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the bed and scoot over. It’s not even ten yet, but I’m just exhausted. Charlie slides in behind me and I snuggle in close. Charlie’s arms close around me and I notice he is very careful to not touch me in a sexual way. Charlie really is a nice guy. I close my eyes and enjoy the contact.
     

 
    CHAPTER SEVEN
     
    I swim up out the darkness. “Did I go to sleep?” I ask.
     
    “For a couple of hours. My arm is going to sleep. Sorry I woke you,” Charlie says pulling his arm out from under my head, but he doesn’t move away.
     
    The nap has refreshed me and I become aware of Charlie’s closeness. A closeness I enjoy. “Charlie?” I ask softly. “May I ask you a question?”
     
    “Sure.”
     
    “Why did you join the Dark Riders?”
     
    “As I recall, they asked me to join.”
     
    “Yes, but why? You didn’t know why we asked you to join at the time.”
     
    “I don’t know,” Charlie sighs. “I’ve thought about quitting several times.”
     
    “So why haven’t you?”
     
    “I guess it’s because you guys are the closest thing I have to a family. After juvie, I went to school and got a degree. I bounced around here and there; but, I never felt like I belonged anywhere. Then, the DRs asked me to join. It was the first time in my life anyone actually wanted me around. At least I thought so. Now I’m not so sure.”
     
    “I want you around,” I say softly. I turn in Charlie’s embrace to face him. “You’re not at all like I thought you were. I will admit that I’m what you called a bad girl. I didn’t even give you a second look because…well, I just didn’t. I didn’t think you were my type. I was wrong.”
     
    “What is your type?” Charlie asks, his eyes burning into my own.
     
    “I don’t know. Tough. Strong. Maybe a little bit on the wild side. The hint of danger. Guys that won’t tie me down.”
     
    “And now? Me?”
     
    “I always thought you were this nerdy guy that sulked all the time. Like Danny does when he doesn’t get his way. But now…I see that you’re not that way at all. You’re dependable, strong, and fearless. But, you’re also kind and compassionate. You haven’t made one pass at me since all this shit started. I can’t think of one other guy I’ve ever dated that would’ve done the same. None of them would have done what you have for me and not expect something in return.”
     
    Charlie gives me that soft little smile of his, the one I am beginning to enjoy seeing. “I didn’t want to get shot with my own gun.”
     
    “I wish I had never said that,” I say softly.
     
    “It’s okay,” Charlie says. “I know you were kidding.”
     
    “So why haven’t you…tried?”
     
    “Because…” Charlie begins, but trails off.
     
    “Please, Charlie, just tell me.”
     
    “Because I like you. I don’t want to screw that up,” Charlie finally says. I have the feeling there is more to it than those words. I think about the things he has told me over the last few days and I realize what Charlie is really saying.
     
    “Charlie, I won’t hurt you. You can trust me.” I see Charlie’s face twist, as if he is struggling to not cry. My heart breaks for him. I try to imagine what it must be like to be so alone. So alone that just having someone say they won’t hurt me would affect me like that. I find that I can’t. That tears at my heart even more.
     
    “Thank you, Aubrey,” Charlie finally whispers.
     
    I gently pull Charlie’s glasses from his face and lay them aside on the bed. We’re going to have to move them in a minute, I hope, but I don’t want to break this moment between us. I move in closer, signaling my willingness, but Charlie doesn’t take the hint. Dammit, I have to do everything. I pull Charlie’s lips to mine and we kiss, slow and gentle.
     
    “Aubrey,” Charlie begins pulling back slightly, but I refuse to release him.
     
    “Shhhh,” I whisper. “Trust me. I won’t hurt you. I promise.”
     
    Charlie