Page 18 of Broken Hero
Robyn looks embarrassed. “Wearegetting married.”
I smile. “I know. I'm only joking.”
Jack speaks to Eli. “Come on, Little Man - let's go check out our bike.”
Eli doesn't give us a second look as we hear him saying to Jack, “I know your gonna win today Jack.”
I turn to Robyn. “He’s so good with Eli.”
She shakes her head as though still in disbelief. “Yeah, I'm still getting my head around it all, you know? That it’s real. Anyway, enough about me, what about you? Is Onzo here today, and, more importantly, is he going to show you a good time tonight?”
Robin was in Spain with me the day I met him.
I look around. “He’s here somewhere. They only arrived this morning from another comp. I think I'm meeting up with him tonight, but I’ll catch up with him later.”
“You look gorgeous like you always do. His eyes will light up when he sees you.”
I smile. “I hope so, could do with a bit of fun.”
“Anyway, I’d better get back to my boys. Are you coming?”
I shake my head. “I'm gonna have a look around and see if I can see Onzo.”
She heads off as I walk down the pit lane to see if I can see where Dom and his team are based. Onzo is on Dom’s crew. I spot them at the far end and make my way over, excited to see him - after everything going on with dad, I need to let my hair down.
The heart to heart I had with Dad seemed to go well, for now at least. I told him exactly how I felt - how hurt I was that I couldn't grieve. He broke down and told me he was sorry, that he misses Mum every minute of every day and gambling makes him forget. He’s promised to sort himself out - I’ll believe it when I see it—one day at a time.
I walk over and notice a group of girls with them, nothing unusual there - the races always attract race bunnies, the ones that fawn over all the racers, happy to have anyone as long as they can say they've had one. As I get closer, I spot Onzo slide his arm around one of them and whisper in her ear. I freeze. I see...so that's how much he thinks of me. I know we weren't serious, but still, he could have let me know where I stand. He was reasonably good in bed, and that was as far as it had gone, but who knows, maybe it could have gone further – been something more. Shit, Ireallydon't want him to see me. I start shuffling backwards in the hope that I don't get spotted. I carry on moving back until I crash into a hard body behind me. I spin around. Declan.
“Declan...hey!”
He looks down at me and smiles. His eyes do that crease thing in the corners...nice.
“Sophie. How are you doing?” He looks around and leans in to say in my ear. “I hate to tell you this, but you're in the wrong pit.”
Oh god, oh god, please don't let Onzo be looking.
I lean into Declan and whisper, “The guys behind me...are they looking this way?”
“The ones with the girls? A couple of them are, why?”
“Kiss me?”
His eyes widen. “What?”
“Please kiss me - right now.”
I slide my arms around his neck and go up on my tiptoes, pulling his head down to mine. My lips are on his when I feel his body lock. I try to go with it. I don't want Onzo to think that I give a shit that he is hanging with race floozies - he can piss off - if he sees me kissing Dec, he’ll know. I do need my kissing partner to get into it a bit more though - he’s giving a girl a complex, he’s as stiff as a board - and not in a good way!
I press my body into his hoping for a reaction, and boy, do I get one, something comes over him. He grabs hold of my hips tightly to hold me to him as he deepens the kiss. His mouth opens and his tongue runs against my lips, asking for them to open. Powerless, I do what he wants, and his tongue plunges into my mouth and brushes with mine. Oh hell yes, this guy can kiss. Sliding my other arm around his neck, I tilt my head to get better access as he devours me. Just enough tongue, just enough pressure, I feel like I could carry on like this forever. I forget that I'm supposed to be doing this because of Onzo and relax into it – my whole body on fire.
I feel Declan stiffen, and he breaks off the kiss. I open my eyes in a dream-like fog and take in the eyes of a horrified man. What is going on with this guy? He looks terrified that he’s kissed me. I mean, I instigated it, but it ended withhimkissingme. A kiss that I won't forget in a hurry too.
“I'm sorry I need to go.” He turns and bolts in the opposite direction.
I glance around, all the pit are staring. Great. I rush after Declan. I need to apologise to him, I have no idea whyhewas apologising tome.
“Declan...wait up!”
