I smirked.Even with all this shit going on, she wanted that.
“Yeah, sugar,” I said.“We can take the bikes.”
We headed out back, and the alley was quiet.Shadows stretched long as the sun started dipping.Our bikes sat lined up like they always did.
Ready and waiting.
I grabbed the helmet and held it out to her.“Precious cargo,” I said.She rolled her eyes but smiled as I slid it on her head, adjusting it properly.
Then I leaned in and kissed her quickly, but nothing with her ever felt quick.
I swung my leg over the bike when we surfaced for air.
She climbed on behind me, her body pressing into my back, and her arms wrapped around my waist.
That feeling?That right there?
Nothing beat it.
I fired the engine, and the rumble echoed off the alley walls.
Nugget did the same beside us.
We pulled out onto the street.I knew Britta wanted to go for a ride, but I didn’t go far.Just a few blocks to the north, and then headed toward her apartment.
Enough to feel her on my back and to give her that ride she wanted without doing something stupid.
Her grip tightened around me when I leaned into a turn, and I couldn’t help but smile.
She liked this.
I straightened us out and headed toward her apartment.
Short and smart ride.
We pulled up and parked.Killed the engines and just like that, reality settled back in.
The elevator ride up was quiet.The door slid open, and she stepped out, then stopped.
“I should tell Tyson I won’t be here,” she said.
I glanced at Nugget.“Someone can come by tomorrow.”I still didn’t fully trust her brother.Didn’t mean I thought he was involved, but I wasn’t taking chances.
She hesitated, then nodded.“Okay.”
We went inside, and she moved fast, grabbing things and then heading into the bedroom.
I stepped into the kitchen, grabbed a notepad, and scribbled quick,At the clubhouse.I set it on the island and knew if Tyson showed up, he’d see it.That was enough.
“Ready,” Britta called.
I turned.
She stood there with two duffle bags and a blow dryer.
I stared.“Sugar… you really need all that?”
She looked down at her bags.“I packed the essentials.”
