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I need the open road.
I need freedom.
I need this goddamn run.
8
Yenni
I’ve worked extra hours at the shop. I’ve made myself scarce for the most part. I haven’t gone back to the clubhouse, just like Cage said not to. I can follow the rules when I want to.
The door to the shop chimes, but I know Marsha already left.
“I’ll be there in a minute,” I call out from the back. I finish putting things away before I walk down the hallway and back out front. I stop dead in my tracks when I see Twitch standing there.
“What do you want?”
“How you doin’?”
“What do you want, Twitch?”
“Thought we’d pick up where we left off the other night,” he replies casually. I shudder at the thought of what happened that night.
“I don’t think so. You need to leave before I call Cage.”
“Cage isn’t here,” he says, stepping closer to me. My heart is pounding against my ribs in a frantic rhythm. I have nowhere to run. There’s nowhere for me to go. I step back a little as I watch him.
“Which is why I’ll call him and tell him you’re harassing me.”
“Harrasin’ you? Come on now, Yenni. You know this isn’t like that.”
“Then what’s it like?” I ask him, wishing he’d walk out the door and leave. I don’t know what it is he wants from me, but he isn’t going to get it.
“You and me. The touchin’, the dancin’, the chemistry.”
“There is no chemistry, Twitch. It was just dancing,” I tell him. He steps closer, and it feels like my throat is clogged. I can’t suck any air in, and it freaks me out that he’s even here.
“We both know that’s a goddamn lie, Yenni. If Cage was out of the picture, would you want me?” His question is blunt and to the point. I open my mouth, but words don’t form. How can he even ask that? “I can make that happen.” Now my heart beats faster, blood pounding in my ears. Is he threatening Cage’s life right now?
“He’s your president.” Twitch shrugs.
“Minor issue.”
“How can you even say that?” I take another small step back until my back hits the counter. He knows he has me trapped.
“It is what it is, yeah? Now answer the question.” It’s not a question anymore. It’s a demand.
“No. It wouldn’t matter. There is nothing between us, Twitch.” He smirks and takes a few more steps toward me when the bell over the door rings again. I suck air into my lungs now, knowing someone else is here to witness this.
“Yenni?” Oh my god, is that Scott? I shift to look around Twitch when I see him, and I almost blow out a breath of relief.
“Hey. I didn’t know you’d be in today. You ready to finish that tat?” I ask, begging him with my eyes. He must catch on because he nods his head before he speaks.
“Yeah. I was just going to see if you had extra space for me.”
“I do. We were just finishing up here,” I say, moving my gaze back to Twitch. He grins at me before nodding his head.
“Yeah, we’re done for now,” he agrees before turning and walking out the door. I close my eyes for a brief second when I feel Scott’s hands on my shoulders.
