Wench With Wings (5 page)

He went out to Dane and convinced him to go to the bar, he needed to give a little love because it would burst and he would screw it up with Trey if it did. When they got in the car Dane asks, “What’s been going on with you the past couple days?”

“I don’t know man, I guess I just need a fight or a good fuck, something, it’s just been too long.”

“Agreed, man! We will get one of the two tonight, both if we play our cards right.” Ayden didn’t bother to converse the rest of the way to the bar he just wanted to be lost in thought.

At the bar it took all of one shot and half a beer for the first easy chic to approach. He didn’t even bother with buying her a drink he just nodded to Dane and headed out with her. When they got back to her house he had to slow her down just like every other women he’s had. ‘They can’t even wait to get in the freaking bedroom,’ he thought in disgust than he thought about Trey, ‘would she?’ He wondered for a second before throwing her out of his mind; throwing her out; that he didn’t even realize.

He brought the bottle blond to her room and slowly kissed down her neck taking her shirt off and dropping to his knees to kiss along her waist, unbuttoning her jeans and pulling them down inch by inch with a kiss. Standing back up he gripped her waste kissing her slowly, or killing her softly as he thought it was, till they reached the bed, lying her back against it and seductively crawling on top of her. Spreading his hands to every inch he could touch and kissing every spot that meant too much. Her eyes turned from lust to relaxed pleasure and as soon as they did he gently glided his tongue along the outside of her wetness sending her into an unknowing spasm. He smoothly slid into her, pleasured them both. He then caressed her until she was asleep, he slipped out of her house and made his way home thinking, ‘if only he could have done that to Trey, where would he be now, surely not alone in his bed, he grimaced. She could even interrupt his pleasure, normally when he got home he’d just pass out instead his thoughts were stuck on Trey. It was her interrupting his mind that made him want to drop. All day was a fight to keep her out but he didn't want her out, so she stayed interrupting his day; his life. He had to keep better concentration or at this rate he’d fail for sure.

They both had their lives finally together, they were right where they wanted to be; confidently in the beginning of their dream; their goal in life. But with the interruption in one’s life, could they keep it together to succeed with their own purpose of life or would they have to sacrifice?

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Chapter
Three:

Stay Away From M
e

‘Hold my head high, breath don’t deny,

I am confident, I am courageous,

Stand tall and don’t ever fall,

I am strong, I am tenacious,

My name says it all

I am a fighter, I am a healer,

Treasach Sirona, I am in control.'

‘This is who I am, this is who I always need to be.’ This is her pep talk every morning before she steps foot out of bed. A motion picture of her father beating her flashes through her eyes as a reminder of
why
. ‘If I can heal from him than I can heal from anyone,’ she tells herself. ‘If I can leave him to fight for my life than I can fight anyone and anything that steps in my way. Ayden has no hold on me because I am a fighter and a healer and I will stay in control. He is not stronger than I. I will protect what is mine; me. Be aware Ayden James because I am fierce and I am mine.’

She has a renewed strength. Her words stronger than before. He was only a test of that strength she controlled and she would not let herself fail the test. Failure was not an option with her when it came to her control. The reminder that she lived through her father solidified her mind. She could live through anyone; if she beat the one man that was to unconditionally love her but didn’t, than she could beat this man that tested her control. She stood taller with determination as she walked out her door and jumped on her Harley. It was a bit cold but she needed to feel the lent control from her bike. To control something with no mind that had the power to take her life; open over the road, opened her mind.

‘Her sadness broke me like no other. That care free attitude of hers is what I desire. She can only have that with her strength, so I will make her stronger and help her. I never want to see that defeat she radiated last night when she left me. I will not do to her what was done to me.'

With his new reason he set off for his day, swinging his leg over his Honda he prayed to have it give him strength to fight for his heart that has already begun to open only for Trey. All the other girls he knew he would leave before they could throw him away but Trey; he wanted to give her ever bit of his love he could and then some. He wanted her to keep him, make himself her most valued souvenir.

He knew he had to stay on track, it was more important now. He would have to impress her and strengthen every quality he had. He could tell she valued strength; so he’d be strong. He’d train harder, follow her running, so he could run with her. He also had to try harder to get into the fights to impress her instead of just needing the fight for himself. He would have to cause himself more physical pain so that he could endure more. He knew it was not the only kind of strength; he would also have to be smarter, more successful, more witty to keep up with her talks. He would have to make his plan more; more everything. ‘Go big or go home, I suppose,’ he thought. No longer was it just to prove to himself that he was not a dirt bag and wouldn’t amount to shit. He would have to prove to her that he was all of the above and so much more. He would be worth keeping. Today he would spend the day finding out more about her to prepare a plan of attack; a battle he would win.

He believed one of the girls that were at her shop was in his first or second class but he couldn’t be sure, he really didn’t check out the girls on campus but that’s where he would start. He would talk to them about her and find out what he could. For the first time he searched the faces around him in class but had no luck. By the time he walked into his second class he was so frantic about it, it looked completely obvious but he didn’t care what any of them though only what Trey did at this point. He spotted one of the girls and she was looking at him with question. He stalked over to her and held out his hand, “I’m Ayden, I don’t think we officially met the other day.”

“Gwen, nice to meet you.” She shook his hand with the strength of someone confidant but also curiously cautious and it did not go unnoticed with Ayden. He sat down next to her with a smile and asked, “So what's the story with Trey, she intrigues me.”

“Ah…well I don’t really know her story just who she is now.” Gwen shrugged.

