Damaged and the Outlaw (Damaged #4)

Raven reached up and caressed my face. “I really like bowling with you. I’ll think about that.”


Holding her against me, I kissed Raven and didn’t stop until I heard Judd’s Harley on the road. Despite our embrace and her happy bowling thoughts, she clung to me as we walked outside to meet him.

After he got the details, Judd said Cooper and Kirk were calling a meeting. A few club guys were getting the car off the road and would dispose of the body. I needed to get back into town and drop off Raven before I met up with the Reapers leadership.

“Should I be worried about this meeting?” I asked Judd before leaving with Raven. “Like I’ll survive it, right?”

“Shit met the fan today, but I don’t know what Cooper will do. He’s been in a state of indecision for months. Being a husband and dad has made him fucking stupid. Either Kirk steps up to take over or Cooper pulls his head out of his ass. This shit can’t keep going on. Not with them sending killers into the Johansson hometown.”

Judd studied Raven who was glued to me in the truck. “Take her home then get your ass to Whiskey Kirk’s. No detours or quickies.”

“Sure, bud. I’ll find a way to nail her while driving.”

Judd smirked, but it was Raven who made me jump by cupping my balls.

“Really?” I asked, pulling away.

Raven removed her hand then cuddled closer. “I don’t appreciate the term ‘nail’ when discussing our hot fucking. I’m your woman and deserve to be spoken of in a classier way. Also, I don’t want a quickie. I want to stretch out and enjoy my hero.”

Pulling away, I said nothing while making my way down the road. Finally, I sighed.

“I am a hero, aren’t I?”

“Supercock. Batcock. Spidercock. Which one fits you best?”

“Yes. I’d like to be referred to by all three preferably while I’m inside you.”

“Can I be Wonder Pussy?”

“Hell, darling. In my head, I already have that exact tat sketched out.”

“Make sure my boobs look good in the tat,” she said, stroking my chest. After a moment, her mood shifted. “I’m still scared something bad is going to happen at this meeting.”

“Kirk isn’t going to kill me after years of protecting me.”

“Promise.”

“I promise,” I lied.

Maybe she knew I was guessing because Raven fell silent for the rest of the drive. Her fingers gripped my shirt, less sex kitten, more terrified little girl. Raven barely released me as we arrived at her place and walked upstairs.

“It’ll be fine.”

“You’re saying that because I give you hope. You’re delusional.”

Grinning, I cupped her delicate face and studied the fear in her sky blue eyes.

“Do I give you hope?”

Raven’s expression immediately warmed and she smiled. “You’re more than I ever dreamed and I don’t want to let you go.”

“You only have to let me go long enough for me to go to this meeting then head to my place to clean up. I’ll be back in a few hours to take you out for dinner and some of the sexiest bowling your pussy can stand.”

“I have a job tonight.”

“Cancel it,” I said and instantly she stiffened. “Babe, someone tried to kill you today. I can’t have you getting bruised up. I just can’t handle seeing that right now.”

“I’ve won all my matches except one.”

“Yeah, but you got bit in the first one I saw and bruised up in the second. Just let me have this.”

“I don’t have the skills for another job, Vaughn.”

“You can be my woman,” I said while my hands cupped her butt. “Trust me that’s a fulltime job and the hours are a pain, but the benefits are outstanding.”

“Come back to me,” she whispered in my ear.

“We’re going to have a lot of fun tonight. It’s a done deal.”

Raven smiled, but her eyes were tired and afraid. Even after I kissed her breath away, she watched me leave like I was going off to my death.

A part of me wondered if she was right. My gut said Kirk invested a lot of time and effort into protecting me and flipping off the Devils. While Cooper might be indecisive, he wasn’t going to dismiss his father’s efforts these last three years.

The parking lot at Kirk’s was empty except for Harleys and one van for Danny. Inside, I found Tucker and Cooper whispering in a corner. Kirk sat nearby, legs stretched out, a beer in one hand and a corndog in the other. The older Johansson was enjoying his retirement evidently.

Judd stood with Tawny at the bar while a half dozen other guys surrounded Danny’s wheelchair. Back in the day, Danny was a rough guy. He also had a long history with Kirk. When he got into a bar fight and ended up paralyzed, his friend gave him a job at the bar. I knew Danny had an old woman and a few kids in middle school. In the past, he would have once gone head first into any fight. That behavior was what cost him the use of his legs.