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I try to stare at his face—just his face—but my eyes keep dropping to his broad shoulders, perfectly shaped arms and chest.
I can’t remember the last time I was this attracted to a man, and I honestly don’t even know what to do with it. I can’t think straight when he’s around.
“So, you going to be coming back any time soon or have we scared you off?” I find myself asking, forcing my eyes to my plate.
He gives me a cocky smile. “You kidding me? I had more fun last night than I’ve had in a long time. You guys are really lucky to have such fucking amazing people around you. And I tell you what; Clover would take a bullet for you any day. Loyalty like that is rare.”
I know. The Wind Dragons MC is built on it, and I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of that.
I look at him and flash a small smile. “I know, and I would do the same for her. You’ve known Felix and Clover for years, huh?”
He nods, taking another sip of coffee. “Yeah, Felix is one of my closest friends. I don’t know Clover as well, but she always gives me a hard time when I see her.”
“I’m sorry if she was nosey last night. She’s just a little protective.”
“No need to apologize; I respect that. To be honest, I never really shared too much with her when she pried. She was taking advantage of the situation. And you know what? I’m the same with my little sister,” he admits, lifting the toast to his lips and taking a crunchy bite. “You know, speaking of my sister, I can’t remember the last time anyone made me breakfast aside from her.”
“What? Your one-night stands don’t feed you in the morning?” I tease, lip twitching.
He puts his piece of toast down and flashes me the most charming smile. “I usually don’t stick around long enough for that.”
I knew he was going to say something like that. “Yet here you are, sticking around even after we didn’t have sex.”
He laughs. “You are different, I guess.”
Our eyes connect and hold.
I look away first.
“I’m glad I met you. I owe Constance one,” he adds.
“I forgot all about that,” I admit, wincing. “When do you think you’ll be able to get that background check on her?”
He nods. “When I get back home, I’ll send you the paperwork and I’ll get started. I should have information to you by the end of the week.”
“That’s great. Thank you. I guess, depending on what you find, I should reach out to her soon.”
“You could come and visit her,” he suggests, tone playful. “You could stay with me, let me return the favor. Unfortunately I have a guest room, so there’ll be no excuse to spoon again, but it’s all yours.”
Feeling guilty because I also have a guest room, I laugh and shake my head at him. “I thought we weren’t going to bring that up, but of course you had to.”
“What? I had a great night’s sleep. Best in a long time, actually. You even rubbed my abs in your sleep, I found that pretty...soothing.”
“Okay, that’s enough out of you.” I smirk, finish up my breakfast and put my plate in the sink. “I’ll go do my hair, and then we can leave.”
I put my hair in a high bun and slide my heels on while he washes our plates. Then we both get in my car.
“I like the security you have,” he comments as the gates close behind us. “No one is getting in there.”
His mentioning of security has me cringing for once again forgetting about Rhett and that he probably thinks the worst of me.
“Yep, you can never be too careful, especially with who my dad is and who I...live with.” I can’t sugarcoat the awkwardness of the situation. “I think that’s why I’m a little worried about Constance reaching out. It’s more than likely that she wants something from me, or her dad does. I guess we will all find out soon.”
“You should tell your family about it,” Decker advises me. “If there’s a chance that she might not be genuine, you need your people around you. They’ll likely notice something is amiss before you, because they have no emotional investment in it.”
“I know. I will tell them—I just wanted to process it first.”
“And if you want me to be there when you meet her, to have your back, I’m happy to do that, all right? Anything you need,” he says sincerely.