“Who is she now? What does she look for in a guy? I really want to get to know her more. I like the way she presents herself.”

“Well…She’s
liberating,
as in free from traditional expectations. As for guys, she simply is not looking. As for getting to know her more,
good luck
. I’ve been friends with her a year and I still don’t know what makes her tick. And I’m not sure if the way she presents herself is really who she is.” She commented about everything that he asked but gave no more than that. ‘Simple,’ he thought of her.

“So what you’re saying is; I pretty much don’t have a chance with her or getting to know her?”

“I don’t know, she’s different and difficult but I love and respect her. I’ve been with her a while and never seen her take interest in any guys nor talk about any, she just doesn’t do that kind of thing.” Gwen shrugged like it was normal for a college girl not to take interest in guys. ‘Maybe it was,’ he thought. But then again she did talk about him he caught her in the act. He would have to find the other girl that she was talking to about him. Than words she spoke caught his mind, ‘I’ve been with her a while,’ “Wait, is she with you? You said you’ve been with her a while.”

“No, na it’s not like that I just meant close with her, her friend since school started, something like that,” she said eyes wide with laughter but he could tell there was more to it than that. ‘With her throughout her movement, that is,’ is what
Gwen wouldn’t tell.

“Thank the goddess, I’m not completely out of the game.” They both laughed.

“The goddess? Why not God?” She asked with true curiosity.

“Oh…ah…I don’t know I guess if life is this much of a mess and I’m still here it must be a women in charge, a man would just leave.” He said it unsurely and
Gwen would store it away for another day.

They focused on the professor that started the class and he let Trey slip from his mind to concentrate because now he knew that he would do it for her instead of losing his concentration because of her. That thought was harder than it sounded every few her eyes would cross his path and distract but he quickly caught himself before it would last. At the end of class he asked, “So…are you going to tell her I asked about her?”

“Do you want me to?”

“Ah…no! If you wouldn’t that would be great.”

“Just don’t get your hopes up, you’ll only break.” Gwen said it with concern in her voice that made him worry. He knew Trey would be hard to win but a challenge never did him in. If anything her knowing and saying what she did about Trey only made him more determined. He would be that one guy for her to be interested in.

Classes went smoothly for Trey. She was controlled enough to block some meaningless jerk from her mind. Shit she controlled the thoughts of her father; she could control her thoughts of him. At lunch she met up with her pack at the corner booth of their favorite tea shack. It was small and privately owned by Tammy, a strong willed single mom entrepreneur. The reason Trey loved it more plus it had a homey feel to it that settled the girls and the tea did calm them to talk business with an open mind. “It’s a new year with new blood and more money to be made, so what’s the word on the new freshman?” Trey addressed the three others at the table. Gwen sat across from her, Jocelyn next to her and Payce; the gossip queen of the group sat across from Jos. Payce knew everyone there was to know and prided herself with the knowledge. A true psychology major who could tell you about a person just by the way they held themselves. “Well there is a lot of new blood but a few stick out as truly great possible fighters. Ones that could be on top and quick.” Pay; as they call her, said.

“Alright start with them.”

“The one that has really hit my radar is
that guy Ayden, he’s got the fire of a fight in him and he trains well. He’s in the gym a lot and he’s strong but more so, smart. He spars with a guy named Dane they came here together and have a bond that goes far back. I don’t think Dane is a fighter just his trainer but he is someone that would stay with his buddy, he cares for him like a brother but he’s not.”

“So you really think that Ayden is the best of the freshman?”

“
No
, I think he’s the best of all the guys we have already!”

“Ugh. Well if he is the one that came to the shop the other day I am not happy to hear you say that. The guys a cocky prick.”

“Oh, shit you mean the guy that had you cracking than bit your wrist?” Jos piped in all giggly.

“Wait! What?” Pay said with a chuckle.

“Oh, come the fuck on! It was so not funny and like I said the guys a cocky prick, no, an over confident cocky prick.”

“He
bit
your wrist?” Gwen said thinking about how he asked about her today. She would just have to sit back and see how this one unfolds even more, she thought to herself.

“Yeah, no big deal. Anyway who else?”

“Na, no way are you getting out of this, I gotta hear!” Pay said.

“Fine, than I’m sure Jos will enlighten you
later
we have business to discuss.”

“Seriously, Trey sometimes I don’t think you have any kind of girl talk in you, yet you talk and help girls all the time. It really is completely beyond me that you’re like that. Anyway…” The conversation went on but in the back of Treys mind one thing hung heavy; he’s a good fighter; great. All this speaking of fights and him is only making her want one tonight. She knew that it was too soon that the last fight got called before it was due and she moved a guy up the line just so she could fight but by Goddess she wanted another fight. She sent the girls out to get the numbers of the picked and headed off to her next class, knowing one of them would go to Ayden. She wondered what he would think or how he would react but
then she successfully blocked him from her head.

At lunch he went right to the tree he saw Trey at but to his complete depression she was not there. He sat longer than he probably should have on the place she sat but he felt the serenity of it and stayed. He’ll just have to go to her tonight,’ he thought. He also had to find the other girl that was with her but
then she walked up out of nowhere. “Stand boy, we got things to discuss.” Jos drawled a bit too happy for his liking. He stood with more confidence than he should of being told what to do like that, but that’s what he needed to do to prove to her he was worth her friend.

“Okay, what’s up?”

“I need your number, you do have a cell phone with text capabilities right?”