His engine roars to life as he straddles his bike, and I quickly get back in my car. Charlie is fast asleep now, so the rest of the drive will be quiet.
It seems like he is riding a little more smoothly since I wrapped his leg. Maybe it helped him a bit.
As we continue down the road, I can’t help but watch as the hair that is not in his hat flops over the sides in the wind. I have to admit that he looks really good with his hat backward and the way he looked at me when I was helping him sent a shiver down my spine.
Chapter 10
Hunter
My fucking dick has been hard for the past twenty minutes. The stupid vibration is not helping it at all, either. The way that woman looked on her knees did something to me. I couldn’t look away. I imagined her naked and raking her nails down my thighs.
I groan and shift my junk to get in a more comfortable position. Jesus Christ, Hunter. Get it to-fucking-gether, man. The poor girl was just beaten by her husband and is on the run, and I’m over here thinking about shoving my cock down her throat. I am so fucked up.
We pulled into the driveway of my house, and I notice another car parked in my driveway. It must be the prospect that is picking up Viper. I turn off the bike and pull my right leg over the side and almost fall on my ass because my stupid knee gave out on me. I hold on to the handlebar to right myself and wait for Blake to get out of her car.
Looking up at the sky, I see the dark clouds rolling in and push the bike under the overhang.
Viper comes through the front door and leans against the door jamb. “Did you bring a snack?” he nods toward the car.
“Shut the fuck up.” I wave my hand over my shoulder at him and then hobble over to Blake's car to help her grab her stuff.
I reach into the car and grab her two backpacks, shutting the door behind me. “You don’t have to do that. I can grab them,” she says, coming around the side of her vehicle with a sleeping child in her arms.
I chuckle and nod toward her arms. “You have your hands full. It is no big deal.”
She follows me up the stairs, and I groan with each one. My knee is being a real bitch today. “Getting too old to ride, huh?” Viper quips as I walk past him into the house.
“I’m not too old to beat your ass. Keep your mouth shut, and you owe me for gas,” I point at him. “You are going to ruin that bike of yours if you keep it too low.” I let out a harsh breath. “Not to mention what a piece of shit your bike has become, Viper. How do you expect to do long haul rides with that thing? You need to do maintenance and replace the shit you broke on it.”
He stares at me with his mouth open. “Why are you giving me so much shit for my bike, man?”
I scoff. “Because, dude, you need to have respect. Your ride reflects the club and when you go around on a dingy bike like yours, it makes the club look dingy.
I place Blake’s bags beside the couch and turn to see where she is, but she isn’t in the house with me.Huh?“Where you at, Crash?” I holler, walking back toward the front door.
I find her standing at the bottom of the stairs, just rocking her child in her arms back and forth. It looks like she is crying. “What did you say to her?” I punch Viper in the arm, and he whines like a baby.
“Ow! Man. I didn’t say anything to her. She is just standing there silently.”
I let out a breath and walk down the stairs toward her. “Hey.” She doesn’t respond, so I lift her chin. “What is wrong?”
She shakes her head. “I should go. I don’t know you. What if you hurt us? What if Craig finds me and hurts you guys ‘cause you helped me?” I can feel the panic rushing off of her in waves.
I cup her cheek. “First of all, you are safe here. No one here will ever fucking touch you. Secondly, if your husband shows up onmy property, he won’t be leaving.” I growl. I wish he would come here. I have some choice words with him for being so much of a pussy he had to lay his hands on a woman.
Her daughter jolts in her arms in her sleep as thunder crashes above us. A raindrop lands on my cheek. Placing my hand on her lower back, I push her gently toward the house. “Come on. Let’s get you guys inside.”
With the impending chance of rain, she no longer fights going inside my house, and soon, we are all awkwardly standing in my living room. I glance over at Viper and raise my brow. “Go find something to do, man.”
He rolls his eyes but walks down the hall to the other end of the house.
Once Viper is out of the room, I give Blake all of my attention. “I know you are scared, Crash. But follow me for a second.”
She nods, and we walk to the back of the house where my room is. “This is my room. It has a large bathroom attached to it.” I grab the door handle. “And the room locks. You guys can sleep in here tonight, and I will sleep on the couch.”
She gasps. “I could never. This is your house. You should have your own bed. I can sleep on the floor in the living room, and Charlie can have the couch.”
I don’t know why this statement angers me so much, but it does. “Where in your right mind do you think I would sleep in my fucking bed and let you sleep on the floor?”
