Smolder: A Devil Chaser's MC Romance (19 page)

“Whoop whoop! Oh yeah…that’s what I’m talking about!” she taunted. She twirled around several times before she wrapped her arms around my neck. “I think the winner should get a prize!”

“Oh yeah? What should you win, baby?” I asked as my hands moved to that perfect round ass and pulled her even closer.

“Take me back to your room, and maybe you’ll come up with something,” she said, kissing along my jawline and nibbling at my neck.

“Yup, I can do that,” I said as I pulled her towards my room. “Ya know, you’re really good, but I think I was at a disadvantage,” I told her as we continued down the hall.

She pulled from my hand and asked, “What do you mean? I won that game fair and square.”

I got close to her ear and whispered, “You were just trying to distract me. It worked, but now, it’s time for me to show you some of my secret moves.” I knew it hadn’t been long, but my need for Taylor was insatiable, and right then, I was going to enjoy every minute of showing her just how much I loved that sexy little body of hers.

Chapter 31

Taylor

We had a really nice time at my parents’ house at Thanksgiving. They treated Renegade like he was already a member of the family, and it meant a lot to me. We ate until we were totally stuffed, and then, Renegade watched football with my dad. I really had a wonderful time. Everything was going so well that I decided to ask him to go Black Friday shopping with me. I was shocked when he actually agreed to go. I didn’t even have to beg. Apparently, he was curious about what Black Friday was.

I think he regretted his decision the minute we turned into the mall parking lot and he saw all the cars. He didn’t say anything, but he gave me a “you’re gonna pay for this” look. I could tell he wasn’t really excited about shopping in all the crowds.

“I’ll make it quick. I promise. I just have a few things I really want to get while they’re on sale. Don’t look anyone in the eye. You have to get in and get out,” I told him.

“What have you gotten me into?” he asked.

“It’ll be fun. It’s like a race. First one to the line, wins the prize,” I said with a smile.

“I should’ve thought the whole thing through before I agreed to this,” Renegade said.

“Don’t be a Debbie Downer. It’ll be fine.”

I took his hand and drug him through all the different stores. He was apprehensive at first, but then he really got into it. It was actually nice to have a big scary biker dude around. Everyone kept their distance, and I was done in no time. He even bought several things for the club and the new house. I was excited that he actually enjoyed it. Next year, I would plan to hit some of the super stores. They had the best deals, but the crowds could be kind of intense. Sometimes, it just wasn’t worth it.

When we got back into Paris, Renegade wanted to take some of the stuff we bought to the clubhouse. He bought a large propane heater for the back porch, and a new drill set for the garage. When we reached the door, I could hear Goliath’s voice, and he didn’t sound happy.

I held the door open for Renegade, and I was surprised to see a pretty young girl standing behind the bar. She looked a little younger than me, and Goliath was staring at her like he was ready to strangle her.

“Who’s this?” Renegade asked him.

“This is nobody. This is someone who was just about to leave and never come back here,” Goliath huffed.

“Actually, my name is Lily. I’m the new bartender. I’m taking Jessica’s place,” the girl replied. She had dark red hair that was cut just above her shoulders, and the prettiest green eyes I’d ever seen. She was very attractive, and she was taller than me with an amazing figure. I would’ve been a little jealous, but Renegade didn’t even give her a second look. He just kept walking, carrying the large box with the heater to the back porch.

“Nice to meet ya,” he called back. “Looks like it’s your turn, Goliath.” Goliath gave him an angry glare as Renegade walked out of the room.

Goliath turned to me and said, “This is bullshit. She isn’t working here. Hell, she can’t be over 18. It would be illegal for her to serve drinks here.” Goliath’s expression was actually pretty intimidating, so I wasn’t sure what to say to him.

I glanced over in her direction, and she did look a little young, but she didn’t look that much younger than me. Her cheeks were beginning to flush with anger, and her green eyes seem to grow brighter.

