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The light turned green, and he took off again and when traffic opened up and he cruised down the mostly empty highway he tapped my hand and I released it from my death grip on his shirt, “Under.” He said over his shoulder and then lifted his shirt up and tucked my bare hand against his stomach.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
I closed my eyes and shuddered at the electricity that burned up my fingertips as I laid my hand flat against his hard, ribbed abdomen. He lifted my other hand from his shirt and tucked it under as well, leaving my hands nice and warm against his bare skin with the barrier of his shirt against the wind. I tried not to notice the way his skin was covered with a smattering of coarse hair from his belly button down towards his belt. Because if I noticed it, I’d imagine what he looked like without his shirt on and then I’d imagine what he looked like without anything on, kind of like I’d been doing on repeat for months. Now was not the time to get all worked up.
“Better?” He asked.
“Much.” I answered honestly and I felt him chuckle, his abs constricted under my hands.
“Hang on tight D. We’re going to go fast now.”
“This isn’t fast?” I cried and then screeched giddily as he opened the throttle and tore it off into the darkness ahead. “Oh my god!” I screamed and tightened my arms and legs around him even more.
“Good girl.” He said and I could hear the smile in his voice. He drove across town to my neighborhood and all too soon my carefree motorcycle ride was over and as soon as his engine turned off, my problems came back to the forefront of my mind.
I loosened my grip and slid my hands free of his skin and then off of him completely before slipping off the back of his bike. He stayed on the bike, and I took that as he wasn’t going to offer to come in and check under my bed for monsters.
Or offer to come in and be the monster in my bed.
So I shucked my backpack off and then unzipped his jacket and handed it to him.
“Thanks for the ride.” I said, sliding my hands into my back pockets as I tried to seem cool and unphased by the ride, even though it had been the most fun I’d had in… years.
“Maddie home?” He asked, looking at the dark house.
“No.” I sighed and kicked my toe into the dirt. “She’s off being a rebellious teenager somewhere.”
“Is that why you came to the clubhouse?” Fox asked, leaning his elbow on his knee.
“Yeah,” I said, “I was hoping Blaine could find her and kick some sense into her for me.”
He chuckled and shook his head, “He’s the last person to be giving that kind of speech.”
“Yeah, maybe.” I shrugged, “But I’m tired of doing it so…”
“So don’t.” He said easily. “Just let her learn her mistakes for herself.”
I rolled my eyes and walked backwards towards the house. “Easier said than done when you know someone isn’t meeting their potential. I only gripe at her because I want more for her than I have. I don’t want her to screw up her chance to get out of this life.”
“What’s so wrong with what you have?” He asked cynically.
I scoffed, “School and… what?”
He shrugged his shoulders, “Freedom. To be whoever you want to be.”
“Right,” I said, shaking my head. “Thanks for the ride home.”
“Anytime, D.” He watched me closely. I knew he was biting back an argument on the topic, and part of me wanted to fight him on it. I wanted to see the passion burn in his green eyes when we argued. Just like that night in the house when he pressed me against the wall on his way out with Blaine to find JJ. I wanted to see that burning inside of him, because it lit something inside of me.
I made it a few steps towards my house when I heard him kick his stand down and get off his bike. I looked over my shoulder at him as he stalked towards me up the walkway and turned to face him. “What are you doing?”
He cut me off when he fisted my hair bun and tilted my head back to look up at him. “Giving you a taste of freedom.” He lowered his lips to mine and kissed me. It started out gentle and seductive, like a dance of two lovers slowly moving together. I slid my hands against the flat of his stomach and gripped his shirt, pulling myself closer to him.
He growled against my mouth and the vibration tickled my lips. He tilted his head and kissed me deeper, persuading my lips open so he could taste me with his tongue.
“Fox.” I purred in his arms, and he deepened it even more. His arms were strong around me, caging me in as I clung to him, trying desperately to get even closer to him.
When I thought I was going to pass out from the pure adrenaline running through my body, he pulled back and pressed his forehead against mine. He panted and licked my lips one last time before pulling back and pushing his thumb under my chin to hold me still. “Don’t shy away from freedom, Delilah.” He gently kissed my lips once more. “You deserve to embrace it and let everyone else worry about themselves.”
