Gonzo (Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club Book 7) by Candace Blevins Page A
Authors: Candace Blevins
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it felt good to drive my new car in.
I checked my phone to see if Connie had replied, and she had. My heart soared as I saw the invitation to come to lunch at her house tomorrow at one. She gave me her address, and noted there was probably no need in telling me to dress casual. I grinned as I replied to let her know I’d be there, and asked if it’d be okay if I brought a decadent dessert.
I had a few hours until I was scheduled to work, but I walked across the street to get something to eat. Brain, Harmony, Gen, Duke and a few others were sitting at the jumbo table in the VIP section, and I joined them.
I let the waitress know what I wanted as I sat, and then let the group good-naturedly rib me about the fact I seemed to be smiling for no reason. When we finished eating, Harmony kissed Brain on the cheek and told him, “Gonzo’s going to take me for a ride in his new car. We’ll be back when you see us.”
Brain nodded, and I walked Harmony across the street. “Angelica told me all about it, I’m so excited for you!”
“Yeah, and you have something you want to lecture me about, and you know I won’t toss you out of a moving car because you’re human and it’d take you forever to heal and Brain would make me pay dearly for every day you hurt.”
She laughed. “Okay, maybe a little guilty of that one, but I’m hoping you’ll hear me out.”
“Where do you want to go?” I asked as we pulled out of the compound.
“I don’t know, just drive. Did they teach you how to use the onboard computer?”
“They showed me how to use the basics, enough to drive and use the radio. They said when I have those things down to come back and someone’ll walk me through the rest. Apparently, trying to teach everything at once is overwhelming.”
“You need to tell Constance about Clara and Nicky. She needs to understand where you’re coming from.”
I shook my head and she kept at it. “Do you want her to dig into your past and find out, or hear it from you?”
“She doesn’t even know my real name.”
“I’d have written down your license plate number and given it to a PI before the end of the day. If she didn’t, her dad probably did.”
Fuck . She was right. Was that why I’ve suddenly been invited to her home when she was so hesitant before?
“Yeah, me too. Okay then, I’ve been invited to lunch at her house tomorrow. Her dad’s still in town and I assume he’ll be there. I’ll email her and tell her if she can work it so the two of us have some time to talk alone, I’d like to tell her who Clara is so we can discuss whether the twins need to know any of the story at all at this age, and if so, what parts we tell them. Maybe her dad can watch them while she and I take a ride. She’s warned me they can hear really well, so going to another room probably won’t be enough.”
“Good. I like her. You need to be upfront with her.”
“I intend to, though there are a few things I think need to wait a little longer. I want my name on their birth certificates but it’s too soon to bring it up.”
“I can see that, just don’t wait too long — and make sure you talk to her before you actually do anything.”
“I’m putting an attorney on retainer Monday, but we won’t get started yet.”
Chapter 7
G onzo
I took homemade brownies for dessert, and a huge box of Play-Doh with thirty-six colors for the twins. I’d also brought five pounds of frozen beef, bundled in an insulated thermal bag.
I hadn’t worn my gun to the park, but Brain and Harmony had been armed so I’d been okay with not having mine. Clara and Nicky had been taught about guns since they were tiny. They’d seen me shoot jugs of water and watermelons and other things that made an impression in their little minds. I’d let them handle a few guns when they weren’t loaded — to get rid of any curiosity they might have — and explained every gun in our house will always be loaded, so unless I handed it to them, they
I checked my phone to see if Connie had replied, and she had. My heart soared as I saw the invitation to come to lunch at her house tomorrow at one. She gave me her address, and noted there was probably no need in telling me to dress casual. I grinned as I replied to let her know I’d be there, and asked if it’d be okay if I brought a decadent dessert.
I had a few hours until I was scheduled to work, but I walked across the street to get something to eat. Brain, Harmony, Gen, Duke and a few others were sitting at the jumbo table in the VIP section, and I joined them.
I let the waitress know what I wanted as I sat, and then let the group good-naturedly rib me about the fact I seemed to be smiling for no reason. When we finished eating, Harmony kissed Brain on the cheek and told him, “Gonzo’s going to take me for a ride in his new car. We’ll be back when you see us.”
Brain nodded, and I walked Harmony across the street. “Angelica told me all about it, I’m so excited for you!”
“Yeah, and you have something you want to lecture me about, and you know I won’t toss you out of a moving car because you’re human and it’d take you forever to heal and Brain would make me pay dearly for every day you hurt.”
She laughed. “Okay, maybe a little guilty of that one, but I’m hoping you’ll hear me out.”
“Where do you want to go?” I asked as we pulled out of the compound.
“I don’t know, just drive. Did they teach you how to use the onboard computer?”
“They showed me how to use the basics, enough to drive and use the radio. They said when I have those things down to come back and someone’ll walk me through the rest. Apparently, trying to teach everything at once is overwhelming.”
“You need to tell Constance about Clara and Nicky. She needs to understand where you’re coming from.”
I shook my head and she kept at it. “Do you want her to dig into your past and find out, or hear it from you?”
“She doesn’t even know my real name.”
“I’d have written down your license plate number and given it to a PI before the end of the day. If she didn’t, her dad probably did.”
Fuck . She was right. Was that why I’ve suddenly been invited to her home when she was so hesitant before?
“Yeah, me too. Okay then, I’ve been invited to lunch at her house tomorrow. Her dad’s still in town and I assume he’ll be there. I’ll email her and tell her if she can work it so the two of us have some time to talk alone, I’d like to tell her who Clara is so we can discuss whether the twins need to know any of the story at all at this age, and if so, what parts we tell them. Maybe her dad can watch them while she and I take a ride. She’s warned me they can hear really well, so going to another room probably won’t be enough.”
“Good. I like her. You need to be upfront with her.”
“I intend to, though there are a few things I think need to wait a little longer. I want my name on their birth certificates but it’s too soon to bring it up.”
“I can see that, just don’t wait too long — and make sure you talk to her before you actually do anything.”
“I’m putting an attorney on retainer Monday, but we won’t get started yet.”
Chapter 7
G onzo
I took homemade brownies for dessert, and a huge box of Play-Doh with thirty-six colors for the twins. I’d also brought five pounds of frozen beef, bundled in an insulated thermal bag.
I hadn’t worn my gun to the park, but Brain and Harmony had been armed so I’d been okay with not having mine. Clara and Nicky had been taught about guns since they were tiny. They’d seen me shoot jugs of water and watermelons and other things that made an impression in their little minds. I’d let them handle a few guns when they weren’t loaded — to get rid of any curiosity they might have — and explained every gun in our house will always be loaded, so unless I handed it to them, they
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