Page 24 of Ace's Ascension

“Like I said, delicious.” I wink before swatting her ass and taking my seat at the bar.

The other bartender that swatted Liz’s ass with a towel winked at me before giving Liz a look with his hands on his hips. “Girl, you better spill.” I realize now, he isn’t after my womanand my face turns a dark shade of red. “Good lord, he is big, bad, and blushes!” He squeals and fans his face.

“Darrien, shut up.” Liz swats him with her towel. I laugh and they both turn to look at me. Liz smiles brightly while it’s Darrien’s turn to blush.

Hours later, Liz has served her last customer and the lights turn back on in the nightclub. I hung out with Kayne, Poison, Blayze, Siren, Rooster, Alyssa, Stryker, and Holly the rest of the night while keeping an eye on Liz. Each time a customer tried to get handsy with Liz, I’d stalk over there and stand behind them until they realized they messed with the wrong woman.

Liz would shake her head with a smile on her face. She isn’t ashamed of my caveman ways and I’m not ashamed of them either. It might have been bad for tips, but fuck it, I’m not letting any man touch my woman.

Liz does the last of her closing shit and comes out the back with her purse and keys. I rise from the stool and plant a heated kiss on her lips. “What was that for?” Liz asks breathlessly.

“I’ve been wanting to do that all night. It’s hot watching you work.” I respond.

“Girl, does he have any friends that swing my way?” Darrien asks with his hands on his hips.

I smirk, “Unfortunately, no. But if we do, I’ll send them your way.”

“Appreciate that biker man.” Darrien taps me on the chest before sauntering out of the nightclub.

“I’m sorry we didn’t get to hang out,” Alyssa approaches us and hugs Liz.

“It’s ok. Tonight was busier than normal.” Liz responds.

“Hey, brother you good?” Kayne asks. Poison is wrapped around him like a spider monkey.

“Yeah, we’re good. I’m going to take Liz for a ride then return to my apartment tonight instead of the Clubhouse.” I give Kayne a bro-hug.

“All right, we’ll see you tomorrow. Church at nine.” I raise an eyebrow. That’s in less than six hours. I don’t foresee anyone being up

“See ya then,” I respond. Blayze, Rooster, and Stryker give me a bro-hug and their Ol’ Ladies hug Liz before they file out of the club. Now, it’s just the two of us, alone. “Ready?” I ask raising an eyebrow.

“Ready.” Liz nods her head and inhales a deep breath.

The fresh night air enters my lungs as we leave the nightclub with my arm draped over Liz’s shoulders. She is snuggled against my chest and her arm is wrapped around my waist. Once we reach my bike, I kiss the top of her head and reluctantly release her, grabbing her helmet I had stowed in the saddle bag. Settling the brain bucket on her head, I lean down and capture Liz’s lips with my own. Her taste drives me insane and I can’t get enough of her sweet flavor.

Liz settles her hand on my chest and gently pushes me away breathing hard. “If we don’t stop, we won’t be going anywhere.”

“While I think that is a fantastic idea, it’s not what I promised you.” I strap on my brain bucket and straddle my Harley. I pop the kickstand up and balance my bike between my thighs. “Hop on Sweet Cheeks and let's go for a ride.”

Liz climbs on the back of my bike and wraps her arms around my waist. She doesn’t have the hang of getting on with confidence, but I’m not planning on letting her go, so we’ll work on it together. Liz snuggles against my back, her thighs squeezing me tightly as I fire up my bike and put it in first.

We ride for a couple of hours until we reach the shoreline of Lake Michigan. I pull into a deserted parking lot near the shoreline, pop my kickstand down and turn my bike off. Daylight is rising behind us and soon this place will be full of people. Liz climbs off the back of my bike and her legs wobble slightly.

“Damn, my ass hurts.” Liz groans. I dismount my bike and pull her body against mine, rubbing her ass with my large hands. A shiver of lust traces my spine as Liz’s groan turns into a moan. Images of what I could do to her out here flips through my head but I tamp that shit down. I can’t hold up my end of the bargain if all I can think about is her wrapped around me while we sit on my Harley, naked.

“How’s that?” I ask, stepping back and releasing her ass. Liz pouts but smiles when I put my arm around her shoulders, drawing her into me.

“Better. Only, I’m worried about the ride home. What if my ass falls asleep and I tumble off the bike?” Liz looks at me seriously and I try to hold back a laugh.

“If it gets to be too much, let me know and we’ll stop and rest. I won’t let your cute little ass tumble off my bike.”

“Promise?”

“Promise.” We walk to the end of the pavement where it meets the sand and I remove my boots and socks. Liz cocks an eyebrow, but I grin at her. “Take them off and come on. We’re going to miss the best part.” I point to her shoes and socks. Liz takes them off and we walk toward Lake Michigan, hand in hand.

I sit on the sand, close to the waves crashing against the sand and pull Liz down next to me. This conversation will be hard, but it needs to be done. Liz settles against my side and I kiss the top of her head.

“What I’m going to tell you is something not many people know about. I need you to promise me you won’t ever repeat thisto anyone. I’ve done what I had to do to deal with the memories.” I can’t look Liz in the eyes as I tell her about my childhood. She nods her head against my chest and I inhale a deep breath.

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