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“She’syourClub girl?”
“No.”
Maddy was quiet for a moment as she carefully chose her next words.“Have you been with her?”
There was no use in lying.If Maddy and I were going to be together, and that’s what I wanted, really fucking wanted, we couldn’t build our relationship on a foundation of lies.“Yes.”
Another pause.“Do you still want to be with her?”
“No,” I said, coming to sit beside the beautiful redhead.
It was then I realized she was drowning in my T-shirt and my lust flared at the thought of her wearing my clothes.Under different circumstances, I would have tossed her on her back, spread her thighs wide, and fucked her so hard she would have been walking funny the next day.Unfortunately, Cici’s unexpected entrance had ruined that option tonight.
I could tell she was working up the courage to ask me the big question.The one she’d been turning over and over in her head while I’d been arguing with Cici outside.
“Is there anyone else?”
Taking her hand, I gave it a squeeze.“No, Baby Girl.It’s just you.”
What I wanted to say was no one, past or present, had ever meant to me what she did.But I wasn’t sure how Maddy would take that information.Or if she even saw the same thing between us that I did.
“I believe you,” she said, her shoulders releasing their pent-up tension.
I didn’t realize how much tension I was holding in mine until she said those three little words.God, this woman never ceased to amaze me!So few people put their trust in a man like me.A hardcore biker who’d done things that others would recoil from.There was the Club, and my mother before she’d passed.But before, and since, nobody trusted and leaned on me the way Maddy did.And I didn’t take that shit lightly.In fact, I fucking cherished it.Craved it like the food and water I needed to live.
Stroking her cheek, I asked, “Are you tired?”
She nodded, the dark stain of fatigue still shadowing her eyes.“Yeah.”
Wanting to give her an out, I said, “Do you still want me to sleep beside you tonight or do you want me to go crash in another room?”
Maddy crawled into bed and pulled back the covers as I held my breath.“Don’t go.Stay.I don’t sleep as well when you aren’t near.”
My heart contracted painfully.I don’t know what I’d done to deserve this amazing woman in my life, but I wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth and question it.Kicking off my boots, I stripped down to my boxers and climbed in beside her.
Spooning my girl, I pulled her in tight and kissed the top of her head.“Go to sleep, baby girl.I’m not going anywhere.”
Her breath became even almost instantly.However, I stayed awake wondering what I was going to do next.I couldn’t deny it any longer.I was in love with Madelynn Framingham.The thought of losing her was more terrifying to me than losing my own life.But, even more terrifying was the question: how did she feel about me?
Chapter19
Maddy
I spent the next two days a prisoner in German’s room.Okay, so I wasn’t locked inside of it.However, there was nowhere for me to go.Especially since I’d had my run-in with Cici.Not wanting to bump into her around the Clubhouse, I kept to myself and watched TV.
By day three, I felt like I’d been marooned on a desert island and needed to get out of this place before I went insane.German was away overnight on Club business, and I was pacing the length of his room like a caged, wild animal.Lucky for me, he’d arranged for a Club Brother’s Old Lady by the name of Evie to stop by and keep me company for the day.
As soon as we met, I knew me and Evie were going to get along like peanut butter and jelly.The woman had forest green eyes, long, luxurious brown hair, and the sweetest personality you could ever hope for.
“Hi, I’m Evie,” she’d introduced, kindly extending her hand for me to shake.
Taking the tiny woman’s hand in mine, I said, “Maddy.It’s so good to meet you.I feel like I’ve been in solitary confinement for months and I was in desperate need of a friendly face.”
Her tinkling laughter made me smile.“I bet.I’ve had to stay at the Clubhouse myself.It can be a bit confining.”
“Tell me you’ve come over today to take me somewhere outside of the compound!”I begged, desperate for a change of scenery.“I don’t think I can spend another minute trapped behind these four beige walls.”
“I think I can arrange that,” Evie said with a puckish grin.“How do you feel about coming to my cafe?I just opened it a month ago.If you’d like, we can have a cup of coffee and some snacks as we get to know each other better.I can’t imagine German would have a problem with that.”
