Tease: Mojave Boys MC by Carmen Faye Read Free Book Online Page A

pie, and open-faced meatloaf sandwiches with home fries.”
     
    None of that was on her diet, but she didn’t much care. A few extra calories for a couple of days wasn’t going to hurt her. Licking her lips, she told him, “I’d like that chicken pot pie.”
     
    “Excellent. It comes with a garden salad or a cup of broccoli cheese soup.”
     
    “I’ll take the salad with ranch on the side.” She turned to Vance, wondering what he was going to have.
     
    He seemed to be thinking pretty hard. “That’s a tough one, but I’m going with the meatloaf sandwich. Can I get extra red sauce?”
     
    “Sure thing, Ice,” Bailey said with a nod as he strode back toward the kitchen.
     
    “Ice?” Maya asked, surprised by the nickname.
     
    Vance rolled his eyes and made a disgusted face. “My last name is Coldman. I’ve been Ice to these yahoos forever, and I can’t seem to shake it.” That made sense to Maya, but she also heard what he wasn’t saying. There was another reason they’d chosen such a hardcore nickname for him. She was going to draw it out of him eventually.
     
    The mysteries kept adding up. “Interesting,” she commented, trying to sound offhand. “I’ve never had a nickname. ‘Maya’ doesn’t offer many options, and I’ve never had any behavioral quirks that warranted one.”
     
    He shrugged. “I’d prefer ‘Vance’, but I don’t have a choice these days. Luck of the draw. I think Maya fits. It’s a beautiful name that flows off the tongue.”
     
    Maya shivered at the insinuation, and she found herself staring at his mouth, thinking of the things his tongue could do to her. “Thank you,” she managed, and from the look of utter delight on his face, she knew she was flushed. Clearing her throat, she told him, “I’m going to the restroom. Be right back.” She needed a moment to collect herself before she threw herself down on the table and begged him to go to town on her.
     
    She stopped short of the ladies’ room when she caught Bailey staring at her from down the hall. He averted his eyes, embarrassed, as she looked at him, but Maya smiled and walked toward him. “Is there something you want to say to me?” she asked, not angry but with a bit of a flirtatious tone. It worked wonders in drawing out young men who were too shy to say what they thought.
     
    He shrugged. “You’re Maya Marriot. I thought I was tripping when you walked in, but when I heard your name…” He trailed off, looking away again.
     
    “That’s me,” she confirmed.
     
    He swallowed hard. “It’s really cool to meet you, and I know I sound like an idiot right now, but I’m actually pretty intelligent when I’m not staring at, like, one of the world’s most beautiful women.”
     
    “Thank you,” she told him. “And you don’t sound stupid. Do you want an autograph?” she asked.
     
    He shrugged, but his smile spoke volumes. “I really would. I have a picture from your fan club at home. Is there any way I could bring it to you before you leave to sign?”
     
    She nodded. “Sure. Just do me a favor, and don’t tell anyone who I am, okay? No one else seems to know.”
     
    “You got it.” He didn’t walk away though, and he shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably. “Can I ask another favor?”
     
    “That depends,” Maya told him honestly. She’d been asked for a number of odd favors she wouldn’t grant in the past, and she didn’t want to commit to anything until she knew it wasn’t going to creep her out.
     
    He hedged, “So, I’ve had a bet going with my buddy, Todd, for about three years. We’ve been trying to design the most badass tattoo as our first tattoo. He’s got this amazing dragon he’s working on, and I haven’t been able to beat it yet. We both turn eighteen next month, so I’m running out of time, and I just had an incredible idea.”
     
    Maya held back a laugh. She had a feeling she knew what he wanted. “I’ll make a deal with you.