Fudge's Sprite: (Brothers of Devil's Comfort MC Book 4) (10 page)

As I go to past the woman, she grabs my arm, and spins me round, to face her. Her nails, digging into the bare flesh of my arm.

“He’s mine, and some whoring skank isn’t having him.”

It slowly dawns on me that she is going on about Nick, and the woman, who is standing in front of me, must have some kind of crush on him.

“Listen lady. Who Nick sees, is up to Nick. Now, why don’t you go on your merry way?”

With a toss of my head, I turned and shake off the hand, which was holding me back. Thankfully, this time I manage to get away. As I was about to slip into the café, another hand grips my arm. Frustrated at been stopped for the second time, I turned towards my assailant.

“Look, I…”

When I see that it is Linc, I stop speaking, and wait to hear, what he has to say.

“Who was that? And what did she want?”

“You didn’t recognize her?”

“I wouldn’t be asking, if I had.”

If Linc had not recognized her, then she neither worked at Tie Me Down, nor, was she one of the club’s whores. With a gentle pull, of my arm, Linc lets go, but continues to stare. Almost as though he was waiting for an answer.

“She bumped into me, and asked if I was interested in the dress I was looking at.”

Why I lied about this, I do not know, but Linc appeared to believe me. After giving me one last appraisal, he turned back to the Tattoo Studio. The fact, that he held his phone to his ear, did not go unnoticed by me. Fuck, Nick will probably ask about it when he came home this evening.

Lunch with the girls soon passed. Although the run in with the stranger has unsettled me. I intentionally forget to mention the episode to them. Mainly, because I have come to the conclusion, that she must have been some slut, Nick must have fucked, whilst out of town. Also Ivy’s news had shocked the table into silence.

“What do you mean? You’re leaving Comfort Springs?”

Baby Blu’s query has me patiently watching Ivy, as we wait for her answer.

“I’m thinking of going back to Las Vegas, with Flynn. Laura and Quick Draw no longer need me.”

Four sets of eyes stare at the redhead as though she had lost her marbles.

“One date with Flynn and you’re thinking of running away with him?”

Ivy’s laughter filled the room, as her eyes sparkled.

“Really Cassie? How long had you known Linc, before you married him?”

Cassie, threw her arms up in the air in mock defeat, as we all tried to contain our own mirth.

As the banter went back and forth I noticed the time and collect my purse.

“Got to run girls. Catch up later.”

“You bet. We want the low down on you, and Nick.”

Rayven was the baby of the group, and I promised her, that we could meet up for lunch again during the week.

Back at the Sheriff’s office, Adam was waiting for me, where he called me into his office.

“We’ve got the report back from the labs.”

“That was quick.”

Without taking my eyes of Adam, my mind whirls. He did not look happy. As he sat on the table’s edge, his leg was swinging, and Adam was watching me intently.

“What do you know about the girls, associated with Devil’s Comfort?”

This time, it is my turn to frown, wondering what Baby Blu and the others had to do with the break in.

“I guess I know, what they want me to know. What does this have to do with Cassie and the others?”

Adam’s smile, while tilted, did not extend to his eyes. The concern in them causes me to panic. Had I done something to piss the club off, and was this, their way of warning me. If so, why had Ivy and Quick Draw, helped with the aftermath?

“No, the whores. What do you know of the lifestyle Nick leads, and which whores he’s slept with?”

Nick has been with the club for a long time, and my guess is, that apart from the old ladies, he has fucked all the whores at both, Tie Me Down, and the club.

“What does that have to do with the break in?”

“Like I said, I’ve got the report back from the labs. The urine sample taken, shows it to be female.”

Adam’s shock statement, and my recent run in with the stranger on the street, has me glancing out of the window. As I avoid eye contact with the Sheriff. I have to think quickly. Were they connected and do I mention it to Adam. After some chewing on my lip, I return my gaze to Adam. The man was an ex- boyfriend and now my boss. Quickly I tell him about the incident. As he takes notes, his frown becomes more pronounced.

“Have you spoken to Nick?”

“Not yet. Adam, I have to tell him.”

Because I could bet a dollar to a dime, he already knew. That it had been Nick, who Linc had been calling.

Chapter 14

Inferno’s call had followed Linc’s, and I was not sure if my day, could become any worse. Twiggy had confirmed, that the group of bikers camping near Blue River, was Tats and his men. This weekend, we were going to take a run up and find out what was going on.

Linc’s call had caused me more concern. Who was the woman who had accosted Ellie, and what did she want. More to the point, why had Ellie denied what had occurred, to Linc. When I drove into Ellie’s driveway, her small family car was parked up against the garage doors, and I parked the bike next to it. After dismounting, I removed my helmet, and entered via the back door. The house was in silence. A quick look at my watched, states that it is past ten, which is well past Toby and Amelia’s bed time.  In the living space, Ellie is lying on the couch, her eyes closed, as the twenty four hour news channel, played to itself.

Softly, I knelt beside the sleeping woman, and swept the hair away from her face. At my touch, Ellie’s eyes slowly open, and I find myself, drowning in a dark pool of sleep ridden desire.

“Hi.”

“Hi.”

“Stay here, while I go and make some coffee. Unless you want something stronger?”

“A beer, if you have any.”

“Sure.”

Five minutes later, Ellie returned with a club sandwich and a beer, placing them both on the coffee table, before settling herself down next to me. While Ellie was in the kitchen, I had turned the volume on the television to low, and removed my boots and socks. My cut lay against the back of the chair, and Ellie’s sweeping glance, showed her displeasure. Ellie is a neat freak, according to her, everything had a place. Sheepishly, I lifted the cut, and hung it in the closet. When I returned to the living space, Ellie had not moved, but was drinking her own beer, her eyes, following me round the room.

