“Nope, but I will be soon,” I state as I meet his gaze.
“You headin’ down to your girl?” Venom presses.
“Yeah, I think it’s time I bring my girl home where she belongs. She’s had enough time to be in her head. Now she needs to learn to heal with me showing her the way.” With this I straddle my bike, bring her to life, back out of my spot, and point in the direction heading for the highway. It’ll be a long ride in the dark; however, it will give me time to come up with my game plan in winning my girl over.
Chapter Seven
Cara
“Babygirl, wake up.” God, I don’t want to wake up. Please don’t make me. I love hearing that voice in my dreams. The raspy gravelly tone of his voice, it does something to me every time I hear it.
Even with it only subconsciously.
“Come on, Cara, wake up for me,” he murmurs again, and I shake my head muttering “Don’t wanna. Not when you won’t be there when I’m awake.”
Chuckles filter through my dreams as I’m being surrounded by heat as I float through the air.
Wait. No that’s not just heat floating in the air. I’m being lifted up into someone’s arms.
My eyes pop open and I stare up to realize I wasn’t merely dreaming of Nerd. He is here, his gaze locked on me.
“Nick,” I call out his name, pressing my hand to his chest. “What are you doing here?”
The grin that crosses Nerd’s face causes butterflies to tremble throughout my body.
“Should be asking you why you’re sleeping outside on the steps of Rage’s house?” he mutters sitting on the steps with me still in his arms.
“Answer mine and I’ll return the favor,” I murmur.
“Not how it works, babygirl, and you know it. You sleeping outside is dangerous and besides, I’ve been up all night ridin’ to get here because you wouldn’t talk to me. When you did text me, it was fucked up and I won’t wait any longer.” Oh boy, did he just say that?
“Nick,” I stammer nervously.
“Cara, babygirl, it’s not even daylight yet and I need at least a couple hours of sleep so let’s get you to bed.”
Uh, okay.
Unable to find my voice, I nod my head in agreement. I’ll go to my room and freak out in there while he passes out on the couch. I’m sure Rage knows he’s here already.
Without releasing his hold on me, Nerd carries me bridal style through the threshold of the house. He closes the door and turns the lock before heading directly to my room. Once inside he closes the door behind us.
“Nick,” I murmur as he sets me on my feet by my bed and steps back enough to remove his cut. He proceeds to put it on the top of my dresser then bends at the waist to untie his boots and toe them off. “What are you doing?”
“Getting ready to get in bed with my girl and take a nap,” Nerd declares as he stands back to his full height and empties his pockets onto my dresser as well.
Oh boy. He. . . He can’t get into my bed. I’ll rub the filth on him.
I come unfrozen as Nerd steps into my space and wraps an arm around my waist. “Come on babygirl, let’s get some rest. I’m wiped and not up for arguing with you, which I see you working yourself up to doing. In the morning we’ll talk. Right now, I just need to hold you. Okay?” Something about the way he asks, causes me to suck in a breath as I nod, giving him what he needed.
Why? I don’t know other than I’m insane enough to torture myself by allowing this. But I trust him more than anyone else. Not saying I don’t trust my brother’s club, only that Nerd holds my heart and with that my soul.
Guiding me into bed, Nerd pulls me into his arms so that I’m resting on his chest. “Go to sleep,” Nerd mutters squeezing me to him when I tense.
Yeah, right, that’s not going to happen. I mean seriously my heart feels as if it were about to beat straight out of my chest.
The two of us lay in the bed, neither of us speaking. I merely soaked in all that was this man, thinking that this is the only time I’ll allow myself to enjoy it. When morning comes, I’ll do what I have to in order to push him away. Nerd doesn’t deserve to be tainted by me.
Closing my eyes, I sigh as I relax into Nerd’s body and drift back off to sleep, this time savoring every bit of this man.
A light touch running along my cheek draws me out of my amazing dream, one where I was laying with Nerd.
“Wake up, babygirl.” Oh God it wasn’t a dream. Opening my eyes, to meet Nerd’s staring down at me while bracing his body up on his forearm. “Time to talk, babe, and you’re gonna listen,” he enunciates.
“Um.” I don’t get to say anything else due to Nerd placing a finger over my lips.
“Cara, babe, we got a lot to get through. Tons of hurdles ahead of us but I’m not going to let you fight me on this. I know you’ve got shit fuckin’ with your head right now. I intend to help you every way I can. Starting now. I’m not about to let you slip through my fingers. I had planned on letting you get through school before I made my approach, babygirl. But I don’t want to wait anymore. Not when it comes to us.”
Oh boy. How do I explain to him, I’m not good enough to be with him? Not anymore.
“Today we’re going to pack your shit and get you home.” At this news, I stiffen and begin to panic. Nerd sees
