to find anyone and anything was his superpower.Big Dick didn’t know how it happened, but it was like people were drawn to him like a magic beacon.Only there was no magic at the moment.
Smokey had been so tempted to call lockdown, bringing the whole club back into the fold.But they’d be nothing more than sitting ducks.They would even have to bring people like Larissa, and he imagined Jonah would also be on that list.
Running a hand down his face, he glanced back toward the bakery, to see Larissa cleaning.She wore another dress, and an apron covered most of the front.Her hair had also been pulled back into one of those food-grade hats people wore.It still didn’t detract from how pretty she was.
Larissa had a lot of curves.He had come to notice that when she worked for Smokey at the club in cleaning up messes.No one knew this but he had lost count of the number of times he saw her on her knees, scrubbing a floor, that sexy ass swinging from side to side.She hadn’t even been attempting to tease.No, Larissa’s sexiness was unconsciously done.
Poor Andrew, the guy didn’t stand a chance.Even Big Dick had been shocked by his cowardly moves.He’d taken off, not even checked to see if Larissa was okay.Big Dick had gotten the fucking coast clear, and then went to her, checking her over.Blood had been pooling in three places, and she had reached up to grip his hand, asking, pleading, for him not to leave her.And he didn’t.He got her to the hospital, and that was where he’d been when Harlow had arrived with Hailey and Hunter.
It was then he had learned everything that had gone down.No one asked what he was doing at the damn bakery.There was no way anyone would believe him if he said he felt like he had to fucking be there.He wasn’t even a guy that was big on sweet things.Sure, he liked a piece of cake from time to time, but that was about it.He rarely craved sugar, and he’d been there when Andrew had attempted his flirting, which had been an embarrassment to hear.
“You’re drooling,” Brick said.
He turned his attention toward Brick and glared at him.“Fuck off.”He picked up his burger and took a large bite, watching as Larissa smiled at one of the children that had walked into the bakery.She didn’t go straight behind the counter, instead she opened her arms and the young kid threw herself at Larissa, who was able to stay upright.She hugged the child and took her hand, getting to her feet.She smiled at the man who had entered the shop.
“Who is that?”Big Dick asked, pointing across to the shop.
“How the fuck should I know?You’re the guy who lived here before me.”Brick rolled his eyes.“You got a thing for Larissa now?”
He wasn’t about to tell anyone about the bet he made with Carlos.It was bad enough that Hunter knew the details.
