Paid In Full by Chelsea Camaron

Author:Chelsea Camaron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carolina Dreams Publishing, LLC

Chapter Thirteen

~Gentry~

Judge and Tamalyn leave not long after I fill Judge in on the danger. He is going to let the rest of the guys know what’s going on. Rowdy and Michele aren’t here so we are a man down. Collector, X, Judge, and Trapper will set up a rotation to keep someone on Arika and someone on Tempest while I confirm my suspicions on who sent the email.

I settle on the couch with Tempest beside me when Arika comes from her room.

“Thank you for dinner, Deacon,” she says smiling at me.

“I believe in truths, Arika, so I wanna be real with you. I’m in a motorcycle club. We travel – a lot.”

I see the disappointment hit her face and it causes me to pause. She doesn’t want me to go. I read it in her eyes. It fills me with pride.

“So, this is goodbye? I mean we don’t know you. Mom knows you more, but you come in and actually listen to me just to take off. Why buy me dinner? Why treat my mom like you wanna protect her? Men and their games.” She huffs standing to take off. “No wonder all the women at the shelter are man-haters. I get why they wanna be in that club. Bye Deacon.”

She dismisses me. A fifteen-year-old girl just dismissed me.

“No!” I half shout getting her to stop. “What I want to talk to you about is me staying. The club, well the boys, most of them, plan to ride back to Alabama soon. I wanna stay here with you and your mom. Get to know you both.”

Arika turns and faces me and I see the unshed tears building in her eyes. “You wanna stay? With us?”

“I told you I believe in truths. Truth is, I got these feelings for your mom. I don’t know you well, but I get you. I think we have a lot in common Arika. So I would like your permission to take your mom on a date. I would also like an opportunity to stay around and get to know you both.”

Her mouth hangs open in shock. “You wanna build a family with us?”

I nod. Tempest playfully slaps my stomach. “Hello, I’m here, people, and this involves me. I don’t think you should ask my daughter before talking to me.”

I laugh. “Oh baby, I gotta clear the way so I can focus on winning you over solely.”

Arika rushes over and practically climbs in my lap as she hugs my neck. “You really wanna be with us. You think ahead, Deacon. You think about the day ahead my mom and I have. You worry and you took the time to listen to me without knowing me. No one has ever given my mom a break.” She pulls back and looks to Tempest. “Not even me. Mom, I take for granted that you will just put up with whatever I dish out. Deacon, he thinks of you. In your journal to me, one of the lines you say is find a love that puts you first, a love that thinks ahead.

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