Total pages in book: 13
Estimated words: 12781 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 64(@200wpm)___ 51(@250wpm)___ 43(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 12781 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 64(@200wpm)___ 51(@250wpm)___ 43(@300wpm)
Her lips are swollen. Her hair is sticking up and her eyes are hooded with sexual arousal. She licks her puffy lips. “I have to go.”
I smooth her hair down and tuck a piece behind her eare. “I know. Take care of yourself.”
4
Lilly
The ride to the airport is filled with silence. Sniper keeps trying to talk to me, but I only give him yes and no answers. He looked at me weird when I came out from seeing Keeper. But he didn’t ask me anything, except if I was ready. I only nodded my head at him and followed him out to the truck with all the guys waving bye to us.
As we’re pulling away, I see Keeper standing in the back, leaning against the doorway. He doesn’t wave. He doesn’t do anything. Just watches as we pull away.
I almost beg Sniper to let me stay, but I don’t. Keeper said he wasn’t looking for anything permanent, so why would I do that to myself? It would kill me to be here and watch him go through the sweet butts one by one. My heart couldn’t handle it.
I get checked in for my flight and Sniper walks me to security. “Call me, at least once a week, let me know how it’s going.”
I smile at him. He hasn't had much time at it, but he’s a heck of a good older brother. “I will. I promise.”
“If you need anything, anything at all, just call me.” I nod at him and walk into his embrace. I bask in the comfort of his arms around me. God, it’s nice having someone on my side now.
He pulls back and stares at me. “You’ll get over him, Lilly.”
Stunned, I pull back. “What do you mean?” Surely, he doesn’t know about Keeper and me. There’s no way. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
He laughs and leans over to kiss my forehead. “It’s obvious with you both.”
Worried now, I ask him, “You’re not going to do anything to him, are you, Sniper?”
“Now, honey, Keeper wouldn’t want you fighting his battles for him,” he says.
I shrug. “I know. But I need you to know he didn’t touch me. He wouldn’t betray you.”
“I know that. Don’t worry, honey, just promise me you’re going to make the most of this.”
I want to argue with him and beg him to take me back. But I don’t. He’s right; he’s giving me this opportunity, sending me away to school, paying for my apartment, my food, everything. I owe it to him to give it my all.
“It’s only a nine-hour drive or an hour and a half plane ride from here to Florida. If you want to come visit, or me to come visit, let me know.”
With one last hug, I leave him then and walk to the waiting area for them to call my flight. My thoughts are back to Keeper and I can’t help but think I’m leaving more than just him behind. I rub my hand flat across my chest, wondering if I’ll make it out of here with my heart intact.
* * *
Keeper
Sniper’s back in less than an hour. I start by avoiding him but then can’t handle it any longer. “Hey, did Lilly get off okay?”
He eyes me and shrugs. “As well as can be expected.”
“What, is she okay?” I ask him. He’s sitting at his desk and I’m standing facing him, with my hands gripping the corner of his desk.
“Should she not be okay?” he asks me and crosses his hands on the desk in front of him.
“I kissed her,” I blurt out. “I kissed her bye.” I’m not afraid of his reaction. I mean, I can’t blame the guy if he pummels me in the face. No. I’m worried about losing his respect. Sniper is like a brother to me.
He stares at me, searching my face. I’m waiting for him to punch me or kick me out. Either one, I probably deserve. I broke the first command of our MC president by messing with his sister. The one thing he warned all of us not to do.
I don’t look away from him, though. I keep my gaze on him and he must see something in my face, because he takes pity on me and finally answers my question. “She’s fine, Keeper.”
I nod my head at him, waiting for the rest to come, but it never does. He changes the subject and starts talking about the repair shop.
Hours later, when I’m alone in my room, that’s when I think about Lilly. Her clear, almost translucent skin, her wide, innocent green eyes and her curvy, luscious body. It’s the only place I allow myself to dream or think about her.
The next few weeks fly by and the feelings I had for Lilly, well, I thought they would disappear, but they don’t. I can’t think of anything except her. Sniper must feel pity for me, because he’s even started telling me about Lilly and what she’s up to. It’s not until almost eight months go by that Sniper drops the bombshell. He found out she’s been hanging around with some guy and he has Rider get some intel on him. When he finds out that he’s a stand-up guy, volunteers at a soup kitchen and is gentle as a mouse, it’s only then that I force her out of my mind. She’s with someone that she deserves. Someone that can give her a better life than me. After that, I stop asking Sniper about her. But I never stop dreaming about her.