“It was fine. Nothing exciting happened.” She shrugs her shoulder, and her sweater slips to the side, giving me a peek at her luscious skin.

Reaching across the table, I take her soft hand in mine and rub my thumb lightly over her knuckles. After placing a kiss on the back of her hand, I tell her about my long week. “Waiting the whole week to see you again was torture.”

Her stunning eyes widen as she takes a sip of her wine. The waiter approaches the table, interrupting us. His eyes keep moving back to Hadley, raising my hackles. Once he leaves, I turn to my girl.

As we eat, I tell her about my job and the MC. “So,” she bites her bottom lip, “you’re the President of a motorcycle club?” The unease is evident in her expressive eyes.

After taking a sip of my beer, I smile and explain, “We’re just a group of guys who share a love of the road and have forged a brotherhood. We all know what it's like to constantly have all eyes on us. Most of my brothers have a hard time trusting outsiders since our wealth makes us targets. It’s nice to know my brothers have my back.” She doesn’t look convinced. “We do charity drives and have fun together, but nothing illegal.”

“Doesn’t it bother you, people assuming you guys are criminals?” A frown crosses her pouty lips.

“Not really. This town knows most of us, and we’ve never caused any big trouble.” I wink at her. As the night goes on, my girl relaxes. The waiter is still pressing his luck by staring at Hadley each time he comes by the table. When I hand him my credit card, I give him a dark look conveying my displeasure.

As we drive back to her place, my mood darkens. In a few minutes, I’ll have to leave Hadley at her apartment while I go home alone. Needing to convince my girl to go on a second date, I ask, “Would you like to go for a ride this weekend? We could head down to the Silver Spoon Falls Riviera for a picnic.” The lake on the outskirts of town is a hotspot, but I know a little hidden area that’s the perfect place to take my girl for a date.

“That sounds like fun,” she agrees, and I breathe a sigh of relief. We make arrangements to have lunch at the lake. It’s early spring in Texas, and dinnertime could be chilly.

I walk Hadley to her front door and pull her into my arms. As her curvy body melts against mine, my erection grows. “I had a great time,” I tell her before kissing her. Hunger roars through my body, and I nearly lose control. I run my tongue along the seam of her lips, and she opens for me. While our tongues tangle, she melts against me and slips her hands up my back. I groan into her mouth before forcing myself to pull my lips from hers. I lay my forehead against hers and look into her stunning eyes. “I’ll pick you up at twelve tomorrow.”

“See you then.” She smiles and turns to open her door. I watch her step in before heading down the stairs.

Since my apartment in town doesn’t fit into my future plans with Hadley, I meet with a real estate agent the next morning to begin the process of buying a piece of property close to the clubhouse.

I stop at the Rodeo Drive Market to pick up the lunch and wine I ordered earlier this morning. After putting the bag in my saddlebag, I head to my kitten’s apartment. Kyra opens the door and steps back to let me enter. “Please be careful with Hadley.” She crosses her arms over her chest and raises an eyebrow. “My sister has never ridden a bike before.”

“I wouldn’t ever do anything to hurt her,” I reassure her. “I’d protect her with my life.” My girl already means everything to me.

“Good.” Kyra walks down the short hall and calls, “Hadley, your biker is here.”

When my girl steps out of the bedroom wearing tight jeans and a black t-shirt, I nearly self-combust. Having her luscious curves pressed against my back all the way to the Silver Spoon Falls Riviera will be torture. After hugging her sister, Hadley takes my hand and follows me down to my bike.

She tenses when we step next to my black bike. “I’ve never done this before,” she admits.

“Don’t worry,” I reassure her. “I’ll take care of you.” I grab the extra helmet I strapped to my bike this morning and help her put it on and secure it. Then I give her a few instructions. “We’ll go slow through town.” After making sure the mics work, and she’s snug against me, we take off. My girl is a natural.

Within a few minutes, she relaxes her death grip on me. Her fingers begin to run slow circles on my stomach, and my cock grows behind my zipper.

I turn onto the road that leads to the lake, and she tightens her hold on me. “You doing okay?” I ask.

“This is so much fun.”

Smiling to myself, I head to the back of the lake where few people go. The large man-made lake has a country club on one side with an amusement park across the lake from it. The furthest part of the lake has less traffic since there are no amenities. After finding a place to park under the trees, I help Hadley off the bike, then grab our lunch and the blanket I stowed in my saddlebag.

“Let’s go set this up over there.” I point to a spot way out of sight from most of the lake. The early spring weather is perfect. Seventy-five degrees with a light breeze.

After I spread the red and blue plaid blanket, I sit on the ground next to my girl. She stretches back and glances at me. “That ride was awesome.”

I smile at her. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

While we eat, she explains how she and Kyra inherited the florist shop from their great aunt. “We always loved spending summers here with Aunty Poppy.” She shrugs. I’m glad they made that decision, but I’m sorry I didn’t meet my girl months ago. In just a few days, she’s become the most important thing in my life.

CHAPTERSIX

HADLEY

Istare into his warm brown eyes and feel my insides turn to mush. My unused girly parts are begging me to make a move on the hot biker, but I don’t even know where to start. While I’m debating my options, he reaches over and runs his finger across my bottom lip. Goosebumps break out along my spine as I lean into his touch.

I don’t resist when he wraps his large hand around the back of my neck and pulls me close for a kiss. His tongue pushes into my mouth, and I melt against his hard chest. Cash slips his warm hand under my t-shirt and slides it slowly up my back, and I forget about everything around us.