“Then let’s keep on having some fun.”
Grace nodded. “I’m not going to help Pixie.”
He chuckled. “He’s got a long way to go before Suzy will look at him. One day he’ll change.”
“I doubt that.”
“You’ll be surprised. I never thought I’d see James settle down, yet he’s not looked at another woman since Cora.”
He pulled up outside of her apartment.
She climbed out and was surprised when he did the same.
“You don’t have to come up.”
“I’m going to make sure you get to your apartment safely.”
Together they entered the building, going to the elevator. Grace stared at their reflections in the elevator doors. He was so tall and strong. He’d not put on his leather cut, and without it she saw his bulging muscles. She licked her lips and forced herself to look away.
Once outside of her apartment, she opened the door. “I had fun tonight.”
“Good.”
Against all of her best intentions, she grabbed his arm, and pressed a kiss against his cheek. “Thank you.”
Chapter Seven
One week later
“What are we doing?” Grace asked, climbing out of the large truck.
“We’re going to get some more furniture for the club.”
They were outside of the mall, and after last night’s fight between Leo and Pixie, they had trashed the clubhouse’s tables and chairs. Leo and Pixie were redecorating the main room, and he’d drawn the short straw for picking out furniture. He’d called ahead to Grace as he knew it was her day off. Chloe was working this Friday, so Grace was free to come with him.
She was also hunting for stuff to take a new puppy. Suzy had found a breeder with a Pomeranian. They were going to pick the little guy up next week, and he’d volunteered to take them all.
For the past week since their good and bad date, he’d been stopping by the diner more regularly, bugging her. He talked to her about everything. He played her music¸ and discovered what she liked. She loved everything from country to rock to indie. They shared their all-time favorite movies, and he’d even started reading a selection of her books. In turn, he’d gone online, purchased her an e-reader¸ and filled it up with erotic romance books. He wanted to get her hot and horny, and he also wanted her thinking about him as she did.
At night he lay in his bed, wondering if she was reading a book, thinking about him, and touching herself. It drove him crazy.
He and his hand had become reacquainted in the last couple of days. His brothers thought he was being a pussy by not simply taking her. Grace had been with a guy who took what he wanted. This time, he wanted Grace to be ready, and not vulnerable.
“You’ve been moved in a long time, and you’re only just getting furniture now. Don’t you think that’s lazy?”
They walked toward the large furniture warehouse.
“We did. Leo and Pixie decided to have a big fight, and tada, they broke everything.”
“Why aren’t they buying?”
“They’re fixing the damage to the actual clubhouse.”
“I don’t want to see that, do I?”
“You’re not going to have much choice. We’re dropping whatever we pick. You can help.”
“I can?”