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CHAPTER EIGHT
Lauren turned her head to his eyes and searched his face for an explanation. He wasn’t… he couldn’t really…
“What are you talking about?” she asked.
“Just saying,” he started. “You got no bike. And maybe this is the way to make things right.”
Holding her hand tighter, he started to drag her back to his bike. He nearly had her off the ground when she fought against him again and twisted her head over her neck.
“No!” she screamed. “You can’t be a part of this! It’s too dangerous!”
As he had her body against his bike, Blake pushed his fingers into her arms and steadied his face under her gaze.
“Wasn’t a thing when you were willing to give everything up for me,” he said. “Why can’t I return the favor?”
She was tempted; she wanted him to come with him, to see there through the storm that promised to be the reunion with her parents and Drew. But as she started to take his hand, as she felt his fingers curling around her wrist, Lauren pulled back and hid her face in her hands.
“Lauren, I want to,” he said. “Trust me.”
He tried to hold her again, and Lauren started to slip into his arms as he pushed his fingers into his arms and drew her closer.
“I can stand by your side through this,” he swore.
The sound of his voice melted her heart, and she curled into his chest as he pulled her closer and kissed her hair. “I… I was going to spin it like a lost weekend,” she murmured.
“A little more than a weekend, Lauren,” Blake teased.
“I know,” she said. “So much more.”
He kissed her again, and Lauren sighed at the feel of his tongue swirling around hers. Darting around and across her flesh, Blake spun away from her mouth and stared into her eyes.
“Everything,” he said. “Maybe you can walk away from it. But I can’t.”
Lauren welcomed the return of his kiss, and as her arms swirled around his back, she tried to tell herself that he could follow, that she could bring him home and link her life to his. But she pushed back and shook her head.
“It’ll only mean more trouble,” she said sadly. “Just let me take my medicine.”
Blake held her hand tight as he kept her where she stood. “Only with me,” he said. “How can I not come with you now?”
Glancing over the side of the road, the smoke finally starting to fade, Lauren lamented the fact that she had no wheels to put her plan into action. But she still had her legs.
“I can make it on my own,” she said. “Please, Blake.”
He let her go, and she started to run. If the Demon Dogs found her now, she would have no way of speeding past them. But she could always duck for cover and hide. It felt like her only choice, and her feet moved faster under her body when the sound of his motor revving up to a place that promised full speed caused her to turn her head over her shoulder. Blake was advancing on her, and she kept her eyes on him as she pressed her palms to the air and brought him to a stop.
“Blake,” she cautioned. “Go back.”
Kicking away from his bike, he caught Lauren before she could run and pulled her close to his chest. “I can’t leave you now,” he said as she struggled against him.
“It won’t work if you come!” she challenged. “I need to keep you a secret. I—”
“Don’t be ashamed of me, Lauren.”
“I’m not!” she cried.
Falling into his arms, Lauren let him hold her and sighed into his chest. Could they just stay like this and live on this patch of earth and never worry about whatever might still lurk in the shadows? Lifting her face to his, she felt Blake’s hands moving down her face, and he brought his lips close to hers.
“Tell me the truth,” he said. “Do you really want to go this alone?”
Even as Lauren’s lips curled into her smile, tears filled her eyes, and she shook
CHAPTER EIGHT
Lauren turned her head to his eyes and searched his face for an explanation. He wasn’t… he couldn’t really…
“What are you talking about?” she asked.
“Just saying,” he started. “You got no bike. And maybe this is the way to make things right.”
Holding her hand tighter, he started to drag her back to his bike. He nearly had her off the ground when she fought against him again and twisted her head over her neck.
“No!” she screamed. “You can’t be a part of this! It’s too dangerous!”
As he had her body against his bike, Blake pushed his fingers into her arms and steadied his face under her gaze.
“Wasn’t a thing when you were willing to give everything up for me,” he said. “Why can’t I return the favor?”
She was tempted; she wanted him to come with him, to see there through the storm that promised to be the reunion with her parents and Drew. But as she started to take his hand, as she felt his fingers curling around her wrist, Lauren pulled back and hid her face in her hands.
“Lauren, I want to,” he said. “Trust me.”
He tried to hold her again, and Lauren started to slip into his arms as he pushed his fingers into his arms and drew her closer.
“I can stand by your side through this,” he swore.
The sound of his voice melted her heart, and she curled into his chest as he pulled her closer and kissed her hair. “I… I was going to spin it like a lost weekend,” she murmured.
“A little more than a weekend, Lauren,” Blake teased.
“I know,” she said. “So much more.”
He kissed her again, and Lauren sighed at the feel of his tongue swirling around hers. Darting around and across her flesh, Blake spun away from her mouth and stared into her eyes.
“Everything,” he said. “Maybe you can walk away from it. But I can’t.”
Lauren welcomed the return of his kiss, and as her arms swirled around his back, she tried to tell herself that he could follow, that she could bring him home and link her life to his. But she pushed back and shook her head.
“It’ll only mean more trouble,” she said sadly. “Just let me take my medicine.”
Blake held her hand tight as he kept her where she stood. “Only with me,” he said. “How can I not come with you now?”
Glancing over the side of the road, the smoke finally starting to fade, Lauren lamented the fact that she had no wheels to put her plan into action. But she still had her legs.
“I can make it on my own,” she said. “Please, Blake.”
He let her go, and she started to run. If the Demon Dogs found her now, she would have no way of speeding past them. But she could always duck for cover and hide. It felt like her only choice, and her feet moved faster under her body when the sound of his motor revving up to a place that promised full speed caused her to turn her head over her shoulder. Blake was advancing on her, and she kept her eyes on him as she pressed her palms to the air and brought him to a stop.
“Blake,” she cautioned. “Go back.”
Kicking away from his bike, he caught Lauren before she could run and pulled her close to his chest. “I can’t leave you now,” he said as she struggled against him.
“It won’t work if you come!” she challenged. “I need to keep you a secret. I—”
“Don’t be ashamed of me, Lauren.”
“I’m not!” she cried.
Falling into his arms, Lauren let him hold her and sighed into his chest. Could they just stay like this and live on this patch of earth and never worry about whatever might still lurk in the shadows? Lifting her face to his, she felt Blake’s hands moving down her face, and he brought his lips close to hers.
“Tell me the truth,” he said. “Do you really want to go this alone?”
Even as Lauren’s lips curled into her smile, tears filled her eyes, and she shook
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