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“So many red flags,” he mutters.
“Babe, I’m a walking red flag. Especially for a man like you. I’m not rich, I’ve never even put on a suit, I curse, I smoke, I drink.” I jump off the bed, realizing I don’t have many reasons for him to stay. “I’m in a fucking motorcycle club, and trust me when I say the sum of all the rumors you’ve heard are true.”
He winces at my declaration, sitting up and watching as I strip off the condom. I grab a box of tissues and pull out a couple for me before handing it to him.
“Then why do you think we can work?” he asks cryptically, not giving me any sign of how he feels about it.
“I’ve never wanted anyone to belong to me before.” Still stark naked, I throw my hands to the side. “But I want you. You in my bed, you on the back of my bike, and you by my side.”
He pushes off the bed and stands in front of me. “Then that’s where I’ll be.”
My frown morphs into a smile. “Seriously?”
“Yeah. Seriously. I have my doubts, and we barely know each other, but I want to know you.” He places his hand on my hip. “And I want a whole lot more of this.”
I hug him, loving how he feels in my arms because it feels right. Like this was always meant to be. Like fate was working hard to prove to two bumbling idiots that all they had to do was open their eyes and see what’s been right in front of them since kindergarten.
A laugh bubbles out, and he leans back. “What’s funny?”
“I can’t wait to see the look on my brothers’ faces when they find out I got an ol’ man.”
His face pinches together. “That makes me sound like I’m your dad.”
“Yeah. I guess the literal gay translation of ol’ lady doesn’t really work.”
He flashes me a sly grin. “Unless you want to start calling me Daddy?”
I shove him away and start searching for my clothes. “If anyone is the daddy in this relationship, it’s me.”
“You’re joking, right?”
We argue as we get dressed, but it’s all in fun, and it strikes me that this is the first time I’ve felt truly happy. That black spot in the back of my mind that always reminded me something was missing is now lit up. I’m not a fucking idiot. I know it’ll be hard, and things won’t always be this good.
But for now, I’m basking in the glow.
EPILOGUE
MUSTANG
My head pounds, and my arm throbs as I stumble through the backyard to my cabin. It’s been a shit night. That all changes when I see Jenson sitting on the front porch, laptop resting on his thighs, glasses perched on his nose, and collared shirt unbuttoned, revealing the silky-smooth column of his throat.
It’s been six months since he brought his truck to the shop for the first time, and we’ve had our share of complications, but we fought through and are still standing.
It took some time for Sugar to come around. Not only did she remember how Jenson treated me back then but also, she fucked his dad, which was a weird thing for all of us. We haven’t told his mom about the affair. With Stratton’s condition, it didn’t feel necessary. Some sins should die in the grave with the sinner.
I didn’t know things would work out the way they have but call it a gut instinct or fate or whatever. Doesn’t matter. What matters is that ever since we agreed to be together, there hasn’t been one question in my mind about whether he’s the right man for me. Not one.
We split time between his place and mine, neither of us willing to give up our homes. It works for now, and as long as we’re together most nights, it doesn’t matter if we share a place.
I trip, barely catching myself before I eat shit, gaining Jenson’s attention.
“Mustang?” Concern blankets his features, and he jumps to his feet, sending the laptop crashing to the wooden planks below. He jogs over, gripping me by the elbows and scanning me from head to toe. “What happened?”
I’ve come home bloody before, but never this banged up. For any other couple with one strait-laced partner and one outlaw partner, this would be a test. Not for us. I know how this will play out.
“You should see the other guy.” It’s a joke because there’s no way he’ll ever know what happened to that asshole. The only ones who do are him, me, my brothers, and the wild animals in the Great Basin Desert who are making a meal out of him right now.
Jenson doesn’t laugh. “Did Bones look you over?”
