Total pages in book: 87
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
When she couldn’t take another bite, she opened up a bottle of water and took a swig.
“When are you going to ask her out?” Lily asked.
“I’m thinking of doing it right now,” Alfie said.
“Don’t let me hold you back.”
“Alfie, you want to go out tonight, dancing?” Chloe asked, shocking the whole table.
Lily chuckled. “There goes my daughter. She is not one to be told what to do.”
“You want to take me dancing?”
“Why not? You can dance, can’t you?” she asked.
“Even if I can’t, I’m sure you’d teach me.”
She’d missed his blue eyes and the smile that always made her think of sex and sin. Being this close to him again after so long apart, she was starting to remember all the good things.
The one bad was slowly canceling out, and she hadn’t thought it was possible for her to feel anything but anger toward him, and yet, here they were, organizing a date. A date she’d asked for.
“Of course I’d be happy to teach you.”
“Consider it a date then.”
Chapter Fifteen
Alfie was nervous as he rode up to Chloe’s house. She’d been the one to ask him on this date, and now it was really up to him to show her a good time. A chance to shine for her.
Parking his bike, his brand-new baby, he couldn’t help but smile. Eagle had dropped him off at the clubhouse and in his own way apologized. He knew deep down his father didn’t mean him any harm. He just didn’t know how to deal with his own feelings, and when it came to Lily, it triggered something within Eagle.
With Chloe back, he saw a chance for them to be together without all the bullshit lies. She knew the truth, and now he could work around making her fall for him, the real him. He’d given her a piece of himself five years ago. It wasn’t all bullshit, regardless of what she thought.
When he knocked on the door, Chloe opened it a second later with a smile.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hey.”
She wore a pair of jeans and a long black crop top. “I didn’t know where we were going, and I can only remember the bar as a place to dance. Am I good enough?”
“Chloe, even if you were dressed in a sack of potatoes, you’d be good enough.”
“You’re just saying that.”
“I’m not. I want this date to work tonight.” He took her hand, and she left her house, locking the door behind her. “Are you ready to see my other beauty?”
“Your bike?” She ran his hand across the back seat. “I still can’t believe your dad trashed this.”
“He did. He was angry.”
“Do you think you give him enough excuses? You were kicked out of the club, unable to earn prospect until recently. He trashed your bike, and you moved out.”
“Every kid needs to move out of their parents’ house.”
“True, but this all happened because of one night. You’d think he would have taken your side.”
“Why would he take my side?”
“You’re his son, and we were both victims.”
Alfie laughed. “You’re cute.”
“I’m being serious.”
“It’s not about being cute. I know this is a little confusing, but Eagle’s not just my dad. As a club president he gave me an order, and as the tape showed, falling in love with you wasn’t my original plan. That all came after. I did intend to do something similar, Chloe. I did change everything though. At first, because I really didn’t want to piss off Eagle with the way he felt about Lily.”
“At first? So, what’s second?”
“I fell in love with you. There’s no way I wanted to hurt you. The night you gave yourself to me, I hated how I hurt you.”
“It’s supposed to hurt.”
“Doesn’t mean I didn’t want to take the hurt away.” He placed a hand on her hip, wanting to draw her in close. “I’ve never wanted to hurt you.”
She rested her hand against his chest. “I don’t know if I can talk about this.”
“You’ve got all the time in the world.” He pressed a quick kiss to her lips, and then produced the helmet. “This was the one thing he didn’t destroy.”
“I’m not putting it on.”
“Chloe? I’m the one riding.”
“Don’t care. I want to feel the wind in my hair. You can’t make me.”
“Can I pay you to wear the helmet?”
“Nope.”
“Fine.” He tucked the helmet away and climbed on. “You better hold me tight.”
“I intend to.” She climbed on the back of his bike, arms wrapped around his waist, and he was sure she pressed her lips against his ear, but it could just be him imagining her doing all those things. “Like this.”
His cock was paying close attention to how close she was, and he liked it. Damn did it feel good to have her here.
“Yes.”
He revved the engine and took off down the street, heading toward the bar. The instant he started to move, Chloe’s grip tightened. He wanted to bask in the moment, to close his eyes, and enjoy the feel of her arms around him, but he had to focus on the road.