Hit the Brakes (Devil's Mafia Motorcycle Club Book 3) by Sophia Hampton Page B
Authors: Sophia Hampton
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love of my life.”
“A man could never tire of hearing that.” She smiled and her beauty hit him in the gut like a punch. He took a breath to calm his mind.
“Yeah, well. It’s true. So since we’re working together and practically living together, I think it might be a good idea to live together.”
It was his turn to stare at her. Although his heart was doing somersaults inside his chest, Riley didn’t give away his emotions. “You’re asking me to move in with you?”
She frowned. “You don’t have to make a big production out of it. It just seems practical to get rid of that apartment. Why pay rent on it when you’re not even living there anymore?”
“You’re absolutely, positively right.” He held her hand and squeezed it. “Thank you for that interesting offer, Tania. I’m really touched and grateful that you’d consider me for such an honor.” Her lips carved in a smile and she tugged her hand away. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
Riley ate his food in a thoughtful manner. “Now that we’re planning to live together, it will take me some more time to wind up things in that place. There is the furniture that would have to be placed in storage or sold off, and I’d need some more time to clean my cabinets and bring some of my stuff over. We should do it over the weekend.”
She gazed at him, and he saw the calculating gleam in her eyes. Busted! Riley had a moment to remove his hand before hers came down hard on it. “You bastard. Well played.”
He tried to act innocent, but it was impossible to fool her. “I’ve no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Oh, I bet you do. You’ve given this some thought. That’s why you started this conversation. You were actually aiming to go there, and I just jumped the gun. Damn it. Why the hell did I have to say it first?”
Riley couldn’t help the laughter that sputtered out of him. Of course, that was the reason why he began the conversation in the first place. He’d been thinking about it for some weeks now. For all intents and purposes, they were already living together so might as well make it official. She just made the whole thing easier for him. “Too late now. It’s gone on our personal record that you’re the one who wanted me to move in.”
“You’re a piece of work.”
He pretended to dab his eyes. “Please, sweetheart. No more compliments or you’ll make me cry.” Tania shook her head as she continued to eat. “You have to admit that we’re always on the same page.”
“Yes, we are,” she admitted as they smiled at each other.
After they finished their food, they shared a dessert and had coffee. By the time they came out of the restaurant, it was dark outside. Cars zipped by. They walked over to the parking lot where his bike had been parked.
Much to Riley’s disgust, someone had taken a knife to the tires and they were slashed. This was his new bike, and he hadn’t even enjoyed it fully as yet. “Fuck!”
Tania gasped. “Who could’ve done it?”
It wasn’t a bad, dangerous neighborhood. Riley never expected something like this to happen. “My brand new bike,” he moaned as he bent to take a closer look. “Shit. I’ll have to haul it to the repair shop. Damn kids.”
She tapped a foot on the ground. “You think it’s kids?”
“Who else can it be?” He ran a hand through his hair and then grabbed her arm. “Kids just don’t have many things to do these days so they run amok. I swear if we had kids, I’d keep a tight rein on them.”
She gaped at him as if he’d said something silly beyond words. “What?”
Riley realized that the words that slipped his lips were dangerous. Sure, he wanted a life with Tania, and that included the usual package: marriage, wife, and kids. But they never talked about it and, from the horrified expression on her face, he could tell she wasn’t that excited about
“A man could never tire of hearing that.” She smiled and her beauty hit him in the gut like a punch. He took a breath to calm his mind.
“Yeah, well. It’s true. So since we’re working together and practically living together, I think it might be a good idea to live together.”
It was his turn to stare at her. Although his heart was doing somersaults inside his chest, Riley didn’t give away his emotions. “You’re asking me to move in with you?”
She frowned. “You don’t have to make a big production out of it. It just seems practical to get rid of that apartment. Why pay rent on it when you’re not even living there anymore?”
“You’re absolutely, positively right.” He held her hand and squeezed it. “Thank you for that interesting offer, Tania. I’m really touched and grateful that you’d consider me for such an honor.” Her lips carved in a smile and she tugged her hand away. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
Riley ate his food in a thoughtful manner. “Now that we’re planning to live together, it will take me some more time to wind up things in that place. There is the furniture that would have to be placed in storage or sold off, and I’d need some more time to clean my cabinets and bring some of my stuff over. We should do it over the weekend.”
She gazed at him, and he saw the calculating gleam in her eyes. Busted! Riley had a moment to remove his hand before hers came down hard on it. “You bastard. Well played.”
He tried to act innocent, but it was impossible to fool her. “I’ve no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Oh, I bet you do. You’ve given this some thought. That’s why you started this conversation. You were actually aiming to go there, and I just jumped the gun. Damn it. Why the hell did I have to say it first?”
Riley couldn’t help the laughter that sputtered out of him. Of course, that was the reason why he began the conversation in the first place. He’d been thinking about it for some weeks now. For all intents and purposes, they were already living together so might as well make it official. She just made the whole thing easier for him. “Too late now. It’s gone on our personal record that you’re the one who wanted me to move in.”
“You’re a piece of work.”
He pretended to dab his eyes. “Please, sweetheart. No more compliments or you’ll make me cry.” Tania shook her head as she continued to eat. “You have to admit that we’re always on the same page.”
“Yes, we are,” she admitted as they smiled at each other.
After they finished their food, they shared a dessert and had coffee. By the time they came out of the restaurant, it was dark outside. Cars zipped by. They walked over to the parking lot where his bike had been parked.
Much to Riley’s disgust, someone had taken a knife to the tires and they were slashed. This was his new bike, and he hadn’t even enjoyed it fully as yet. “Fuck!”
Tania gasped. “Who could’ve done it?”
It wasn’t a bad, dangerous neighborhood. Riley never expected something like this to happen. “My brand new bike,” he moaned as he bent to take a closer look. “Shit. I’ll have to haul it to the repair shop. Damn kids.”
She tapped a foot on the ground. “You think it’s kids?”
“Who else can it be?” He ran a hand through his hair and then grabbed her arm. “Kids just don’t have many things to do these days so they run amok. I swear if we had kids, I’d keep a tight rein on them.”
She gaped at him as if he’d said something silly beyond words. “What?”
Riley realized that the words that slipped his lips were dangerous. Sure, he wanted a life with Tania, and that included the usual package: marriage, wife, and kids. But they never talked about it and, from the horrified expression on her face, he could tell she wasn’t that excited about
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