Seth grabbed him by the shirt and stared him in the face.
“Listen here, you punk ass. I never stole her or raped her, and we’re not the ones who beat the shit out of her. She showed up on our doorstep beaten half to death. I love Reagen, and she’s carrying my child. Jacob is the one who beat her, and now he’s going to kill her and our baby if you don’t help us find her.” He let go of the man’s shirt. "Come on, you used to be Saints. Saints don’t condone beating up women.”
“Neither do Diablos. If what you say is true, then I hope you get to her in time. There’s a junkyard to the north, behind that you’ll find a large house. Jacob always said you guys kidnapped, raped, and beat her. That’s what he told everyone. He said he rescued her from you once before. We believed him, we didn’t know any better, but I see it in your face, you’re a man looking for the woman he loves. Go, find her.”
“One more thing. Tell Maxum the Midnight Saints want to talk. Tell him Kara is the Prez.” With that, we walked out and headed for the junkyard, and I didn't have to say shit. That was good because I was so fucked up, I couldn't think straight.
Jacob had a reason to beat up Reagen and keep her around for a bit, but Kara? She was dead. I knew it. Seth knew it. And thank fuck he kept his mouth shut about it.
We arrived in time to see two women stumbling out, both bloody and one half carrying the other, but they were alive.
Of course she would get herself out, that tough bitch.
That’s my girl.
Seth jumped off his bike and raced forward. The rest of us had his back as he took Reagen from Kara’s arms. He carried her back to the bike and got her on.
“Go! We’ll be right behind.”
“Where is my bike?” Kara demanded.
I yanked her to me, my mouth over hers in an instant. It was short and desperate, but I couldn’t hold back anymore.
She was alive, and the scariest moment of my life was over just like that.
“We’ll find it. Get the fuck on,” I ordered her. She straddled the back of my bike without a word. For the first time, she was speechless.
Two other guys slashed all the tires of every bike and vehicle we could find. Then someone lit a cigarette and flicked it. “Kara, I have to confess something, but if you want to be with Eric, I’ll respect that.”
“You confessing to your feelings, Tony?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, don’t.”
“What?”
“Come on, we’d never work. I’m a bitch and you’re an ass and there is no way we could ever coexist long enough to make a relationship work.”
“If you want to be with Eric, I can respect that.”
“He’s an ass too. It never worked with us.”
“So, what, you’re just going to stay single forever?”
“Yeah. I like it that way. I’ll fuck you from time to time, and I’ll fuck other guys who aren’t attached too.”
“Well, what if I want more than just an occasional fuck? What if I don’t want to share you with anyone?”
“I don’t give a fuck, I don’t belong to you, so you’ll have to learn to deal with it. I’m not a one man’s gal. Never have been.”
“I can get you to change that.”
“Yeah. Right. You have feelings for me, confess.”
“Like I said, you’re an asshole, and I’m a bitch, it just wouldn’t work.”
“Admit it! Admit you have feelings for me,” I demanded. I turned my head to look at her. She screamed, and a second later we slammed into a tree. She and I were thrown from my bike. “Kara!” I screamed as I scrambled to my feet. “Kara! Kara!” I ran through the darkness searching for her.
“Tony!”
“Kara! Are you okay?”
“You should’ve been watching the road, you big asshole. You could have killed me.”
“I’m sorry. It’s just, I couldn’t take my eyes off you. You’re so beautiful.”
She moaned and groaned.
“Are you hurt?”
“Not so badly.” I helped her to her feet. “How’s the bike?”
“Let’s go see.”
The bike was totaled. “Totaled.”
“What should we do now? Walk?”
“We should wait. Austin will realize we’re not there, he’ll come back for us. Don’t worry, the Blue Diablos won’t get far without bikes.”
“What about the Shadow Order?”
“We’ll hide in the field. Come on!” I helped her walk. She had a slight limp. I kept stopping to make sure she was okay. She kept reassuring me that she was.
“Reagen took the brunt of it. Jacob really is dead, you know. It was his brother. He had a fucking twin, Tony, and I want to see him dead. I don’t even want to see my father dead, I just want him ruined, but I want this man dead.”
“And he will be. Seth and I will see to it.”
“He hurt my friend. Reagen is my friend.”
“I know she is. But now, let’s not worry about her. Seth has her, and I have you.”
“No, you don’t.”
“I mean, I’m with you, protecting you, and I still think you’re wrong. Yes, I can be an asshole and you sure as hell can be a bitch, but there’s more to both of us than that. I won’t change you, and you won't change me. We don't have to be like anyone else, Kara. I just fucking want you. And I know you want me too.”
“Tony, we fucked once, and we were drunk on vodka when we did.”
“So?”
“So, we don’t even know if we’re sexually compatible.”
“Well, there’s only one way to find out. I want you, Kara. I confessed my feelings. What more do you want?” Suddenly, I wanted to take her so badly. “I need you, Kara. Don’t you get that?”
“Well, if you need me, why didn’t you just say so?”
“Come here.” I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. She didn’t try to fight back but gave in and soon we were deep in the throes
