“Make sure you hold on tight, Munch.” He grabbed my arms and wrapped them around his waist. I felt something hard tucked under his shirt.
It felt like a gun, but I couldn’t ask questions, because I didn’t want to be the one to hold everything up.
“You ready?” Kane asked over his shoulder.
“Yes!”
I felt Kane chuckle because I was louder than I needed to be.
Rico was in the front of the line, and when he made a hand signal and took off, Kane and I, as well as Tech, took off behind him. I turned around and noticed everyone forming two lines behind us.
Isis and Carmen rode behind us, and behind them was Tay and Lamont. A bunch of other people I’d seen in the clubhouse followed behind. For some reason, Slider was at the end of the line, and I wondered why. I would ask Kane about that whenever I got a chance.
A sea of blue and chrome filled the streets as we rode to wherever we were going. I never asked Kane where the final destination was. It didn’t matter, because I would have gone regardless. Not only did I feel like I fit in, but it also gave me another chance to be around Kane.
I found myself fond of Kane and enjoyed his company. Traffic stopped and people waved as we rode by. It was fascinating how much people respected them. The club was totally different from what I thought they were.
Once we left the residential area and made it to the highway, everyone picked up speed. It was chilly out but not too cold. The wind felt exhilarating on my skin. I tightened my grip on Kane, and he reached back and gave my leg a quick squeeze. At one point when the wind got to be too much, I laid my head on Kane’s back. His vest smelled just like him, and it calmed the nervousness in my belly. I wasn’t sure how fast we went, but it was fast. I had to close my eyes because I had gotten a little scared. I had never ridden anything that fast before. I didn’t even get on roller coasters.
Over an hour or more had passed before we stopped at the top of a mountain overlooking the Valley. Everyone parked their bikes and got off. Kane turned his bike off, then helped me off.
I had to steady myself when my feet touched the ground. I took off my helmet and was in awe of the view. I had never been up there before.
“How you feeling?” Kane asked as he took the helmet from me and put it on his bike.
“A lot.” I giggled. “That was the most exhilarating and scariest thing I ever done.”
“Yeah, it’s for sure a different experience. I love being on the road; it’s freeing.” He reached for my hand, and I placed mine in his. “Let’s go look around.”
He led me away from the rest of the group. I noticed there were more people than I thought. They must have joined the line once we left my street.
We walked over toward the edge where there was a bench. Kane sat down, then I sat down next to him.
For a few moments, we sat in silence, both taking in the scenery.
“Do y’all come here often?” I asked, breaking the silence.
“Yeah. Sometimes I ride out here by myself. It’s peaceful as hell when it’s not full of bikers.” He chuckled. “We go to other places, though. When it’s warmer, we may ride to the beach and hang out on the boardwalk.
“That’s cool. I noticed you had something on your back when I hugged you. What was that?”
“My gun,” he said matter-of-factly.
I kicked a rock that was near my foot and watched it fall off the side of the mountain. I should have been scared being so close to the edge, but I wasn’t. It was peaceful like Kane mentioned.
“I didn’t know you carry a gun.”
“Yeah. We had an issue with a rival gang before, and I like to be prepared. We’ve had fights with them, but you know everybody don’t fight fairly.”
“Have you ever had to use it?”
Kane looked at me and smirked. I knew I was asking personal questions, but I was intrigued by him. He turned back and looked out in the distance. I watched his tongue move the toothpick around, and for a moment, I was stuck. It shouldn’t have been sexy, but it was.
“I have.”
He left it like that, so I did too.
“Why do you always have something in your mouth?”
