Consumed: A Devil Chaser's MC Romance by L Wilder Read Free Book Online Page B

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    “I hope everything is going to be okay. I’d hate to see anything happen to him. I really like him, and I want John Warren to be able to get to know him,” Lily said with concern.
    “Don’t worry too much about Maverick. I have a feeling he’ll make it just fine,” Tessa told her with a smile. I had to agree. Maverick seemed like the kind of guy that made things happen. I had very little doubt that he could take care of anything that got in his way.
    “Enough about Mr. Serious. Tell me some good news.” I turned to Lily and asked, “Has Goliath found your dream house yet?”
    “Don’t even get me started on that one. He’s absolutely determined to find the perfect place, and he’s driving me nuts! I’ve given up and just decided to let him have at it. Honestly, as long as we are together, I don’t care where we live,” Lily said as she passed beers over to Doc and Sheppard.        They all nodded, and I watched them as they walked back over to the pool table. I smiled, thinking how much I’d liked hanging out at the club with them. Sheppard always had a way of making me laugh. I loved listening to all of his wild stories, and it didn’t hurt that he was easy on the eyes. He had that boy-next-door look with his clean-cut blonde hair and blue eyes that drove the girls crazy. Doc seemed like the father figure around the club, giving advice whenever anybody would listen.
    It felt nice to be there with everyone again. I hadn’t realized how much I’d missed them until we all started talking. Just being with them made me feel so much better about everything. I’d been so worried about running into Bobby that I almost didn’t come, but Maverick talked me into it. He reminded me that I’d have to face him sooner or later. So far, I’d been lucky. There’d been no sign of him all night.
    “You ready for another beer?” Taylor asked with a smile.
    “Love one,” I told her. Lily reached into the cooler, only to find that it was empty.
    “Damn,” she said as she shook her head. “I’ve got to go to the back to get more beer. I’ll be right back.”
    Before I could stop her, Bobby came up behind me and said, “I’ll get it, Lily. You know Goliath will have your ass if he sees you trying to lift anything heavy.” He quickly turned to leave, but I could smell a hint of his cologne as he walked away. Damn it all to hell! It was the cologne I’d bought him, and he knew it was my favorite. He’d done that on purpose. I reached over and grabbed Tessa’s drink, and before she had a chance to protest, I finished it off. Tessa looked over to me with her eyebrow raised high, but I just turned my head. I didn’t want to hear it. I knew something as simple as cologne shouldn’t have bothered me, but it did, and I hated myself for it.
    Lily motioned Bobby over to the end of the counter and showed him where to put the cases. The muscles in his arms flexed when he lowered them onto the counter. As he stepped away from the boxes, I noticed that he was wearing… the shirt. Holy hell! I couldn’t believe he was wearing the shirt. Of all the shirts in the entire damn world he’d decided to wear that shirt.
    “Courtney!” Tessa whispered. She placed her hand on my knee and said, “Stop shaking your leg. You’re making all the bottles on the counter rattle.” I just ignored her. I was too busy looking over at Bobby. Apparently he was very amused with himself. He stood there looking at me with his sly little smile. What an ass! I wanted to clock him right in the head, but I just rolled my eyes. He was getting to me, and he knew it. I had to pull my shit together.
    I slowly looked back over to Tessa and said, “I’m fine. Just a little cold.”
    I heard Bobby cough behind me, but I didn’t turn around. He knew that I was getting flustered, and it frustrated the hell out of me.
    I looked over to Taylor and asked, “When are you and Renegade moving into the new house? Is it finished yet?” I