Page 80 of Rider Forbidden
I get out of the car once dad has parked up and practically drag him to the pit where I presume Jack will be. People are buzzing around everywhere, so much busier than normal. Things have been set up to accommodate thousands of spectators, the competitors, their teams and their families. I’ve never seen it buzzing like this - it makes me want to stop and take it all in - but I need to get to Jack.
When we're nearing the pit, we see all the team stood around Jack. He’s saying something animatedly, I slow down as I hear him shout, “I do want her Denny, but I can't do it, I can't do it to you guys!”
My breath catches in my throat.
I hear Harry say “If you pick us . . . this, over love then you'll never be happy, son. I know you don't want to let the team down, but we don't want you to do this. If he pulls his money, then so be it.”
Dad speaks up - no one has seen us there. “I won't pull my money.”
Everyone spins around, Denny sees me and grins so big it looks like his face will split. Probably relief.
Dad steps forward, everyone looking at him like he’s an evil crime-lord from a Marvel movie. “I have some explaining to do. Most of my explaining will be done to Jack in private after today, but for now, I want to apologise. I should never have given you this ultimatum, I should never have got involved in Robyn's life. I'm sorry. You can do what you want with your personal life, I'm going on record here and now to say it’s none of my business.”
Jack looks so stressed, where is the happy go lucky guy that I fell for? He clenches his jaw and I see the muscle jumping in his jaw, he gives a sharp nod and then his eyes go to mine.
There’s no one else here, even though we're stood in a crowd full of people.
He pushes past my dad to get to me. Neither of us speaks, we just look at each other.
Does he even want me now, after all this?
He closes his eyes and exhales slowly. “Fuck.” He envelopes me in a hug. A hug so tight I can hardly breathe, but to have his arms around me, it feels so good, like I'm home, where I should be. I’ve missed his touch so much . . . the scent of him . . . everything.
He breaks the hug. “Robyn. I'm so sorry . . . those things I said. You know they weren't true right? About Eli?”
The fact that he addressed this first shows how much it bothered him that he said that and makes me know that I made the right decision coming here to see him. He cares! About Eli and me.
“I know . . . it’s OK.”
“I want to be with you so fucking bad. This week has been hell. We can do this right? Me and you? Out in the open?”
“If you think you can handle it?” I smile at him.
“I never thought I’d be so fucking happy to be in a relationship.” He turns around and looks at the guys grinning. “Guys I want you to meet my girlfriend, Robyn.”
I'm the girlfriend of a hot superbiker. I like it. More importantly, I'm the girlfriend of Jack Cutler, hot, sweet, funny man . . . my man.
I wave at them all goofily.
“Now don't suppose you guys could give us a minute, could you?” he asks them and raises his eyebrows.
They all leave one by one, dad first then the rest of them, they pat Jacks back or wink at me, all of them have big smiles on their faces.
He turns to me once they've gone, his eyes twinkling. “So, my girlfriend got a bit of love for her guy or what?”
I lean into him, it feels so good to be familiar with his body again. I fist his t-shirt and pull him towards me, he inhales slowly and deeply then looks at me with hooded eyes, his mouth slowly comes down and touches mine in the most barely-there kiss. It’s as though he’s scared he’s going to break me. I lean into him for more and he reaches and puts his hands on my neck, stroking my jawline with his thumb.
“I think the world of you, Danish. You've given me this gift now, of you, of your trust with Eli, I won't let you down. I love you. I love you so fucking much.”
“I love you too Jack. I didn't know it was possible to have such strong feelings for someone that I’ve only known such a short time, but I fell for you hook line and sinker. And not because of the fact that you’re a cocky bastard or that you think your god's gift, but I get to see the Jack that no one else sees, the sweet caring guy who wants to make me happy.”
“I can't believe we get to do this - after a week of feeling like I'm living in hell, not being able to speak to you even. It's been awful.”
I smile at him. “Come on kiss me already, you need to get ready for this race.”
This time he kisses me properly. I lean into him and slide my hands up his t-shirt, feeling the hard ridges of his abs quiver under my touch. I breathe in his clean scent, knowing it won't have been that long since he took a shower and the smell of his aftershave. His mouth is on mine, I respond by opening my mouth and allowing his tongue in. I feel electrical currents shoot all around my body as our tongues meet and I slide my hands up into his hair. I hear a moan escape him and I can feel his erection pressing into me, he’s as turned on as I am.
I break off the kiss breathing heavily.
