Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77999 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77999 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
“Yeah, the meet didn’t take as long as I thought.” I walked over and leaned against the counter. “I thought you’d be in bed.”
“I couldn’t sleep.”
“Something on your mind?”
“Not really. I’m just having a hard time winding down, and I’m kind of hungry.”
“I could eat. You wanna order a pizza or something?”
“Pizza would be great.”
“Good deal.” I pulled out my phone, and after I called in our order, I told her, “We’re going to have a gathering at the clubhouse tomorrow. Would you be up for going?”
“Sure. Is there something going on or just a simple gathering?”
“Just a party to let off some steam. The guys are going to grill a hog and have a few cold ones.”
“That sounds great. It’s been forever since I’ve been to a barbeque.”
“It should be a good time.” I grimaced as I told her, “Mom will be there.”
“Oh, that should be fun. I’m sure she’ll love hanging out with the guys.”
“I don’t know. It’s been a long time since she’s had anything to do with the club, but we shall see.”
“Hey, you should call Jess and invite her. I don’t know how the whole club thing works with things like that, but I bet the guys would like a chance to get to know her out of the office, especially Goose.”
“Yeah, she just about did him in on our last session.” I shrugged. “I don’t know if she’d be up for something like that, but I’ll give her a shout and see what she thinks.”
“Great. That’ll give me at least one other person to hang with.”
“I’ll be there.”
“I know, but it’s not the same. Girls like having other girls around.”
“Well, Jenna will be there, and I’m sure Star and Nikki will be there with some of the other girls from the Vault.”
“The strippers will be at the party?”
“Unless they have a shift or something, but they usually figure out a way to make it.” I could see the concern in her eyes, so I added, “They’re great girls, Toni. You’ll see.”
“I look forward to meeting them.”
“Get ready. I’m sure they will have a million questions for you.”
“Oh, really? Like what?”
“Ah, I’m not gonna ruin the fun. You’ll just have to wait and see.”
“But you’ll be around, won’t you?”
“I’m not just gonna leave you to fend for yourself.”
“Okay, then I’m game.”
“Good deal.”
The pizza delivery came, and we set up in the living room. It took us a minute to find something to watch. She was in the mood for a scary movie, but after a little debate, we settled on some old romantic comedy. After we finished eating, Toni curled up next to me, and she quickly became invested in the movie.
I, on the other hand, had no idea what it was even about. I was too busy watching her. I couldn’t help myself. With every moment I spent with her, I found another reason to fall for her—the way her nose crinkled when she laughed, the sound of her voice when she said my name, or the softness of her lips when they were pressed against mine.
I never imagined that I’d ever find someone who got to me the way she did, but damn. She was everything I’d always wanted and more, and I couldn’t wait a second longer to tell her, “I love you, Toni.”
“I love you, too, Wes.” She looked up at me with emotion in her eyes. “I love you so much."
And just like that, she’d made my day.
I scooped her up and carried her into the bedroom, and I spent the rest of the night showing her what it meant to be mine. Life was good. Really good.
Antonia
“What does one wear to a biker barbecue?”
“Whatever you want to wear?”
“Come on, Wes,” I complained. “You’ve gotta give me more than that. I don’t want to look stupid.”
“No way you could ever look stupid, babe. Hell, you’re smoking hot when you wake up in your pjs and have that little drool spot on your cheek, and your hair is all over the place. So, as far as I’m concerned, you can go like that.”
“I do not drool, and I certainly don’t have a spot!”
“Ah, but you do, and it’s pretty fucking cute.”
“There is nothing cute about drool, Wes.”
“It is when you do it.” He stepped over to me and slipped his arm around my waist, inching me closer. “My point is, you can wear whatever you want, and you’ll look amazing.”
“You’re sweet, but zero help.”
“How ‘bout you wear those cut-offs with your cowboy boots? Then, I can help you take them off when we get back home.”
“I like the sound of that.”
“There ya go. I helped after all.”
“That you did. Now, let me go so I can go get ready.”
“Just one more second.”
His hand slipped into my hair, gently pulling as his mouth hovered over mine. Just before his lips touched mine, he paused. His dark eyes fell on me, searching for some kind of confirmation, but I was too impatient to wait. I lifted up on my tiptoes, crashing my mouth against his lips. My body melted into his as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pressed me close to his chest. I couldn’t remember ever wanting anything so much.