Total pages in book: 12
Estimated words: 11468 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 57(@200wpm)___ 46(@250wpm)___ 38(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 11468 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 57(@200wpm)___ 46(@250wpm)___ 38(@300wpm)
He’s massive. His beard is longer now than I think I’ve ever seen it. I want to run my fingers through it, but I know I can’t, not without giving my feelings away. And I can’t do that.
Shaking my head from my thoughts, I realize that Rider and Keeper are looking at me.
Rider just smirks, and Keeper asks, “Ready for another one?”
I lift my head to Rider. “You in?”
He taps his fist on the bar. “Count me out. I’ll get you home, Willow.”
I pout. “You never drink with me anymore. I can’t drink by myself.”
Keeper interrupts. “Normally I would say Lilly would drink with you, but she can’t.”
Confused, I look over at Keeper and the smile on his face is so big, it surprises me. My mouth drops open and I ask him, “Is she…?”
He stops and holds his hands up. “Nope, I’m not saying a thing. She’s already mad that she hasn’t gotten to tell anyone.” He puts another shot down in front of me. “Here you go. Go talk to her and here’s a shot for the celebration.”
I grab the drink, excited for them, and tell him, “Congratulations” before stumbling from my stool. Rider grabs on to my hips to steady me and I suck in a breath at the contact. Instantly, my lower belly tightens and I rub my thighs together just to feel the friction on my swollen sex. Fuck, I think to myself. Why can’t I just lean in to him and ask him to take me home? When I’m steady on my feet, I mutter thanks and walk away with my drink in hand.
* * *
Rider
I watch as she walks across the room to where Lilly and few of the other ol’ ladies are. When I turn back to the bar, I can’t avoid Keeper’s knowing gaze.
“Why don’t you tell her?” he asks me as he hands me a bottle of water.
I take the lid off and chug half the bottle, hoping that Keeper will forget his question. But there’s no such luck. I set the bottle down and he’s still staring at me.
“Tell her what?” I ask defensively.
He laughs and slaps the towel in his hand across the bar top. “You know what.”
I just shrug my shoulders and spin my chair around. I look out at the clubhouse and my eyes are instantly drawn to Willow. When she moved here a month ago, it had been almost a year since I had seen her last. And in all our years of friendship, it’s only now that I have an unbearable urge to make her mine. When she first got here, I almost asked her what she thought about us. But I’m glad I didn’t. Her first night here, she met Steve. He’s her roommate’s boyfriend’s best friend. Yeah, I was carrying all her shit into the apartment while he was making a play for her. When I left that night, Willow walked me out to my bike. She told me then that Steve had asked her out. She wanted to know what I thought about it.
Of course, being the stubborn ass I am, I told her if she liked him she should go for it.
When she asked me if I was sure, I swear I wanted to tell her no, I wasn’t sure, I didn’t want her with anybody but me. But hell, these feelings were new, and I knew I couldn’t ruin our friendship when I wasn’t even sure what I was feeling.
So like a dumbass I told her she should go out with him. And I’ve fuckin’ kicked myself ever since.
I watch as she hugs Lilly and the excitement on their faces is almost contagious. I would be smiling if I didn’t have half my brothers looking my way. I know they’re trying to figure out what’s wrong with me. Or hell, maybe they’re all like Keeper and already know.
The night flies by and it isn’t long before Willow walks back over to me. She sets down on the stool next to me. “I think I’ll head out, Rider.”
She stopped drinking awhile ago, but she’s still had quite a bit. I stand up and pull my keys out of my pocket. “You think you can hold on to me on the bike or do you want me to drive your car?”
She hops off the stool and claps her hands together, jumping up and down. “The bike. Definitely the bike.”
I laugh at her antics, but the bulge in my pants hardens knowing I'm going to have Willow pressed into my back.
We tell everyone bye and I give Lilly a hug to congratulate her on the way out. When we get to the bike, I sit down. Willow’s standing next to me and she stretches her arms over her head and tries to hide a yawn. “Rider, can I crash at your house? My roommate has her boyfriend over and they are so loud I never get any sleep.”