No Easy Ride: A Biker Erotic Romance Read Online Free Page A
Author: Emily Stone
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary
still there, waiting on her.
She parked the bike and tossed her bag on the ground under the tree. The ropes were probably too rotted to hold her weight but she was going to give it a shot. The wooden seat creaked and moaned, but held. She pushed off, gently at first, then harder when the ropes seemed determined to hold.
As a kid, swinging had been a way to let go of the stresses of school and the kids who constantly teased her over her weight. She couldn’t count the number of times she cried herself into near exhaustion while swinging, imagining worlds where she fit in and had friends to lean on. It had been a lonely childhood.
Rex had pushed her on this swing often when they were young. He was always careful to not push too hard so she didn’t go too high. Once he got her going, he'd sit down and lean against the trunk, watching her. He never asked to swing himself, or take her offer to try it. He just sat and watched.
She came in order to find a way to stop thinking about him and here she was, swinging on her old swing with Rex on her mind. It seemed there would be no way to get around dealing with what had happened earlier.
Kicking off a little harder, she rested her head against the rope and let her mind wander. All these years she had a thing for Rex and now that she got a taste of him, she wanted more. She wanted it all. She wanted nights sleeping in his arms. Days where they did nothing but laugh. She wanted to be a part of his world and have him be a part of hers.
It seemed impossible. They might be attracted to each other, might like losing themselves in each other’s bodies but how long would that last? How long before the troubles her dad had caused came between them?
As much as she loved to explore what was happening between them, she was too afraid of being hurt in the end. It was that simple. She could imagine the disaster a relationship with Rex could bring. Were a few weeks or months of bliss worth the eventual heartbreak?
***
Rex put off going down to the club until the very last minute. He considered, more than once, getting on his bike and riding back to Ellie’s and hashing things out with her. It was on his mind so much that he picked up his cell and pulled her number up on the screen three times already, only to turn it off before committing to the call.
What the hell was wrong with him? She shut him out so why couldn’t he let it go?
Well, he was going to have to try, at least, for tonight. Maybe a nice long ride would clear his head and help him figure out what it was, exactly, that he wanted from Ellie.
He grabbed his travel bag and headed downstairs to get the directions from his dad.
***
It was close to full dark before Ellie was ready to leave the old house. She'd been swinging for so long that her bottom was asleep but it had soothed her more than she expected. She knew what she had to do now.
Gathering up her things, she got back on her bike and headed for her dad’s club. He might not want her in there but since that’s where he was, that’s where she would have to go to find him. She needed to talk to him about his involvement with Manny’s arrest. He never admitted it, but she'd know if he was telling her the truth or not. She had to know.
She came up the back way, avoiding the front and the groups of people that would alert him to her presence. She needed him off guard if she was going to get any real answers.
Sneaking in the back door was nothing new for Ellie. She did it a thousand times as a teenager, desperate to be a part of her dad’s world. He never caught her sneaking in, only trying to sneak out. It had caused more fights and tension than it warranted.
The door to his office was open. It was perfect. She'd walk in and hit him with the questions she wanted answered before he had a chance to prepare an answer. When she got close, she realized that he wasn’t alone. Two voices came from
She parked the bike and tossed her bag on the ground under the tree. The ropes were probably too rotted to hold her weight but she was going to give it a shot. The wooden seat creaked and moaned, but held. She pushed off, gently at first, then harder when the ropes seemed determined to hold.
As a kid, swinging had been a way to let go of the stresses of school and the kids who constantly teased her over her weight. She couldn’t count the number of times she cried herself into near exhaustion while swinging, imagining worlds where she fit in and had friends to lean on. It had been a lonely childhood.
Rex had pushed her on this swing often when they were young. He was always careful to not push too hard so she didn’t go too high. Once he got her going, he'd sit down and lean against the trunk, watching her. He never asked to swing himself, or take her offer to try it. He just sat and watched.
She came in order to find a way to stop thinking about him and here she was, swinging on her old swing with Rex on her mind. It seemed there would be no way to get around dealing with what had happened earlier.
Kicking off a little harder, she rested her head against the rope and let her mind wander. All these years she had a thing for Rex and now that she got a taste of him, she wanted more. She wanted it all. She wanted nights sleeping in his arms. Days where they did nothing but laugh. She wanted to be a part of his world and have him be a part of hers.
It seemed impossible. They might be attracted to each other, might like losing themselves in each other’s bodies but how long would that last? How long before the troubles her dad had caused came between them?
As much as she loved to explore what was happening between them, she was too afraid of being hurt in the end. It was that simple. She could imagine the disaster a relationship with Rex could bring. Were a few weeks or months of bliss worth the eventual heartbreak?
***
Rex put off going down to the club until the very last minute. He considered, more than once, getting on his bike and riding back to Ellie’s and hashing things out with her. It was on his mind so much that he picked up his cell and pulled her number up on the screen three times already, only to turn it off before committing to the call.
What the hell was wrong with him? She shut him out so why couldn’t he let it go?
Well, he was going to have to try, at least, for tonight. Maybe a nice long ride would clear his head and help him figure out what it was, exactly, that he wanted from Ellie.
He grabbed his travel bag and headed downstairs to get the directions from his dad.
***
It was close to full dark before Ellie was ready to leave the old house. She'd been swinging for so long that her bottom was asleep but it had soothed her more than she expected. She knew what she had to do now.
Gathering up her things, she got back on her bike and headed for her dad’s club. He might not want her in there but since that’s where he was, that’s where she would have to go to find him. She needed to talk to him about his involvement with Manny’s arrest. He never admitted it, but she'd know if he was telling her the truth or not. She had to know.
She came up the back way, avoiding the front and the groups of people that would alert him to her presence. She needed him off guard if she was going to get any real answers.
Sneaking in the back door was nothing new for Ellie. She did it a thousand times as a teenager, desperate to be a part of her dad’s world. He never caught her sneaking in, only trying to sneak out. It had caused more fights and tension than it warranted.
The door to his office was open. It was perfect. She'd walk in and hit him with the questions she wanted answered before he had a chance to prepare an answer. When she got close, she realized that he wasn’t alone. Two voices came from
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