“What are you talking about?”
“I’m staying from now on.”
“The night?”
“Yep.”
“No.” I shake my head, and the cops finally show up with a group of firemen in tow.
“You relax; we’ll speak to the police.” He plants a kiss on my forehead, and I’m so shocked with his bossiness and the arrival of the police that I let him without any complaint.
He leads me to a metal folding chair next to the other racers. “Jake, bring her a bottled water,” he orders, and I swallow, crossing my arms over my chest. “Sit, sweetie, and catch your breath, let me handle this for you. Let me take care of you.”
And then he walks away. I sit in the hard metal chair watching his ass, damn near smitten at how he’s trying to handle everything without ruffling my feathers. A piece of me wants to jump up and argue with him until I’m blue in the face, but I have no idea what to even say to the cops. They’ll run my name and social security number and come back with my record. Hell, I could even have a warrant I’d forgotten about from when I was on the streets, so having Mercenary here as a buffer is kind of nice if I’m honest with myself Not sure how I feel about him planning to stick around and stay the night though. I might have to fight with him on that.
To say I’m stunned is an understatement. I was expecting her to knock my ass out and tell me to fuck off when I had her sit down so I could speak to the cops with my brothers. She doesn’t need to worry her pretty little head with shit, especially when it comes to the Iron Fists. That’s our problem to deal with. I’ll probably get some lip from her later, not that I’ll mind any. Arguing with her is like foreplay between us. I can’t seem to get enough of her sassy mouth and strong will.
“Have you found anything else?” the cop in front of me asks Odin. He must be familiar with the way the club works as he didn’t even attempt to speak to me or ask Torch questions but went straight to Odin. He’s the VP so naturally, he’d be the one to handle whatever information the club wants to share with the local law enforcement.
“No, we’d appreciate it if your guys or the firefighters would check out the other vehicles, so the drivers can head on home.”
“Yeah, I’d like to do a search of the premises as well.”
“The Pit owner has the employees checking out the building. The owner would prefer to pass on a formal search. Unless you have a warrant with you, that is.”
“Fine, fine, Odin. I know your older brother will have his own ideas on how to handle this. I’ll step back for now, but if any other buildings begin to blow up or bodies surface, I’ll be jumping in with both feet.”
“We appreciate that, sir.” Odin complies, and the two men shake hands. The cop nods to Torch and then rakes his gaze over every inch of me. It feels damn near like a caress, and I have to wonder if the cop has a thing for men or bikers in general.
“New member?” His stare meets Odin’s.
“Yeah, transfer. He’s a quiet one.”
“Good, we like the quiet bikers.” He gazes back at me. “They know how to please us.”
Torch clears his throat and the cop strides toward the waiting group of firefighters.
Odin grins. “Looks like you have an admirer. Maybe you should give up on Chevelle.”
“Fuck you,” I grumble and sigh. “That cop would shit his pants if he ran my license and caught wind of the trouble I’ve stirred up.”
“I’m sure he’d find a way to punish you.” He snickers, and I glower at his and Torch’s grinning faces.
“That’s not my idea of a good time. Now, what are we going to do about that note? You didn’t want the cop to see it?” Odin had stuffed it in his back pocket and never mentioned anything about it.
“No, Vike said to keep details to us, so we have time to use it to our advantage. We don’t want the law hot on our heels if we’re hunting.”
“Understandable.”
Torch speaks up. “You need to bring some shit here, so you can stay with her.”
“I figured that. I already told her I wasn’t going to leave.”
His brow hikes. “Oh yeah? I didn’t see her throw any blows.”
“I know, I think she’s still in shock, so it didn’t even register all the way. I was expecting her to fight me tooth and nail. I’m sure she’ll let me have it when this place clears out.”
“One of us can come switch with you tomorrow for a few hours so you can get some of your shit.”