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this for
me. Please let me pay for it,” I said, holding out the cash Ryder had given me
a few weeks ago. “Take it.”
    Jake
smiled and shook his head again. “No way, babe.”
    I
turned to Ryder and stared at him with my mouth hanging open. “How hard is it
for someone to take this damn money from me?”
    “Why
are you trying so hard to get rid of it?” Jake asked me, laughing. I told him
the story of how Ryder gave it to me as a tip with his cell number stashed
inside it and he laughed even harder. “Damn dude, you must have been off your
game. Sounds a little desperate to me.”
    “Fuck
you, Jake. Evie’s not a groupie or a rock slut. I had to do something a little
out of the ordinary to get her to call. Who the hell cares anyway? It worked,
didn’t it?” he asked, pulling me into his side.
    I
looked up at him and smiled. “Yes it did.”
    “Hey,
listen, we all need to get together and hang out while you and the guys are
still in town,” Jake said, and he reached out his hand to Ryder. I stepped to
the side and let them have their man hug.
    “Definitely,
bro. Thanks for getting us in tonight.”
    “Not
a problem. You know you are at the top of the list, dude. Everleigh,” Jake
said, turning to me, “it was really nice to meet you. Thanks for letting me do
your tat. It looks bad ass on you.”
    I
leaned in and gave him a friendly hug. “Thank you for making it special. It’s
perfect, Jake.”
    He
gave me a quick squeeze. “You’re very welcome, beautiful. Don’t forget your
aftercare instructions. I’m sure Ryder can help you out if you need it,” he
said.
    “Thanks
again, man. I’ll call you soon,” Ryder said, giving Jake another back pounding
hug and we left the tattoo studio arm in arm.
     
     
     
    Later
that night we were lying in bed together naked and wrapped in each other’s
arms. The snow was still falling outside as our breathing returned to normal.
It had been tricky to make love when both of us had brand new tattoos but we
managed just fine.
    “So,”
I asked, lying on my side and tracing one of the tattoos on his sculpted chest
with my fingertip, “you and Jake seem to have a strange friendship. How long
have you known him?”
    Ryder
chuckled and kissed my hair. “I’ve known Jake for six years. We were touring with
Eternal Down at the time and their lead singer Jagger is Jake’s cousin. I was
looking to get a piece done for my dad and Jagger suggested I check him out, so
I did. The rest is history.”
    “Do
you two usually joke like that? I’m surprised you didn’t punch him when he
admitted to checking out my boobs,” I said, feeling redness creeping into my
cheeks.
    Ryder
sighed and ran his fingers through my hair. “I wouldn’t worry about him, he’s
harmless. Whenever we were in New York we all used to hang at clubs together.
Jude, Jake, and I all had a little rivalry going when it came to how many girls
we could get in one night. Jake and I used to try and land the same girl and
made it a competition to see who could get her first. He’s a really great guy
but he was just trying to push my buttons since I’m off the market,” he said.
    “He
seems cool, but I have to admit it made me feel a little weird. Ever since the
incident with Scott-”
    “Shh,
Evie,” Ryder said. “We don’t have to talk about him. That prick will never
touch you again.”
    “I
just…ugh, I don’t know. I just feel like even though we are here in New York
Scott can still get to me somehow.”
    Ryder
sat up and looked at me. “Everleigh, he is still in Muncie. He cannot get to
you. Trust me on this,” he said.
    “I
do trust you. I just know that even though he’s still there he’s out of jail.
Danni is there alone and Trish is by herself at my house. I’m sure he knows by
now that I’m gone and I have a feeling he might try and find me. It wouldn’t be
hard,” I admitted.
    “Let
him come. If he so much as tries to touch you again he will be going back to
Muncie in a body