Page 105 of Savage Outlaw

She couldn’t wait.

But the flirting had to come to a stop when she saw two big shadows in the doorway. She dropped off the stool to rush over to her dad and Chains.

Both glowering like moody lions.

“Be nice,” she cautioned. “Come in, you can put them anywhere.”

“See you got everyone doing the hard work, girlie,” Chains chuckled and dumped a box of her clothes on the couch. “That’s the last of ‘em. Any beer around here?” He looked behind her to Tad.

It meant something to her that he was trying to get on with her family. it wasn’t an easy situation for anyone, they could get used to this new normal of theirs. “In the fridge,” Tad jutted his chin and Chain’s ambled off in that direction.

“Well, aren’t you going to say anything?” She pointed her chin at her dad and waited. In so many ways Roux was exactly like Axel. They had the same stubbornalways rightstreak. He’d been a kid when she came along and all in all she thought they’d done alright.

His approval meant something to her.

He tagged her chin with his finger and thumb and half grinned. “Behave, bub, now I have you out of the house I don’t want you dropped back off in the middle of the night.”

She burst out laughing as he drew her into a hug and kissed the side of her head. “Gonna miss you, kiddo.” He said gruffly and she felt her heart pull inside her chest, she hugged him tighter. “You’re gonna still see me all the time, the club would fall apart if I didn’t bring the food.”

“True enough,” he smirked.

“Please try with Tad.” She reminded him and watched his frown return between his eyes. He made a grumbled sound from the back of his throat and then dropped a kiss to the top of her dark head. “We’ll see.”

She chuckled because that was the best she could hope for. It wasn’t as though his disdain would change her mind. She loved Tad and she was right where she wanted…neededto be.

One shared look as she handed her dad a beer and his little smile spiked her heart rate again.

Roux almost relaxed knowing Axel was in Tad’s….herhome, then she realized who else was here and she cursed. But it was already too late, Axel was smiling at Poppy. “Nice to see you again, Penelope.”

Shit. Shit. Shit.

“Eh, yeah…” Poppy replied, cheeks pink.

Roux started around the breakfast bar to let her dad know that it might be better if he didn’t engage with the girl he held hostage for a week … but it was too late when she saw Texas storm over and curl his arm around Poppy. “Don’t fucking talk to my wife.” He snarled and guided Poppy to the other end of the long room. Axel turned to her and smirked. “Something I said, kiddo?”

She couldn’t help chuckling.

While she didn’t agree with what he’d done, and she’d told him so several times, she hadn’t been surprised. At the time, she’d looked out for her now friend. Axel would never have hurt Poppy, had he not gotten any money for her he would have just let her leave. He saw an opportunity to help the club. She didn’t agree with his decisions sometimes—Reno being a massive one, but she understood at the same time.

“Causing trouble, I see.” Tad remarked, slipping his arm around Roux’s shoulder.

She loved this claiming.

Roux wouldn’t tell anyone, but she’d waited her whole life for this.

She’d watched her biker family claiming their old ladies. And now she had it with Tad. She cuddled around his waist.

Axel shrugged at Tad’s statement. “Apologize, dad.”

He gave her an incredulous look. Yeah, it was worth a try.

She pinched Tad’s waist and he set eyes down to her.

Without words she tried to show him that it was time to get everyone out of their house. When he smirked, she reckoned he got the message.

“Time for you all to get lost.” He announced and made Roux burst out laughing. If she didn’t know it before, she knew it now how perfect he was for her.

She made a date to have lunch with Poppy, waved her friend off, and practically shoved her own father out of the door. Only when Tad closed it behind everyone did he grin and advance forward like a marauding animal.

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