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I rolled my eyes.
Abby looked at him quizzically. “The rules?”
Jackson grinned from his spot sprawled in a deck chair, his vest over the back and the afternoon sun shining across is bare chest. “Yeah, the rules of the ride babe; no one rides for free.”
Abby’s eyes went a little wide, and the color started to drain from her face. “Oh,God, yeah, I’m so sorry,” she stammered. “Listen, I can totally pay you when I get a job at the diner.”
Jackson turned back to me, and I frowned as I shook my head at his shitty excuse for humor.
“Grass, cash, or ass, honey” He muttered, turning back to Abby.
Shefrozeand looked at him. She suddenly went quiet, the color draining completely from her face.
“You fuckin’ prick,” I chucked an empty beer can at Jackson as he started laughing, spraying beer out of his mouth. And in spite of myself, I started to join him, feeling the laughter rumble through me.
“Relax babe!” Jackson choked out, sputtering and laughing. “We’re just messing with you, relax!”
“Forgive Jackson, he doesn’t gethumor,” I growled, trying to keep the grin from my face as I saw Abby’s shoulders suddenly drop as she let her breath out.
She rolled her eyes and made a face at Jackson as she marched over and playfully slapped at his leg. “You scared theshitout of me, Jesus!”
Jackson cracked up “Holy shit babe, your face!” He cracked up again, and I snorted another laugh.
Abby rolled her eyes. “You know what, I will have that drink,” she said, grinning as I tossed her a cold can.
“Assholes.”
9
Abby
Two hours later, I was feeling like an entirely new woman. The cold beer, and a few helpful sips of the tequila that Jackson had passed around had me almost forgetting entirely about what had led me to this moment.
I shrugged as I took a long pull of the beer in my hand, before excusing myself from the two men to go use the bathroom as they laughed heavily about some blue joke Connor had just laid out. Laughing, really for the first time in months, I ducked back inside the house with a smile.
I stood at the bathroom sink, splashing cool water on my face, and meeting my own eyes in the mirror. Reaching for a towel, I patted the water off my face as I took in my reflection.
The bruise on my cheek stung, and I frowned at it, thinking of Joe and then thinking of the wasted time I’d sunk into him. I shook my head, knocking the thought of him and the thought about my current situation from my mind.
Well, I thought looking at my reflection in the mirror smirking. I was here, and I was honestly thinking about actually doing this - staying here in Parker. I grinned as I thought about how I was feeling better than I had in longer than I could remember, and I’d felt like that ever since I got into town.
Well, ever since I’d met Jackson and Connor.
I thought about the two men out on the deck, the danger in their eyes, the ink on their arms, and I chewed my lip coyly, thinking about the rocking, teasing vibrations that the ride in on the back of Jackson’s bike had sent through my body. I smiled to myself, feeling suddenly naughty and flirty, and let my fingers wander down to undo two more buttons at the front of my shirt as I grinned to myself wickedly.
Feeling bold, feeling brash, and feeling sexier than I had in forever, I sauntered out of the bathroom and back out to the deck and to the two hard men waiting for me, knowingexactlywhat I wanted to do next.
* * *
Isteppedout the sliding door onto the porch as Connor and Jackson were laughing about something. They paused and looked up at me as they realized my silence.
I took a deep breath and looked up at them, suddenly feeling unsure of myself. “I’ve….” I stammered. “I’ve decided how I want to pay” I said quietly.
Jackson and Connor looked questioningly at each other before turning back to look at me, their faces somewhere between curious and amused.
“Hey, Abby, we were just fucking with you girl,” Jackson grinned at me, his eyes trying to gauge the look on my face.
I reached down, and took the beer out of his hand, bringing it up to my lips for a long cool sip before placing it back in his hands with a wink. “But you said,” I looked at him evenly, cocking a hip to the side and bringing my shoulders back as I pressed my chest out with a coy look. “No one rides for free.”
