“The way he greeted me for one thing.I’ve been at your open houses and it was the same bright smile and easy manner.”
I wobbled my head.“The smile is probably genetics, but good business people know how to be personable to make a sale.”
Chad shook his head.“It’s more than that.You’d have to see it to know.…Which is why I’m giving you a hard time about it.”
If there was anything Chad loved to do it was give me a hard time about stuff.Especially when I was procrastinating.
“Tomorrow evening.”
He grinned.“Love it.We can take Kristen with us.She needs to see your man up close.”
“He’s not my man, Chad.”
“That’s what you think.When are you seeing him again?”
I arched a brow.“Supposedly when I’m done here.He’s going to be waiting for me at my place.Alexandra thinks he’s going to pick my lock.What do you have to say about that?”
Very slowly, Chad smiled.“I think he sounds better than Austin by a long shot already.”
I closed my eyes and shook my head.
Chapter 14
Safe
Ryan
Allthebrothersweregathered for church and the session had been called to order.
“Nickel, tell everyone what went down yesterday outside On a Lark,” Volt said.
As quickly as I could, I rehashed how Ivy and I were taken and what we did to escape.
Volt glanced at me and then to Lark.“What do we know about those bastards?”
“Not as much as I’d like,” Lark said.“We have names for two of them, but they’re dead.And the first name of the ringleader.”
Volt nodded.“Since you had Nickel drop the truck somewhere specific, did you check to see if it’s still there?”
“It was when I drove to town earlier this morning.I’ll check again before I open the bar this afternoon,” Lark said.
“Any idea what MC they were referring to?”Volt asked, his eyes on Lark.
Lark turned his hands up.“Your guess is as good as mine, brother.”
Blood locked eyes with me.“You said your girl used the skillet on those bastards – did you wipe it down?”
“The first time she had a pot holder.”I thought hard and shook my head.“Second time she probably didn’t use the pot holder, and neither of us thought to—”
“Don’t worry about that now,” Blood said.
“Easy for you to say,” I muttered.
Volt sat back in his chair.“By now they know those two are missing and that the truck’s gone.”
I shook my head.“Boyd mentioned that another MC didn’t care who they took.My question is why would another MC let someone else do their dirty work?”
Lark turned his gaze to me.“That’s hard to say when we don’t knowwhois willing to take one of us right off the street.”
