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Emily’s eyes find me as I walk over to her. Relief softens her expression. She says something to Shelby, pushes her chair back, and hurries to meet me.
I curl my arm around her, hugging her against me. “What’s wrong?” I ask low enough no one will overhear.
“Nothing. You were gone for a while. Then the others came back and you weren’t with them…” Her voice trails off as if she’s worried she said too much.
“Just stayed to talk to Rock for a minute.” I kiss her temple. “No big deal.”
“Oh. Okay. Heidi said her brother is usually the one who’s detained after church.”
“Yeah, it’s a running joke around here. He runs his mouth all the time.” She must not have realized Heidi was kidding.
“Oh.” She covers her mouth with her hand.
“Relax.” I rub my hand over her back.
Someone’s hand lands on my shoulder and I turn to find Wrath’s serious face.
“Meeting with Loco’s set up for later this afternoon.” He flicks his cold eyes to Emily and back to me.
For fuck’s sake.
“Yeah, all right. I got it,” I say. FuckingknewLoco would set that meeting up at the most inconvenient time.
Emily watches him walk away, then turns to me. “I need to get home anyway.” She pulls her phone out of her pocket. “I forgot about a report I need to finish and send.”
“Do you need me to take you by your office?”
She shakes her head. “No, I have all the numbers on my computer at home.” Finally, a smile brightens her face. “I knew taking that sick day would haunt me later.”
I blow out a relieved breath. She’s not making an excuse to get out of here, she actually has shit to do.
“I could try doing it on my phone, but the signal’s been spotty up here.” She squints at the small screen. “And it’s a pain in the ass to input the numbers on this thing.”
“No, I get it.” Disappointment stirs through me but I push it away.
I have what I wanted the most out of this weekend. Emily spent time around my club. I told her how I feel about her, and she feels the same.
I really can’t ask for more.
CHAPTERFIFTY-ONE
Emily
Riding awayfrom the clubhouse leaves me conflicted. I have to get home. Part of me wanted to stay but I’m also relieved to have an excuse to leave. Everyone is so close, I felt like an outsider. After my earlier mistake, I didn’t want to open my mouth again around the other women and risk saying something else I wasn’t supposed to say.
Dex pulls into my driveway and shuts off the engine. Should I invite him in, or does he need to leave right away?
I thought this trip brought us closer but for some reason, now I feel farther away.
“Emily?” Dex swings his leg over his bike and stands in front of me. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. Can you come in, or do you need to go right away?”
A brief frown wrinkles his forehead, but he nods. “I’ll come in.”
Gee, don’t sound so excited about it.
Why do I feel as awkward as the first day he gave me a ride home from work?
