Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC, #5)(41)
“Nancy! Stop!” I hear before I see a bike speed past me and stop in the middle of the sidewalk in front of me. I see red when I see who’s on the bike.
“Bennett I’m going to kill you.” I groan and walk to him, punching his arm.
“Oi! What was that for?” He moans and rubs his arm.
“Like I actually hurt you,” I scoff. “That was for scaring the living hell out of me! Why would you do that?” I half shout at him, I would really shout at him but my voice is hoarse and I’m really out of breath. My God I need to get to the gym!
“Gabe told me that you left the bar without waiting for me, I had to catch up with you but you started running when you heard my bike. I had to get your attention somehow. Why in the hell would you walk home on your own?” He looks at me and I see the worry in his eyes. Okay, now I’m starting to feel a bit bad.
“I had no idea you were picking me up. It’s not that far, I figured it’d be okay to walk.” I shrug.
“Get on, we’ll finish this at home.” He takes off his helmet and puts it on my head.
“What if I don’t want to get on your bike?” I ask defiantly.
“Let me put it this way. You can get on it yourself or I’ll make you and then you’ll get a spanking when we get home. It’s your choice.” He looks at me with a stare so intense that I know I have to does as he says.
“Fine.” I mumble and climb onto the back of his bike. I know what Bennett’s like, and I know damn well that he’d go through with his threat. Not that I’m not into a bit of spanking, but I know it would lead to other things and I’m not ready for that yet. When we have sex, I don’t want it to be just a quick f*ck, I want it to mean something to the both of us.
“Spoil sport.” He chuckles and helps me on the back of his bike. The ride home takes literally two minutes compared to the ten it takes to walk the same distance. He parks in the garage and we walk inside the house through the inside garage door. I walk straight into the kitchen and grab a bottle of water, draining it immediately. I’m so out of shape. Running has never been my strong point, even less so after being locked up for five years without a chance of a proper work out.
“Someone was thirsty.” Bennett chuckles as he follows me and gets himself a beer.
“That amongst other things. You don’t have any painkillers, do you?”
“I do, why? What’s wrong?” he asks.
“I have a banging headache.” I sigh and face plant his chest.
“I’ll take care of you, my Gorgeous Girl.”
“Thanks, Bennett.” I cuddle into him, drapping my arm and leg over him and burrowing my face in his chest.
“My pleasure, but you know it’s going to be quite hard to get you those painkillers while you’re holding me like you do your pillow.” He snickers.
“How do you know how I hold my pillow?” I look at him and his smug grin. “Oh my God, you’ve been in my bedroom whilst I’ve been sleeping!”
“I just wanted to make sure you were still breathing and hadn’t suffocated in the covers.” Oh how I want to wipe that smug look off his face.
“You’re a f*cking creep and you’re lucky my head is killing me or I’d be kicking your ass right now.” I glare at him and grab another bottle of water from the refrigerator before stalking up the stairs.
“Love you too, Nancy.” I hear him yell and chuckle from the kitchen.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” I mumble and walk to my room. As soon as it’s within reach I face plant the bed without changing my clothes.
I don’t know if I dozed off or if I was about to, but next thing I know is feeling Bennett’s hands on me. He rolls me onto my back and I groan at the unwelcomed movement. He efficiently strips me out of my clothes, leaving me in my underwear. His hold on my waist tightens slightly and I’m guessing that he’s seen a couple of my scars from clients that were too rough. I’m too tired to do anything to hide them from him.
“Sit up, Baby,” he says as helps me sit up.
“What?” I mumble as I sleepily comply.
“Painkillers,” he says in an amused tone and gets something from the nightstand. “Open.” It takes me a second to realize what he’s on about. I open my mouth and he pops two pills into my mouth before passing me my bottle of water. I take a couple of sips and swallow the tablets. It’s a good thing I trust him or this could turn into a repeat of my last client.
“Thanks, Bennett.” I sleepily thank him and lie back down on the bed. He pulls the duvet out from under me before covering me. “Stay with me,” I whisper softly, already half asleep.
“Are you sure?” He hesitates and I extend my hand in his direction, it doesn’t take him long to grab a hold and kiss the back of it. He lets go of my hand and I hear him fumble with his belt buckle before he’s in bed spooning me. Not two seconds later, I’m asleep in Bennett’s arms and it’s the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had.
CHAPTER 19
Bennett
Last night was a turning point for me and Nancy. She asked me to spend the night with her and whilst it might not seem like much to most, it meant the world to me. I got to hold my Gorgeous Girl and watch her sleep all night long. I’m not being creepy, I needed to reassure myself that she was safe. Last night, when I caught up to her, I did notice someone following her and it scared the shit out of me. I didn’t mention anything to her because I didn’t want to her to worry and she was exhausted. It might be a bad idea to keep it from her, but I’ll do all I can make sure she’s safe and stays that way, even if it means losing a bit of sleep.