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“Your dad?”
“Yeah. The local chapter of The Angels MC do a bike run to raise money for the Children’s Hospital every year on Veteran’s Day. Most of them are vets like my dad was. So I started riding with them in his honor when I turned seventeen and got my first bike. Last year they needed to raise more money. The hospital’s working on funding a new wing for families of kids with cancer to stay while the kids get their treatment. So I asked Nico to ride, get some of the guys from his gym to join too.”
“And he said yes and then started training you again?”
Vi
“Sounds like you had to earn back his trust.”
“Yeah, I’m still working on that part. I haven’t touched anything except booze in six months, but I still get randomly tested.”
“Does it bother you?”
“What?”
“That it’s taking you so long to earn back his trust?”
Vi
It’s almost 3AM before Vi
“I want to come up, but I’m not going to ask.” He speaks into the top of my head, his cheek still buried in my hair.
I pull back my face, enough to look up at him while I speak. I’m just about to respond, tell him that it’s too fast and I can’t invite him up yet, when he takes my mouth in a kiss. His large hand wraps around the back of my head, holding me in place while he gently traces the outline of my mouth with his tongue before sucking my lip into his mouth and biting down roughly. My i
“Soon, Liv,” he mutters between impatient kisses when we come up for air. “I want you in my bed. Underneath me, on top of me, bent over…fuck, we’re going to invent new ways for me to have you.”
A small moan escapes my mouth and his grip tightens even more around me. “You better run now, Liv. If I hear that sound one more time, I’m going to be breaking my promise to take it slow and I’m not going to stop until you can’t walk for a few days.”
Begrudgingly, Vi
The sun is starting to come up by the time I finally relax enough to fall asleep. But when I finally do, I find the boy that I once knew, rather than the man I’ve just left, take over my dreams.
I’m sitting up against the tree, my knees drawn up to my chest, arms locked around them tightly. I look down at him, lying so casually and relaxed, his toned body sprawled out on the dark green grass. Hands folded behind his head, he smiles up at me and his pale blue eyes sparkle, contrasting beautifully against his ta
“Kiss me, Liv.”
I freeze at his words. I’ve kissed a boy before, but not one like Vi
“Liv.” Vi
Still lying with his hands casually linked behind his head, he makes no attempt to move toward me. He sees the confusion on my face. “Lean down, Liv. Bring your mouth down to me and kiss me.”
“Why?” Finally, I find my wits and speak.
“Don’t you want to?” he says, a knowing smile on his face as he speaks.
My face reddens before I even speak, giving away my embarrassment before my answer. “Yes.”
“So kiss me then.”
“But…”
“Liv.”
“What?”
“Just do it. Stop thinking for once.”
So I do. I lean down and, hesitantly, I touch my lips to his and kiss him. Gently, with closed mouth.
I sit back up and open my eyes and find Vi
My smile quickly disappears, replaced by worry and nervousness. Unconsciously, I bite my lower lip. Vi
Slowly, I lean back down to him and cover his lips with mine. At first, I’m hesitant to open my mouth, but then I do. I force myself to push all my fears away and I slip my tongue into his mouth. And that’s all it takes. Vi
Eventually Vi
“Why?” I ask.
“Why what?” Vi
“Why didn’t you kiss me? Why did you make me kiss you first?”
“I was giving you time to say no.” He smiles at me with a cocky smile. “Even though I knew you wanted to. I didn’t know if you were ready for me.”
Chapter 15
Vince
“You’re dragging your ass. Do I need to ask what you were up to last night, or do we go straight back to random testing?” Nico’s in the ring with me. He’s right, I’m wiped this morning, but it has nothing to do with partying for a change.
“I was with Liv late last night. Got home and couldn’t sleep.”
Nico laughs. “Been there, done that.”
“Yeah, took me three hours to fall asleep after leaving her.”
“And you didn’t stop at Fla
“Didn’t even think about it.” The thought never crossed my mind to pick up a GIMP, help work through the frustration I’d taken with me when I made Liv walk away last night.