Big White Lie (Storm's Soldiers MC) (14 page)
Or my mother’s memory.
The cause would live on without me. If they could stay non-violent and bide their time, they could get their nation. I could continue to help slowly. They were in no rush.
I didn’t have to live in the world I built. It might not even come in my time.
My phone started to buzz.
I ruffled through my jeans searching for it. Rosa murmured behind me.
I found it and saw the number. It was Homer.
“What?” I whispered, easing out into the hallway. I went into the bathroom nearby and shut the door.
“Hey, brother,” he said in a breathless voice. “We need you.”
“For what?”
“We got something going real south here. We sent two of our guys to pinch a load from the wetbacks. Payback, you know. They got it, but now I can’t reach them. I need every man to help me look.”
“Who did you send?”
“Flint and Harper.”
“I don’t recognize them.”
“They’re shiny new prospects. I thought this would be a nice fire to test them in.”
“New? You got them for the distribution extension.”
He paused. “Listen, I know you’re not on board with that, but I’m the president for a reason. Now, I’m asking for you to do your part.”
“I am doing my part, Homer. I just have no desire to get involved with this new business you’ve entered.”
“This is the direction the Soldiers are going ,” he growled. “You riding with us or not?”
“I’m not,” I said simply. “I don’t think we’ve been riding together for some time now. I helped you as a favor to my father only.”
“You signed up for life, brother,” he growled. “Does that mean nothing to you?”
“I signed up for the cause. If you’re going down a different road, then I can’t follow.”
There were so many reasons now.
“So you’re refusing me.”
“Yes. If you want to talk again, go through my father.”
“Piece of shit. You-“
I hung up without hesitation.
The bathroom had a skylight. I smiled up at the heavens. That had been coming for weeks. It was an easy decision. Maybe the Soldiers would return to their roots one day. I doubted it.
My father would be a more difficult situation. But it wasn’t one I needed to face at this moment.
I tiptoed back into the room. Her dark eyes were open and waiting for me.
“Hey,” I said, moving into her with a kiss.
She wrapped her arms around me and held our mouths together until we broke through the morning breath and tasted each other.
I came to rise fast below. I peeled off my boxers and eased back under. Her hot core beckoned my erection, but as I grabbed her hips to enter she peeled away.
“Who was that?” she asked.
“Someone I didn’t want to talk to. I told him not to call anymore.”
She beamed, but still held me away from her. “You went out to talk?”
“I did.”
“Oh god.” She clapped her hands and turned to me. “Did my mother or sister see you?”
I frowned. “I didn’t hear anyone.”
She shut my mouth and pointed down at the comforter. I listened. The faint rumble of voices came from below.
Oh, shit.
This was different. I had just begun to understand Rosa and myself. Adding her family to the mix would be almost as bad as adding my father to the mix.
It didn’t seem like it could be avoided, though. Not forever.
“They can hear us?” I said.
Rosa shook her head. “Not if we’re quiet.”
I ran a hand across her hip, feeling the warm, rich handles. I gave her a long kiss and tugged in deep over her.
“What if we’re not?” I whispered in her ear.
She sighed like a goddess. “Oh, I guess that’s not such a big deal.”
“We’ll find out soon enough.”
I turned her around, held her to me, and set to work on us.
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