“I didn’t know.”
“Oh, I thought she would have told you,” he comments.
She doesn’t really tell me anything.I almost say that, but then I glance at the clock and see that it’s getting late.If I want to be over at the diner by the time she’s done, then I need to leave soon.
“Well, I’ll let you two get going,” I say, and they laugh.
“Subtle,” Foster mumbles, and I glare at him.
“Like you wouldn’t have kicked me out when you were trying to get with Lilliana,” I point out, and he grins.
“I would have,” he says shamelessly.
“You did,” Ford grumbles at his brother, and I laugh.
“I’ll see you guys later,” I tell them as I hop on my newly fixed bike.
They wave as they head over to Ford’s truck.I wait for them to pull out before I start my bike and take off down the road in the other direction.
It doesn’t take long to get anywhere in Wolf Valley.There’s never any traffic and the only time I’ve had to stop was when a tree fell and blocked the road this winter.Even then, I called a few friends, and we were able to move it in about twenty minutes.
I pull into the nearly empty diner parking lot and park off to the side.I doubt that I’ll be able to convince Ruby to get on the back of my bike tonight, so that means I’ll be walking her home and then coming back for it.
I turn off my bike and climb off, smiling as I look through the front windows and see my girl.My smile fades when I see that she looks stressed out and pissed off as she deals with a tourist.The guy’s face is red, and it looks like he’s yelling at Ruby.
Oh, hell no…
I take off for the front door and rush inside just as the man stands, towering over my girl.Ruby backs up a few steps but then she’s backed against the booth behind her with nowhere to go.
“How hard is that?”The asshole screams, and my fists clench into fists.“Get it right, you moron!”
“Hey!”I shout, grabbing the guy’s shoulder and turning him away from Ruby.“Leave her alone.”
“Stay out of it,” he snaps at me, and I glare at him.
“I think it’s time that you left,” I growl at him.
“And I think that it’s time that you minded your own business.”
He turns back to Ruby and I snap.I grab his arm again and spin him around before he can get in her face again.My right hand swings up and I slam my fist into his face.His head snaps back and he staggers back a step.I take the opportunity to put myself between him and Ruby.
She’s shaking, and that only has my anger increasing.No one gets to mess with my woman.
“Leave.Now,” I snap at him and he staggers back two steps before he turns and takes off for the door.
“Great,” Ruby sighs once he’s gone, and I turn back to her.
“Are you okay?”I ask, my eyes roaming over her for any signs that she’s been harmed.
“I’m fine, but you ran him out of here before he could pay.”
“He was getting aggressive with you.It was time for him to go.”
“Ford is going to be upset.”
“I’ll cover the guy’s bill.”
She sighs again and pushes past me to clear the table.We’re the only ones left in Nosh and I follow her behind the counter and into the back.