“Are you going to tell me who she is?”

All day, Ellie has ignored my calls, and texts. Even now, she did not pretend to know what I was talking about.

“Someone from your past, asked me to stay away from you.”

“My past.”

From Linc’s description, it was not anyone I knew, or from Comfort Springs, and I was having problems placing her.

“Linc says she has dark hair.”

“Yeah.”

With ease, I pull my phone out and show Ellie the photo Linc has taken.

“Is that her.”

Ellie bent her neck, to get a closer look, and nodded her head.

“I’ve never seen her before Ellie.”

“Well, think Nick. Think of all the women and whores you’ve fucked over the years, because Adam got the forensic report back today. And my intruder, points to a female.”

“Ellie, the damage done to your bedroom, was by a man.”

The raise of Ellie’s eyebrow, should have been all the warning, I needed.

“Yeah. Well, in that case, one of them has a problem. A woman pissed on my bed, and on my clothes Nick. And it sure as fuck, was a woman who warned me off today.”

Swiftly, I pull the picture up, and expand the face, but no recognition came to surface. Shit, I have fucked more than my fair share of whores, over the years, and sometimes, more than one at a time. The woman in the picture, could not have been much more than a girl. Fuck, she must have been willing at the time. But I doubt if I had fucked her more than once. Still nothing came to mind.

“Well, Nick?”

“Nothing. What did she say?”

“Nothing shocking. Just that once you’ve fucked me. You’d be more than willing to drop me.”

Hell, I didn’t know where our relationship was going. There were times, when I would think of Ellie, and my heart beat would speed up, causing me to panic as the room lost its air. At the moment, I was taking each day as it came. Yet the pull of Ellie is not dwindling. Fuck the fact that she has kids, should have had me running. Instead, I have begun to have feelings towards them as well. This set up, should be making me claustrophobic. Yet, instead of fighting these emotions, I found I wanted more.

If I went too long without hearing Ellie’s voice or seeing her, I would panic. All I need to ease my fear, is to look at the picture of her on my phone. It was Ellie’s picture and the old phone messages which had availed me through the times I was on the road. Ellie was one of the main reasons I had returned to Comfort Springs.

In need of Ellie’s body next to mine, I pull her on to my knee, and begin to stroke her arm with one hand, as I link our fingers together with the other.

“Ellie if I was going to dump you, after fucking you. I’d have done that at the beginning. A needy widow was the last thing I needed at the time.”

Ellie’s struggles, has me swearing, as I realized what I have said and how it sounded.

“Be honest Ellie. To begin with, I was a substitute for Carl.”

“No Nick, you were never a substitute. You were just a body, which slaked the need in my body when it rose.”

Ellie’s words hurt, and I freeze as I take in what she is saying. Fuck, I would rather have been a substitute, than a means to an end.

“If that was the case Ellie, you could have used a vibrator or your hand.”

“Don’t think I didn’t.”

“Ellie, if you don’t shut your mouth. You’re going to find yourself across my knee, and your ass spanked.”

By now, Ellie has broken free of my grasp and is standing in the middle of the room. Her posture, proof of how agitated she is, when she begins to pace the room. Brushing my hands through my hair, I let out a deep breath, as I try to regroup my thoughts.

“Really Nick. Some weirdo approaches me on the street, and it’s my fault?”

“No Ellie it’s not your fault. I don’t know who she is. Or where I met her.”

“So many whores Nick, I’m surprised you’ve never caught anything.”

As I rose from the sofa, a car headlight fills the dimly lit room for a second or two, and as I look out of the window, I watch the vehicle pull into the driveway of the house opposite. Sundance and his bike are at the end of the driveway, and I signal for him to go. Tomorrow, I will ask him to do a search on the girl.

“Ellie?”

“Yes?”

“If the girl has anything to do with the break in, at least we know it’s not connected to Tats and Black County.”

“Does this mean you’ll remove the guard dog?”

As casual as I could, I walk over to Ellie, and looped my arms round her waist. With Ellie’s body close to mine, peace settled over me. Even if my cock was starting to come to life. In my arms, Ellie’s tense body began to relax and her lower body sinks against mine, as she rests her head on my shoulder.

“You know Nick, You’re not that much of a catch.”

Bang, Ellie Wright, has just shot my ego down. Out there in Comfort Springs, there is a young woman, who is trying to frighten this woman away from me, and with a few words. Ellie has me crashing to earth.

Ellie’s hand, continues to stroke my shoulder, as we swayed to the news, which was playing in the background.

“Maybe she thinks, I’m good in bed.”

“Nah, Nick. You’re okay, but I wouldn’t write home to my mother about you.”

“Ellie Wright, if you’re telling your mother, about our antics in the bedroom, I’ll not be able to face her the next time I go in to the library.”

Ellie’s amusement vibrated across my shoulder, and down to the pit of my stomach.  The stirring in my jeans, is becoming uncomfortable against the denim cloth, as my cock pushes against the stiff zipper.

“Nick Winchester, don’t you dare stand there, and lie to me about using the library.”

My “You little snot.” Is followed by a tap on Ellie’s ass, who jumps and releases a giggle.

“Ellie, I am sorry about the girl and I’ll do everything that I can, to find out who she is.”

“And send her a bill.”

“What?”

“A bill for the damage she caused.”

Being this close to Ellie, is doing major damage to my body and thought process. Gently I guide her to the couch, and pass her one of the beers she had brought in earlier.