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He grins and tosses me the leathers. “Put those on.”
Adrenaline ignites in my veins as Lance throws his leg over the bike and pulls his helmet on. He readjusts himself in his suit, constricted, but the way his eyes bunch up, I know he doesn’t care. He’s still smiling.
I stand unmoving as Lance twists the key and the engine comes to life. He shakes his head, just listening.
When he looks across at me, standing with the leathers clutched in my hands, I swear I see a tear sneak free of his eye. “Give me a couple of minutes,” he shouts.
I nod my head, my heart in my throat, as he takes off out of the garage and rides off down the lane. My feet take me to the gravel, watching him as long as I can before he disappears. And I know in this moment that I made the right decision. The uncertainty was worth it to see the look on his face.
“It sounds good.”
I turn and find my dad on the terrace, looking down at me.
I’m still buzzed and manage a grin. “It’s incredible.”
“You did well to get it finished so quickly, sweetheart. I’m proud of you.”
“Thank you, Dad.”
“Are you going out?” he asks, nodding at the leathers.
“I think so.”
“Well, be careful.” He gives me a wink and then looks up, the sound of the engine roaring as it appears at the end of the lane stealing both of our attention.
Lance pulls up a couple of feet away and locks his eyes on me. “Get dressed, sunshine.” His eyes go to my dad on the terrace as I slide off my black boots and pull on the leathers. “You want a ride, old man?”
My dad chuckles, leaning against the granite stone. “I’m just fine watching from up here.”
I pull on the helmet, and Lance leans toward me, knocking my hands away and doing up the strap. He pulls it tight to my chin then checks it again.
“Am I good to go?”
He cocks his head for me to get on.
I grab my bag off the bottom step and practically jump onto the back, hugging his waist and pulling my feet up onto the foot pegs.
“I’m scared.”
“Don’t be scared,” Lance shouts.
I wrap my arms around him. “It’s a good scared.”
“You ready, sunshine?”
“Where are you taking me?”
He sets off out of the drive, waving to my dad before picking up speed and flying down the lane.
I grip him tighter.
“Somewhere no one can hear you scream.”
Lance had no idea where he was going when we left Lowerwick, and I ended up sending him down the back roads at Rosestone, knowing Frey and Glen wouldn’t even know we were there.
There’s an old cabin on the far side of the lake which is in dire need of renovation, but after Elliot, Mason, and I claimed it as our own as kids, Frey and Glen decided to let us have it for ourselves. It’s also where Elliot and Mason would go to sneak girls over.
“Read me one more,” I plead.
