could get our crews together to discuss options. How does that sound?”
Pandora shifted against me, settling closer as she glanced up at me. She was even more beautiful than she was a decade ago.
“Would you really have done things differently?” she asked, her voice so soft, but I caught that hint of unease.
“Yeah, I would. I’ve missed you, Lola. More than you could ever know. When I found out you left, it broke me, sweetheart. It didn’t matter where I looked, you were everywhere. It killed me knowing you had to be thinking that I didn’t want you. I wanted you then and I still want you. I always will.”
She gasped, pulling away as if she just realized our bodies were touching. “I’m not sure I’m ready for that, Jasper. So much time has passed. I don’t even know you anymore. We’re different now, you and me.”
“I’m the same guy, sweetheart. I promise you that. And you’re the same spirited woman you were then. You finally have your cut too. It looks good on you. I just want a chance to get to know you again. But I’m just glad I finally got the chance to say this much to you.”
Lola smiled and laced her fingers with mine. I don’t think she even realized she did it but I’d take what I could get. Trust would come in time. “Blaze, huh? Guess that probably has something to do with you putting flames on all of your bikes.”
I gave her hand a gentle squeeze. “You know it. See? You know me.”
“I guess I still do. A little anyway. I should have guessed you were still here.”
“I couldn’t leave. I figured if you ever came back I had to be here. I couldn’t miss the chance to tell you the truth.”
We talked for over an hour, sipping bourbon and chatting away about her time in the Marines and starting the Gypsy Riders. I told her about her father’s plans and his death at the hands of a rival club. She asked if I had ever gotten married. I told her I hadn’t. She hadn’t either, which made me damn happy. As our conversation wore on, no matter how much we – well, she – tried to avoid the topic of our history, it just couldn’t be avoided.
“I missed you a lot, Jasper. I sat on those courthouse steps and cried for hours when you didn’t show up. No matter how bad the hurt was that day, and ever since, I still loved you just as much.”
“I never stopped loving you either, Lola.”
Throwing caution to the wind, I brushed my fingers along her cheek and down along the silky soft skin of her jaw, tilted her head up, and pressed my lips to hers. She whimpered softly and opened up to me, her hands wrapping around my neck as I deepened the kiss. I pulled her onto my lap, her gorgeous long legs straddling my hips. She ground against me, driving me wild with need. Not that it took much.
Lola pulled away, breaking the kiss, looking into my eyes as I rubbed my hands up and down her sides. She felt so damn good.
“I missed you so fucking much. Why don’t you and the girls crash here tonight? You can have your girls ride out here in the morning and we’ll all discuss our options. What do you think?”
“Okay,” she said, pointing a stiff finger into my chest. “But no sex. I mean it, Jasper. It’s too soon for that. And don’t pout, either. It won’t change my mind.”
“Whatever you say, doll,” I chuckled, holding my hands up. “You lead and I’ll follow. I swear.”
A soft knock on the door had us both scrambling apart.
“Yeah!” I shouted. Then remembered I locked the door. I hustled across the room opened the door and returned to the couch with Lola.
The short little gal with flaming red hair walked in the office. Her eyes wild. A smile lighting up her face. “You guys decent in here? If not I can wait…or I can watch. I love to watch.” She giggled. “Either way, I’m one happy girl.”
“Cherry Pie, we’re not doing a damn thing but talking. What’s up?” Lola asked.
Stepping into the room, Cherry Pie’s eyes wandered over Lola and then me
Pandora shifted against me, settling closer as she glanced up at me. She was even more beautiful than she was a decade ago.
“Would you really have done things differently?” she asked, her voice so soft, but I caught that hint of unease.
“Yeah, I would. I’ve missed you, Lola. More than you could ever know. When I found out you left, it broke me, sweetheart. It didn’t matter where I looked, you were everywhere. It killed me knowing you had to be thinking that I didn’t want you. I wanted you then and I still want you. I always will.”
She gasped, pulling away as if she just realized our bodies were touching. “I’m not sure I’m ready for that, Jasper. So much time has passed. I don’t even know you anymore. We’re different now, you and me.”
“I’m the same guy, sweetheart. I promise you that. And you’re the same spirited woman you were then. You finally have your cut too. It looks good on you. I just want a chance to get to know you again. But I’m just glad I finally got the chance to say this much to you.”
Lola smiled and laced her fingers with mine. I don’t think she even realized she did it but I’d take what I could get. Trust would come in time. “Blaze, huh? Guess that probably has something to do with you putting flames on all of your bikes.”
I gave her hand a gentle squeeze. “You know it. See? You know me.”
“I guess I still do. A little anyway. I should have guessed you were still here.”
“I couldn’t leave. I figured if you ever came back I had to be here. I couldn’t miss the chance to tell you the truth.”
We talked for over an hour, sipping bourbon and chatting away about her time in the Marines and starting the Gypsy Riders. I told her about her father’s plans and his death at the hands of a rival club. She asked if I had ever gotten married. I told her I hadn’t. She hadn’t either, which made me damn happy. As our conversation wore on, no matter how much we – well, she – tried to avoid the topic of our history, it just couldn’t be avoided.
“I missed you a lot, Jasper. I sat on those courthouse steps and cried for hours when you didn’t show up. No matter how bad the hurt was that day, and ever since, I still loved you just as much.”
“I never stopped loving you either, Lola.”
Throwing caution to the wind, I brushed my fingers along her cheek and down along the silky soft skin of her jaw, tilted her head up, and pressed my lips to hers. She whimpered softly and opened up to me, her hands wrapping around my neck as I deepened the kiss. I pulled her onto my lap, her gorgeous long legs straddling my hips. She ground against me, driving me wild with need. Not that it took much.
Lola pulled away, breaking the kiss, looking into my eyes as I rubbed my hands up and down her sides. She felt so damn good.
“I missed you so fucking much. Why don’t you and the girls crash here tonight? You can have your girls ride out here in the morning and we’ll all discuss our options. What do you think?”
“Okay,” she said, pointing a stiff finger into my chest. “But no sex. I mean it, Jasper. It’s too soon for that. And don’t pout, either. It won’t change my mind.”
“Whatever you say, doll,” I chuckled, holding my hands up. “You lead and I’ll follow. I swear.”
A soft knock on the door had us both scrambling apart.
“Yeah!” I shouted. Then remembered I locked the door. I hustled across the room opened the door and returned to the couch with Lola.
The short little gal with flaming red hair walked in the office. Her eyes wild. A smile lighting up her face. “You guys decent in here? If not I can wait…or I can watch. I love to watch.” She giggled. “Either way, I’m one happy girl.”
“Cherry Pie, we’re not doing a damn thing but talking. What’s up?” Lola asked.
Stepping into the room, Cherry Pie’s eyes wandered over Lola and then me
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