Lyon – Chapter 6
I was gone for about an hour before I felt it was safe to return. I’d done some thinking while I was gone, and I’d realized that part of my problem was Char’s stupid prediction, which made no sense because I don’t believe in that shit anyway.
So there was really nothing like a blooming attraction, or anything going on, just the power of suggestion I guess.
I turned the corner and almost had a heart attack. She was standing on the seat of a power bike holding onto the handlebars while my crew stood around watching her.
position.
en my legs finally worked anyway.
er face behind the helmet.
n they saw me coming, an
f the bike, removed her helmet, and placed it under her arm. She had her head down, biting into her lip no do
mbarrass her in front of the men.
or brightness.
“Don’t you clowns have better things to do?” I turned to the men who were br
more praise as they left.
me.” I turned and headed to the office, Kat behind me chattering away like a magpie.
r to precede me, then closing it I pushed her back against it.
ver pull a stunt like that again, and I’ll tan your little a*s you hear me?”
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her, when I couldn’t explain it to myse
promise, you don’t have to worry, and I wear all my protective gear see
s suit.
g happy, unlike her usual withdrawn self. How co
re anything else you like as much, anything safe
hat light in her eyes?
ot real
at soft little girl voice again.
afer hobby?
unts, then you’ll have to wait until I’m there to make sure you’re sa
uff, I’ll be careful I promise.” She wouldn’t look me in the eye as she blushed.
a shy.
e it, Katarina, either I’m there or you don’t do them.”
hen you’re here.”
n the forefront of my mind.
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COLT
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ut my little daredevil pulling any more stunts, and I sta
ng her do that shit, but that would only raise a lot of questions. And since there was no real boss, or an underling divide, these nosy f***s wouldn’t think twice about sticking their noses in my damn business.
ll haven’t cornered Jared as yet to give him a piece of my mind, but I’ll get to that soon enough.
tle interlude between those two, little sister my a*s.
e uneventful thank God. I stayed away from the office
s just a d
no one wondered why I was spending more time in the shop and less in the office.
er plaguing my a*s all the time wasn’t enough, my mother was up to something, an
eaky about some shit, but usually I’d have a hint because she couldn’t keep a secret to save her life. This time, nothing, but she was all sugary sweet and smilin
he thinks her and her busy body hen pack, as he calls them, get up to.
ook clubs/hen pecking sessions seriously.
ere possible.
strange reason, were taking it easy on her with the jokes. Usually my boys would’ve picked her carcass clean like a condor on carrion but, nothing. I guess because of Storm.
missed the f**k out of our little skirmishes, and that pissed me off.
known her a week, so why should she take up so much space in my head? other than to wonder what hair brained scheme she was getting up to that would break her fool neck.
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fetching her last minute shit. I think we must’ve bought every available bag of ice in Gre
ing to go get ready for the BBQ?”
is heat?”
get here do you?”
y’re not twelve.”
th your mother, and go get dressed. You’ll feel better after you do.”
ned and headed for the door.
invited her.
t she was doing today, since the whole town would b
, let it do its thing.
g out with laughter and conversation.
y friends and family together having a good time. Now
lking shop.
Don’t you freaks know how to rela
Grimaldi racing bike is killer, tha
s dragged her off somewhere, l
o fry Jared’s a*s.”
ut up, Pete.” Jared elbowed him, as most of the crew excep
picnic tables mom had set up and loo
s that?”
oked anything like her back, then damn.
orthy prick.
friend.” I pointed with my beer to where my sister was talking to the
ction.
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ned at that moment, and my fu