“What’s your problem, asshole? I’m 23 years old, and I’ve been working in a bar bigger than this for over three years. I can definitely handle this place. Get the hell
over it
,” Lily said defiantly.

“Goliath, just give her a chance. She may be great at this. She doesn’t have to do
everything
Jessica did. Just let her bartend and help out around the kitchen for a little while. We’ll see how it goes,” I told him.

“Yeah. She’ll last about a day around here. Do whatever you want little girl. I could care less,” he said exasperatedly.

“Sure thing, Mr. Personality. Why don’t you go pull that corncob out of your ass, and I’ll finish getting ready for tonight’s party. I’ll make it just fine,” Lily said as she turned her back to him and began to wipe down the counter at the bar.

Goliath gave her a final heated look before he stormed out of the bar and headed for the parking lot. I really didn’t know what had gotten into him. Usually he was so easygoing. This just wasn’t like him.

“You’ll just have to ignore him today. There must be something that’s bothering him. He’s usually not like this,” I tried to explain to her.

“It’s me. I’m not sure what I did, but I could tell the minute he saw me, he wasn’t a happy camper. I guess I just rubbed him the wrong way or something, but he can just get over that shit. I need a job, and I’m not going anywhere,” Lily said as she rolled her eyes. She was playing it cool, but I think it really bothered her that he didn’t like her.

Chapter 32

Goliath

      
What in the hell was that? I’ve never met a more infuriating woman in my life. Where does she get off being pissy with me when I’m just trying to do her a favor? A girl like her has no business being around or working for the Devil Chasers. Actually, our bar is the last place she needs to be working. It’s obvious that she’s innocent and has no idea what these guys are like. I tried to warn her, but she was just too damn stubborn to listen. She’ll see tonight when the guys start putting their moves on her at the party. They’ll all be back in town and ready to find some action. It won’t take long for one of them to start in on her.

I took my time getting back to the club. I wasn’t looking forward to facing Lily after I had acted like an asshole to her. I figured she wasn’t going to be happy about seeing me again, either. When I walked into the club, Otis and Sheppard were talking to her at the bar. She was laughing at something one of them had just said and never even looked over in my direction. I immediately became angry, and I had no idea why. What was the deal with that girl? I had no reason to feel this way, but I just couldn’t seem to help myself.

I walked over to the bar, and Sheppard said, “Where’ve you been all night? I figured you’d be the first one here.” He glanced over in Lily’s direction and continued, “Have you met Lily? She’s going to be working the bar now. She’s taking over for Jessica.”

Anger surged through me again when Sheppard mentioned Jessica. “Yeah. I met her,” I said flatly. She looked in my direction and rolled her eyes. “You mind getting me a beer?” I asked her. I’m sure I sounded like a total dick.

She reached into the cooler and grabbed me a beer. After she opened it, she slammed it on the counter. Beer foam instantly began to boil over the mouth of the bottle. “Here ya go,” she said with a smirk. She was proud of herself for fucking up my beer.

I took the bottle and used my finger to flick the foam off the top. “Thanks for that,” I said, giving her an evil glare.

“What’s up with that?” Sheppard asked me.

“Don’t get me started. Let’s just say we didn’t hit it off when we met earlier today,” I told him.

“She’s seems like a really nice girl,” Otis said, looking in her direction. “She’s a friend of Courtney’s and needs a break. Think she’s had a rough go of it.”

“What’re you talking about?” I asked him.

“I don’t know all the details, but she’s raising her sister’s kid and really needs a job. She doesn’t have much help. I think the sister died or something.”

Well, fuck. I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me. I had no idea that she was actually having a hard time.

The End….. More from Goliath before Christmas

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I can’t believe I finished Renegade’s book so quickly. I just loved him, and I wanted to get him out to you as soon as I could. I want to thank my readers for encouraging me to write this book. You gave me the drive I needed to finish it, and I think it is even better than the first book. I hope you will continue the series with Goliath’s book. I hope to have it out before Christmas.

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