Grim's truck, I know she isn't supposed to be driving, but I'll never tell on her. Looks like Rebel sent her flowers. I look over to the garage and see him walking this way, probably to see if she likes her roses. When he sees me watching him, he stops coming this way and turns back the other way. No time to worry about it now, Striker and Aspen just pulled in and Tread isn't far behind them. I don't think Grim and Sunshine would care for me going out with him. I am almost twenty and Sunshine is always after me to date.
LL is here to pick up Baby too; she baby-sits for her and Romeo a lot. Tread walks up on to the porch and greets me with a kiss on the cheek, making me blush. You can do this, Tread isn't Squirrel, he isn't out to hurt me. I take a deep breath and give him my best smile. Baby comes rushing past us to get in the car with LL. She takes a double look at Tread and me and she actually gives me a smile. Did hell just freeze? I guess I knew all along that the key to cracking Baby's wall was to cut ties with Rebel and date anyone but him. This is a good thing, maybe I can learn how to open myself up to men and Baby will finally accept me as her sister.
"You ready to go?"
"Yeah, what are we going to see?"
"Some chick flick Aspen has been after Striker to take her to see." Tread takes his time with me; he makes sure I am comfortable before we head out. I watch Striker and Aspen as they talk to Rebel. Rebel gives Tread a chin nod. I don't know why a part of me expected him to be jealous. It is for the best, now maybe if I say it enough I will start to believe it.
We end up at an Italian restaurant before going to the movies. Aspen seems really nice and she is really pretty. She is a little on the short side but her and Striker look really good together. Aspen has dark hair that is cropped around her chin and she is curvy, a little on the plus side. Not the typical girl you would expect to see a guy like Striker to have on his arm. And when the girl opens her mouth, she does not have a filter. She is brutally honest, but I find it comforting.
Dinner is nice; we all fall into easy conversation about our day-to-day life. Aspen works for the local Vet as his assistant (she met Striker when he brought his dad's dog in for his shots), she has a huge love of animals, and you can just feel her passion for it when she talks. Striker shares the same passion for restoring old bikes and customizing new ones at the garage. I can't understand why they aren't married yet or at least living together, Aspen says they have been dating almost two years. I wish I had a passion for anything, but there isn't anything that feels like I'd die if I couldn't do it.
Tread is on the road a lot, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Not that I expect anything serious to come from this one date. And there is my rule of not ever belonging to a patched, Harley riding man.
The movie we end up seeing is actually based on a book I recently read. Tread holds my hand throughout the whole movie and he doesn't mind my pointing out all of the things that were better in the book, or the things they failed to mention in the movie. He has been a perfect date. Aspen seems like the kind of girl I could be friends with. We exchange phone numbers outside of the theater with a promise to meet up for lunch soon.
Tread takes me directly home and we end the night with a simple but sweet kiss. He is heading out of town tomorrow, he won't be back for another week or so depending on how his run goes, but says he will call me from the road. I walk into the trailer feeling good about the direction things are going. Tread will make me the perfect practice boyfriend to get my feet wet for the day I am ready to really date seriously.
I nearly jump out of my skin when I turn on the living room light to find Rebel waiting for me on the couch. "What are you doing here? Baby is over at the cabin, shouldn't you be over there helping her or something."
"Don't want
LL is here to pick up Baby too; she baby-sits for her and Romeo a lot. Tread walks up on to the porch and greets me with a kiss on the cheek, making me blush. You can do this, Tread isn't Squirrel, he isn't out to hurt me. I take a deep breath and give him my best smile. Baby comes rushing past us to get in the car with LL. She takes a double look at Tread and me and she actually gives me a smile. Did hell just freeze? I guess I knew all along that the key to cracking Baby's wall was to cut ties with Rebel and date anyone but him. This is a good thing, maybe I can learn how to open myself up to men and Baby will finally accept me as her sister.
"You ready to go?"
"Yeah, what are we going to see?"
"Some chick flick Aspen has been after Striker to take her to see." Tread takes his time with me; he makes sure I am comfortable before we head out. I watch Striker and Aspen as they talk to Rebel. Rebel gives Tread a chin nod. I don't know why a part of me expected him to be jealous. It is for the best, now maybe if I say it enough I will start to believe it.
We end up at an Italian restaurant before going to the movies. Aspen seems really nice and she is really pretty. She is a little on the short side but her and Striker look really good together. Aspen has dark hair that is cropped around her chin and she is curvy, a little on the plus side. Not the typical girl you would expect to see a guy like Striker to have on his arm. And when the girl opens her mouth, she does not have a filter. She is brutally honest, but I find it comforting.
Dinner is nice; we all fall into easy conversation about our day-to-day life. Aspen works for the local Vet as his assistant (she met Striker when he brought his dad's dog in for his shots), she has a huge love of animals, and you can just feel her passion for it when she talks. Striker shares the same passion for restoring old bikes and customizing new ones at the garage. I can't understand why they aren't married yet or at least living together, Aspen says they have been dating almost two years. I wish I had a passion for anything, but there isn't anything that feels like I'd die if I couldn't do it.
Tread is on the road a lot, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Not that I expect anything serious to come from this one date. And there is my rule of not ever belonging to a patched, Harley riding man.
The movie we end up seeing is actually based on a book I recently read. Tread holds my hand throughout the whole movie and he doesn't mind my pointing out all of the things that were better in the book, or the things they failed to mention in the movie. He has been a perfect date. Aspen seems like the kind of girl I could be friends with. We exchange phone numbers outside of the theater with a promise to meet up for lunch soon.
Tread takes me directly home and we end the night with a simple but sweet kiss. He is heading out of town tomorrow, he won't be back for another week or so depending on how his run goes, but says he will call me from the road. I walk into the trailer feeling good about the direction things are going. Tread will make me the perfect practice boyfriend to get my feet wet for the day I am ready to really date seriously.
I nearly jump out of my skin when I turn on the living room light to find Rebel waiting for me on the couch. "What are you doing here? Baby is over at the cabin, shouldn't you be over there helping her or something."
"Don't want
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