Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 89259 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 446(@200wpm)___ 357(@250wpm)___ 298(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 89259 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 446(@200wpm)___ 357(@250wpm)___ 298(@300wpm)
“What’s wrong?” I asked cautiously. He was still on the phone, but he must have been put on hold.
“Nothing. I’ll drop you off then I have some stuff to handle. I’ll pick you up from work tomorrow.”
“Luke, have I done something wrong?” I asked. I wanted him to talk to me. I thought if I played my innocent card he would open up. Someone came back on the line and my question went unanswered. I only caught tiny bits of his conversation and none of it made sense to me. He was being very evasive and it bothered me.
Something had gone wrong and either he was hiding it from me or someone had pissed him off and he was taking it out on me. Either way, I wanted some answers. When he hung up the phone, he immediately turned the volume on the radio up and I knew I wouldn’t get anything from him.
We pulled into my driveway and he opened the gate without a problem. Pulling under my carport, he answered his phone once again ignoring me completely. Before I could open my door, he had his truck in reverse ready to leave. I had never felt so alone or hurt. I found my hidden key and unlocked the door. I replaced the key in its hiding spot then entered the house leaving Luke and all his problems in my driveway.
Chapter 13
At that moment all I wanted was to crawl under the covers and cry myself to sleep. So many questions were on my mind. Why was he being so ugly to me? Was he mad because I got my hours mixed up? Was he mad because I asked him to call Lindsey? He could have taken two minutes to talk to me. Even if he didn’t want me now, he could have had the courtesy of telling me it was none of my business. If it was about me then I deserved to know. Instead of talking to me, he had hollered or just not said anything at all.
Neo greeted me in the living room and even he could tell something was wrong. I patted his head and he dutifully followed me into the bedroom. I crawled under the covers, Neo in tow, and was crying before my head hit the pillow. How could a man make me so happy one minute, then have me in tears the next? Ever since I met him, my life had been turned upside down. I cried more in the last two weeks than I had in my entire life. I was so sick of this. One minute he was mad, then he was happy, then he was a sex God, then he was bossing me. He was giving me whiplash with his mood swings, and I was starting to regret ever meeting him. I wanted to be myself again, someone who didn’t have time for a man or a relationship.
“Dallas,” I heard Luke call from the kitchen. I was hoping that if I didn’t answer he would just go away, even though deep down I knew I didn’t want him to. I could sense Luke’s presence. I didn’t even have to turn over to know he was behind me. I tried to keep my breathing level, but my snotty nose betrayed me and I sniffed.
“Dallas, baby I’m sorry,” Luke said, crawling under the covers with me and wrapping me in his arms. The sweet sound of his voice and the touch of his strong hands made me cry harder.
“Why are you so fucking mean sometimes? I didn’t even d-do anything,” I stammered. “And if I d-did why don’t you just tell me.”
“Shh baby. You didn’t do anything. I just didn’t want to worry you. Protecting you and taking care of you is what I want to do more than anything, and earlier I couldn’t do that,” he said, rocking me in his arms. “While you were sleeping, I was in the Harley Room tinkering on my bike when I heard the kitchen door close. I assumed it was you so I didn’t pay any attention to it. A few minutes later, I sensed something was wrong and went to find you. You were still in the bed sleeping, but the door was open. I heard a glass break and ran outside to find someone had broken into the club house. The guy took off through the woods and I was beginning to chase him when I heard you holler my name, and then I heard you scream and I panicked. I called the club and they told me to get out that they would handle it. I wanted to handle it myself. I wanted to track him down and hurt him, but I knew that I couldn’t leave you. I’m not use to feeling like that Dallas. It’s very new to me.”