Page 19 of Come Back to Me

“Thanks, Nonna.”

“—but she’s moaning about the bikes.”

I frown at her. “What bikes?”

God, does he have to be so beautiful?

He has chestnut-brown hair that I want to run my fingers through. It’s kinda spiky, just long enough that you can yank on it.

His nose is a sharp slash that, at some point, was clearly broken. With three brothers, one guess who the culprit was behind that. As I doubt it happened during his service.

He has a beard too. I don’t normally appreciate beards, but I appreciate this one. Even if I don’t want to. Especially because it kind of shields a mouth that was made to be kissed.

And bitten.

Potentially licked, too.

He’s big and burly and stacked and sexy and?—

I’m so fucked.

She shrugs. “I like them.”

It takes me a couple seconds to remember what we’re talking about.

“What bikes, Nonna?” I repeat.

“My only complaint is they don’t look like that Jax fella.”

“Nonna! Stay on topic!”

“They come through here at eleven o’clock at night and leave at five AM.” She wafts her hand. “I’m not sure how I raised such a boring daughter. God love her, but she puts the Stepford in wife. Me? I love the thrill so I get up to watch them. They’re fascinating. So free.”

A pained frown creases my brow. “Please tell me Mr. Ravenly Sr. doesn’t have a bike?”

“He’s not that interesting.”

“Good to know,” I mumble with relief because Mr. Ravenly Sr. is nine years younger than Nonna, which makes her a cougar.

The last thing any of us need is her getting into a bike crash with her toyboy.

Her head tilts to the side. “Why do you look like someone slapped you in the face with a mackerel,piccola?”

I could lie, tell her that I didn’t approve of Mr. Ravenly when I’m actually jealous that she’s getting more dick than me, but instead, I bite my lip as a chord strums into being—a direct answer to her question.

(She has me on mind control, I swear. When am Ieverdirect about anything?)

Because I know she’ll get it, I hum a few notes that mean nothing to anyone but me and my family, who knows how my brain works…

Her eyes widen. “Oh!”

I swallow. “Oh.”

* Little one

* Rabbits

Cody

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