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“Hey,” I rasped. Reaching out, I grasped her hip and tugged her closer. She leaned down and pressed her lips softly to mine. It took every ounce of my restraint to keep it PG. Because if I didn’t, she and I were never going out on this date. I was going to bend her over my bike and fuck her for everyone to see instead.
I stood off the bike and grabbed the extra helmet I’d picked up a couple of days ago. “I hope you didn’t put a lot of work into your hair,” I told her as she fastened her blonde strands back into a low ponytail using the hair tie on her wrist.
She shook her head. “Nope. I hate fussing with my hair.”
I chuckled. “My kind of girl.”
And fuck, the way she smiled at me… like my words meant the goddamn world to her…
I was a goner. No damn question about it. Blakely had me wrapped around her pinkie, and I knew I would doanythingto see her aim another one of those beautiful smiles at me.
Blakely forkeda bite of steak into her mouth. For a few minutes now, she looked like she wanted to ask me something but was too nervous to do so. I’d been waiting to see if she would just ask it; I had nothing to hide from her. But she wasn’t opening her mouth.
“You look like something is on your mind,” I finally said, arching a brow at her.
A light blush stole over her cheeks. “I didn’t think I was being that obvious.”
I snorted. “Sweet girl, your thoughts sort of play out over your face like a neon sign. What’s up?”
She sighed and set her fork down, her blue eyes nervously locking on mine. “Uhm, there’s a rumor at Hooked that you did a stint in prison. Is that true?”
I nodded, my gut tightening. I’d never been ashamed of my time inside. I owned that shit. But suddenly, the thought of her walking away from me because of my record… it made me want to throw up.
“Nine long fucking years.” I cocked my head to the side the slightest bit. “Is that a deal breaker for you?”
Blakely snorted. “Prison? God, no. If I were a normal woman, it probably would be, but I’m not normal.” My lips quirked with a smile. I swore she was the only woman capable of making me smile this easily. Hell, to be real, she was the onlyperson. “If you don’t mind me asking, what’d you go in for?”
I cut into my steak. “Grand theft and arson. Stole a car and got caught burning down a house.” I shrugged one shoulder. “I was doing what I could to try to support my brothers.”
Surprise lit up her eyes. “You have brothers?”
I nodded. “Five of them, though we’re not blood-related. We were in the system together. Met through the group home we all got tossed into.”
Her eyes softened. “You had it rough.” When I nodded, she reached across the table and gently clasped her fingers around my wrist. “We all have our demons, Jax. I have mine, too.”
“What happened to you?” I bluntly asked her. I wasn’t the best at conversation, but somehow, I knew she wouldn’t take offense to that. Fuck, she hadn’t taken offense to anything I’d ever done or said to her. Blakely was…it was like she wasmadefor me.
She released my wrist and picked up her fork again. “I did time in juvie when I was sixteen. My mom’s boyfriend got handsy with me when my mom was too drunk to cooperate with him, and I beat the fuck out of him with a baseball bat.”
I grinned at her, pride swelling in my chest. “Good for you for taking care of yourself.”
She smiled. “I grew up in a shitty home. Learning to defend myself was necessary for survival. And honestly, that time I spent in juvie was the best few months of my childhood.”
I grabbed her hand in mine. “The next time a man tries to touch you, you let me know. I’ll finish him for you.”
Her eyes went all hazy. “Yeah?” she rasped. My cock hardened behind my zipper.
“Yeah, sweet girl,” I growled. I stroked my thumb along the inside of her wrist, her pulse fluttering rapidly right beneath the skin. I couldn’t get enough of how much I affected her. It was damn near addicting. “I’ll always protect you.”
Blakely’s armsloosened around my waist as I slowed down to pull into the gas station, parking behind an old, beat-up, maroon car at the pumps. Blakely slid off and removed her helmet, handing it to me. “I need to use the restroom. Do you want me to pay while I’m inside?”
I shook my head as I swung my leg over the bike, setting our helmets on the seat afterward. “Nah, sweet girl. Go on and do what you need.”
She walked past the maroon car, glancing inside of it, but then her steps faltered, her eyes widening in horror. Immediately, I was on the move. “Blakely?—”
She swung horror-filled eyes to mine, her face pale. “Jax…”
I grasped her wrist, tugging her behind me as I glanced into the car.
