Never Again, Maybe_A Tattooed Bad Boy Romance by Adele Niles

Author:Adele Niles [Niles, Adele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Tattooed Bad Boy Romance
Publisher: Adele Niles
Published: 2019-09-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Garrett

I slept great.

Bailey’s bed was comfortable, and she was so warm. It was impossible to sleep badly when I was next to her.

I went to work in a great mood, even stopping to grab coffee for the guys. The place was going to be full today; Malone was having power problems, so the whole group was coming back to the home shop.

It was gonna be cool to work with Benny and Logan again. It was nice to have the shop a little quieter sometimes, but I did miss them when they were over at the new location.

The morning was quiet. We all chatted, did our work.

I thought about Bailey a lot.

She said she wanted to talk to Ryker before we kept seeing each other, and I could respect that. He’d been a big part of her life for a long time.

She deserved the chance to clear the air. That way, she and I could start a relationship without any guilt or anxiety.

But I hoped it happened quickly.

I wanted her. Not just sexually—although I definitely wanted to sleep with her—but I wanted to take her out without worrying about Ryker seeing us or hearing about it. I wanted to spend nice nights together and not be stressing about word getting around.

I wanted to give this a real try and not have to sneak around.

I wanted to make her happy the way she deserved.

But still, as much as I was eager for her to rip the bandage off and talk to him, I was shocked as hell when she walked into No Regrets a little after noon.

But not as shocked as Ryker.

His tattoo gun clattered to the ground when he saw her—thankfully he was cleaning it, not working on anyone.

“Bay?”

His voice sounded tight.

Shit.

What if he still wanted her? What if he broke up with Sydney to get back with Bailey?

I kept my head down, but stole glances at her as she came up the stairs to stand at the entrance to Ryker’s booth.

She didn’t even look my way.

Probably for the best.

Around the shop, the guys’ heads popped up. Everyone was watching.

We hadn’t seen anything like this since Benny’s ex had walked in a few months ago, but the circumstances had been very different. Bryn had been our business rival and a pain in our collective ass since I started, although they’d worked things out.

Bay was almost a legend.

She smiled at him, leaning over the half-wall. “Hey, you got an appointment coming up?”

“Why?” he asked, his voice full of suspicion.

“I was hoping we could talk?”

Ryker hesitated. He glanced at the clock on the wall, then turned toward the front. “Hey Zoe? If my next guy shows up, tell him I had to take care of a…personal matter.” Then he turned to Bradley. “Boss, can I borrow your office?”

“Yeah, sure. Go for it.”

“Cool.”

He stepped out of his station and went toward the back. Bailey followed.

I watched her go until the office door closed behind them.

Time slowed to a crawl.

The next five minutes felt like an hour, but the door finally opened.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.