Page 23 of Stoker's Serenity

“Yeah, went on a date.”

“Did you score?” Radar asked, grinning.

“Sort of.” I shrugged one shoulder.

Cutter laughed from his throne, up on its little dais at the head of the table asking, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Didn’t fuck, but I stayed the night.”

Silent glances were exchanged between my brothers.

“She the real deal?” Pyro asked.

“I don’t know,” I said. “I know I’ve definitely never felt this way about anyone before.”

More looks.

“She the girl from last Saturday night?” Hope asked.

“Yeah.”

“What’s her name?” Galahad asked.

“Serenity.”

“Pretty,” Hope murmured.

“Yeah,” I agreed and I wasn’t talking about her name. Grins broke out around the table.

“Something about her,” I said. “She reminds me of Faith when she first got to us.”

New looks were exchanged, worried ones this time, but not for me. I smiled inwardly at that.

“She got a history?” Marlin asked.

“Pretty sure she does, but she hasn’t opened up to me about it. We’re taking things slow and I’m cool with it.”

“Want me to do some digging?” Radar asked.

“No, actually, I don’t. Whatever it is, I’d like to hear it from her. I don’t think whatever it is it’s anything we have to worry about as a club.”

“Do some digging,” Cutter ordered. “Whatever we turn up, we ain’t gotta tell you unless it could fuck with the club. What’s her last name?”

I laughed and shook my head. “You know, I never asked. Of course, she doesn’t know my real name, either.”

“You know where she works?”

I nodded. “Would really appreciate if you’d trust me on this Captain.”

He stared at me judiciously and finally nodded slowly.

“You got a solid feeling about her?”

“I do,” I said and wasn’t the least bit surprised that it was the God’s honest truth. “She’s a loner, an outlier – but she’s good people,” I said.

He nodded and said, “Fine, but if something about her comes up that could fuck with the club or our vibe –”

“You’ll be the first to know,” I said. He nodded.

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