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do you think
I’m looking for?”
    “ Not me.” With that, I spin once more and march right out of
the bar. Once I get outside, I text Julie and tell her I’m going to
grab a cab home. I just want to get out of these tight clothes,
wash away this stupid make-up, and forget that Jase Matthews even
exists.

CHAPTER FOUR
     
    Jase
    “S o you sold
it?”
    I hammer
another nail into the wood and answer without looking up. “Yep.
Made a fuckin’ killing off it too. That guy didn’t know much about
bikes, but he knew he wanted that one.”
    Ryker hands me
another board and gets to work on the other end. “Nice. I bet
Gunner’s impressed.”
    I wipe the
sweat from my forehead and sit back on my heels, surveying our
handiwork. We’re laying the final boards to the backyard deck
Charlie wanted. Ryker had started it a couple of weeks ago, but I’d
been busy with my chopper. Now, with it being done, I’m ready for a
cold beer and the burger he’d promised me.
    “ I haven’t told him yet. He said three bikes, so I’ll let him
know once I’ve sold three.”
    The patio door
slides open and Charlie steps outside with a beer in each hand.
“Wow. This looks amazing, guys.” She hands a beer to Ryker, then
steps over a pile of tools to hand one to me. “You’re almost
done?”
    Ryker twists
the cap off the bottle and takes a long pull before answering.
“I’ll stain it over the weekend, but the hard part’s done.”
    Charlie smiles
wide and presses a kiss against his lips. “You did good, babe.”
    He reaches
down to pat her ass. “Jase and I are hungry. You got those burgers
ready?”
    “ I’ll go get ‘em while you fire up the grill.”
    She disappears
inside, but is back before Ryker has completed his task. She places
the plate on the table by the barbeque and turns to me. “So Ellen
mentioned that she saw you at the club last night.”
    My chest
tightens at the sound of her name. To keep from giving myself away,
I wag my eyebrows and lean in closer. “You ladies were talkin’
about me, were ya?”
    Charlie’s not
amused. “We were. Ellen didn’t say much, but she seemed a little
upset.” She lets out a heavy sigh and holds my gaze. “What are you
doing, Jase? I told you she wasn’t right for you.”
    I fold my arms
across my chest and lean against the railing. “Yeah, you’ve told
me—several times, in fact. But what you haven’t told me is why. You
don’t think I’m good enough for your friend, Charles?”
    Her expression
softens a little at the use of the nickname I gave her. “Handsome,
you know that’s not it. It’s just that Ellen has a lot of
responsibility. She’s got a lot going on in her life, and doesn’t
have time to play games with you.”
    “ What makes you think I’m playin’?”
    She continues
to stare at me. I can tell her mind is racing, trying to figure out
if I’m bullshitting her. “Why Ellen?”
    I let my arms
drop to my sides. “She’s fuckin’ hot, for one thing.” Charlie
arches her brow. “Not only that,” I continue, “but she seems like a
sweet girl. I got to know her a little when she was takin’ care of
Smoke.”
    I still
haven’t convinced her, which is clear by the look on her face. I
have to get past Charlie if I have any hope of getting a shot at
Ellen. “I can’t fuckin’ explain it. Every time I see her, she just
does something to me. I don’t even know why, so how the hell am I
supposed to put it into words for you?”
    “ What if you can’t handle her? Ellen’s got some pretty heavy
baggage.”
    “ Seriously? What are you, her mother? Fuck me, Charles. I just
want to see her again.”
    Charlie waits
for me to go on, and my heart sinks. “I really like her. It’s
different with her.” I can see the moment she caves. Her body
slumps and the stubborn look on her face fades. I don’t waste the
opportunity. “Tell me what I have to do to see her again.”
    “ You’re relentless, you know that?” I can’t contain my grin.
“Fine.