“She say anything else?”
“No, but she called three times begging for whatever cash I had. She sounded drunk. I should just change my number.”
“You want me to do anything?”
She looked him in the eyes, feeling a hint of fear race through her veins. It was the first time she truly realized just what her boyfriend was capable of. Of course, she knew, but maybe she’d had blinders on. It was sexy but also scary to know he was capable of anything.
“No, no, it’s how she’s always been. She’ll move on,” she said. “Actually, she lives close to here, in that building by the river.”
“This area isn’t the best.”
“Trust me, I know. I spent a lot of my childhood around here,” Bell said.
“Come on, let’s get out of here.”
She held his hands to keep him from walking away. “Thank you for bringing me here,” she said. “And not just for the quickie. It’s beautiful—the pond, the swans, the thought. No one’s ever cared about me like you do.”
“And nobody ever will.” He cupped her face and kissed her. It was a slow, sensual kiss with promises attached. She closed her eyes and savored every moment of it like she was starved for affection. Maybe she was. “I’m going to tell the club about you,” he said.
“What do you mean?”
“I need to let my prez know how I feel about you. I’m tired of keeping you a secret. It’ll be safer once things are in the open.”
“What do they think now?”
His jaw tightened. “They don’t trust you. Think you’re sharing secrets with our enemies.”
“Why would they think that?”
“Because they saw you with that biker. They’re very quick to judge, so don’t worry about it.”
“Will they even believe you?”
Tank twirled a lock of her hair around his finger. “They’ll have to because I’m not giving you up.”
She never imagined his club could actually get in the way of their relationship, but she was realizing it was very possible and that scared her. Bell couldn’t lose Tank, not now, not ever. They were perfect together in every way.
“What if they forbid you from seeing me?”
He smirked. “I’m not a teenager, Bell. I’ll tell them how it is. Tell them you’re going to be my old lady.”
She smiled. “Old lady. I’m only twenty-three.”
He took her hand again, walking them toward his bike. “Itmeans wife. It means commitment and forever. They’ll change their tune when I tell them that.”
“Is that what this is? I thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend,” she said.
“Bell, I’m never letting you go.”
Chapter Nine
Tank had every opportunity to immediately tell the brothers about what was going on with him and Bell. But he didn’t.
Why?
Each time he was alone with Lord, they were dealing with possible Skull Nation sightings, and there never seemed to be an appropriate time or opportunity.
They still saw the worst in Bell.