Page 31 of Bikers & Bars

“It has been,” Romeo kissed my temple. “Though, I can think of something to make it even better.”

“What would that be?” I asked coyly, making a show of looking shocked. “Tattoos and food… what more could you want?”

“To fuck you until the only thing you crave is my cock filling you up?” Romeo asked with a deadpan expression and I choked on air.

“Romeo!”

“You asked,” he kept his expression blank but his eyes were bright with laughter.

“I swear you’re all the same,” I rolled my eyes at his shenanigans but couldn’t fully suppress the smile tugging my lips upward.

“There is one other place I’d love to take you, but they aren’t open during the day, so I’d have to plan it.”

“Where?” I asked, trying to figure out what was only open at night.

“Do you like scary movies?” he asked, his voice going up slightly with hope.

I eyed him attempting to figure out what the right answer was. Horror movies and I didn’t get along.

At all.

Creepy dolls attacking people? Terrifying as fuck. Nuns killing people? No fucking thank you. But when he gave me those puppy-dog eyes I found myself telling him I loved them.

What the hell is wrong with me?

“We will have to plan a date night, just the two of us, and I’ll take you to my favorite theater! They have an awesome vintage horror night every month. We can work out the details with Loki so it doesn’t mess with your work schedule.”

“That sounds great,” I told him with a brave smile as our order was called out.

He got up to grab them as Hazel and Sienna sat down by me. Emiliano and Alessandro were still with Valentina on the other side of the food truck place.

“What’s wrong?” Sienna asked as soon as she saw my face.

“Romeo asked if I loved horror movies and I told him yes because he looked so damn hopeful,” I summarized in a rushed whisper.

Hazel and Sienna blinked at me before bursting out into laughter at my expense. Hazel shook her head as she popped a fry into her mouth.

“You’re going to be miserable. Ah, young love,” she teased.

They let the conversation drop as Romeo came back to the table with a spring in his step. He was a bit distracted as he passed over my bowl. The poor guy was likely planning a future of horror films and spooky dates and here I was terrified of the thought already.

“Oh, shit, we need drinks,” Hazel said, frowning around the table since not one of us had thought about it.

“We’ve got it,” Romeo said, gesturing for the twins to join him. When they were gone, my besties picked the conversation right back up.

“What are you going to do?” Sienna asked.

“Go,” I said with a shrug. “This secret is going to the grave and don’t you dare spill it.”

“He’s going to notice that you’re hiding behind your hands,” Hazel pointed out. “Remember that one Halloween we tried to flood you with them so you wouldn’t be scared anymore?”

“Oh my god, shut up,” I begged her but Sienna was already cracking up.

“Yes, she hid behind the couch and wouldn’t peek out at all. She had a whole blanket cloak to hide inside,” she tacked on.

“That was after she threw the popcorn at one of the lamest jump-scares in the franchise,” Hazel snorted at the memory and gave me a look. “He’s going to know.”

“I hate you both,” I whined as I went back to my ramen and tried to ignore their teasing comments. They were right, though. It had ‘disaster’ written all over it.

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