Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC, #5)(37)

“You’re not useless and you can go wherever you want.”

“Saying it doesn’t mean I’ll believe it, this is how I feel.” I shrug.

“Come stay with me,” he states and sounds determined.

“I do-”

“Look, I know things have been a bit quiet this week, but there’s no way the Infernos won’t retaliate. At the compound you’re safe, if you move out then you need to move in with one of us. It’s for your own safety, I’m not trying to trick you to get you to come live with me. You can go live with Ayd, Viv, Line or Nicole if it makes you feel better. I only ask that you don’t move in with Callum. I still don’t believe that nothing sexual ever happened between the two of you.” He glares at me.

“I promise, Sugar Tits, nothing has ever happened between me and Callum. All we did was talk. When I was back there he visited me every month to check up on me and to talk. I don’t know what made him come into my room that night, but I’m glad he did. It gave me a sense of comfort to know that someone outside knew I was still alive.”

“Stop calling me Sugar Tits. Why didn’t you tell me?” he questions.

“Because I didn’t know how to bring it up and knowing you, you’d have gotten the wrong end of the stick.”

“No I wouldn’t.” I raise my eyebrow at him. “Alright, you’re right, I would have. Happy now?”

“Slightly. Now stop being so grumpy, let’s go and drink some coffee and eat some pancakes, you’ll feel better.” I bump his arm and go to walk back in, but he grabs hold of my arm. “What?”

“Nothing.” He wraps his arms around me and holds me close to his body. “Move in with me.” How in the hell am I supposed to say no to him?

“Ugh, will you stop it!” I punch his side gently and we walk back inside.

“Grumpster done moping around now?” Viv asks which makes all of us laugh.

“Never. Can we have two rounds of pancakes and coffee please?” He leans over the counter to kiss Viv’s cheek before pulling me over to an empty booth.

“Alright, but only because it’s for Nancy.” Viv chuckles.

“Bitch.” He chuckles and slides into one side of the booth. I walk around the table and slide into the chair opposite him.

The rest of our breakfast is fairly uneventful, we talk about how we’re both feeling and every now and then he keeps glancing over at me, probably to make sure I’m not about to break down. I’m fine though, surprisingly, I thought I would be struggling at this point. I just wish I could feel completely safe and not worry that someone is watching me or waiting around the corner to grab me. I don’t think I could survive that life a second time. I want the life Bennett and I planned to have but never got the chance to.

We’re just about finished with breakfast when Bennett looks over at me with a mischievous grin on his face.

“What?” I ask wondering what he’s up to.

“Move in with me.”

“Bennett…”

“Nancy…”

“Oh God, not again.” I groan.

The next few minutes consist of this:

Bennett: Move in with me

Me: No

Bennett: Move in with me

Me: No

After the twentieth time of him asking the same question, I’ve had enough.

“Will you shut it if I say yes?” I yell.

“Of course.” He grins smugly.

“Fine then! For f*ck’s sake, you’re worse than a kid sometimes.” I shake my head in frustration but the look of sheer happiness on his face erases my annoyance immediately. His bloody gorgeous smile is infectious.

“And, like a kid, I got what I wanted. Bennett one, Nancy zero.” He mimics scoring on an invisible scoreboard which has me rolling my eyes and sniggering at the same time until I notice his arms. One is draped over the back of the booth whilst the other one is drawing a ‘one’ in the air and they both look magnificent. His tattoos are showing, thanks to his short sleeved t-shirt, which has also risen up just enough to show a trail of hair and his tattooed abs. Holy f*cking hell, living with him isn’t going to be easy.

“Fucker.”

“I know.” He winks at me, looking very proud that he’s won this battle.

I’m not sure living with Bennett will be any good for my sanity, but I didn’t really have any other choice but to give in to him. I have to admit that I’m kind of nervous about living with Bennett, what if we don’t get along and end up hating each other, that would be terrible. Although a huge part of me is quite happy about moving in and can’t wait to have Bennett around all day, every day. Well he already was at the compound, but now it’s going to be just the two of us, together, in Bennett’s house, alone... The other part of me is really nervous about what could come out of us living together. Only time will tell…



“Know what we should do?” Bennett asks as we’re sitting on the back porch of his place, enjoying the cool breeze.

“What?” I look at him before taking a sip of my beer.

“Tomorrow we should go to the DMV and find out what we need to get you your ID back.”

“Where did that come from?” I chuckle.

“Well, you’re very much alive and need your driver’s licence and your ID back.”