I jump back and bump my elbow against the bathroom door.Pain flashes up my arm and down to my hand.
“Motherfucker,” I roar, making the damn cat flee my room.
The door of my room swings open and Ryett steps inside.“Everything okay?”
Her gaze slides over my naked body and I glance down to see the towel on the floor.Fuck it.I’m naked as it is, and she’s felt my cock inside her; nothing to hide.I stomp over to the bed where I placed one of the bags with my clothes.
“Everything is fine,” I grumble.“I just need to remind myself to close the damn door.Which is weird in the first place since I never leave a door open, and I’m pretty sure I did in fact close the damn thing.”
There’s laughter in her voice when she states, “Mina knows how to open doors.”
“Not many have been able to sneak up on me as much as she has.”I throw clean boxers on the bed along with blue jeans, and a shirt.“Prison didn’t kill me, but my heart might stop voluntarily if this cat keeps getting the jump on me.”
I raise my gaze to connect with Ryett’s when she says, “Sometimes I think she enjoys freaking people out a little too much.”
“No shit.”The corner of my mouth twitches.
We stare at one another and even if I’m still completely naked, her gaze never strays.
Suddenly she murmurs, “Thank you.”
Her words slightly catch me by surprise.
Reaching out, I quickly throw on my boxers and when I’m pulling on my jeans I tell her, “You’re welcome.Though, I’m not sure why you’re thanking me.”
Over the past four days I’ve been doing some chores around the house while our club lawyer is digging into the shit Vance brought to Ryett’s doorstep.It’s a clusterfuck we’re both linked with.Me killing Pete who turned out to be the grandson of the woman Ryett has known all her life.
Neither of us knew of each other’s existence.Ryett talked a lot of things through with my sister, but Ryett has been avoiding me ever since Vance showed up.
Her eyes land on her fluffy socks.“Fixing the garbage disposal, the lock on the back door, being there when Vance showed up.For everything I guess.”
I shrug.“Least I can do.You opened your home to me.A lot of people wouldn’t have, knowing I came straight from prison.As for Vance?I know he’s Evina’s son, but he’s bad news.No disrespect to you, or Evina.From what my sister told me she was a kind person.Her cat, though?”
A carefree giggle flows from her, making my cock twitch.
She gives me her eyes again.“Mina’s been craving more attention since Evina died.The weeks leading up to her death were different than the normal routine with lots of visitors.Nurses coming by, the doctor, me getting up early.Now everything is different again, and she probably misses Evina as well.”
“It sure explains her new activity of giving everyone around the house a jump scare.”I give her a wink and reach for my shirt.“I know it’s my turn to make dinner, but I thought we could go for a ride on my bike and grab a burger at a place I know on the other side of town.”
I’m pulling on my boots when she eagerly bobs her head.“Great plan.I’ve never been on the back of a bike.”
“First ride, nice,” I murmur, reminding myself of the first ride I gave her on my cock.
Shit.It’ll be a painful ride to have her pussy pressed against me.We haven’t had sex again since the day I arrived.Like I said, she’s been avoiding me.
We still need to talk about something, though.“Do you want kids?”
Ryett’s eyes go wide.“What?”Her gaze fills with understanding while her cheeks flush.“It’s not something I’ve thought about since I’m not in a relationship.We didn’t use a condom, but I’ve been on the pill for years.I haven’t had sex in over two years and recently had a full bloodwork checkup.”
I shove my thumbs through the beltloops of my jeans.“I’m clean as well.What if you did have a man?What would your goals for a future be?”
Her gaze drifts to the window.“I still wouldn’t know.Although, the death of my mother, and Evina was hard to deal with by myself.A sibling to share the loss with, balance the grief and everything that needed to be arranged and such?That would have been nice.I’m the only one left, no family whatsoever.Yes, I guess if I was in a relationship I would like a family in the future.”She grimaces.“It should probably be soon since I’m already thirty.Maybe it’s not in the stars for me.”
“Family doesn’t have to be blood,” I tell her.“My brothers are my family.We are a brotherhood who share the same priorities, loyalty, and value each other as a person without judgement.If something happens to my sister, they would all be there for her no matter what.”
“You guys have a good thing going,” she muses.
Being in prison gave me enough time to think about things.The future ahead of me, along with the people in it, was one of the priorities I was going to focus on.I had no clue Ryett and I would cross paths, but after colliding beautifully with her I want more.Having her ignore me for a few days while we lived in the same house only intensified the urge.