Making the Cut (Sons of Templar MC 1)

I let the last of the guests out, only Amy, Rosie and the small group of bikers were left in the store. I started to clean up with Rosie and Amy helping. I’m guessing bad ass bikers didn’t clean, because they just sat on the couches by the fitting rooms and talked in hushed tones with serious looks on their faces, Cade shooting me intense glances every now and then.

Just as we had finished, I grabbed two big rubbish bags and started to carry them towards the door, intending to put them in the dumpster in the alley. I felt strong arms take the bags from me.

“I’ve got them babe.”

“Oh so bad ass bikers can’t help clean up, but they can do the lifting?” I shot at him. He smirked back.

I turned to see Rosie and Amy chatting lightheartedly with the rest of the men. I walked over to the little group, putting my hand on Amy’s shoulder, she twisted towards me, letting me into the circle.

“Are you okay to get home?” I asked her with concern, knowing she’d had one too many cosmos to drive.

“Yeah girl, Brock here is taking me and Rosie home.” She gave her best seductive look to a very attractive man whom I hadn’t noticed, probably because all of my attention had been on Cade. He had longish blonde hair falling in messy waves around his face. His crooked nose looked like it had been broken a few too many times, but he worked the shit out of it. He had tanned skin, was quite lean but still built, looking almost like a surfer, apart from all the tats covering his arms and creeping up his neck. And the air of danger that seemed to waft from all of these men.

“Thanks Brock.” I tried not to drool.

“No problem, Gwen.” He smiled at me, looking even more attractive. “Kick ass brownies by the way.”

“Glad you liked them.” I couldn’t help but flutter my eyelashes a little. He was seriously hot.

I felt arms around my middle that pulled me back into a hard body. “Ready to go baby?” Cade whispered in my ear.

“Sure am,” I replied, trying to keep the shaking out of my voice, feeling extremely nervous about being alone with him.

Rosie kissed my cheek, with Cade’s arms still around me.

“Thanks for the great night girl and the job! I’ll call you tomorrow.”

“Catch you big bro, take care of this one,” she ordered Cade before sauntering out.

Amy blew me a kiss, winked at Cade, then followed Rosie and the men out the door, they all give me and Cade chin lifts as they left, Lucky beamed at me. “Catch you Gwen,” he called cheerfully.

“Bye Lucky.” I waved at him. I really liked that kid.

As they shut the door, I realized Cade and I were alone. He spun me to face him. “Get your shit babe, I’ll get the lights and make sure everything is locked up.”

I frowned at him, pissed at him ordering me around in my store, before I could shoot back a sarcastic statement, he spoke again.

“And I appreciate you giving Rosie a job babe, she’s always loved clothes and shit. Didn’t like her job making coffees and helping round at a dirty garage now and then,” he said sincerely, surprising me.

“I didn’t do it for you, I really like your sister.”

He smiled, giving me a firm kiss. “Thanks all the same.”

I sighed, got my purse and keys and walked towards the front door. After locking up, Cade led me to his bike, which was parked across the street. He grabbed a helmet from a little compartment under the seat and handed it to me, I took it, grumbling about my hair getting messed up, but putting the thing on anyway. He then handed me a jacket.

“Gets fuckin’ cold on the bike, even in the summer. That dress ain’t going to protect you from much.”

I took the jacket from him and slid it on, savoring the musky, manly scent that clung to it.

Cade hopped on the bike; I took him in for a second, man he looked good on that thing.

“Well, baby, hop on,” he ordered.

I glanced from Cade to the bike, trying to figure out how I was going to do this gracefully. Oh fuck it. I yanked my dress up and threw my leg over the bike, resting my heels on the little footholds and leaned into Cade. He turned to me.

“That was fuckin’ hot baby.” He lay another scorching kiss on my mouth before turning to the front, grasping my hands and pulling them around his body.

He started the bike, I felt it vibrate under me, turning me on even more, and we roared off into the night.

CHAPTER FIVE

We rode well out of town the houses beginning to become few and far between. I hadn’t been out this way before, not that I could see much anyway as it was dark. I just enjoyed being pressed up to Cade’s hard body and the feeling of being on a bike again. I had ridden on a bike before, with The Prick, and I loved the adrenaline rush and the feeling of freedom that came from it. We started to slow down and Cade turned down a driveway. A small house with a few lights left on came into sight. From what I could see in the dim light, it looked like a reasonably sized, well maintained beach house. I knew we were by the sea, the smell of saltwater invaded my senses. A black SUV was parked at the garage, and a surprisingly well kept garden surrounded the front of the house.

The bike slowed to a stop behind the SUV and Cade swung off. He held a hand out to me, what a gentleman. I took it, climbing off the bike, quickly pulling down my dress which had ridden up to my waist. Cade walked me to the door, unlocking it, I was interested to see what his house looked like but I didn’t get the chance. As soon as the door shut behind us, Cade pressed me up against it, mouth on mine. I was surprised but quickly gave in to the kiss. His hands roamed over my body and I moaned into his mouth. The urgency between us was frantic; I was desperate to get more from him. He yanked up my dress roughly, hands going to my bum. I wrapped my legs around him and he lifted me. He carried me in what I guessed was the direction of his bedroom, but I was impatient, grinding on his hard body. He obviously couldn’t wait either because he put me down.