A woman like that, too good for a man like me.
A man that has blood on his hands. A man that has done and seen things that would make a woman like that turn and run.
But would Conleigh run though? Something somewhere deep inside of me told me that she wouldn’t.
And that feeling deep inside of me? Well, it’s never steered me wrong yet… and like hell was I going to start ignoring it now.
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The moment I wiped the head of the bolt with hydrogen peroxide and let that sit for a minute, had I not been sitting, I would’ve fallen the fuck over when I hesitantly turned the wrench and the bolt came out with fucking ease.
There has never been a woman in all my life that could one up to me like Conleigh just did. Man, I think I’m in love.
Shaking my head, I stood, took my tools and everything I took off the bike back inside my garage. Then I walked the bike back inside.
Walking into my house, I stripped out of my clothes and took a fucking cold ass shower.
However, what I really had to do was jack off to that fucking beauty. I’ve never come so hard in my life. Just how much harder would I come when I was inside of her?
No, Gage. Just fucking no. She’s too good for you. I chided myself over and over as I got dressed.
An hour later, I found myself sitting at a table with a cold beer at my side and playing fucking poker.
“Motherfucker, I can’t read you,” Savage grumbled at Skinner. The man had the best poker face ever. He had no tells whatsoever.
All Skinner did was flick his eyes over to Savage and then his attention returned to the game.
“Dad, teach me to play?” Nathan argued as he squeezed his body in between Heathen and Powers.
“And me,” Lucas said as he squeezed in on the other side of Heathen and beside me.
“Boys. Your mom will kill me.” Heathen stated as he shook his head.
“She’s taking a nap,” was their answer.
I could see it in his eyes. He wanted to teach his boys something, but he didn’t want to hear his woman’s ire. I didn’t blame him. Lil was hell on wheels, but June, now that was a completely different story.
Savage shook his head as Lincoln re-dealt the cards for the next hand.
Checking my cards, seeing that I had an ace of clubs and a king of hearts, I tossed a twenty on the table.
Powers, Heathen, Skinner, Savage, Cam, and Zeke sat around the table as they looked at their cards.
All but Skinner and Zeke tossed their cards at Lincoln. “Check,” Zeke called out.
That was when Lincoln flipped over three cards. Seeing an ace of hearts, a king of diamonds, and a three of hearts, I tossed a hundred on the table.
Zeke tossed his cards over to Lincoln and I watched as Skinner nodded, tossed a hundred on the table, and then when Lincoln flipped over an ace of spades, I flipped my cards over as Skinner did the same.
The big silent man shook his head and tossed his cards at Lincoln.
Grinning, I grabbed the cash.
“Alright, boys. I’m out.” Powers stood and then so did Heathen as he grabbed his sons up in his arms and walked up the stairs to their room.
“I’m out too,” I called as I pocketed the cash, then nodded over to Cam, walked out to my bike, and drove home.
Ten minutes later, I walked into my house after walking my bike into my garage, grabbed a beer, then opened the sliding glass door and sat down in my chair.