and loyal enough, I would have the gavel one day and I could
do with it what I chose. You were a test. He wanted to make sure I
could keep my dick in my pants and my head in the game. Frankie had
been out bad with the club for five years, but we had kept an eye
on him to make sure he didn’t fuck up. He was in lock-up, doing
time for grand larceny, so we didn’t have to worry about him too
much. About a month before he was released was when I got the job.
You were in college at The University of Tennessee. I still
remember the first time I laid eyes on you.” He paused to turn to
me and smile. I couldn’t help it. I smiled back, even though I was
sure I looked like I was about to lose it.
“My aunt, Lori, lived in Tennessee, and I had
moved up there with her. It was late one afternoon, and I was
riding to the college to get a copy of your schedule. Aunt Lori is
a Tennessee Alumni and had rode with me to show me around the
campus. She thought I was gonna attend the University. I remember
she was talking my head off, pointing out all the buildings and
telling me stories when I saw you walk out of the main building.
You were wearing a yellow dress and looked like you belonged on a
fucking movie set, not on the campus of a college. I wanted to back
out. I wanted to call Pops and tell him I couldn’t do it. From the
very first time I laid eyes on you, Dallas, I knew that you were
mine.”
Well, fuck me. If that wasn’t the most
romantic thing I had ever heard in my life, then I didn’t know what
was. Who gives a shit that he was getting paid? I felt like I had
melted into the passenger seat beside him. I was such a sap.
“Aunt Lori had to call my name a couple of
times to get me to snap outta it. I followed you every day after
that. If I couldn’t be there, I made sure someone I trusted was. I
had to come back to Hattiesburg for a few months over the next
summer and it drove me crazy to think you were there partying and
having fun and wearing skimpy clothes and I couldn’t see you.”
Whoa. I couldn’t help it. It thrilled me to
know Luke was jealous over me.
“After that night in the bar, I knew I
couldn’t let you go. I’m not gonna lie, Dallas, I took you home
with me because I had no choice. Frankie would have done everything
in his power to hurt you. The club didn’t need the heat, but when
you cried for me to lay with you and I wrapped you in my arms, you
had me.” Tears were threatening to pour down my face. There it was.
I had it. The truth had finally came out, and for some reason, it
absolutely thrilled me.
“Everyone told me I was making a mistake.
They thought I had let you go. When I became President, Regg became
your official guardian and it almost killed me. I went two years
without seeing you. I avoided you every chance I had. Then I went
to the bar and there you were.”
The tears were now freely flowing down my
face. We had arrived at my house and was sitting outside the gate.
Luke put the car in park and turned to me, placing both hands on
the side of my face, wiping my tears with his thumbs.
“I love you, Dallas. I have lied to you and
hurt you and allowed others to hurt you. I will devote my whole
life to making you happy, if you will give me that chance.”
My heart was beating hard, my breath was
caught in my throat and my mind was screaming at me, telling me
that this was what I wanted.
“I love you too, Luke. I’m sorry for being
such a bitch. I want to try.” And try I would. I wasn’t sure if I
could be an ol’ Lady. I wasn’t sure that was the life I wanted to
live, but I was happy with Luke. And with Luke came the club. I
owed it to myself to at least try. Luke was staring at me, his eyes
full of love and his smile stretching across his face. I felt like
I should say something, so I did, “I changed the code.”
Luke smirked and planted a light kiss on my
nose, then whispered, “I know.”
Of course, Luke didn’t have any problem
getting in. He didn’t have a
do with it what I chose. You were a test. He wanted to make sure I
could keep my dick in my pants and my head in the game. Frankie had
been out bad with the club for five years, but we had kept an eye
on him to make sure he didn’t fuck up. He was in lock-up, doing
time for grand larceny, so we didn’t have to worry about him too
much. About a month before he was released was when I got the job.
You were in college at The University of Tennessee. I still
remember the first time I laid eyes on you.” He paused to turn to
me and smile. I couldn’t help it. I smiled back, even though I was
sure I looked like I was about to lose it.
“My aunt, Lori, lived in Tennessee, and I had
moved up there with her. It was late one afternoon, and I was
riding to the college to get a copy of your schedule. Aunt Lori is
a Tennessee Alumni and had rode with me to show me around the
campus. She thought I was gonna attend the University. I remember
she was talking my head off, pointing out all the buildings and
telling me stories when I saw you walk out of the main building.
You were wearing a yellow dress and looked like you belonged on a
fucking movie set, not on the campus of a college. I wanted to back
out. I wanted to call Pops and tell him I couldn’t do it. From the
very first time I laid eyes on you, Dallas, I knew that you were
mine.”
Well, fuck me. If that wasn’t the most
romantic thing I had ever heard in my life, then I didn’t know what
was. Who gives a shit that he was getting paid? I felt like I had
melted into the passenger seat beside him. I was such a sap.
“Aunt Lori had to call my name a couple of
times to get me to snap outta it. I followed you every day after
that. If I couldn’t be there, I made sure someone I trusted was. I
had to come back to Hattiesburg for a few months over the next
summer and it drove me crazy to think you were there partying and
having fun and wearing skimpy clothes and I couldn’t see you.”
Whoa. I couldn’t help it. It thrilled me to
know Luke was jealous over me.
“After that night in the bar, I knew I
couldn’t let you go. I’m not gonna lie, Dallas, I took you home
with me because I had no choice. Frankie would have done everything
in his power to hurt you. The club didn’t need the heat, but when
you cried for me to lay with you and I wrapped you in my arms, you
had me.” Tears were threatening to pour down my face. There it was.
I had it. The truth had finally came out, and for some reason, it
absolutely thrilled me.
“Everyone told me I was making a mistake.
They thought I had let you go. When I became President, Regg became
your official guardian and it almost killed me. I went two years
without seeing you. I avoided you every chance I had. Then I went
to the bar and there you were.”
The tears were now freely flowing down my
face. We had arrived at my house and was sitting outside the gate.
Luke put the car in park and turned to me, placing both hands on
the side of my face, wiping my tears with his thumbs.
“I love you, Dallas. I have lied to you and
hurt you and allowed others to hurt you. I will devote my whole
life to making you happy, if you will give me that chance.”
My heart was beating hard, my breath was
caught in my throat and my mind was screaming at me, telling me
that this was what I wanted.
“I love you too, Luke. I’m sorry for being
such a bitch. I want to try.” And try I would. I wasn’t sure if I
could be an ol’ Lady. I wasn’t sure that was the life I wanted to
live, but I was happy with Luke. And with Luke came the club. I
owed it to myself to at least try. Luke was staring at me, his eyes
full of love and his smile stretching across his face. I felt like
I should say something, so I did, “I changed the code.”
Luke smirked and planted a light kiss on my
nose, then whispered, “I know.”
Of course, Luke didn’t have any problem
getting in. He didn’t have a
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