High-Sided (Armed & Dangerous #3)(41)

Logan patted her knee. “Don’t tell me you’re still scared? I took it easy on you.” He winked at me.

“We can go if you want?” I said to her.

She nodded. “Please, before I lose my nerve. I was almost fine before we got here, but these roads are scary as hell.”

I laughed. “Yes, they are. We’ll stop at the store on the way down.”

Breathing a sigh of relief, she lowered her visor. “Sounds good.”

Even though I couldn’t see Logan’s mouth, I could tell he was smiling by the way his eyes crinkled. He laughed the same way when he’d taken me through Deals Gap for the first time. All the while, I’d held on, screaming.

The ride back down the road went smoother than going up. When we got to the store, there were more people. Miller and Trey were there, talking to an older couple who stood by their Harley. Deals Gap was a prime spot for tourists who liked to ride. I’d met people from all across the country.

We pulled in and I parked beside Miller and Trey. Logan took off his helmet and helped Madison take off hers, before she bolted inside the general store.

“Everything okay?” I asked.

He laughed. “She said she was going to piss on me if I didn’t get her off my bike.”

“Definitely don’t want that.”

“Sup, boss?” Miller called. The older couple said their goodbyes to Trey and hopped on their Harley.

I waved and sat down at one of the empty picnic tables; Logan sat beside me. “Hey. Having fun?”

Chuckling, he sat down across from us and so did Trey. “Trying to.” He pointed at Trey. “This one showed up late. Now we’re waiting on those f*ckers to get lost.” He glanced over my shoulder and I turned to look. Mark and Jacob were there with a couple of guys I’d never seen around before. “I don’t like riding anywhere near them.”

Logan peered over at them too. “Don’t blame you. It’ll only be trouble.”

Madison walked out of the general store, carrying several bottles of water. She sat down and passed one to each of us. “Thank you,” I said, chugging mine. Everyone else murmured their thanks as well.

“Looks like it’s now or never,” Trey grumbled, glaring at Mark and Jacob. It didn’t look like they were leaving any time soon.

Miller finished his water and sighed. “Yep. Might as well get going. We’ll see you guys on Monday.” Hopping on their bikes, they took off up the road.

Madison pulled out her phone and typed away before setting it on the table.

I elbowed her side. “You about ready to go? What time are you meeting your friend?”

“Not sure. He hasn’t texted back yet.” More people rode in. It was interesting to see how many of them liked riding, and how many did it to show off.

I leaned my head on Logan’s shoulder. “Think we can grill steaks tonight?” My stomach growled and he chuckled.

“Sounds good, baby.” He was always the best at grilling. I hadn’t met a man other than him who could master the art of grilling, not even my father or Sean. “We ready to go?”

“Yep, let’s get out of here.”

We hopped on our bikes and I started to put on my helmet, but then stopped when I saw Madison’s face. Her eyes narrowed at the crowd of people, then changed to a look of horror. “No,” she breathed.

I stared at her, then at Logan, who also had a strange expression on his. “What’s going on?”

When I turned to focus on the crowd, I saw him; it was the rider who tried to run Logan off the track during tryouts. Micah Perry. “Maddie, please tell me that’s not the guy you’re seeing.”

She swallowed hard. “I don’t understand what he’s doing here.”

I did. Obviously, he didn’t tell her who he was. What made it worse was, he was hanging out with the Hendrix crew, laughing and carrying on like he was their best friend. But when he saw Madison sitting on Logan’s bike, his smile faded and his attention landed on Logan.

“This isn’t good,” I whispered. Madison wasn’t there during tryouts, so she didn’t see what went down between the two of them, nor had I told her.

“What’s going on?” she asked.

Logan jumped off his bike and Micah stormed across the lot.

“I don’t know, but whatever it is isn’t gonna be good.”





Logan


Out of all the people for Micah to mess around with, it had to be Madison. He never told me he was seeing her. By the look on his face, he was just as shocked to see her with me. Kassidy grabbed my arm. “Please don’t fight him, Logan.”

“I won’t, unless he starts something.” I could handle not fighting Micah because he was my partner, but with Mark and Jacob flanking him, I couldn’t promise anything.

“Looks like he’s with Hendrix now,” she said.

Madison gasped. “What? He never said anything about that. I didn’t even know he rode motorcycles.” The pain was evident on her face, and I wanted to tell her that he was actually a good guy, but I couldn’t; at least, not yet. There was no choice but to break her heart. “Do you think he’s only seeing me to mess with us?”

“Wouldn’t surprise me,” Kassidy growled.