I didn’t want to respond. I knew he could tell I was closing off by the way he shifted his weight on the bed to look at me.
“Things are bad right now, and I don’t want to drag you down when I can’t give you my attention,” he said. “This…what we got…it’s something, and I know you feel it too. I never thought I was good enough for someone like you, Shona, but I don’t care anymore. I want to be selfish for once. I want you.”
My breath hitched in my chest as he leaned over and kissed me softly on the lips.
“I will be back, okay? Text me if you want to talk - day or night.”
He kissed me again. This time it was longer and deeper, and I heard the moan in his throat when he pulled away. Before I could respond or find thewords to get them out, he was gone, out of my room and heading to Limerick.
Tears sprang to my eyes and I let them fall soundlessly as I let the emotions wash over me like a tidal wave.
I think I was in love with Niall “Savage” Gleason.
FOUR
Shona
The bar was so unbelievably boring with half the crew either in Europe, Limerick or Dublin. There was nothing to do. Even the bunnies had been waking up late and finding things to do other than sit around to watch paint dry. Maree was humming to herself as she went over the inventory list for the week, and I stood behind the bar and waited for someone to come and order a drink.
“It’s quiet, Shona,” Maree said. “Go and take the night off, girl.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes,” she smiled. “With this level of activity, I am sure I can keep up.”
I smirked at her, catching her little smile as she went back to her paperwork and kissed her on the cheek as I passed by. Once I got to my room, I sat on the edge of my bed and flicked through Netflix. I’d seen almost everything already, and no new releases had me frustrated.
This was why I worked so damn hard. I got bored too easily.
I leaned over and grabbed my phone from my bedside table, flicking through my apps, but nothing seemed to appease me. Groaning, I opened up my contacts and found the name I’d been dying to dial since he left.
Before I could hang up, he answered.
“I was wondering when you’d call.”
“Is that how you answer a phone call?” I asked, smirking at his warm and comforting tone.
“When it’s from someone I’ve been dying to hear from? Absolutely. What are you doing?”
“I’m trying to find something to keep myself busy.”
“You’re not working tonight?” he asked. I could hear him getting comfortable wherever he was.
“It’s quiet with half the guys in Europe and half of you in Limerick, so Maree told me to scoot.”
His chuckle was warm and deep, “I guess so. You could always come out to Limerick and talk to me in person.”
“If I came there, Niall, we wouldn’t be doing much talking.”
He chuckled, and I knew I had him there. It made me smile to think I could outwit him or even just to make him laugh. It was so warm to hear from such a badass biker.
“What kind of talking do you want to do, Shona?”
“I don’t know anything about you, Savage, which is insane considering how long I’ve known you. I get it, you’re a private guy, but it’s almost as if no one actually knows anything about you.”
He sighed on the other end. “Go to my room.”
“What?”
