Marcus by Molly Black

Author:Molly Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MB
Published: 2019-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Marcus

Saturday

I was surprised when Leila agreed to let me pick her up from her house on Saturday. Of course, it was no more surprising than the fact that she wanted to go to dinner with me again. I still felt sort of blindsided by that. Even though the chemistry between us was undeniable, I’d thought she’d made it clear that she wanted nothing more to do with me.

I whistled under my breath as I drove into her neighborhood. She lived in a nice part of town. Tree-lined streets and everything. I didn’t even know Las Cruces had streets that looked this nice. She’d clearly done well for herself.

I felt a strange surge of pride inside of me, but I pushed it aside. I didn’t have any right to be feeling proud of Leila. Everything she had done, she had worked for. I had seen some of that work firsthand, and I knew that she was smart and talented, and that she gave herself one hundred and ten percent to whatever project was put in front of her. Really, this was no surprise.

I started to feel, for the first time, like maybe I didn’t belong here. I was college educated, sure. But I was still a thug for a motorcycle club. She deserved someone a lot better than me.

I wished I could take that observation and do something about it. Maybe turn the car around, stand her up, never see her again. Or maybe do as Will had done and get myself out of the club. But that wasn’t the kind of man I was. If nothing else, I had commitments, and I was going to see them through.

I swallowed hard and parked the car in front of her place, drumming my fingertips against the edge of the steering wheel. Then, I headed for her front door.

I knocked and waited for a few minutes before Leila answered. When she did, it was a moment before I could speak.

“You like it?” she asked, smoothing her hands down the dress, looking absolutely nervous.

I put a finger under her chin, turning her face up toward mine. “You look beautiful,” I told her seriously. “You always do.”

She blushed, biting her lower lip. “Thanks,” she said. She cocked her head to the side, surveying me for the first time. “I thought I told you to dress casually,” she said, her voice accusing.

I laughed and shrugged. “When I was growing up, someone once told me that even if a woman tells you to dress casually, if it’s a date, you have to dress to impress.”

“You don’t have to impress me,” Leila said, trailing her fingers down the soft sleeve of my button-down. She shook her head and smiled crookedly at me. “You look nice, though. Consider me impressed.”

I laughed and leaned in to kiss her. I hadn’t planned to do it, and I didn’t want to scare her off. But she leaned into the kiss for just a second before I pulled away. She gave me another of those adorably shy smiles.

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