Gypsy King by Devney Perry

Author:Devney Perry [Perry, Devney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Devney Perry LLC

Chapter Fifteen

Dash

Bryce and I stopped by a taco joint to grab lunch before riding home to Clifton Forge. The return trip was quiet, not as intimate and exciting as the trip to Bozeman had been. Her arms didn’t grip me quite as fiercely. Her legs didn’t hug the outside of my thighs.

Maybe she’d gotten used to the bike and how to shift her weight. But that featherlight touch felt more like her pulling away.

I hadn’t expected the whole act like a married couple bit. It made sense why Bryce had done it, but dumbass that I was, it had taken me too long to catch on.

I just . . . wasn’t that guy. I wasn’t the wife-and-kids type. Being a family man was Nick’s priority, not mine. My niece and nephew were amazing kids. I liked having a sister-in-law who gave me shit and loved my brother as eternally as my mother had loved my father.

But I had never imagined that in my life, and even if I could picture it, I didn’t want it.

Fucking no, thank you.

I’d witnessed firsthand the destruction it had brought to Dad’s life when Mom had died. I saw Nick’s fear when he’d learned Emmeline had almost been kidnapped.

I’d had numerous black eyes, a fractured ulna and collarbone, two broken noses and a few concussions thanks to the boxing ring and a few fights. Physical pain I could handle. A broken heart?

Nope. No point in even putting myself in that position.

Bryce being pissed at me wasn’t going to change my mind. She didn’t get to judge the way I lived my life—past, present or future. She wasn’t my wife or girlfriend, so she didn’t get to be angry that I wasn’t a hand-holder or cringed at the idea of babies.

By the time we pulled into Clifton Forge, it was my turn to be mad. Bryce and I were casual. We were having sex, temporarily. I guess I shouldn’t have spent the night.

When I pulled up to her house, she was off the bike in a flash, stripping off the helmet. “We need to talk to your dad and see if it was him visiting Amina.”

“Yeah.”

“I want to be there.”

“Fine.” I narrowed my eyes and studied her face. It didn’t look angry. She didn’t seem hurt. She just seemed tired.

Maybe I’d been reading way too much into her reaction to me at Amina’s house. Maybe she was just preoccupied with what we’d learned from the neighbor. Had I gotten worked up for nothing?

I sure hoped so. This would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to worry about Bryce pressuring me for a commitment.

“Meet me at the garage at ten tomorrow,” I told her, returning her items from my pocket.

“I’ll be there.” Without another word, she turned and walked up the sidewalk to her front door.

I waited only long enough to see that she made it inside, then I raced away. I didn’t want to stay another night anyway. Her bed was uncomfortable, her pillows too firm.

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