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“Not my girl…. anymore. I’ll ask her if she wants it, but you know she’s a traveling nurse. She won’t be there permanently.”

“I know. One of the nurses is going on maternity leave. She’ll be out for three months. I can talk to HR and recommend her for the job. If she takes it, she would start next week.”

“Okay. I’ll talk to her later tonight and see if that’s something she wants to do.”

I hate the idea of Madison leaving the compound, but knowing she’ll be at work with one of my brothers calms me a bit. After about fifteen minutes, she comes out of the room with a suitcase and a duffle bag. Taking both out of her hands, I follow behind her as she goes to the front desk to return her room key.

“So, do you know where you want to stay when we get back to the compound?” I ask as I put her bags into the backseat of her car.

“Umm, I guess Cara’s. I’ve spoken to her more than the others. Is she going to be okay with that? I know she has four kids at home and I’m sure having a surprise guest is a bit inconvenient. Really, I can just go wherever as long as?—”

“Maddy, take a breath,” I tell her, putting a stop to her rambling. She only rambles when she’s nervous. I need to rectify this because I need her to know nobody is looking at her as an inconvenience.

Palming her cheek, I stare into her eyes. “Cara offered her guest room to you, okay? She was more than willing to let you stay with her as was Sara and Bianca.”

She nods and takes a breath. I watch as she visibly relaxes and I smile, dropping a kiss to her forehead. When I hear her inhale sharply; I scold myself for getting too comfortable.

"Sorry." I get ready to walk away when she grabs hold of my wrist. I turn around, but she doesn’t say anything. Her cheeks are pink and she offers me a shy smile. When she lets go and closes her car door, I head over to my bike. During the ride back to the clubhouse, my head swims with hope after seeing the blush on her cheeks. I wonder if after all these years, she still feels something for me.

Before I can even think about taking things into a romantic relationship, we need to rebuild our friendship. Our friendshipwas one of the main things that made us work so well when we were younger.

When we pull up to Cara and Viper’s house, I carry her bags and lead her inside. Holding the door open, I say, “After you.”

Madison smiles and walks into the home. As soon as I shut the front door, Cara comes barreling out of her bedroom, walking backward. “Jace, no. We don’t have time. I’m cooking at the clubhouse tonight and I need to get that started, like now.”

“Well, if I can’t fuck you, I’m going to eat your pus?—”

“Hey, guys! We’re here!” I quickly interject Viper’s dirty talk.

Viper has gotten on to me so many times about walking into his house unannounced. Now I’m wishing I had followed those rules. I’m sure Madison was not expecting to get an X-rated experience living here. She’s standing next to me with wide eyes, completely speechless.

Cara turns around and face palms herself while shaking her head. “Sorry about that Madison.”

“N-no its fine. You guys are married. I get it.” Madison won’t even look at them. This is totally awkward.

Viper doesn’t seem a bit ashamed or embarrassed. Grinning, he slaps his hand down on Cara’s ass and heads for the front door. “See ya later, Hellcat.”

Cara narrows her eyes at him before she turns her attention back to us. “Let me show you the guestroom, Madison. You’ll have the entire upstairs to yourself. The triplets’ room is down here along with the nursery and playroom.”

Following Cara upstairs, she gives Madison the tour before opening the door to her room. “You also have your own private bathroom. Make yourself at home. Dinner at the clubhouse is in a few hours so I’ll see you guys then.”

Once Cara is gone, Madison burst into a fit of giggles. “Oh… my... God. Are they always like that?” she asks, laughing.

“Pretty much. Don’t worry, you won’t hear anything. They had their room soundproofed a while back.”

“Seriously?”

“Yeah. Those two can get pretty loud.” That’s truly an understatement. Back when those two first got together, you could hear them throughout the clubhouse. Blade and Torch had to resort to earplugs just so they wouldn’t hear their sister telling Viper to fuck her harder.

“So, are you sure you’re okay with this? Staying here? I feel like I pressured you a little bit.”

“I’m more than okay with this. I’ll be safe and that’s something I haven’t had in a long time.” Maddy smiles at me before walking over to her suitcase.

Anger courses through me all over again. Maddy is one of the sweetest people I know. How could he terrorize her this way? Make her run from her home?

For a decade, she has lived in fear and I will never forgive myself for being a coward and running instead of staying and getting the truth. All I can do is try and redeem myself to her for my mistakes.

We stand there for a few seconds, neither one of us saying anything. I don’t know if I should leave or stay. “Do you have work or anything?” she finally asks.

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