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“I don’t want to put you out,” she said to Savage.
“Not at all. Blade is one of our brothers and we help each other out all the time. You seem to be family to him and Wren, so that makes you my family too.” Trixie wasn’t expecting him to say that. It was sweet that he wanted to help her, but it also meant that she’d have to come clean with Wren sooner than later.
“That’s very sweet of you, Savage,” Trixie said.
“We better get going,” Blade grumbled. “I’m sure that Savage has to get back to the bar. I’ll drop you off at your place, Sis,” he said.
“Um, I was thinking about sticking around here and having a beer or two,” Wren said. Trixie could tell that her friend was egging on her brother, and from the way the vein in Blade’s neck seemed to pop out, it was working. Even Savage seemed to be able to tell that Wren was getting under Blade’s skin.
“Man, I don’t envy you,” Savage teased.
“Thanks,” Blade grumbled. He turned to Wren and grabbed her hand. “You are not staying here with these guys. They’ll eat you alive.”
“Well, that doesn’t sound half bad to me,” Wren teased.
“Good fucking Lord,” Blade mumbled to himself. “We’re leaving.” He pulled Wren along with him and she turned back to smile at Savage.
“Good meeting you, Savage,” Wren said.
“You too, Wren,” Savage said.
“Thank you again for your help,” Trixie said.
“No problem,” Savage said, “I’ll be in touch with Blade as soon as I have some information about your stalker.” Yeah, she was going to have to come clean with Wren much sooner than she wanted to, but her friend deserved to hear about her bad decisions from her and not some guy who ran a biker bar.
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Owen
Owen Blaine wasn’t about to let the sexy red head in the corner go home with anyone else except him. She was the hottest woman he’d seen in a damn long time and the way the other guys seemed to be circling her just plain pissed him off. Even his older brother, Maverick was eyeing her and if he let his brother get to her first, there would be no doubt that Mav would be the one she’d be leaving with tonight. He couldn’t let that happen. The last time he and his brother were involved with the same woman, they both ended up heartbroken, not that Mav ever let on that he was.
“Who’s the hot chick in the corner?” Maverick asked.
“No idea,” Owen admitted. She hadn’t ever been into the Dirty Riders club before. He would have remembered her if she had. “She’s not that hot,” he lied, trying to throw his brother off her scent. From the hungry look in his eyes, Mav wasn’t buying what he was selling.
“You’re a fucking liar,” Mav accused. “I saw the way that you looked at her. Hell, every guy in this fucking place is looking at her. You going to do something about it or is she up for grabs?”
“Up for grabs,” Owen repeated. “Jesus, Mav, you’re an asshole, aren’t you?”
His brother threw back his head and laughed at what Owen had said and he blew out his breath. It could have gone either way with his brother. Either he’d say something that would have Mav pounding on his face or he’d just laugh. Owen was glad that his brother thought that he was being funny because he didn’t have time for stitches tonight.
“Thanks, man,” Maverick said. “So, you gonna go over there and talk to her, or am I? After the deal with both of us dating Amy, I don’t want to have to deal with any of that shit again. You followed her around like a fucking puppy.”
“Did not,” Owen shouted over the music. “You’re an asshole and I’m going over there and talking to her.”
“All right then,” Mav said. “When you strike out, let me know so that I can beat these other fuckers to her.”
“I’m not going to strike out,” Owen insisted. Sure, he probably would, but he was trying to stay positive, even if his brother was most likely going to win the girl. It’s how things usually went when they wanted the same girl. Hell, they even fought over girls back in high school, not that any of them ever paid attention to Owen once Maverick or his twin, Steel, walked into the room. His older twin brothers always got the girls, and he was getting sick of playing second fiddle to them both.
When they weren’t fighting over a woman, things were usually pretty good between them. It had been just the three of them for so long, that Owen had forgotten how life was when their parents were still around. His dad left when he was just a little kid and for a long time, it was just him, Mav, Steel, and their mom. She got cancer when he was a junior in high school and died before he graduated, but Maverick and Steel were there to watch him walk across the stage. They even got him a cake and threw him a little party—just the three of them, to celebrate. Maverick and Steel had become his only family and the three of them had learned how to get along in life together.
Steel joined the Navy at about the same time as Owen had joined the Army. He was a medic and had served two deployments so far. He knew that them both taking off on Maverick wasn’t fair, but he insisted that they follow their own paths. Maverick stayed in town, opening his own bike shop, just like he had always dreamed of doing, and whenever Owen and Steel could get home for a visit, they did. The one thing Owen was sure of—if he needed one of his older brothers, they’d be there for him, no questions asked.
He knew that Mav was right—if he didn’t go over and ask the pretty woman out, one of the other guys would, and then, he’d miss out on his chance with her. Owen walked across the bar to where she sat and stared her down. He was willing her to turn around and notice him, but she just kept her eyes on the beer that she had been nursing. He cleared his throat twice before she turned to look over her shoulder at him.
“Can I help you?” she asked. God, he hoped so.
