Chapter Twenty-Eight
“I’d like you to thinkabout something,” Spider said as Jordon took a bite of biscuit smothered in sausage gravy.
She lifted her brows and hoped he understood she wanted him to keep going.
“I’m not asking for an answer now, just that you consider it.”
“What is it?”she asked after swallowing.She lifted her coffee cup and took a sip, watching him over the rim.
“Well, I was hoping you might move in with me.Not here, not yet.Because I won’t be here.But in Bozeman.”
“With you, Fletch, and Dax?I’m not sure that’s the best idea.”Daddy would shit a brick if she moved into a house with three men.Not because of what everyone would think.Daddy didn’t care about that, but because he would worry about her safety.She wasn’t worried, not with Spider, Fletch, or Dax, but he wouldn’t be so easily convinced.
“No.Fletch isn’t going back.He’s been away from his practice too long already and I’m doing better now.”
“Oh?So it’s just going to be you and Dax?”She wondered how her father might take that.Would he have a complete fit or just give her a stern talking to about safety and making sure she was always in control?It wouldn’t be the first time he’d given her that talk, though he hadn’t done it in a couple of years.
“I’m not sure.”He turned and looked across the room.“It might be Dax or it might be another prospect.Would it matter?”
“I’d be more comfortable with Dax.I know him better.I feel like I can trust him more.”
His head whipped back to look at her.“So you’ll think about it?”
“I’ll think about it.I need to let Daddy and Mama know I won’t be around to help as much and if I’m not living at home, helping with the ranch, I should get some kind of job.I can’t expect you to support me.I don’t know how long that will take.”
“Don’t rush into anything on the job front.If you’re working, we won’t be able to go to Alaska, and I’m really looking forward to that trip.Besides, I’m asking you so we can have more time together, not less.And money’s not an issue.”
Jordon shook her head.“You’re not working, someone has to pay the rent.”
“Wildcat, the club is paying the rent on the house in Bozeman.We’ve got the money.Here?There is no rent.As for money?I’ve got plenty.I mean, I’m no billionaire, but I’ve been with the Angels for more than ten years.I work, I draw a salary, and I’m still working now.Not as much as I used to but I’m still doing designs and stuff, and I’ve got a few things working on the side so that even though I’m not here for custom paint jobs, I still have money coming in.My biggest expense over the last ten years has been my bike, and, yeah, I’m sure I’ll need to get a new one.I have more than enough.”
She stared at him, trying to decide if he was messing with her or being honest, but she didn’t see the glint in his eye that meant he was teasing.Spider was serious.He wanted her to move in with him just so they would have more time together, and he didn’t want her to get a job and help with expenses.
“Let’s see how the rest of the weekend goes before I make any big decisions, okay?”
“I can live with that.”He scanned the room, watching as the men he called his brothers talked and visited.Jordon watched him.It was clear he was happy to be home, even if only for a couple of days.As she finished eating, she found herself looking around the room.Could she be happy here?Could she find her place like it seemed the other women here had?What would she do all day long if she agreed to move in with him?Especially once he was able to come home.
“You done?”Spider’s words brought her back to the present.She blinked and looked at him.
“I’m sorry.I was thinking.”
“I asked if you’re done eating?”
Jordon glanced at the plate in front of her then back to Spider.“Yeah.I’m done.What should I do with our plates?”
“Nothing.”He lifted an arm and waved, a moment later a man about her age, maybe a little younger appeared beside their table.
