Page 15 of Flash (Iron Thunder MC 2)
I held the sheets up to my neck and sat there staring at him.
“I…you should have woken me. I didn’t mean to fall asleep,” I said in a throaty whisper.
“It’s okay. You looked like you needed it,” he replied. I watched as he did up his belt and then reached for his jacket.
“You have to get dressed,” he said in a commanding voice.
I’d overstayed my welcome. He had to go. I was aware that he and his Club were on some kind of road trip. Was I slowing them down?
“Yeah, of course,” I said and jumped out of bed to look for my clothes. When Flash had taken them off last night, he’d strewn them all over the floor. I picked them up piece by piece and started dressing myself.
I could feel his eyes on me while I kept my back turned to him.
“Last night was…thank you for everything,” I murmured as I did up my buttons. “You saved my life.”
When I turned around, I saw his eyes fixed on me. He had that same stare. Like he could see everything. I had nowhere to hide.
“You needed my help and I wanted to keep you safe.”
I gulped and licked my lips nervously.
“I had….fun…here. I wish we could…continue…” I didn’t know what to say, how to express what he made me feel last night. I wasn’t lying. I would have given anything to be naked with him again. I wanted to know what his cock would feel like inside me.
“We can continue. Not right now, but soon, this doesn’t have to end here,” he replied.
I didn’t know what he was talking about.
“But I know you have to go. Besides, I have to leave town,” I said.
“Yeah, so leave town with me. You want to get away, right? Hide somewhere that asshole can’t find you?”
I stared at him in disbelief. Did I really hear him right?
Flash didn’t seem like the kind of man who would want to have anything to do with me next morning. A girl he almost had.
“Do you not want to?” he asked.
“I…yeah…maybe. That sounds like a good idea.”
“It is a good idea,” he stated. “We’re leaving now and you can come with us. We can take you somewhere this guy won’t come after you. Maybe you can start afresh. A new life. If that’s what you want.”
I didn’t know if I could stop running from Billy. I didn’t know if there was anywhere in this country safe enough for me to hide. But it sounded nice. It was a dreamy idea. And how could I say no to the offer? Flash would keep me safe, as long as I was with him. I knew it.
“Okay, yes, let’s do it,” I said. “But my car. I need my car.”
“I’ll send someone from the Club to go collect it and drive it for you. You can ride with me.”Flash reintroduced me to the other guys from his Club. I remembered seeing all of them at the bar the previous night when I was serving drinks. Now I knew them by name. Ghost, Spike, Drax…they were the ones who seemed closest to Flash. I could sense a brotherly dynamic between these men. Strong men. Capable. Dangerous. And yet, there was something nice being around them. They cracked jokes and pulled each other’s legs.
I felt safe with them.
Drax, the President of the Club, the guy who’d interrupted us last night—seemed a little suspicious of me. Clearly, he wasn’t as on board with the plan as Flash was, but he welcomed me into the group nonetheless.
“Looks like our boy Flash here thinks he’s responsible for you somehow,” Drax said to me as we all walked together to the fleet of bikes parked outside the motel.
I flushed a deep crimson and threw Flash a look.
“He doesn’t owe me anything and I’ve been able to look after myself just fine all this time. I do appreciate the help though. Thank you.”
Drax exchanged looks with some of the other guys but pretty soon, they’d forgotten about me. They were wrapped up in discussing the best route back to their Clubhouse. It would take us a few hours of continuous riding to get there, Flash told me.
I was looking forward to it.
This was the second time I would be on a bike and couldn’t wait to sit there behind Flash. Pressed up to his body.
“You ready?” he asked as he helped me up. The others kicked off their bikes and rode ahead. I looked into Flash’s eyes and nodded.
I was getting out of this town. Not alone this time. For the first time in a long time, I was hopeful for my future again. Maybe Flash was right. Maybe I’d be able to start afresh wherever he was taking me.
He sat in front of me and I wrapped my arms around him as the bike roared to a start. Dust kicked up around us as we skidded ahead and we were on the road. A new adventure. All I could do was smile because I couldn’t believe my luck.
