Page 17 of Bee

"I wouldn't say I settled down. The man won't even touch me. It's annoying." I scoff and Vexx laughs.

"So you're back with us? Nothing feels right with you gone."

"I'm here Vexx. I'll always be here. Just tell me where you want me." She's giving me another chance and I'm so grateful.

"Well right now I need you going around asking for donations. We've got the woman's welfare drive next month and we could use the help."

"I'm on it!" I pull her into a quick hug before turning to walk back over to where I left Rye getting the third degree from Free and the rest of the girls. I'm sure if I left him there for a second longer Free would've forced him to give her his social security number.

He's not flustered, though. It's impressive.

"Let's go to work." I pull him away from everyone.

"What are we going to do?" Rye questions.

"Well, you're going to help me get some donations for a woman's welfare drive the club is putting on."

"Sounds good to me."

He's so open to helping me, so open to just being there for me. It's such a fucking turn on.

Everything feels like it's going so perfect. For the first time in a long time I'm happy.

I walk over to a small booth ready to start on my spiel about Eve's Fury and what we do for the community when a familiar voice stops my heart.

Slowly I turn around and all the pain I've been trying to push away comes rushing back like a freight train.

I'd never thought I'd see him again.

It's Cage.

He's here.

And once again, my heart feels like it's being ripped to pieces.

"Cage?" I say out loud almost as if I can't believe what I'm seeing. No, not almost. I can't believe it. I never thought I'd see him again. When he was pulled away in the cop car I did my best to erase him from my life.

Honestly, I can say it was the moment I realized that alcohol could be a great friend. Not great for me but it worked to get my mind off him. I can't blame it all on him but I can say without a doubt that he was one of the main reasons for the start of my downward spiral.

"Bee, wow." His eyes open up a little wider. "Out of all the farmer's markets, in all the world." He smirks at me and I can feel the very beginnings of the butterflies trying to go ham in my gut.

This man has a direct line to my desire. He could sneeze and make me horny.

My eyes drift to the side and I see a woman standing next to him. I'm glad he's her problem now.

"Right. Nice to see that you've got out." I look away as if I'm trying to find someone else. I don't want him to think I'm too interested in anything he has to say. He broke me. I don't want him to know he has any more power over me.

"Yeah, recently actually. How are things with you?"

"Good. Perfect, actually." I lie.

"You selling?" He gestures to the other stands in the area.

"No, my club is here trying to get donations for a woman's drive." I gesture to the large truck in the back of the area. I don't see any of the other girls around so I'm assuming they are out doing what I'm supposed to be doing right now.

"Your club?" He raises his eyebrow, those dark eyes piercing into me.

"Yeah, Eve's Fury. We're a motorcycle club." I explain. Usually when I tell someone this I'm waiting for some type of snicker or sly remark but I know Cage knows the power of an MC. He knows exactly what comes along with it. When I see the slight expression of him being impressed, I do a little dance on the inside. I don't know why I'd be happy with him being impressed but I guess I just want him to know that my life didn't end when he left me.

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