Page 29 of Lucifer's Revenge
She was laughing as she climbed on the back of the bike, and nodded when he looked back and told her to get comfortable. She wiggled until it felt right, then leaned forward to wrap her arms around his waist. When the bikes all started at once, she jerked and saw Luc’s grin in the side mirror. Before anyone even started forward, a bike from each end of the line shot forwardand went out to the road, when they waved their hands to the rest of them, Luc looked at her.
“Prospects making sure the road is clear. We won’t stop at the end of the driveway like we normally would. We’ll go out in lines of two.”
She nodded and watched as the first four bikes started forward, then she looked over and saw Gator beside them, and they exchanged grins. She watched in the mirrors as everyone else came out of the parking lot, and then the two prospects fell in at the end of the group. It didn’t take her long to settle in, and when she did, she released her hold on Luc’s waist, leaned back further, and tightened her thighs on his hips, and rested her hands on his lower waist. By the time they arrived at their destination, she was relaxed, and hadn’t a thought in her head. She had thought she could clear her mind and think about her problem with Sally, but the way she felt right now, she could care less about the other woman.
After the bikes were shut off, Lilith climbed off, but had to grip Luc’s shoulder when her knees were wobbly. She looked at him in shock.
“Yeah, they do that. Just stand there until you get feeling back in them, then you can walk.” He hopped off the bike, removed his helmet, placed it over his seat, then removed hers and put it on her seat. “I only have one question for you.”
“What’s that?”
“Are you sure you’ve never ridden before?”
“No, why?”
“Because I had to reach back to feel you, or look in my mirrors to make sure you hadn’t fallen off. You barely moved.”
“Oh, well, when I got dressed this morning, I thought I would take the time to think about my problem with Sally, but once we were underway, all those thoughts left my head. It felt great not having to worry about this or that.”
“She caught the zone!” Gator laughed from beside them. He looked at her with a grin. “The zone is when you zone out to everything but your surroundings. Not everyone can find the zone, but once you do, then you become relaxed and feel like your problems aren’t as big as you did.”
“Exactly.” She nodded with a laugh and hugged Luc. “Thank you.”
“No problem, do you think you can walk now?”
“Yes,” she said, and put action to words. She had removed her gloves several miles back, and only unzipped her leather. When they started to walk away, she stopped. “Will our helmets be safe?”
“Yes, one of the prospects’ job is to stay with our bikes. There are four of them. Two will stay, two will go get something to eat, then come back here to switch.”
“Ah, got it.” She nodded and smiled when he took her fingers in his, and they ended up staying connected by just their entwined pinkies. They walked toward the area that looked like a small town, and they paused when another bunch of bikes drove by, everyone waving to the others. They walked for about an hour, found someplace to eat, then walked off their meal. It was a little after three when they made it back to the bikes. Luc pulled his phone and sent a text, then looked at her.
“I just informed the cook that we’re about to leave. I thought we’d leave here between two and two thirty, but we’re running behind. I don’t want him to get worried when we’re not there on time.”
“That’s a good thing.” She nodded, stretched, zipped her jacket, and reached for her helmet. The ride home was the same as the ride there, totally relaxing, and when she arrived back at the bar, she was one of the first women in the bathroom. When she came out, she stood there, not knowing where to go, whenone of the women told her to sit in the area the women always sat in. She did, and enjoyed the glass of white wine she had ordered.
A little over an hour later, she looked up and saw Luc staring at her. He crooked his finger at her, and she immediately rose to go to him.
“It’s time to eat,” he said, and took her hand to lead her to the back patio. With a plate full, the two of them went back to where she had been sitting, and they enjoyed a meal together. It was almost eleven at night when she said she had to go home. He walked her out, grabbed her helmet and leather off the bike, and walked her to her car. They made out for a good ten minutes before they sighed heavily, and he stepped back to allow her to enter her car. He stood there in the dark as he watched her drive away.
Chapter 13
“Hello?” Lucius answered his phone in his usual gravelly voice and continued to do his work.
“Lucius?”
He grinned when he head Lilith’s voice.
“Yes, what can I do for you, Lilith?”
“I have a stupid question for you.”
“What’s that?”
“Will there be a club run if it’s raining tomorrow?”
“Probably not, this storm is supposed to last a couple of days.” They had been going on a run every Sunday for the last three months, and Lilith was ready to take what they had going to the next level. “Will that be a problem?”
“No, I really didn’t want to ride in the rain, I’ve done it twice now, and I’m not a fan.” They shared a laugh, then he heard her draw in a deep breath. “I called because I was wondering if you wanted to come to my place tomorrow? There’s something I want to talk to you about, and I thought I could make us a pan of lasagna.”
