Page 36 of Arrow: Riding Rebels MC

I planned to make breakfast, but a quick look at the clock let me know that it was about lunchtime. Gingerly, I climbed from Arrow’s bed and trekked toward the door. I needed to freshen up so I could get our day started. On the walk yesterday, I found a library, and I wanted to take Hendrix so I could see what activities they had.

By the time I made it downstairs, Arrow was walking through the front door, holding a stack of mail.

“Hey. We need to talk about last night before we go on about our days.”

He looked me dead in the eyes, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he regretted our night.

“Oh…”

“It’s nothing bad. Just want to make some things clear now that you’ve given me that part of you. I don’t take that lightly, but you also shouldn’t take what I need to say lightly either.”

He kissed my forehead as he passed me, and I stood there, in the middle of the kitchen floor, stuck.

Last night had been important to me because I saw something in Arrow that I wished to see in Gideon for years. Had an ex sat in Gideon’s lap, he probably would have taken her into the clubhouse and slept with her. I was aware of the bad blood between Izzy and Arrow, but Gideon would have done the action to spite me. However, Arrow’s stance on me never wavered, and it felt right. What did having sex mean for the future?

I was a little nervous, but since I had opened that door, there was no closing it.

“Do you have a taste for anything specific for lunch?”

“I haven’t broken in my island, so my choice is you, but I’m cool with whatever you want.”

I gasped and couldn’t help the blush that found its way to my cheeks. Turning toward the refrigerator, I opened the door and looked at what we had. I had gotten a lot of things but mostly things that had to be prepared, and I regretted that.

“We can have hoagies and chips. Is that all right with you, sir?” I replied instead of entertaining his initial comment.

Arrow chuckled and confirmed that my option for lunch would be good. While I prepared our food, my mind wandered to the night before, and my flesh felt warm all over. I didn’tunderstand what I had just signed up for, but if I only had myself to be honest with… I could admit that I was ready.

Only thing standing in the way of my freedom was Gideon, and all of a sudden, I was no longer afraid about him finding us because I knew what waited on the other side for him.

I was supposedto be at the shop early this morning, but I found myself up under Cecilia and Hendrix yet again.

The only reason we weren’t together now was because Hendrix had a blowout, and his mama wanted to bathe him. I was cool on smelling his grown man poop, so I went to the shop to check on Snoopy’s progress with Buck’s bike. Keeping my mind on the task at hand was difficult because I wanted to be with them, but I tried not to be overwhelming.

When I got inside, I was surprised to see Izzy in my office, waiting for me.

“Don’t leave us to deal with her.” I smirked because Snoopy swore he knew me. “I can see your escape all over your face. Get this over with so she can be on her way.”

“Her ass shouldn’t be here at all, but I got this.”

“Uh-huh. Hopefully, whatever you say to her gets through so she can stop walking around here looking dumb.”

I chuckled and shook my head as I left him standing in the showroom.

The moment I crossed the threshold, Izzy looked up and smiled at me, but I gave her nothing. I simply crossed my arms over my chest and waited for her to speak. She came toward me, and I took a step back because I didn’t want to give her the impression that she could touch me. Her shoulders dropped, and she looked past me then sighed.

I hiked my right eyebrow, and she took a deep breath and finally spoke up.

“I wanted to apologize for my actions last night.”

“No, you don’t. You did that on purpose, hoping Charlie would see and cause some kind of issues between us?—”

“You don’t even know her for y’all to be an us, Arrow. She just came waltzing in, looking like a battered woman, and you fell for her act. We don’t know anything about her, yet you have her staying in your house. What was wrong with the clubhouse? What if she’s robbing you blind right under your nose?”

Both my eyebrows shot up because Izzy had some nerve talking about someone ripping me off.

The nerve of this woman who had played me for a fool to accuse someone else of using me. I couldn’t believe my ears. It had been months since everything came to light, but there was no way she forgot all the shit she and my father did to me. He had been banished for years, but to my surprise, the two of them had never lost contact. If I could make her disappear, I would have right then because there wasn’t enough room in my office with her audacity, me, and her. I took a deep breath so my anger wouldn’t pull me out of character.

After counting to twenty, six times, I laughed, and Izzy’s brows dipped.

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