Wild Ride (Wind Dragons MC #4.5)(18)

He pulls away to kiss down my neck, and wades deeper into the water so it’s up to my breasts. “I have to get a condom from my jeans,” he says to me, kissing my lips once more. “How opposed are you to f*cking on the beach? I’ll even be a gentleman and let you ride me, so it’s my back that gets covered in sand.”

“Doesn’t that just sum up modern-day romance?” I joke, my legs letting go of him as I swim to shore. He follows me out of the water, onto the sand. I can feel his eyes on my ass, so I give it a shake, happy to hear his little growl of approval. He grabs a condom, opens it, and slides it on. I push him back into the sand, straddle him, and kiss him as he eases his cock inside me gently. I ride him until we both come, this time together, so in sync and so f*cking perfect.

How could something like this be wrong?



“I thought we spoke about the Talon thing,” Bailey says, looking concerned. “So now, you’re what? Seeing him? Tell me everything.”

“We went out for dinner and a ride on his bike,” I say, not wanting to tell her the rest, especially not with Rake around the house somewhere. I came to pick up Rhett but had to come clean with Bailey about where I’ve been, especially because she enabled it by watching my son for me.

“And now what?” she asks, lowering her voice. “You’re going to be loyal to the Wild Men instead of us?”

“It was one date, Bailey,” I say in a hushed tone. “And I will never turn my back on you guys, no matter who I end up with, okay?”

Are MC politics this intense? Are people going to question everything I say and do if I’m with Talon? I’m just me, Tia. I don’t see different MCs; all I see are people I care about. It’s not fair to expect me to take sides.

“It’s not that easy,” Bailey says, looking sad all of a sudden. “If you live at their clubhouse, you won’t be able to visit the Wind Dragons clubhouse, and we’ll have to always meet somewhere else because I won’t be allowed to visit you there either.”

“All this after one date? Don’t you think it’s too soon to worry about all of that?”

“He’s a biker,” Bailey points out, lips tightening. “I just worry about you, Tia. Think everything through. You know if it makes you happy, I will always support you.”

I lay my head on her shoulder. “I know. I really like him, Bailey. I’ve never felt this way before. How am I supposed to turn my back on that? You can’t ask me to do that.”

“And I won’t,” she says quickly, sighing. “I just want you to think everything through before you make any decisions.”

I’d already made my decision—I did the second I called Talon and invited him to my house. There is no going back now: I want him too much, and it doesn’t hurt anyone for me to be with him. Does it? Why does everything have to be so difficult? Why can’t it be as simple as a man meeting a woman, the two of them liking each other and choosing to be together? Why does everyone else get their happily ever after while mine is in question?

So yes, he’s from a different MC, but I wouldn’t have even met him if they weren’t friends with him in the first place. He’s not their enemy; he’s their ally. I hope they can see it that way, because I don’t want to get Bailey into shit with the men. The women all seem to be okay with Talon; it’s just the men, mainly Rake, who have an issue. Bailey mentioned that Rake and Talon don’t really get along even though Rake’s sister, Anna, seems to be very close with Talon, and Arrow accepts that, or at least puts up with it.

“I will,” I tell her, allowing my goofy, dreamy smile to appear.

“Oh God, I know that look,” she says, smiling with me. “You know, I’m not even surprised. I saw how the two of you looked at each other that night.”

“I know, but something was holding him back,” I say, lifting my head and glancing at her. “I should get going. Thanks again for babysitting.”

“Any time,” she says, waving her hand in the air. “You know I don’t mind. Rake will carry Rhett into your car for you. Don’t even try and argue about it; the kid is practically your size.”

I grin at that. “Okay, thanks.”

Bailey calls out to Rake, and he soon appears with Rhett in his arms. I say ’bye to Bailey, hugging her tightly, then walk outside with Rake. I unlock my car door and watch as Rake puts him in his seat and belts him in.

“Thanks, Rake,” I say, offering him a smile. “I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

I turn to walk to the driver’s side to see him still watching me.

“Drive safely,” he says, tapping his hand on the hood of my car.

“I will,” I say, sliding into the seat. On the drive home, I think about how being with Talon will affect my relationship with Rake. Will he hate me? Will he not want me to hang around Bailey anymore? Maybe he’ll be angry at the start but learn to accept it and get over it. Maybe he and Talon can finally make peace, the two clubs being official allies.

Maybe everything will work out in the end.





CHAPTER ELEVEN




Talon

THE last person Zip spoke to was Carla,” Slice says, looking at the papers in his hand. “I don’t know who would’ve wanted to kill him, Talon.”