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Grant chuckled. “The way he looked at you, he’s a threat, Aria. I’ve seen him hurt someone before and I don’t want to see you hurt. I need you to trust me and to do that, to protect you, I need for us to stay here.”
“You want me to stay at the clubhouse?”
He took hold of her hands and she watched as he kissed one then the other.
“Yes. We’re going to have to stay here. The brothers will protect you.”
“Grant, I have a job and commitments.”
“I know, and I’ll get you back to them, I promise, but for now, I need you to trust me, do you think you can do that?”
She smiled. “Of course. I do trust you, Grant.”
He cupped her cheek and then kissed her, hard. “Thank you.” He sighed. “Now, the guys at the club are—”
She pressed a finger to his lips. “Stop panicking. I was a virgin at sex, but I’m not new to this. Trust me. I can handle it.”
Grant laughed.
“That doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence,” she said.
He climbed out of the car. She opened her door and got out, went to the back seat, and let Bruno out. Grant had already let out Ernie, and Wanda was once again beside Grant. Their three dogs had formed a bond of sorts.
“I don’t have any clothes,” Aria said.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll handle that.” He took hold of her hand and they headed inside.
Bull and the two men he’d been with at the veterinary practice were already there. They had pulled into the parking lot before her and Grant. She recognized most of the people there, including Maddie French, who had a child on her hip.
“Maddie, I’d like you to finally meet Aria. Aria, this is my bestie, Maddie.”
“I wouldn’t say we’re besties. I just can’t seem to get rid of him,” Maddie said.
Aria was a little surprised as the other woman pulled her in for a hug.
“It’s nice to meet you.”
“This is my little niece, Lindsey.” Grant took the baby from Maddie’s arms and held her close.
Aria had never thought of Grant as a paternal type, but she saw how much love he had for the little girl.
“You’ve met my brother, Bull. That there is Rusty. Stay away from him. Pat is there. Don’t get too close, the dude’s a vegan.”
Aria laughed but gave him a wave as she had no idea what to do. She’d never been to the clubhouse before. Lidia had never wanted to go to one of the parties held at the clubhouse. She was going to have to talk to her best friend, let her know what was going on.
“Then you’ve got Sweets, Rip, Stacks, Bud…” He kept naming people and she knew it would take some time to remember their names. She had no idea how long she was going to be here.
Everyone smiled at her, nodded in her direction, and then Grant held her hand tightly and moved her away, heading toward the door in the back. Grant didn’t stop holding her hand as he took her up several flights of stairs.
“Where are we going?”
“To my room.”
“You live at the clubhouse?”
“I used to live at the clubhouse, then I took Maddie’s home from her.”
Aria giggled.
